Tag: Joseph O’Brien
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A poignant thought provoking day
Reliance on or repetition of clichés is one of the greatest foibles in this business. Yet sometimes they are unavoidable. Hereafter details one such of those days… ‘Horses for courses’ is one which, naturally enough, has its origins in horse racing. Though it has readily morphed into being useful in many other facets of life. […]
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Selections for Listowel – Sept. 19th 2022
2.35: CARRIGMOORNA QUEEN (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.05: NEPHIN BEG (JORDAN GAINFORD/SEAN DOYLE) 3.35: PRAIRIE DANCER – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 4.05: CHURCHTOWN RUBY – EW – (JAMES KIRWAN/DECLAN QUEALLY) 4.35: ROCK ON SEAMIE – EW – (TOMMY BRETT (7)/RAY HACKETT) 5.05: GRAND ROI (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.35: BUKHILL (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)
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Selections for Naas – Sept. 15th 2022
2.00: AMERICAN SONJA (GARY HALPIN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.35: BAY OF PLENTY – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 3.10: SIGNORA CAMACHO (BEN COEN/JOHN QUINN, IN GB) 3.45: DRUNK IN LOVE – EW – (LEIGH ROCHE/MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN) 4.20: ARD MHACA – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 4.55: BETTERDAYSRCOMING (BILLY LEE/ANDY OLIVER) 5.25: NAVALNY (BILLY LEE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD)
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Sideline Cuts – 21
Managers don’t concede goals Dundee United and Bournemouth shared an unwanted statistic at the weekend. Both shipped nine goals against Celtic and Liverpool respectively and both clubs currently find themselves managerless after the services of both Jack Ross and Scott Parker were defenestrated with by their respective employers. Utterly ridiculous and another shameful illustration of […]
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Selections for Cork – July 22nd 2022
5.15: ULTRAMARINE (MIKEY SHEEHY (3)/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.45: FASTMAN – EW – (JAMIE POWELL (7)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 6.15: QUEEN OF OURS (BILLY LEE/WILLIE MCCREERY) 6.45: PICTURE BLUE (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 7.15: WARRIOR BRAVE – EW – (JAKE COEN (5)/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 7.45: GOOD HEAVENS (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 8.15: LINGER FOR LONGER (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/AUSTIN LEAHY)
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Selections for Killarney – July 12th 2022
5.30: ZOFFMAN (JOEY SHERIDAN (3)/NOEL MEADE) 6.00: CHERRY BLOOM – EW – (BILLY LEE/GILLIAN SCOTT) 6.30: BLACKPOINT – EW – (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 7.00: NO THANKS – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/MATTHEW SMITH) 7.30: CHILLED OUT (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 8.00: ONAMERRIDANCE (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 8.30: SAN SALVADOR (JOHN GLEESON (7)/JOSEPH O’BRIEN)
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Selections for Limerick – July 7th 2022
5.15: CHERRY BLOOM – EW – (MIKEY SHEEHY (3)/GILLIAN SCOTT) 5.45: HALF NUTZ – EW – (DANNY SHEEHY (3)/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 6.15: ROMAN BULL – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/MICHAEL O’MEARA) 6.45: NEW YORK ANGEL (SHANE KELLY/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 7.15: MAZAGRAN (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 7.45: NUSRET (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 8.15: EVERGREEN AND RED – EW – (ROBBIE COLGAN/NOEL […]
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Selections for Down Royal – June 18th 2022
2.00: SPARTAN ARMY (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.35: ONAMERRIDANCE (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.15: REVERBERATE – EW – (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/JIMMY LAMBE) 3.45: ECLAT DE LUMIERE (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 4.25: COUGAR (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 5.05: STORM STEPS (MIKEY SHEEHY (3)/PAT MARTIN) 5.40: BUSSELTON (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN)
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Selections for Leopardstown – June 16th 2022
5.15: WITH LOVE (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/KEVIN COLEMAN) 5.45: NOTFORALONGTIME – EW – (MARK ENRIGHT/LAURA HOURIGAN) 6.15: FOCUS REQUIRED – EW – (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/LUKE COMER) 6.50: MUDAMER (SCOTT MCCULLAGH (5)/KEVIN PRENDERGAST) 7.20: GOLDEN TICKET – EW – (RONAN WHELAN/ANDY OLIVER) 7.50: COMO PARK (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 8.20: HI STRANGER – EW – (JOHN GLEESON (7)/JOHN KIELY)
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Selections for The Curragh – May 22nd 2022
1.40: TANAIYLA (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 2.10: ELANORA – EW – (WAYNE LORDAN/MICHAEL GRASSICK) 2.40: STATE OF REST (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 3.10: PEARLS GALORE (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 3.45: HOMELESS SONGS (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 4.20: MOSS TUCKER – EW – (JOEY SHERIDAN (3)/KEN CONDON) 4.50: ALBULA – EW – (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.20: RIVER RAIN – EW […]