Notre Pere takes birch to rivalsDAY TWO REVIEW: A FOUR millimetre splinter of Welsh birch inside the skin of one of Notre Pere’s legs played ball for long enough…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Deutschland looks best optionFESTIVAL PREVIEW: THE TRIUMPH of Forpadydeplasterer in the Arkle brought a major dash of colour to the Cheltenham Festival but…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Bumper day on the cards for Fenton's DunguibPUNCHESTOWN PREVIEW: AN UNUSUALLY small field of just 10 runners line up for the Grade One Paddy Power Champion Bumper at Punchestown…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Future looks bright for FlyPLENTY OF GOOD horses will run at Punchestown this week, some of them genuine champions, but it is long odds against anything…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Conditions ideal for Notre PereGOLD CUP PREVIEW: WITH GROUND conditions testing at Punchestown, stamina should be at a premium for today’s festival centrepiece…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Big Zeb gives the Master a frightDAY ONE REVIEW: PRESUMPTION BARELY escaped getting the ultimate kick-in-the-teeth at Punchestown yesterday evening when the …Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Hurricane Fly primed for successful returnCHELTENHAM, traditionally, might be the coronation-place for jump racing’s champions but Hurricane Fly is on course to prove …Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Again primed to take place at NewmarketNEWS ROUND-UP : WITH JUST 16 days to the first classics of the year, the already formidable Irish challenge for the Guineas …Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Mourayan heads Oxx's four-strong team for intriguing Ballysax StakesNEWS ROUND-UP: JOHN OXX could be represented by a team of up to four horses in Sunday’s Group Three PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax…Wed Apr 15 2009 - 01:00
Sesenta looks the pick in featureSESENTA CAN prove the “small is beautiful” theory correct at Fairyhouse today where champion trainer Willie Mullins looks to …Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Deutschland looks pick in featureRACING WEEKEND PREVIEWS: RUBY WALSH has hardly put a foot wrong this season but his decision to prefer Golden Silver to Deutschland…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Murtagh off to FranceJOHNNY MURTAGH travels to Longchamp tomorrow to team up with a couple of Classic contenders, including the Derby fancy Black …Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Lineman faces hikeTONY McCOY’S mount Wichita Lineman faces the prospect of carrying topweight in Easter Monday’s Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Island may run in FranceBLACK BEAR Island is rated one of Aidan O’Brien’s prime Derby contenders for 2009 and the colt could kick off his three-year-…Thu Apr 09 2009 - 01:00
Mullins targets first NationalRACING NEWS: CHAMPION TRAINER Willie Mullins is set to be mob-handed in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National as he pursues…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Garde Champetre set for NationalRACING NEWS ROUND-UP: THE TOP cross-country chaser Garde Champetre will be an intriguing starter in Easter Monday's Powers Whiskey…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Concern in Irish racing over future Government fundingTHE IRISH racing industry is bracing itself ahead of today’s emergency Budget with speculation that Government funding is under…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Mad About You worth supportCURRAGH PREVIEW: A PAIR of blinkers could work the oracle for Mad About You who attempts to re-establish her reputation in tomorrow…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Jumping mistakes cost Schindlers HuntREPORT FROM LIVERPOOL : IT’S NOT just the National fences that take jumping around Aintree as Dessie Hughes ruefully pointed…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Signal Fire looks set to follow up for WeldIT IS 25 years since Dermot Weld came agonisingly close to winning the Grand National with Greasepaint, but the legendary trainer…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Denman not a dead certFESTIVAL PREVIEW: DENMAN IS sure to start a red-hot favourite to land the Day One feature of Liverpool’s 2009 festival, the …Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Prime-time slot for festivalPUNCHESTOWN: THE PUNCHESTOWN authorities have pushed back the start of the first race on four of the five festival days later…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
George doesn't duck calling the not-so-beautiful game, loiveTV VIEW: PRAISE THE Lord for George Hamilton, the RTÉ commentator who makes it possible to experience television sport in both…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
O'Connor remains in stable condition after fallRACING NEWS : INJURED jockey Matt O’Connor remains in a “stable” condition at Cork University Hospital and there are hopes that…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Murtagh fancies De Kock's BoyRACING ROUND-UP: JOHNNY MURTAGH will be on duty at Leopardstown tomorrow, but he is at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai today and the Irishman…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Intense Focus to be centre of interestRACING LEOPARDSTOWN PREVIEW: JUST SIX runners will line up for tomorrow’s 2,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown with the Dewhurst…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Murtagh hopes for Dubai winNO IRISH jockey has ever won the Dubai World Cup but Johnny Murtagh is hoping to put that right by winning the world’s most valuable…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Weather to decide Kauto Star's plansTHE USUAL hopes for a dry and settled run in to the Punchestown festival could be put on the back-burner this year as bad weather…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Aintree National top target for AttritionTHE RYANAIR chief Michael O’Leary wants to win the Aintree Grand National more than any other race and an ante-post gamble appears…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Queally's Al Eile bids for fourth Aintree Hurdle victoryBLACK APALACHI is Ireland’s number one hope for Saturday week’s Aintree Grand National, according to the bookmakers, but there…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Rip Van Winkle back on trackAIDAN O’BRIEN brought a huge string of 48 horses to work after racing at the Curragh last evening and afterwards reported that…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Baily Light ready to shineTHERE MAY not be any Aidan O’Brien-trained runners in tomorrow’s races at the Curragh but the new favourite for the 2,000 Guineas…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
All systems go for HurricanePUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL : HURRICANE FLY could still get the chance to confirm his status as this season’s outstanding novice hurdler…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Countdown to Aintree beginsIRISH RACING: IMMEDIATELY AFTER Cheltenham comes the countdown to the Aintree Grand National in three weeks’ time with trials…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Rejuvenated Kauto proves to be star of the showCHELTENHAM: WITH PERFECT synchronicity Kauto Star produced a perfect Gold Cup performance to crown a perfect Cheltenham festival…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Ruby Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, FridayCHELTENHAM: IT MAY seem hard to imagine now, but at the start of Cheltenham 2009 Ruby Walsh thought his luck was outSat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Big Buck's keeps run goingTUESDAY’S CHAMPION Hurdle runner-up Celestial Halo could end up being the odd-man-out if Paul Nicholls wins the Gold Cup as Big…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Heart is with Brady but head is with MouradDAY FOUR PREVIEWS: IN WHAT has proved to be an unexpected beano of a week for Irish trained horses, only the most po-faced curmudgeon…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Kauto Star set to regain his crownDAY FOUR PREVIEWS: PRECEDENT might mean everything in law but it’s relevance to today’s Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup can be…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Blissful preparation for the Gallic starFESTIVAL NEWS FOCUS ON FRANCOIS DOUMEN: CHELTENHAM MIGHT be renowned for its history of Anglo-Irish rivalry but with Kasbah …Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Masterly display suffices for NichollsDAY TWO REVIEW: WITH BRILLIANCE comes expectation so there were actually some disappointed murmurs after Master Minded recorded…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Difficult to oppose Voy Por UstedesDAY THREE PREVIEW: NOT EVEN Michael O’Leary at his bolshiest best could turn a buck out of logically arguing against Voy Por…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Pieux very comfortable in winners’ enclosureDAY THREE LADBROKES WORLD HURDLE: Those who believe Christophe Pieux, rider of today’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle hotpot Kasbah …Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Sit back and enjoy performance of a MasterQUEEN MOTHER CHAMPION CHASE: IF, AS is widely expected, Master Minded cruises to another victory for Ruby Walsh and Paul Nicholls…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Big prospects for an upset to the planFESTIVAL NEWS FOCUS ON COLM MURPHY: LISTEN TO the conventional wisdom ahead of today’s Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Geraghty a man for the occasionDAY ONE REVIEW: WHY CERTAIN people possess the ability to raise their game when it counts, when the pressure is most intense…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Punjabi looks a better betCHAMPION HURDLE : BINOCULAR IS the first of four major Cheltenham festival hotpots to put his championship credentials on the…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Out to bridge the gap with Won In The DarkFESTIVAL NEWS : IT IS 26 years since Mercy Rimell became the only woman to train a Champion Hurdle winner since the race was…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Elsworth to team up with IncaRACING NEWS ROUND-UP: THE WEATHER intervened to cancel racing at Naas yesterday and the prospects of rain tonight and tomorrow…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
News not good for soft ground horsesCHELTENHAM FESTIVAL: STAR PERFORMERS like the former Champion Hurdle winner Brave Inca and the Gold Cup hope Notre Pere whose…Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
