Life And Sport From An Armchair View
4.30: VALSORPRESA (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.05: ON MY BIKE (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 5.35: BEAT OF THE SEA - EW - (CONOR BRASSIL (5)/SEAMUS FAHEY) 6.10: SUNDIAL (MARK WALSH/PADRAIG ROCHE) Mark Walsh - back from injury for the big summer Festivals 6.45: NATURAL LOOK (RAY BARRON (7)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 7.20: CHOICE OF WORDS (JJ SLEVIN/MARTIN BRASSIL) 7.55:... Continue Reading →
12.20: SIR BOB (MARK WALSH/ROBERT TYNER) 12.55: THE TACK ROOM - EW - (GAVIN BROUDER (5)/JOHN KIELY) Any steed representing the great John Kiely must be afforded the utmost respect 1.30: BRAZIL (MARK WALSH/PADRAIG ROCHE) 2.05: BENZ - W/O FAV - (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.35: SENIOR CHIEF (DARRAGH O'KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.05: JEWELINTHESKY - EW... Continue Reading →
12.05: TEKAO (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.35: DYSART DYNAMO (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.10: GENTLEMAN DU MEE - W/O FAV - (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.45: FACILE VEGA (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) Facile Vega bids to follow up on his Fairyhouse win 2.20: WATCH HOUSE CROSS - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.00: DONKEY YEARS - EW -... Continue Reading →
12.53: COUGAR (MARK WALSH/PADRAIG ROCHE) 1.23: FOXFIRE GLOW (MARK WALSH/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.58: PINKERTON - EW - (BRYAN COOPER/NOEL MEADE) Pinkerton (nearside) driving on to victory 2.32: ENVOI ALLEN - W/O FAV - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.07: FURY ROAD (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.40: FINAL ORDERS (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 4.10: KING OF KINGSFIELD (JAMIE CODD/GORDON ELLIOTT)
12.40: BATTLING BESSIE (DENIS O'REGAN/PETER FAHEY) 1.15: THEDEVILSCOACHMAN (MARK WALSH/NOEL MEADE) Thedevilscoachman headlines a strong team going into the west for Noel Meade. 1.50: THEATREWORLD - EW - (ROBBIE DUNNE/ROSS O'SULLIVAN) 2.20: FOLLOW THE CROWD (MARK WALSH/AIDAN HOWARD) 2.55: JACK IN THE BOX (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.30: MONBEG PARK (MARK WALSH/SEAN DOYLE) 4.05: MOUNT BROWN... Continue Reading →
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.... Continue Reading →
3.40: ALPHA MALE (BARRY O'NEILL/PETER MAHER) 4.15: EL BARRA - EW - (JACK FOLEY (5)/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.50: ELIMAY (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.25: TEAHUPOO - W/O FAV - (ROBBIE POWER/GORDON ELLIOTT) Robbie Power launched his career with a winner for Gordon Elliott and bows out with a mount for his great pal on Friday 6.00: STATE... Continue Reading →
Right people, time to step up to the oche and fire a few darts at the expedition that is the Aintree Grand National... SCHOOL BOY HOURS (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE, 18/1) Yes a sentimental pick on my part BUT he is quietly fancied on merit too. A proven stayer, Paddy Power winner at Christmas, was running... Continue Reading →
1.05: BEN SIEGEL (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE) 1.40: O'TOOLE - W/O FAV - (JJ SLEVIN/STUART CRAWFORD) 2.15: HARALD HARDRAD (SEAN FLANAGAN/NOEL MEADE) 2.50: GOVEN (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) This man's home town should be a winner today 3.25: FAIR MINDED - EW - (LIAM MCKENNA/DES MCDONOGH) 4.00: ELIMAY (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.30: ASK DMAN - W/O FAV... Continue Reading →
12.50: BRITZKA (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.20: JUMPING JET (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.50: GLENQUIN CASTLE (MARK WALSH/MARTIN BRASSIL) 2.20: POSEIDON - EW - (SEAN O'KEEFFE/CHARLES BYRNES) 2.50: THEDEVILSCOACHMAN (MARK WALSH/NOEL MEADE) Thedevilscoachman could be Noel Meade's top novice chaser 3.20: SHOPPING AROUND (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER) 3.50: GRIVEL (PATRICK MULLINS)/WILLIE MULLINS)