Tag: Michael Buckley
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A Constitutional Conundrum
The prolific racing blogger Stephen Power (@racingblogger) posted a very simple question in the immediate aftermath of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle: “If you owned Constitution Hill, what would you do now?”? First, the back story. From the first time Michael Buckley’s animal was seen on a course, he was seen as one of…
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Selections for Punchestown – Apr. 29th 2025
2.30: HAGGARD – EW – (ROB JAMES/COLIN BOWE) 3.05: BLUE HOP – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/BEN BROOKEHOUSE, IN GB) 3.40: BRENTFORD HOPE – EW – (JOHNNY BURKE/HARRY DERHAM, IN GB) 4.15: KOPEK DES BORDES (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.50: BALLYBURN (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.25: LAGUNA BEACH – EW – (JOHN GLEESON/NICKY HENDERSON, IN GB) 6.00: MARINE…
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Seismic Cheltenham shakeup as Hill’s Constitution questioned?
Cheltenham betting markets could potentially be tossed into turmoil after it emerged that Constitution Hill worked poorly at Kempton this morning. While there’s no such thing as a certainty in racing, Nicky Henderson’s stable star looked primed to be the closest to the phenomenon there might ever be in the Champion Hurdle. However, the bombshell…
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The foreseen, the unexpected and the downright emotional
Less than 24 hours before the commencement of this year’s Cheltenham Festival, this corner had no problem admitting that, in some ways, not a sh** was given about the action at Prestbury Park. Mitigating such misgivings, though, was the hope that the sound of the Cheltenham roar at the start of the first race would…
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One viewpoint that didn’t take long to be proven right
Stories such as those of the late Tom Foley and Oliver Brady or Mick Winters or Anthony Knott across the water are what make National Hunt racing the special part of life it is for so many of us. For those of us imbued with a love of racing running through our veins, stories like…