Life And Sport From An Armchair View
Today was all about the wonderful stories the Cheltenham can throw up, between the great Tiger Roll recording a remarkable fifth Festival success while an even more remarkable story was that of the Paul Hennessy trained Heaven Help Us. Kilkenny's Hennessy is much more synonymous with the the Greyhound Racing scene - where winning owner... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAtq9IR9Ulk Thankfully, things got off to a pleasantly surprisingly good start today with Appreciate It handsomely lived up to his billing as the Irish banker while Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore made history in the Champion Hurdle, But, not for the first time, the Meath racing fraternity made their mark on the day's business. It was... Continue Reading →
After an enforced spell on the sidelines from video production, it was great to be back behind the camera today. Here, I take a look at the opening salvo of the best week's sporting action of this or any year, the Cheltenham Festival. The Unibet Champion Hurdle tops the bill, with Epatante defending her crown.... Continue Reading →
2.30: PRESENTING MEGAN (JONATHAN MOORE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.05: SAINT BENEDICT (HARRY SWAN (7)/ENDA BOLGER) 3.40: FORTUNE STREET - EW - (JORDAN GAINFORD (7)/ PAUL NOLAN) 4.15: KRICKETT - EW - (TREVOR RYAN (5)/WILLIE AUSTIN) 4.45: DIRECT FIRE (JORDAN GAINFORD (7)/DENISE FOSTER*) Denise Foster and daughter Jessie 5.15: LOW LIE THE FIELDS (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.45:... Continue Reading →
1.35: RAMBRANDTJIC (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.05 COREY LORD - EW - (BRIAN HAYES/PHILP FENTON) 2.40: DAPHNE MOON (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.15: ANNIEGUIRE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.50: GAULOIS (JODY MCGARVEY/JOHN HANLON) 4.20: OLD TOWN GARDE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 4.50: MR BERCOW - EW - (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER) The winners are starting to flow from Greenogue again... Continue Reading →
2.20: SON OF HYPNOS (SEAN FLANAGAN/KEVIN SMITH) 2.50: ESTEPONA SUN - EW - (SHANE MULCAHY (7)/DENIS HOGAN) 3.20: MON LINO - EW - (SIMON TORRENS (5)/PAUL NOLAN) 3.50: BACHASSON (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.20: CEDARWOOD ROAD (DEREK O'CONNOR/GEAROID O'LOUGHLIN) Dunsany trainer Gearoid O'Loughlin runs his stable star in Gowran 4.50: THE CHAPEL FIELD (KEVIN SEXTON/WILLIE AUSTIN)... Continue Reading →
1.45: BLACK TEARS (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.15: CAVALLINO (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.50: PAPAL LODGE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.25: GOLF MARIN (MARK WALSH/TONY MARTIN) 4.00: DALTON HIGHWAY - EW - (JACK KENNEDY/DERMOT WELD) 4.30: MERRY DOYENNE - EW - (DECLAN QUEALLY (3)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 5.00: ROCKONROCALL - EW -(TREVOR RYAN (5)/EDDIE O'GRADY) 5.30: MIGHTY POTTER (JAMIE CODD/GORDON... Continue Reading →
1.10: TEAHUPOO (ROBBIE POWER/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.45: DARASSO (MARK WALSH/JOSEPH O'BRIEN) 2.17: BREAKEVEN (SEAN O'KEEFFE/TOM MULLINS) 2.52: ACAPELLA BOURGEOIS (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) Danny Mullins and Acapella Bourgeois can combine for success again 3.25:HIGH SPARROW (JJ SLEVIN/JOSEPH O'BRIEN) 4.00: THUNDEROSA - EW - (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN) 4.35: MISTER BUTLER - EW - (KEVIN BROUDER/CHARLES BYRNES) 5.10: GLENGOOLY... Continue Reading →
In a recent interview, St Peter's, Dunboyne and Meath star Emma Duggan said it was "very tough" to be preparing for her Leaving Cert without the distraction of GAA matches and/or training. The audaciously talented 18-year-old went on to say that "You have to realise it'll be back soon enough. That's what's keeping me going... Continue Reading →
1.45: NORWIGI - EW - (MARK WALSH/ENDA BOLGER 2.20: CAVALLINO (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.55: MINELLA ESCAPE (RACHAEL BLACKMORE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 3.30: KRICKETT - EW - (TREVOR RYAN (5)/WILLIE AUSTIN) 4.05: WESTY FOX (JAMIE CODD/JIM DREAPER) 4.35: FORRARD AWAY (KEITH DONOGHUE/JIM DREAPER) 5.05: ENCORE LUI - EW - (MARK WALSH/LIZ DOYLE) Mark Walsh - pictured here... Continue Reading →