12.55: HIGHWIND (SEAN O'KEEFFE/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.25: MORRICONE - EW - (JOEY DUNNE/RAY HACKETT) 1.55: PALLAS ATHENE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.25: CLEAR THE CLOUDS - EW - (KIEREN BUCKLEY/GAVIN CROMWELL) Patrick Mullins partners the well touted Maughreen in the concluding Bumper 2.55: CHOSEN THYME - EW - (NIALL MOORE (7)/PHILIP FENTON) 3.25: BUACHAILBOCHT (MARK WALSH/TED WALSH)... Continue Reading →
Selections for Wexford – May 20th 2023
1.40: CINSA (SEAN O'KEEFFE/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.15: FRUIT BLOSSOM (KEITH DONOGHUE/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.50: PRINCE OF AIR - EW - (SIMON TORRENS/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 3.25: LADIAM - EW - (ROBBIE GEOGHEGAN (7)/NORMAN LEE) 4.00: SENECIA (IAN POWER/VINCENT HALLEY) Ian Power has made a remarkable return to racing after years away 4.35: HARDY BLOKE (CONOR CLARKE (7)/EMMETT MULLINS) 5.10:... Continue Reading →
One viewpoint that didn’t take long to be proven right
Stories such as those of the late Tom Foley and Oliver Brady or Mick Winters or Anthony Knott across the water are what make National Hunt racing the special part of life it is for so many of us. For those of us imbued with a love of racing running through our veins, stories like... Continue Reading →
Selections for Gowran Park – Jan. 26th 2023
1.05: SIXHANDSINMYPOCKET - EW - (CHARLIE O'DWYER (7)/CONOR O'DWYER) 1.40: HANDS OF GOLD - EW - (AINE O'CONNOR (3)/ARTHUR MOORE) 2.15: TEAHUPOO (DAVY RUSSELL/GORDON ELLIOTT) Teahupoo bids to follow up his Hattons Grace victory 2.50: COKO BEACH - EW - (BEN HARVEY (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.25: SIR GERHARD (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.55: LADY RITA - EW... Continue Reading →
Selections for Clonmel – Jan. 17th 2023
12.50: NIGHT AND DAY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.20: YEAH MAN (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 1.50: MAIDENSTREETPRINCE - W/O FAV - (PHILIP BYRNES (5)/CHARLES BYRNES) 2.20: SHANTOU SISU - EW - (DANNY MULLINS/BILLY LANNIGAN) 2.50: LAKE CHAD (NIALL MOORE (7)/PHILIP FENTON) 3.25: BONNIE KELLIE (PHILIP ENRIGHT/SAM CURLING) Sam Curling is rising through the training ranks 4.00: WAR... Continue Reading →
Selections for Leopardstown – Dec. 29th 2022
12.00: TEMPTATIONINMILAN - EW - (PHILIP BYRNES (2*) /CHARLES BYRNES) 12.35: GOOD LAND (MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN (5)/BARRY CONNELL) 1.10: QUEENS BROOK (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.45: GAILLARD DU MESNIL (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.20: VAUBAN (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) Vauban could be a Champion Hurdle dark horse for these two gentlemen 2.55: SPIRIT OF LEGEND - EW - (RACHAEL... Continue Reading →
Selections for Leopardstown – Dec. 27th 2022
12.05: TEKAO (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.35: DYSART DYNAMO (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.10: GENTLEMAN DU MEE - W/O FAV - (MARK WALSH/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.45: FACILE VEGA (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) Facile Vega bids to follow up on his Fairyhouse win 2.20: WATCH HOUSE CROSS - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.00: DONKEY YEARS - EW -... Continue Reading →
Selections for Tramore – Dec. 6th 2022
12.45: IFIWEREARICHMAN - W/O FAV - (SEAN O'KEEFFE/PAUL NOLAN) 1.15: WALK IN THE BRISE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) Gaelic Warrior (nearest camera) has been one of the most talked about horses in Ireland 1.45: CLAREMC - EW - (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 2.15: ARCTIC AMBITION (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.45: WHOS HOUDINI - EW - (JORDAN GAINFORD/JOHN HANLON)... Continue Reading →
Selections for Fairyhouse – Dec. 3rd 2022
11.35: LARGY DEBUT - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 12.07: WHISKY LULLABY (JODY TOWNEND (3)/WILLIE MULLINS) 12.42: DANCING ON MY OWN - EW - (JJ SLEVIN/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.17: JOYEAUX MACHIN - EW - (SEAN O'KEEFFE/PAUL NOLAN) Joyeaux Machin is one of a number of exciting young horses in the care of Paul Nolan... Continue Reading →
Selections for Navan – Nov. 13th 2022
11.45: FIREFOX (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 12.15: NATHANIELSDREAM - EW - (SEAN O'KEEFFE/TONY MARTIN) 12.45: FLAME BEARER (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.20: HERCULE DU SEUIL (ADRIAN HESKIN/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.55: FLOORING PORTER (DANNY MULLINS/GAVIN CROMWELL) Dual Stayers Hurdle winner Flooring Porter sets out on his odyssey towards a hat trick. 2.30: FERNY HOLLOW (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 3.05: RODNEY... Continue Reading →