Life And Sport From An Armchair View
2.05: CALL HER NOW (SHANE O'CALLAGHAN (4)*/LORNA FOWLER) 2.45: LEVEL NEVERENDING (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.20: DYCEY RYLEE - EW - (KEITH DONOGHUE/GILLIAN CALLAGHAN) Dunderry trainer Gillian Callaghan 3.55: RUN LIKE FADA (GARY NOONAN (7)/EOIN MCCARTHY) 4.25: WATCH HOUSE CROSS - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.55: JACK HACKETT (MARK MCDONAGH (7)/CIARAN MURPHY) 5.25: UNCLE... Continue Reading →
4.15: GALLYHILL (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.50: MANITOPARK AA (KIERAN CALLAGHAN (7)/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.20: SHES SOME DOLL - EW - (BRIEN KANE (2)/GAVIN CROMWELL) 5.50: LIEUTENNANT HIGHWAY (NIALL MOORE (4)/GORDON ELLIOTT) Gordon Elliott runs some exciting looking youngsters in Clonmel 6.20: FANOIR (CHARLIE O'DWYER/CONOR O'DWYER) 6.50: GOOD MAN TURK (LIAM MCKENNA (7)/MATTHEW SMITH) 7.20: COOL SURVIVOR... Continue Reading →
Right people, time to step up to the oche and fire a few darts at the expedition that is the Aintree Grand National... SCHOOL BOY HOURS (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE, 18/1) Yes a sentimental pick on my part BUT he is quietly fancied on merit too. A proven stayer, Paddy Power winner at Christmas, was running... Continue Reading →
1.55: WRECKING BALL PAUL (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.35: AUTUMN CRUSADE - EW - (DANNY HAND (4)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 3.15: O'TOOLE (BEN CRAWFORD (7)/STUART CRAWFORD) 3.55: BIG DEBATES (PHILIP ENRIGHT/ROBERT TYNER) 4.35: SAMCRO (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) The enigmatic Samcro 5.15: ASK D'MAN (DECLAN LAVERY (3)/DAVID CHRISTIE) 5.50: I AM SHADOW - EW - (EOIN O'BRIEN (7)/CIARAN MURPHY)
Firstly ladies and gentlemen, my profuse apologies, due to technology being a complete pain in the backside, I am unable to bring you a video preview but I hope the below will suffice. Hopefully, also, some of ye made a few bob today on BRAZIL, 10/1, BLUE LORD (3RD, 13/2 when advised) and the incomparable... Continue Reading →
Please take a while to have a look at my thoughts on Day 1 of the four most wonderful days sport of the year. https://youtu.be/XpOTxb2KSy4
1.10: MUSIC OF TARA (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.45: LUNAR DISPLAY (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O'BRIEN) 2.20: LONGHOUSE POET - EW - (DARRAGH O'KEEFFE/MARTIN BRASSIL) 2.55: UKNOWCARTY (JACK GILLIGAN (7)/PAUL GILLIGAN) 3.30: WESTY FOX - EW - (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER) 4.05: BEACON EDGE (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE) 4.40: AGENT BORU - EW - (DARRAGH O'KEEFFE/TOM GIBNEY) 5.15: MADMANSGAME... Continue Reading →
The clip of Johnny Murtagh's Champs Elysees rattling home to score during Champions Weekend at Leopardstown is still fresh in the memory. There was nobody but the trainer and his wife Orla in stand celebrating a milestone success for the Cortown man. Seagulls were the only competition they might have had for a spot. As... Continue Reading →
11.45: CHERIFF DE LISLE - EW - (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.15: SPARE BRAKES - EW - (SHANE FITZGERALD (5)/ROBERT TYNER) 12.50: DAILY TIGER (EOIN WALSH (5)/NOEL MEADE) 1.24: WHOWONTHETOSS (DONAGH MEYLER/ARTHUR MOORE) Arthur Moore has some talented young horses again 1.57: SECRET SHE KEEPS (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.32: AMIRITE (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.08:... Continue Reading →
11.50: HUBRISKO (SEAN O'KEEFFE/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.20: ALLIGORIE DE VASSY (SEAN O'KEEFFE/WILLIE MULLINS) Sean O'Keeffe has some choice mounts for the Champion Trainer 12.55: DJASECK - EW - (PETER CARBERRY/TONY MARTIN) 1.30: MOYODE LADY - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/JAMES NASH) 2.05: TWO SHOE TOM - EW - (JAMES O'SULLIVAN (5)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 2.40: ELIMAY (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS)... Continue Reading →