Life And Sport From An Armchair View
Local jockey Keith Donoghue recorded a poignant double on Saturday afternoon's Navan card. The rider sported a black armband in memory of his grand uncle Andy Lynch who was laid to rest this afternoon. Dunsany's Andy was himself a highly distinguished and universally popular member of the local horse fraternity. Through his role as whipper-in... Continue Reading →
4.40: SURAC (DANNY MULLINS/RICHARD O'BRIEN) 5.15: SCENIC LOOK (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.50: PEACE PARTY - EW - (EOIN WALSH (5)/DESSIE MCDONOGH) 6.25: EVENWOODSONOFAGUN (DANNY MULLINS/RICHARD O'BRIEN) 7.00: SALVADOR ZIGGY (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 7.30: LILY LIGHT FOOT (KIEREN BUCKLEY (5)/E&P HARTY) 8.00: JETARA (MIKEY O'SULLIVAN (7)/JESSICA HARRINGTON)
5.25: HOMME D'UN SOIR (DARRYL JACOB/STUART CRAWFORD) Daryl Jacob makes a rare trip home for a couple of mounts at Roscommon 5.55: AN DROICHEAD GORM - EW - (JJ SLEVIN/SONNY CAREY) 6.25: FOLLOW THE CROWD (MARK WALSH/AIDAN HOWARD) 7.00: GOLDEN ARMOUR - EW - (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 7.30: LORCA - EW - (DARRAGH O'KEEFFE/EDDIE O'GRADY)... Continue Reading →
5.15: CHERRY BLOOM - EW - (MIKEY SHEEHY (3)/GILLIAN SCOTT) 5.45: HALF NUTZ - EW - (DANNY SHEEHY (3)/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 6.15: ROMAN BULL - EW - (DANNY MULLINS/MICHAEL O'MEARA) 6.45: NEW YORK ANGEL (SHANE KELLY/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 7.15: MAZAGRAN (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH O'BRIEN) Shane Crosse is one of the in-form jockeys at present 7.45: NUSRET (SHANE CROSSE/JOSEPH... Continue Reading →
3.40: ONLY SKY - EW - (ROBBIE POWER/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 4.15: TIGER VOICE - EW - (DARRAGH O'KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.50: SHADY OPERATOR (DEREK O'CONNOR/ENDA BOLGER) JP and Enda are a special combination 5.25: CONCERTISTA - EW - (DARRYL JACOB/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.00: BUGS MORAN - EW - (JACK KENNEDY/NOEL MEADE) 6.35: GENTLEMAN DE MEE (MARK WALSH/WILLIE... Continue Reading →
2.05: LIFE IN COLOUR - EW - (RORY CLEARY/WILLIE MCCREERY) 2.37: LEVEL PITCH (KEVIN MANNING/JIM BOLGER) 3.12: POWER UNDER ME (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 3.47: BEAUTY CRESCENT (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 4.22: PEARL PALINKA (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 4.57: NO SHOW (JOEY SHERIDAN/JIMMY MANGAN) 5.30: NUSRET (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O'BRIEN)
1.20: INSTIT (JACK FOLEY (5)/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.55: MI LIGHTHOUSE (JACK FOLEY/WILLIE MULLINS) WP MULLINS 2.30: THE WALTZER (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.05: DELIGHTFANTASTIC - EW - (AMBROSE MCCURTIN (3)/JOHN JOE WALSH) 3.40: EXTREME CACAO - EW - (PHILIP ENRIGHT/ROBERT TYNER) 4.15: EL BARRA (JACK FOLEY (5)/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.50: SOVEREIGN GOLD (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.25: HUNTERS... Continue Reading →
3.40: LITE BRIGADE - EW - (KEVIN BROUDER/ROBBIE BURNS **) 4.15: ECHOES IN RAIN (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.50: GENTLEMAN DE MEE (JODY MCGARVEY/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.25: ALLAHO (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.55: HOLLINGTON - EW - (BEN CRAWFORD (7)/STUART CRAWFORD) 6.30: MONKFISH (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.00: YOUCANNOTBESERIOUS (DEREK O'CONNOR/ENDA BOLGER) The horse named after this legend should... Continue Reading →
12.50: BRAESIDE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.20: SPARE BRAKES (PHILIP ENRIGHT/ROBERT TYNER) 1.55: FAVORI LOGIQUE (BRIAN HAYES/ROSS O'SULLIVAN) 2.30: GAULOISE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.00: LUCKY TENNER - EW - (KEVIN SEXTON/PETER FAHEY) 3.30: GRAND BORNAND (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.00: LITTLE ACTRESS (EAMON CORBETT/STUART CRAWFORD) Stuart Crawford has attracted some of the leading owners in racing 4.35:... Continue Reading →
Today was very much a bittersweet day's sport viewing for yours truly. A nice few winners were punted on (and tipped) but there will be no attempt made to hide the heartache felt at being parked up in the office flitting between the television and the laptop perusing multiple race meetings and the Players Championship... Continue Reading →