Tag: Irish Derby
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Moral victories aren’t even written on paper
Leinster… 20 Munster… 19 You often hear it said that certain things “Aren’t worth the paper they’re written on”. Well, moral victories aren’t even written on paper. If they were, it may as well be used toilet paper. Even the most ardent Munster fan must surely be sick of patronising platitudes at this stage in…
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Selections for The Curragh – June 26th 2021
2.00: SPEAK IN COLOURS – EW – (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.30: MARBLING – EW – (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 3.05: CASTLE STAR (CHRIS HAYES/FOZZY STACK) 3.45: MAC SWINEY (KEVIN MANNING/JIM BOLGER) 4.20: NJORD – EW – (TOM MADDEN/JESSICA HARRINRTON) 4.55: FOURHOMETWO (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 5.25: BOPDERO – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 5.55: DALTON HIGHWAY –…
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Selections For The Curragh – June 25th 2021
4.30: COWBOY JUSTICE (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 5.00: DISCOVERIES (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 5.30: MUDAWY – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/KEVIN PRENDERGAST) 6.00: POWERFUL KIERAN – EW – (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 6.35: SAFECRACKER (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 7.10: BRIGHT IDEA (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 7.45: KOJIN – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON)
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Timing is everything as Gurney wins Irish derby
At this time every year, those of us who succumbed to the lure of the darts a long time ago face the usual barrage of scepticism from the unconverted that affairs of the arrows aren’t actually sporting matters. Aside from pointing out the intricacies of the skill set required to prosper on the oche, the…