Tag: Michael O’Leary

  • Davy Russell Bereaved

    Davy Russell Bereaved

    Mr Jeremiah (Jerry) Russell, father of three time Irish National Hunt champion jockey, Davy, passed away over the weekend. He was 85. The deceased ran a farm and a garage business in his native Youghal, Co Cork and was an avid supporter of the pony racing, point-to-point and racing under rules scene. All the routes…

  • Selections for Kilbeggan – May 12th 2023

    Selections for Kilbeggan – May 12th 2023

    5.00: BROADFORD PUBLICAN – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/PHILIP DEMPSEY) 5.35: ROYAL EAGLE – EW – (BEN HARVEY (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.10: RUN THE WIND (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.45: DESERT HEATHER – EW – (MICHAEL O’CONNOR (5)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 7.20: DREAL DEAL – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/RONAN MCNALLY) 7.55: THE TACK ROOM (SIMON TORRENS/J. E. & T. KIELY)…

  • Selections for Leopardstown – Dec. 29th 2022

    Selections for Leopardstown – Dec. 29th 2022

    12.00: TEMPTATIONINMILAN – EW – (PHILIP BYRNES (2*) /CHARLES BYRNES) 12.35: GOOD LAND (MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN (5)/BARRY CONNELL) 1.10: QUEENS BROOK (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.45: GAILLARD DU MESNIL (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.20: VAUBAN (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.55: SPIRIT OF LEGEND – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.25: FASCILE MODE – EW – (CHARLIE MULLINS (7)/TOM…

  • Watch ‘An Overdue Catch Up’ on YouTube

    Watch ‘An Overdue Catch Up’ on YouTube

    This video does exactly what it says in the title. The only thing which will be added is that a genuine effort will be made to post on YouTube more often. Even if that means sharing content across multiple platforms in an effort to attract the widest audience possible.

  • Racing’s revolving doors

    Racing’s revolving doors

    ‘Form lines’ is a phrase often deployed in horse racing. Generally in reference to competing steeds who have crossed paths previously. It tends, also, to be put to use in team sports where two entities develop a rivalry over time. The line’s appearance here has nothing to do with either of the examples utilised thus…

  • Selections for Kilbeggan – June 5th 2022

    Selections for Kilbeggan – June 5th 2022

    2.05: CALL HER NOW (SHANE O’CALLAGHAN (4)*/LORNA FOWLER) 2.45: LEVEL NEVERENDING (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.20: DYCEY RYLEE – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/GILLIAN CALLAGHAN) 3.55: RUN LIKE FADA (GARY NOONAN (7)/EOIN MCCARTHY) 4.25: WATCH HOUSE CROSS – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.55: JACK HACKETT (MARK MCDONAGH (7)/CIARAN MURPHY) 5.25: UNCLE PHIL (JODY TOWNEND (5)/WILLIE…

  • Selectlons for Down Royal – Mar. 17th 2022

    Selectlons for Down Royal – Mar. 17th 2022

    1.55: WRECKING BALL PAUL (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.35: AUTUMN CRUSADE – EW – (DANNY HAND (4)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 3.15: O’TOOLE (BEN CRAWFORD (7)/STUART CRAWFORD) 3.55: BIG DEBATES (PHILIP ENRIGHT/ROBERT TYNER) 4.35: SAMCRO (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.15: ASK D’MAN (DECLAN LAVERY (3)/DAVID CHRISTIE) 5.50: I AM SHADOW – EW – (EOIN O’BRIEN (7)/CIARAN MURPHY)

  • Selections for Navan – Mar. 5th 2022

    Selections for Navan – Mar. 5th 2022

    1.10: ONLY SKY – EW – (ROBBIE POWER/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 1.40: GLOBAL EXPORT (LUKE DEMPSEY/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.13: JUMPING JET (ROBBIE POWER/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.40: PETROL HEAD – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/RONAN MCNALLY) 3.23: MALTON GROVE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.58: GRANGE WALK – W/O FAV – (DANNY MULLINS/JOHN RYAN) 4.32: NOBODY HOME – EW – (PHILIP ENRIGHT/EDDIE CAWLEY)…

  • Boylan Talks Podcast – A good week for wearing of the green

    Boylan Talks Podcast – A good week for wearing of the green

  • Selections for Listowel – June 7th 2021

    Selections for Listowel – June 7th 2021

    1.35: DARRENS DIAMOND – W/O FAV – (AMBROSE MCCURTIN/ROBERT MURPHY) 2.05: DIGBY – EW – (ADAM SHORT/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 2.35: PYTHION (DONIE MCINERNEY/MICK WINTERS) 3.05: LOST OSCAR (SIMON TORRENS/PETER FAHEY) 3.35: MINDSMADEUP – EW – (LUKE DEMPSEY/MATT SMITH) 4.05: SAMCRO (BARRY BROWNE (3)/DENISE FOSTER*) 4.35: WARRIORS TALE – EW – (MAXINE O’SULLIVAN (5)/EUGENE O’SULLIVAN) 5.05: BARDENSTOWN…