Ratoath… 1-14 Moynalvey… 0-08 Keegan Cup holders Ratoath got their quest for a fourth title in five years off to a satisfactory start when they had nine points to spare of Caoimhin King’s Moynalvey at Fr McManus Park, Skryne. Wing forward Cian O’Brien hoisted over the first score for Kevin Reilly’s side inside a minute… Read More Champs get title defence off to a flyer
The question has often been fired in this direction, like a curve ball shooting out of a scrum – at which point did the realisation dawn that Colm O’Rourke was my favourite player and my hero? Who blessedly over the years has become a treasured friend. It’s a valid and interesting query, but one which… Read More Something new in every interview
12.40: DOCTOR BRAVO (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.15: MARELLY (RICHIE DEEGAN/EOIN MCCARTHY) 1.50: CIRCUS ACT – EW – (GAVIN BROUDER/JAMES NASH) 2.25: LIMERICK LACE (LUKE DEMPSEY/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.00: FINNIANS ROW (PADDY O’HANLON (5)/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 3.35: ANGELS DAWN (CIAN QUIRKE (7)/SAM CURLING) 4.10: MACDERMOTT (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIR MULLINS)
12.27: DUBAI CLOVER – EW – (CONOR MCNAMARA/JOHN MCCONNELL) 1.02: VICEREGENT (PHILIP BYRNES (5)/CHARLES BYRNES) 1.37: HANS GRUBER – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/IAN DONOGHUE) 2.12: JIVING JERRY – EW – (CATHAL LANDERS/JIMMY BARCOE) 2.47: HARD RAIN (PHILIP ENRIGHT/JAMES DULLEA) 3.22: WA WA – EW – (BRYAN COOPER/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 3.57: FANCY GIRL (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS)
1.15: EMIR DES ROTTES – EW – (CHARLIE O’DWYER (7)/CONOR O’DWYER) 1.50: GAME AND GLORY – EW – (PADDY O’HANLON (5)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 2.25: PRINCESS SOPHIA (DANNY MULLINS/MAGS MULLINS) 3.00: APIAN WAY (JACK FOLEY (3)/CHARLES O’BRIEN) 3.35: THE MOON SEAS ME (SAM EWING/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.10: LUCAILEM – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/MATTHEW SMITH) 4.45: SOCIAL OCCASION –… Read More Selections for Clonmel – Sept. 29th 2022
It’s hard to know which is the most surprising, that the bookies let Lord Lariat go off at 40/1, or that yours truly forgot to put a few bob thereon having had the pleasure of spending an evening in the company of the steed’s wonderful trainer, Dermot McLoughlin. Sometimes though, it’s not about the punting.… Read More He’s only gone and done it again