Tag: Rachael Blackmore
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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 Cork – Sept. 7th 2022
4.05: TARAWA (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 4.40: GAMBLE VELOCI (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.10: HEARTRATE (DECLAN MCDONOGH/KIERAN COTTER) 5.45: IVA BATT – EW – (GARY CARROLL/JOE MURPHY) 6.15: KING OF SCOTIA (LEIGH ROCHE/MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN) 6.45: SPIRIT GAME (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 7.15: MIRACLES IN MAY – EW – (BEN COEN/MARK CAHILL)
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Jack De Bromhead – R. I. P.
For many of us, sport consumes and envelopes so much of our lives that it can be very easy, and dangerous, to lose sight of the fact that it is just that. Only Sport. The shot that looked over but was waved wide, the putt which circled the hole but lipped out or the punt […]
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Selections for Tramore – Aug. 12th 2022
4.50: POPONG (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.20: WALKING THE WALK (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 5.50: SO SCOTTISH (BRIAN HAYES/EMMET MULLINS) 6.20: DAISY DUFRESNE – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.55: DOT COTTON – EW – (SEAN O’KEEFFE/PAUL NOLAN) 7.30: YOUNG FITZY – EW – (JACK FOLEY (3)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 8.05: DOWN AROUND – EW – (HARLEY DUNNE […]
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Boylan’s Sporting Wordle – No. 34
Tempestuous but highly talented Tennis player. https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=gmijtso
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Selections for Galway – July 26th 2022
5.10: TELECON – EW – (RICKY DOYLE/MARK FAHEY) 5.40: WESTERN COWBOY – EW – (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 6.10: ANGELS FEATHER – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 6.40: SALTONSTALL – EW – (CIAN MACREDMOND (5)/ADRIAN MCGUINNESS) 7.15: BUTTERFLY ISLAND (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 7.50: EARLS – EW – (GARY CARROLL/GAVIN CROMWELL) 8.20: BLACKPOINT – EW – […]
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Selections for The Curragh – July 16th 2022
1.30: HANS ANDERSEN (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 2.03: LITTLE BIG BEAR (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 2.35: HALF NUTZ – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 3.10: EQUILATERAL (FRANKIE DETTORI/CHARLIE HILLS, IN GB) 3.45: CAIRDE GO DEO (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 4.20: CASK MATE – EW – (EMMA MURRAY (7)/NOEL MEADE) 4.50: WOODCOCK FLIGHT (GARY HALPIN/KEVIN PRENDERGAST) 5.25: SPRING FEELING […]
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Selections for Downpatrick – July 13th 2022
3.10: DOUGLAS DC (JORDAN GAINFORD/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.45: TRENDY LADY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.20: CLONDAW BERTIE (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.50: GOOD MAN TURK – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/MATTHEW SMITH) 5.22: ANOTHER CHOICE (PAUL TOWNEND/MATTHEW SMITH) 5.52: ALICE OBYRNE – EW – (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/DAVID CHRISTIE) 6.22: THEMANINTHEBOOTS (HARRY SWAN (7)/GORDON ELLIOTT)
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Selections for Limerick – May 27th 2022
5.10: BEECHWOOD WINNIE – EW – (SEAN O’KEEFFE/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 5.40: GIN ON LIME (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 6.10: CORNERKOVA (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 6.40: CLUAN DARA – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/JOHN RYAN) 7.10: SIBERIAN PRINCE (JACK KENNEDY/NOEL MEADE) 7.40: MONEY HEIST (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 8.10: ASK CORY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD)
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Boylesports Irish Grand National Shortlist
FARCLAS (SHANE FITZGERALD (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) Former Triumph Hurdle winner who, comparatively speaking, is a lightly raced sort. Not seen since finishing second behind stablemate (in the same ownership) RUN WILD FRED in the Troytown Chase at Navan last November. Raised 3lbs on foot of that run, but a proven stayer, Spring ground suits too. SCREAMING […]