Life And Sport From An Armchair View
An era ended in Ballybrit this afternoon when the quiet legend of the Irish Flat weighroom, Kevin Manning, called time on his illustrious glory-laden career in the saddle. Fittingly going out on a winner prepared by his father-in-law and boss, Jim Bolger. Vocal Studies carrying the colours of Jim's wife Jackie, as so many of... Continue Reading →
1.45: THUNDER ECLIPSE (CHRIS HAYES/FOZZY STACK) 2.15: CASTLE STAR (CHRIS HAYES/FOZZY STACK) 2.45: GLEN SHIEL (HOLLIE DOYLE/ARCHIE WATSON, IN GB) Champion sprinter Glen Shiel and Hollie Doyle 3.20: MAC SWINEY - EW - (RORY CLEARY/JIM BOLGER) 3.55: CHAMPERS ELYSEES (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 4.25: BOYNE RIVER - EW - (DECLAN MCDONOGH/JOSEPH O'BRIEN) 5.00: SUMMER SANDS -... Continue Reading →
Horse Racing is very much a case of the haves and the have nots. As I all too well from a sadly very brief spell as the late Oliver Cunningham's ad hoc Racing Manager. Such a divide is even more prevalent on the Flat. No matter which sector of the sport a trainer may be... Continue Reading →