Life And Sport From An Armchair View
12.05: WHALE HARBOUR - EW - (DONAGH MEYLER/GAVIN CROMWELL) 12.40: MUSIC OF TARA - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.15: FACT TO FILE (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.50: IRISH POINT (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.25: GERRI COLOMBE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.00: GAOTH CHUIL - EW - (SHANE O'CALLAGHAN (7)/TED WALSH) Ted appears to have one laid... Continue Reading →
Daithi McGowan replaces his stricken Ratoath colleague Jack Flynn in the only change to the Meath team from last weekend ahead of tomorrow's Tailteann Cup Round 2 encounter against Waterford in Fraher Field, Dungarvan. The same switch was necessitated at half time against Tipperary when the luckless half forward aggravated an ankle ailment which has... Continue Reading →
11.50: ASHROE DIAMOND (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.20: GAOITH CHUIL - EW - (DENIS O'REGAN/TED WALSH) 12.55: FIL DOR (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) Fil Dor is one of a number of talented young horses running in the Caldwell Construction silks 1.30: DUFFLE COAT - EW - (COREY MCGIVERN (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.05: GENTLEMAN DE MEE (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS)... Continue Reading →
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 →
5.00: POETS COTTAGE (BRYAN COOPER/NOEL MEADE) 5.35: JAKE'S DREAM - EW - (RICHIE CONDON (7)/MICK WINTERS) 6.10: SAINT ROI (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.45: GLENGLAS - EW - (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 7.20: GUIRI - EW - (CHARLIE O'DWYER (7)/JESSICA HARRINGTON) Guiri, seen here with Simon Torrens up, has good form in the book 7.50: LILY LIGHT... Continue Reading →
1.55: MITIVA (MARK WALSH/LIZ DOYLE) 2.30: ANOTHER CHOICE (PAUL TOWNEND/MATTHEW SMITH) 3.05: MARSHALLED - EW - (AINE O'CONNOR (5)/PADRAIG ROCHE) Aine O'Connor is no stranger to success in the green and gold hoops 3.40: WHATUCALLHER - EW - (NICOLAS TERRASSIN/E & P HARTY) 4.15: FIVE O'CLOCK - EW - (BRIAN HAYES/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.50: OLD TOWN... Continue Reading →
1.25: FINSCEAL GO DEO (KEVIN MANNING/JIM BOLGER) Jim Bolger's horses will more forward than most for the opening day of the Flat season 1.56: BIG GOSSEY - EW - (MICKEY HUSSEY/CHARLES O'BRIEN) 2.31: TOY (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O'BRIEN) 3.06: ADMIRALTY PLACE - EW - (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 3.41: MOTHER EARTH (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O'BRIEN) 4.16: TAZARAL -... Continue Reading →
4.45: URABAMBA (HUGH MORGAN (5)/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.15: ROYAL RECITAL (CATHAL LANDERS (3)/ROSS O'SULLIVAN) 5.45: LILY LIGHTFOOT (NICOLAS TERRASSIN (7)/E&P HARTY) 6.15: TURNPIKE TRIP (CATHAL LANDERS (3)/CATHAL BYRNES) 6.45: PAT COYNE - EW - (HUGH MORGAN/JOHN QUEALLY) 7.15: WESTERN SEA - EW - (CATHAL LANDERS (3)/ROSS O'SULLIVAN) Cathal Landers has a number of good chances... Continue Reading →
4.45: DOWNTHECELLAR (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/EDDIE O'GRADY) 5.15: THE GREAT WHITE (CONOR MAXWELL/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 5.45: RAMEEZ (KEITH DONOGHUE/DENISE FOSTER*) 6.15: ANNIE PENDER - EW - (GAVIN BROUDER (7)/JOHN QUEALLY) Owner Micheal Ryan would love to have a winner at his local track 6.45: MISS TEMPO (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 7.15: CHRISTMAS JUMPER (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/E & P HARTY)... Continue Reading →
12.50: ROUNDEL (JOEY SHERIDAN (5)/DENIS HOGAN) 1.20: ALEX D (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 1.50: MASTER MATT (SAM EWING (7)/MATT SMITH) 2.24: KUDBEGOOD - EW - (EMMET MCNAMARA/JOHN McCONNELL) 14.59: IS THIS LOVE (GAVIN RYAN (3)/ADRIAN MCGUINNESS) 3.30: FLAMING MOON (COLIN KEANE/MATT SMITH) 4.05: LIARS CORNER - EW - (COLIN KEANE/JOHN MCCONNELL) 4.40: ANNIE PENDER (BILLY LEE/JOHN... Continue Reading →