Life And Sport From An Armchair View
The lunatics are trying to take over the asylum. Colm O'Rourke's notions about splitting Dublin in two has finally been usurped as the most madcap, lampoonable sports proposal out there. By a doctor no less. Now read on... The man Matt Chapman of Sky Sports and ITV Racing described as "The Good Doctor" - Newland... Continue Reading →
1.35: WELCOME BACK - EW - (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.10: INSTANT TENDANCE (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.40: EL CAPITAINE - EW - (KEITH DONOGHUE/TOM DREAPER) Hope and history rhymn in Navan when Tom Dreaper II aims to follow in the biggest of footprints 3.15: SPECIAL CADEAUX (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.48: SPILLANE'S TOWER (MARK WALSH/JIMMY MANGAN) 4.23:... Continue Reading →
12.05: WHALE HARBOUR - EW - (DONAGH MEYLER/GAVIN CROMWELL) 12.40: MUSIC OF TARA - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.15: FACT TO FILE (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.50: IRISH POINT (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.25: GERRI COLOMBE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.00: GAOTH CHUIL - EW - (SHANE O'CALLAGHAN (7)/TED WALSH) Ted appears to have one laid... Continue Reading →
12.19: MILANAWAY - EW - (DAN KING (3)/DENIS HOGAN) 12.52: STORMY STORY (JORDAN CANAVAN (7)/SAM CURLING) 1.27: HARMONIYA MAKER (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.02: NO TIME TO WAIT (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.37: COSMIC ROCK - EW - (JODY TOWNEND/EOIN MCCARTHY) 3.27: MAHTALUZA - EW - (JOSH HALFORD (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT)
11.45: THREE CARD BRAG - EW - (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.15: TEMPO CHAPTER TWO - EW - (CARAGH MONAGHAN (7)/GAVIN CROMWELL) Whether on the football field or the racecourse Caragh Monaghan has been on a winner 12.50: HELVIC DREAM - EW - (SAM EWING/NOEL MEADE) 1.25: ANY ROAD - EW - (MARK MCDONAGH/EDDIE O'GRADY) 2.00:... Continue Reading →
11.40: CHAMPAGNE PLATINUM - EW - (MARK MCDONAGH (3)/ENDA BOLGER) 12.10: TULLYHILL (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.45: BALKITO - EW - (MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN) 1.20: SHECOULDBEANYTHING (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.55: UNCLE PHIL (MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.30: GALLOPIN DES CHAMPS (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) Gallopin Des Champs 3.00: GABBYS CROSS - EW - (DARRAGH O'KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.35: HELICON... Continue Reading →
1.40: CINSA (SEAN O'KEEFFE/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.15: FRUIT BLOSSOM (KEITH DONOGHUE/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.50: PRINCE OF AIR - EW - (SIMON TORRENS/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 3.25: LADIAM - EW - (ROBBIE GEOGHEGAN (7)/NORMAN LEE) 4.00: SENECIA (IAN POWER/VINCENT HALLEY) Ian Power has made a remarkable return to racing after years away 4.35: HARDY BLOKE (CONOR CLARKE (7)/EMMETT MULLINS) 5.10:... Continue Reading →
5.00: BROADFORD PUBLICAN - EW - (KEITH DONOGHUE/PHILIP DEMPSEY) 5.35: ROYAL EAGLE - EW - (BEN HARVEY (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.10: RUN THE WIND (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.45: DESERT HEATHER - EW - (MICHAEL O'CONNOR (5)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 7.20: DREAL DEAL - EW - (KEITH DONOGHUE/RONAN MCNALLY) 7.55: THE TACK ROOM (SIMON TORRENS/J. E. & T. KIELY)... Continue Reading →
Movie aficionados would of course have known this instantly, but, this corner only learned this evening that I Am Maximus is a reference to Russell Crowe's character in Gladiator. So it was probably only appropriate that the greatest gladiator there is in terms of racehorse ownership, JP McManus, not only bought the horse in the... Continue Reading →
2.05: RAZDAN - EW - (PADDY O'HANLON (5)/CHRIS TIMMONS) 2.40: TEKAO (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.15: UNANSWERED - EW - (PETER CARBERRY/TONY MARTIN) There could be few more appropriate things than a Carberry winner in Fairyhouse on an Easter Monday 3.50: FIL DOR (KEITH DONOGHUE/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.20: FRENCH DYNAMITE (DARRAGH O'KEEFFE/MOUSE MORRIS) 5.00: GEVREY - EW... Continue Reading →