Life And Sport From An Armchair View
1.35: CATENA ZAPATA (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.07: SAYLAVEE (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.42: A MERE BAGATELLE (DANNY MULLINS/JOHN HANLON) 3.17: ONLY ONE PLAN - EW - (JAMES O'SULLIVAN (5)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 3.52: CHAMPAGNE PROBLEM (PAT TAAFFE (7)/WILLIE MULLINS) Pat Taaffe will be hoping to score again in the colours of his mother Elaine 4.27: JIMMY JIMMY... Continue Reading →
4.25: QUEL REVE (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.00: CHAMPAGNE PROBLEM (PAT TAAFFE (7)/WILLIE MULLINS) Pat Taaffe has a rare mount for Willie Mullins tonight in the colours of his mother, Elaine 5.35: GROZNI (PHILIP BYRNES (7)/CHARLES BYRNES) 6.10: SARSFIELD - EW - (KIEREN BUCKLEY (5)/JOHN RYAN) 6.45: GOOD MAN TURK (KEITH DONOGHUE/MATTHEW SMITH) 7.20: SIBERIAN PRINCE... Continue Reading →
The victory of Drumbear in the Downpatrick Bumper of March 21st hardly made any headlines. Even allowing for the continued ascent of the winning trainer John McConnell and rider Ben Harvey. But for another reason it was a seminal contest regarding the current state of Irish racing. Now read on... Finishing in sixth place that... Continue Reading →
This episode was filmed over two evenings in order to cast an eye over as much of what was a truly remarkable Easter weekend's racing both at Faryhouse and Cork. Three days packed with stories, each of which would be worthy of being a seasonal highlight in their own right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbZp5lpuctg What a weekend of... Continue Reading →
New Year's Day, 2011. Beginning another round of the calender in Fairyhouse. Same as it ever was. Except in that case it was anything but that. For about 18 months beforehand, dad and his best friend, the late former undertaker Oliver Cunningham, were tipping around with a few horses in training with Tom Taaffe. Spruce... Continue Reading →
12.30: ESCARIA TEN (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.00: ASK CORY (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.30: DAKOTA MOIRETTE - EW - (JACK FOLEY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.00: GAULOISE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.30: HUMANISTE - EW - (SEAN O'KEEFFE/EDDIE O'GRADY) Eddie O'Grady has some fine young horses again 3.00: BORN PATRIOT (KEVIN SEXTON/PETER FAHEY) 3.30: FAIS TON CHENIN (PATRICK MULLINS/WILLIE... Continue Reading →
FERNY HOLLOW (WILLIE MULLINS) Cheltenham Bumper winner 2020 - Ferny Hollow DARK VOYAGER (WILLIE MULLINS) APPRECIATE IT (WILLIE MULLINS) STATTLER (WILLIE MULLINS) QUIILIXIOUS(GORDON ELLIOTT) CHEMICAL ENERGY (GORDON ELLIOTT) SIR GERHARD (GORDON ELLIOTT) DUFFLE COAT (GORDON ELLIOTT) LIEUTENANT COMMAND (NOEL MEADE) Lieutenant Command could be the pick of a nice bunch of young horses in Noel... Continue Reading →