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Guide to Punchestown's 10 grade one races

RACING Tuesday 4.20 – Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle – €80,000.

Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00

Phelan hoping for big run from Portrait

RACING: SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL PORTRAIT KING’S ability to travel across the Irish Sea and pick up a big prize was proved in…

Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00

O'Brien looking to celebrate

RACING: CURRAGH EXCELEBRATION is the latest high-profile transfer into Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stable and the Group One-winning…

Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00

Face of great race may need altering

THE GRAND National is the ultimate showpiece of a sport that sells itself on “thrills n’spills” and while Neptune Collonges’s…

Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00

O'Brien team in rude health after treble

THE VAST power of Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle empire appears to be swinging into top gear at the right time on the evidence of…

Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00

Planet Of Sound to make sweet music

RACING: TONY McCOY has cast a giant shadow over Richard Johnson’s career for well over a decade now but for once following in…

Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00

Course winner Call To Battle can land Ballysax for Oxx

RACING: IT’S A Classic trial day shorn of its principal Classic contenders but Call To Battle can still give John Oxx’s big …

Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00

Dundalk the first to try 48-hour declarations

RACING: A LITTLE piece of history will be made at Dundalk on Wednesday when it hosts a meeting featuring 48-hour declarations…

Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00

Walsh and Carberry target win

RACING : IT IS 35 years since Charlotte Brew became the first female jockey to ride in the Aintree Grand National and bookmakers…

Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00

Guineas test for Born To Sea

RACING: BORN TO Sea will attempt to emulate his legendary half-brother Sea The Stars and win Newmarket’s 2,000 Guineas on the…

Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00

Salsify can justify his star billing

THE JOSEPH O’Reilly Hunters Chase might be the least valuable contest on the final day of a Fairyhouse festival card worth nearly…

Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00

In-form McCoy lands another double for McManus

SYNCHRONISED HAS to beat 78 years of history if he is to complete the Cheltenham Gold Cup- Aintree Grand National double this…

Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00

Lion-hearted long shot makes it a fairytale success

LIGHTENING MIGHT not strike twice but Lion Na Bearnai beat the odds again to spring another big-race shock in the Ladbrokes Irish…

Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00

Time is right for McCoy's mount

RACING FAIRYHOUSE PREVIEW: IT’S OVER two years since Get Me Out Of Here has won a race but today’s Grade Two opener can see …

Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00

FI about grunt under bonnet not face in cockpit

TIPPING POINT: JACQUES VILLENEUVE is 41 today. That name mightn’t mean much to some of you kids

Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00

Flemenstar shines again

RACING FAIRYHOUSE REPORT ANYONE WHO doubted Irish racing has a couple of new cult heroes only had to witness the reception given…

Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00

Aigle d'Or is value choice

RACING GRAND NATIONAL: THERE IS hardly a big race worthy of the name that Barry Geraghty hasn’t won during his illustrious career…

Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00

Owners face Grand showdown

RACING/IRISH GRAND NATIONAL: EASTER MONDAY’S Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse is shaping up into a heavyweight struggle…

Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00

Call The Police looks improving sort

RACING/FAIRYHOUSE PREVIEW: THE IRISH National has proved famously elusive to Willie Mullins but Fairyhouse’s other Grade One…

Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00

Landers banned after positive cannabis test

RACING: JOCKEY CATHAL Landers has been suspended for three months and fined €500 by the Turf Club after testing positive for…

Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00

Flemenstar set for Fairyhouse

RACING: VETERAN CO Dublin trainer Peter Casey hit the national headlines with his exuberant celebration of Flemenstar’s previous…

Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00

Russell aims to grow lead on Walsh

RACING THURLES PREVIEW: TODAY’S MIDWEEK Thurles action might be unremarkable in itself but it could yet play a significant role…

Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00

Morris keen on Four Commanders

RACING NEWS: FOUR COMMANDERS will attempt to build on his big-race pedigree in Easter Monday’s Ladbrokes Irish Grand National…

Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00

Daddy Long Legs gives O'Brien timely fillip ahead of Kentucky

RACING: DADDY LONG Legs provided Aidan O’Brien with a landmark success in Dubai at the weekend and looks set to try and give…

Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00

Taaffe has sights on illustrious National double

RACING: TOM TAAFFE hopes to write another chapter in his own Ladbrokes Irish Grand National story when Ninetieth Minute lines…

Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00

Zaarito can make it a black day for Realt Dubh

RACING: ZAARITO CAN score for Colm Murphy and Robbie Power in the Webster Cup Chase in Navan.

Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00

St Nicholas Abbey may be Ballydoyle's best chance

RACING/MEYDAN, DUBAI: EVEN THE €4

Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00

Triumph Hurdle runner-up Hisaabaat for Punchestown

RACING: DERMOT WELD confirmed yesterday that his Triumph Hurdle runner up Hisaabaat will attempt to gain a second Grade One …

Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00

Instalment's season over

RACING: THE UNBEATEN Sir Des Champs might currently be Michael O’Leary’s most high-profile hope for Cheltenham Gold Cup glory…

Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00

O'Brien's Meydan team in good order

RACING: SO YOU Think and Aidan O’Brien’s five other contenders for Saturday’s Dubai World Cup festival are settling into their…

Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00

Groody Hill catches sponsor's eye

RACING: BOTH JP McManus and Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown Stud team look set to pull out all the stops for Easter Monday’s Ladbrokes…

Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00

Lynch's ban disgraceful, says De Bromhead

SIZING EUROPE’S trainer Henry De Bromhead hopes lessons have been learned from the last-fence fiasco that marred the finish of…

Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00

O'Brien and Think the headline acts

SO YOU Think and Joseph O’Brien will headline a strong Irish challenge at Meydan on Saturday when they line up for the Dubai …

Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00

Strong O'Brien team impresses

RACING: THE MASSIVE fire-power of Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle team took another step in gearing up for the 2012 campaign when…

Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00

Lordan switches back to turf with a treble

RACING: IRELAND’S NEWEST champion jockey, Wayne Lordan, smoothly made the transition back to turf racing yesterday when securing…

Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00

Funny to have Queen's County playing Brit card

TIPPING POINT: GAA moved to put that ‘sledging’ incident at the Laois-Armagh game back in its box but it just shows how partitionist…

Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00

Long Run poised to spoil epic storyline

RACING/GOLD CUP PREVIEW: IT’S QUITE simple

Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00

Big Buck's to make it sweet 16

RACING/WORLD HURDLE PREVIEW:  TO GET a proper grasp of Big Buck’s and his winning streak over hurdles it is necessary to leave…

Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00

Morris happy to take Crus on

DAY TWO PREVIEW:  WHETHER HIS name is pronounced with a ‘Loo’ or a ‘Leff,’ First Lieutenant can still be a Cheltenham winner…

Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00

Sizing all set to defend crown

RACING : SIZING EUROPE might be one of the hottest favourites at Cheltenham to defend his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown …

Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00

Cash and Go still in mix for Supreme

CASH AND Go remains in the mix for Cheltenham’s Supreme Novices Hurdle despite having been put on the sick-list following a disappointing…

Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00

Minsk finally set for jumping debut

THE LEADING Triumph Hurdle fancy Minsk could make his long-awaited debut over jumps at Fairyhouse on Saturday.

Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00

Lieutenant fills breach for O'Leary

RACING NEWS ROUND-UP: GRANDS CRUS might be one of the festival hotpots at Cheltenham in three weeks time, but First Lieutenant…

Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00

Champagne Fever fizzing nicely ahead of Cheltenham, says Mullins

CHAMPAGNE FEVER is set to lead a typically strong Willie Mullins team into the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham next …

Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00

Donnas Palm makes it five wins from five

RACING NAVAN REPORT: DONNAS PALM advertised the “horses for courses” theory with a vengeance at Navan yesterday when he secured…

Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00

Elite GAA players giving everything for nothing

TIPPING POINT: How long can the GAA expect intercounty players to train and prepare like full-time athletes for no financial…

Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00

O'Connor breaks his leg

RACING: THE TOP Irish amateur jockey Derek O’Connor will miss out on the Cheltenham festival after confirmation of a broken …

Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00

Mullins pair set to dominate feature event

RACING/NAVAN PREVIEW: WILLIE MULLINS has never won the Ladbrokes Boyne Hurdle but no one can accuse the champion trainer of …

Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00

Hennessy sticks to old routine for Rubi Light

RACING/GOWRAN PREVIEW: WITH JUST 24 days to Cheltenham, time is running out to earn festival tickets but five Grade Two contests…

Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00

Beauchene looks nicely in on 10st 6lb

THE DECISION of top English owner Graham Wylie to send a small but select group of horses to Willie Mullins this season has already…

Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
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