Tag: Mark Walsh
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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 Punchestown – April 29th 2022
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) 6.00: STATE MAN (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.35: DORKING COCK – W/O FAV – (BEN CRAWFORD (7)/STUART CRAWFORD) 7.10: BRING ON THE NIGHT – EW –…
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Grand National Shortlist
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…
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Selections for Naas – Feb. 12th 2022
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) 3.25: FAIR MINDED – EW – (LIAM MCKENNA/DES MCDONOGH) 4.00: ELIMAY (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.30: ASK DMAN – W/O FAV – (BARRY O’NEILL/DAVID CHRISTIE) 5.00: ICARE DAUBRELLE – EW…
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Selections for Fairyhouse – Jan. 9th 2022
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) 3.20: SHOPPING AROUND (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER) 3.50: GRIVEL (PATRICK MULLINS)/WILLIE MULLINS)
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Selections for Limerick – Dec. 29th 2021
12.20: KAVANAGH’S CORNER – EW – (EMMA TWOMEY (7)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 12.55: REGINA DRACONNES (JACK FOLEY (5)/TOM GIBNEY) 1.30: TEAHUPOO (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.05: BIG DEBATES – EW – (JACK FOLEY (5)/ROBERT TYNER) 2.40: SPLIT THE BUCKET (MARK WALSH/ROBERT TYNER) 3.10: PRETORIOUS (DONIE MCINERNEY/JOHN QUEALLY) 3.40: WOMALKO (MARK WALSH/ROBERT TYNER)
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Selections for Naas – Dec. 16th 2021
11.45: HAWAI GAME (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.15: BARNCROFT (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.50: BRANDY LOVE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.25: SAGA ARAVIS – EW – (ROB JAMES/PAUL NOLAN) 2.00: INDIANA JONES – W/O FAV – (PHILIP ENRIGHT/MOUSE MORRIS) 2.30: LIFE ISFOR LIVING – EW – (BARRY BROWNE/OLIVER MCKIERNAN) 3.00: NONBINDING (JAMIE CODD/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections for Navan – Dec. 4th 2021
11.30: WHATDEAWANT (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.00: FANTASIO DALENE (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.33: ERIC BLOODAXE (DONAGH MEYLER/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 1.08: DE NAME ESCAPES ME – EW – (MARK WALSH/NOEL MEADE) 1.43: RIVIERE D’ATEL (DENIS O’REGAN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.18: CHAMPAGNE GOLD – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.53: GOLDEN JEWEL – EW – (PHILIP ENRIGHT/EDDIE CAWLEY) 3.28: KILLER…
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Selections for Galway – Oct. 5th 2021
1.15: GRINGO DAUBRELLE (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.45: PERRY OWENS – EW – (EOIN WALSH (5)/NOEL MEADE) 2.20: FUTURE ROMANCE (MARK WALSH/AIDAN HOWARD) 2.55: ILIKEDWAYURTHINKIN (MARK WALSH/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.30: MAGIC DAZE (ROBBIE POWER/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.05: WINTER ESCAPE (MARK WALSH/AIDAN HOWARD) 4.40: SMOOTH PLAYER (LISA O’NEILL/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections for Sligo – Aug. 5th 2021
4.30: DON’T HAVE TIME (PAUL TOWNEND/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 5.00: MARS HARPER (JACK KENNEDY/DENISE FOSTER*) 5.35: GENERAL MORIVIERE (MARK WALSH/SHANE BRODERICK) 6.05: BLOODSTONE (MIKE O’CONNOR (7)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 6.35: THE BANGER DOYLE – W/O FAV – (JODY MCGARVEY/KEITH WATSON) 7.10: SHES SOME DOLL (CONOR MCNAMARA/GAVIN CROMWELL) 7.45: NOS NA GAOITHE (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)