Tag: Gordon Elliott
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JP’s last minute shopping pays off
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…
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Selections for Fairyhouse – Apr. 10th 2023
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) 3.50: FIL DOR (KEITH DONOGHUE/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.20: FRENCH DYNAMITE (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/MOUSE MORRIS) 5.00: GEVREY – EW – (KEVIN SEXTON/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.40: MACS CHARM – EW – (BRIAN HAYES/COLM MURPHY) 6.10: FIREFOX (JAMIE CODD/GORDON…
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Selections for Fairyhouse – Apr. 9th 2023
1.25: IDEAL DU TARBET – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.00: L’ANAMOUR – EW – (DARYL JACOB/STUART CRAWFORD) 2.35: PRINCESS ZOE – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/TONY MULLINS) 3.10: DOCTOR BRAVO (KEITH DONOGHUE/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.45: NUCKY JOHNSON (DENIS O’REGAN/NOEL MEADE) 4.20: DINOBLUE (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.55: MIGHTY POTTER (KEITH DONOGHUE/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.30: TOP GUN SIMMY –…
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Selections for Naas – Mar. 30th 2023
1.57: BY YOUR SIDE (COREY MCGIVERN (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.32: SOMETHINGABOUTHER – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/PADRAIG ROCHE) 3.07: NUCKY JOHNSON (LIAM MCKENNA (5)/NOEL MEADE) 3.42: DRAGONS PASS – EW – (DANNY GILLIGAN (7)/DENISE FOSTER) 4.17: THE CORNER HOUSE (EVAN DWAN (7)/JULIE CASHIN) 4.52: DO WHATEVER – EW – (AIDAN KELLY (7)/JIM DREAPER) 5.22: RHAENYRA – EW…
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Selections for Limerick – Mar. 6th 2023
1.40: FERONLY (DONAGH MEYLER/EMMET MULLINS) 2.15: DEEPLY SUPERFICIAL (AIDAN KELLY (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.50: CAFE CON LECHE – EW – (JACK GILLIGAN/CHARLES BYRNES) 3.25: THEDEVILSCOACHMAN (DENIS O’REGAN/NOEL MEADE) 4.00: FROM THE ASHES (PHILIP BYRNES (5)/CHARLES BYRNES) 4.35: MISTY HOLLOW (JJ SLEVIN/EDDIE CAWLEY) 5.10: OSSIE’S LODGE – EW – (JOHN GLEESON/TONY MARTIN)
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Selections for Down Royal – Mar. 17th 2023
1.50: STUZZIKINI (DENIS O’REGAN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.30: THECORNERHOUSE (EAMON DWANE/JULIE CASHIN) 3.10: OTTOMAN STYLE – EW – (CONOR MAXWELL/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 3.50: PENCILFULLOFLED (DENIS O’REGAN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.30: CARRIG SAM (RICKY DOYLE/ARTHUR MOORE) 5.10: ULTIMATE OPTIMIST (A. HARVEY (7)/DAVID CHRISTIE) 5.50: SILVER LARK (HARRY SWAN (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections for Cheltenham 2023 – Day 4
1.30: LOSSIEMOUTH (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.10: PIED PIPER – EW – (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.50: FAVORI DU CHAMPDOU – EW – (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.30: GALLOPIN DES CHAMPS (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.10: CHRISS DREAM – EW – (MAXINE O’SULLIVAN (5)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.50: IMPERVIOUS (BRIAN HAYES/COLM MURPHY) 5.30: NO ORDINARY JOE – EW – (LUCA…
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Selections for Navan – Mar. 11th 2023
1.40: FAMEAFTERTHEGLORY (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.15: FUTURE PROOF – EW – (DAN KING (2)*/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 2.50: LANDRAKE (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.25: VELVET ELVIS (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/TOM GIBNEY) 4.00: JODY TED – EW – (MARK MCDONAGH (5)/EOIN GRIFFIN) 4.35: KNOW THE GAME – EW – (BEN HARVEY (5)/JIM DREAPER) 5.10: JOSHUA DES FLOS (JOHN GLEESON (7)/JOSEPH O’BRIEN)
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Selections for Leopardstown – Mar. 6th 2023
1.40: HORANTZAU DAIRY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.15: IDEAL DU TARBET (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.50: BALLINLOUGH GALE – EW – (DANNY GILLIGAN (4*) /GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.25: WA WA – EW – (BRYAN COOPER/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 4.00: DERRYLINDA – W/O FAV – (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 4.35: HYMIE WEISS – EW – (PAT TAAFFE/NOEL MEADE) 5.10: ARCTIC FLY (PATRICK…
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One viewpoint that didn’t take long to be proven right
Stories such as those of the late Tom Foley and Oliver Brady or Mick Winters or Anthony Knott across the water are what make National Hunt racing the special part of life it is for so many of us. For those of us imbued with a love of racing running through our veins, stories like…