Quality favours Irish winnerRACING : BOOKMAKERS RECKON quantity allows the odds favour a home trained winner of Saturday’s Aintree Grand National but quality…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Pink azaleas, blue ponds, redneck heavenGOLF: TIPPING POINT: Yes, Suh, it’s Masters time, and good ’ol corporate boys the world over have Georgia and uncool millionaires…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
Anything but a win will be big setback for St Nicholas AbbeyRACING: ST NICHOLAS Abbey, the horse plenty speculated would never be seen on a racecourse again, is set to return to action…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Express has edge on O'Leary's trioRACING : RYANAIR BOSS Michael O’Leary is heavily represented in tomorrow’s Grade Two Limerick feature but the Gigginstown Stud…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
St Nicholas Abbey set for CurraghRACING NEWS: THE 2009 European champion juvenile St Nicholas Abbey is on course to make his first start in almost a year at …Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
Waley-Cohen going for doubleRACING: LONG RUN’S jockey Sam Waley-Cohen could bring off a remarkable double at Liverpool on Saturday week if the Co Westmeath…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Lynam eyes Newmarket for Sole PowerRACING: THE GROUP One-winning sprinter Sole Power could return to action in Newmarket’s Palace House Stakes in a month’s time…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Walsh joins the Mullins ClubRACING GRAND NATIONAL NEWS: RUBY WALSH is set to try and win Saturday week’s John Smith’s Aintree Grand National for a third…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Cape Blanco to sizzle in the desert World CupRACING: THERE MAY be a more urgent need for some “Détente in the Desert” in Libya right now but racing’s very own meeting of…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Cocozza ready to impressRACING: JOHNNY MURTAGH jets back from Dubai to ride at Leopardstown’s Guineas Trials meeting tomorrow and can help Cocozza graduate…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Spencer to ride for O'Brien in DubaiRACING: NEWS ROUND-UP: JOCKEY JAMIE Spencer will reunite with his old boss Aidan O’Brien for the world’s richest race this weekend…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Flat returns with Murtagh gone from BallydoyleWEEKEND IRISH MEETINGS: THE NATIONAL Hunt theme continues at Gowran today – and with an appearance by Jim Culloty’s Noble Concorde…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Geraghty leaves it late for winnerIT WAS by the skin of his teeth but Barry Geraghty kept up his record of riding at least one winner at each of the last 10 Cheltenham…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Unaccompanied can put Weld back in the spotlightRACING: IT IS 21 years since the legendary Curragh trainer Dermot Weld secured the sole Cheltenham Festival success of his career…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Imperial Commander a special forceRACING: IT’S EASY to twist the complexion of today’s Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup any number of ways, but, ultimately, the …Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Old-stagers bidding to roll back the yearsRACING: FEW RACES provoke more sentiment than the Gold Cup but worryingly for followers of Kauto Star and Denman, steeplechasing…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Big Buck's stays on top of the WorldRACING: BIG BUCK’S may be the “weirdo” among the tiny band of elite horses that Ruby Walsh and Paul Nicholls have dominated …Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Cheltenham hit for six as Irish firmly in saddleCHELTENHAM HAS heard some tall tales over its 100-year history but fact and fantasy merged yesterday when a record six Irish-…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Sizing Europe the mother of all championsIT TOOK THREE years longer than first seemed likely, but Sizing Europe finally became a true Cheltenham champion yesterday with…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Vic Venturi can boost Grand National formRACING: IT MIGHT be St Patrick’s Day at Cheltenham, but Dessie Hughes is thinking ahead to Liverpool in three weeks and thinking…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Elliott breaks his festival duck in grand styleSINCE HE managed to win a Grand National before even having saddled a winner in Ireland, Gordon Elliott’s ability to make an …Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Little to worry about with Dare To DoubtRACING: WILLIE MULLINS can secure some morale-boosting success ahead of the Cheltenham Festival at Limerick tomorrow where Dare…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
McNamara can make the most of action at LimerickRACING : SOME EARLY, pre-festival Anglo-Irish sparring takes place at Sandown this afternoon where Alpine Eagle and Prince Of…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Power desperate to fill in Cheltenham Festival blankRACING: GRAND NATIONAL-winning jockey Robbie Power has yet to hit the Cheltenham bulls-eye but believes he will go to next week…Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Solwhit to miss WorldRACING: THE MULTIPLE Grade One winner Solwhit will miss out on next week’s Cheltenham Festival and is likely to miss the rest…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
First Lieutenant to run in NeptuneRACING: PREDICTIONS OF good ground at Cheltenham next week have contributed to Mouse Morris’s decision to run his top novice…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Walsh comeback continuesHORSE RACING NAAS: RUBY WALSH’S comeback continues on home soil at Naas tomorrow where he teams up with the novice Quadrillon…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
New interest in Cape BlancoRACING DUBAI WORLD CUP: A “SIGNIFICANT interest” in the Irish Derby hero Cape Blanco has been purchased by a Dubai-based owner…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
O'Regan's mount has eye on AintreeRACING DONCASTER: CO ANTRIM-based trainer Stuart Crawford teams up with Cork-born rider Denis O’Regan to fly the Irish flag …Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Walsh is Bach on trackRACING: FOUR MONTHS of frustration for Ruby Walsh comes to an end at Newbury today when Ireland’s champion jockey returns to…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Morris aims Lieutenant at NeptuneRACING: THE GRADE One winner First Lieutenant will lead a small-but-select team from Mouse Morris’ yard at the Cheltenham festival…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Murtagh bids for Group Two on HernandoMEYDAN: JOHNNY MURTAGH will team up with the Grade One winner Gitano Hernando for the first time in today’s Dubai World Cup …Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Disillusioned jockeys try their luck Down UnderRACING NEWS ROUND-UP: IRISH JOCKEYS feeling the economic pinch at home are increasingly trying their luck in Australia, where…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Murphy pleased with Zeb's work-outRACING: IRELAND’S HORSE of the Year Big Zeb took another step towards a mouth-watering clash with Master Minded in Cheltenham…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Weld's hopes depend on goingTRIUMPH HURDLE: IRELAND’S HOPES of collecting a first JCB Triumph Hurdle success in nine years could end up depending on ground…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
O'Leary runners earn tickets to festivalRACING CHELTENHAM: MICHAEL O’LEARY’S powerful string continued their hot-streak in the run-up to Cheltenham with a double at…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Stars fail to strut their festival stuffRACING LEOPARDSTOWN WORKOUT: LEOPARDSTOWN’S traditional post-racing workout turned into a damp squib yesterday evening with …Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Mullins stars to miss traditional workoutRACING: WILLIE MULLINS’S hugely-powerful Cheltenham team won’t include leading bumper performer Samain when the festival kicks…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
For Bill to continue her upward profileRACING: THE CORK point-to-point scene threw up last year’s Irish Grand National winner Bluesea Cracker and For Bill can emphasise…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Weld considers his optionsDERMOT WELD is considering the plusses of switching his star four year old Unaccompanied from the JCB Triumph Hurdle and instead…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Hidden Cyclone looks poised to strikeHIDDEN CYCLONE and Bishopsfurze would be worthy contenders for Cheltenham’s Neptune Investments Novice Hurdle but instead they…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
The Midnight Club can jump to the beatFAIRYHOUSE: THE FOCUS right now may be on the upcoming Cheltenham Festival, but today’s Fairyhouse fixture will principally …Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Big Zeb's workout fixed for MondayLEOPARDSTOWN: LEOPARDSTOWN’S annual post-racing workout for leading Cheltenham hopes this Sunday looks set to take place on …Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
Bookies differ on Irish victoriesRACING: ANTICIPATION MAY be growing in Ireland ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, which kicks off in three weeks, but there is…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
O'Grady believes weather holds the key to CheltenhamRACING: TRANQUIL SEA will lead Edward O’Grady’s team at Cheltenham in three weeks time but Ireland’s most successful festival…Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
Russell to face Turf Club inquiryRACING NEWS: TOP JOCKEY Davy Russell will be the subject of a Turf Club investigation after failing to present himself for a…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Dunguib back on track for CheltenhamGOWRAN PARK REPORT: DUNGUIB THRUST himself firmly back into the spotlight with an impressive comeback success at Gowran on Saturday…Mon Feb 21 2011 - 00:00
Townend and Golden Silver a promising combinationRACING: CHAMPION JOCKEY Ruby Walsh plans to return to action in a couple of weeks’ time and is looking forward to continuing…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
All eyes will be on Dunguib but Luska Lad looks the form choiceRACING: DUNGUIB, IRISH racing’s great white hope this time last year, but subsequently a controversial Cheltenham failure, is…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Voler set for GowranRACING: COLM MURPHY will leave it late to make a final call but his star mare Voler La Vedette could be in line to make a quick…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
