Tag: Gigginstown House Stud
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Shoemark shown the door in the hunt for a fall guy
Eric Cantona, Trevor Brennan, Roy Keane, Graham Geraghty and Paul Carberry. All supremely gifted sportsmen, yet each as enigmatic as the last. So much so that managing their quirks became the most pivotal component in making their genius flourish. They all thought Sean (Boylan) was mad making Graham Meath captain. It ended up being his…
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Selections for Punchestown – May 2nd 2025
3.40: FOUNTAIN HOUSE (EOIN MAHON (7)/IAN MCCARTHY) 4.15: HOLLOW GAMES – EW – (JOSH WILLIAMSON (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.50: DINOBLUE (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.25: BLACK BAMBOO – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/JOHN MURPHY) 6.05: THE YELLOW CLAY (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.40: KARGESE – W/O FAV – (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.10: NATURALLY NIMBLE – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH…
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Doing it in such a way that people cannot but notice
In honour of International Womens Day, we here and BTS head office look at some of those who have made sporting strides on the local, national and international stage… NINA CARBERRY (WALSH) MEP: The only possible place this celebratory journey could begin. Enshrined her name in Irish sporting history when becoming the first lady rider…
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Gourmet dish off the menu as Hourigan hangs up the binoculars
“And Doran’s Pride’s a faller, Danoli hits the front, Danoli strikes the first blow for Ireland”. Peter O’Sullevan’s commentary from the back of the last home in the 1995 Sun Alliance (now RSA) Novices Hurdle. The day Danoli became ‘The People’s Champion. Even in terms of sport, it was a different world. Tom Foley’s stable…
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Davy Russell Bereaved
Mr Jeremiah (Jerry) Russell, father of three time Irish National Hunt champion jockey, Davy, passed away over the weekend. He was 85. The deceased ran a farm and a garage business in his native Youghal, Co Cork and was an avid supporter of the pony racing, point-to-point and racing under rules scene. All the routes…
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Selections for Navan – Dec. 15th 2024
12.02: PRINCE QUATTRO – EW – (PADDY HANLON (7)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 12.35: BOSTON ROVER – EW – (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.10: CROSSING THE BAR – EW – (DANNY GILLIGAN/CIAN COLLINS) 1.45: SOMEONE’S WISH – EW – (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.20: SOLOMAN LANE (LIAM MCKENNA (5)/MARTIN HASSETT) 2.55: POTTERS PARTY (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.25: KALYPSOCHANCE (PATRICK…
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Dempsey departure another illustration of the same problem
A Grade 2 Novice Chase at Punchestown on a Saturday. One of the prestigious novice chases in the Irish racing calendar. Total prize pot of €36,500, of which €21,900 went to the winner. Looks a glossy product and an easy sell so far, right? Wrong. Three runners. One trainer. One owner. Then there are those…
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Selections for Punchestown – Nov. 24th 2024
11.35: COKO BEACH (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.05: ARGENTO BOY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.40: FEET OF A DANCER (SEAN O’KEEFFE/PAUL NOLAN) 1.15: GREAT UNIVERSE – EW – (RICKY DOYLE/MARTIN BRASSIL) 1.50: SPORTINTHEPARK – EW – (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE) 2.25: GALOPIN DES CHAMPS (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.00: LADY BRESIL (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.32: SOIR DE GARDE…
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Selections for Thurles – Nov. 21st 2024
12.35: JIGORO (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.05: RICKY LANGFORD – EW – (SIMON TORRENS/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 1.35: MINELLA SIXO (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.05: GROOVYKINDALOVE (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.40: STOWAWAY LASS – EW – (CIAN QUIRKE (5)/SAM CURLING) 3.14: SAN AER – EW – (CHARLIE MULLINS (7)/TOM MULLINS) 3.44: JACOBS LADDER (HARRY SWAN (3)/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections for Clonmel – Oct. 24th 2024
1.53: MACHISSMO (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.28: STRAIGHT HOME (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.03: WHISPERING HOPES – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.38: CARLA’S BIG JIM – EW – (JOHN SHINNICK (5)/LEN ARCHDEACON) 4.13: SHECOULDBEANYTHING (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.48: AH REMY MARTIN (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/TOM GIBNEY) 5.23: FINNIAN’S ROW – EW – (PADDY O’BRIEN (7)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN)