Bach for Derrinstown TrialThe unbeaten Bach emerged yesterday as the probable first-choice Ballydoyle runner for Sunday's clash with Sinndar in the Derrinstown…Thu May 11 2000 - 01:00
Treble for OxxJohn Oxx and Jim Bolger both trained three winners apiece and John Bowles trained the other oneWed May 10 2000 - 01:00
Monashee for FranceThe unbeaten Monashee Mountain emerged yesterday as a surprise contender for Sunday's Dubai Poule d'Essai des Poulins, the French…Wed May 10 2000 - 01:00
Meade Punch dayAfter four days of quality, Punchestown stages what can only be described as a day of quantity with five of the races scheduled…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Day of reckoning for CausewayThe CLICHE goes "the bigger the field the bigger the certainty" and confidence is growing that Giant's Causeway will inject the…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Grimes in controlGrimes and Feathered Leader, two horses that in the past might have been kindly called frustrating, turned themselves into heroes…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Stage set to deliverIf there's a distinct feeling of Hamlet without the prince regarding Istabraq's absence from today's £110,000 Shell Champion …Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Thunder enters record booksRisk Of Thunder entered the record books at Punchestown yesterday, and Nicky Henderson and Mick Fitzgerald proved yet again they…Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Another red letter day for WalshesLike so many times before, Ted Walsh colourfully summed it up best: "When your luck is in, your cow will calf - and have a bull…Thu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Conditions to favour TiutchevAt the start of the week very few would have believed quick ground would be a factor at PunchestownThu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Bookies the real winners at sunny PunchestownThe sun shone, the crowds poured in and most of them went home last night with considerably lighter pockets.Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Get Real moves into overdriveNicky Henderson and Mick Fitzgerald proved yet again they are the Festival kings when Get Real provided an unlikely success in…Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
O'Dwyer to take centre stageConor O'Dwyer may have missed the first day of the Punchestwon Festival, but if the jockey doesn't take centre stage today then…Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Edredon Bleu set to shineThe sun is set to shine, up to 25,000 people a day are set to descend and close on a £1 million will be squabbled over on the…Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Magnier hits out at Turf ClubCoolmore Stud boss John Magnier last night lashed out at the Turf Club's opposition to the Government's offer of cash for amalgamation…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Gill's Honey looks sweetDown Royal picks up the slack for the jumpers today and a notable jockey booking is Norman Williamson for the Fairyhouse scorer…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Prince bounces backThe controversial Mantles Prince bounced back from illness to score a well-backed success at Navan yesterday and will now be …Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Peslier will ride BernsteinThe top French jockey Olivier Peslier will ride Bernstein for Aidan O'Brien in Saturday's Sagitta 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket …Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Montjeu backEurope's champion racehorse, Montjeu, could be set to return to action in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh next month.Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Christy Senior bestNavan has beaten off the weather threat to stage 14 Flat races this weekend, a fact that may not do much for the hordes of National…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Killultagh Storm triumphs in thrilling finishKillultagh Storm won the £75,000 Powers Handicap Hurdle in a thrilling finish with Brigade Charge at Fairyhouse yesterday but…Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Stillanall to break Flynn's bad runCork gets the Easter programme underway this afternoon with a mixed card but it's the opening two flat races that can pay off…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Bobbyjo off at top weightTwenty-seven horses are declared to start Easter Monday's £125,000 Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National, including the 1998…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Topacio can beat elders for SwanA new stand and new facilities add to the novelty of an Easter Sunday fixture at Fairyhouse tomorrow, but, thankfully for punters…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Shakespeare ready to advertise his Derby claimsYet again a midweek racing drought is followed by an overflowing weekend which features a possibly intriguing Leopardstown fixture…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Sackville winsFrances Crowley had her first success in Britain when Sackville defeated the Charlie Swan ridden favourite No Discount in the…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
Causeway readyWith such a weekend focus on steeple-chasing's ultimate test, it seems almost incongruous to be thinking of the flat classics…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
Buck Rogers to overcome all oddsBobbyjo attempts to become the first horse since the mighty Red Rum to win the Martell Grand National for two years running at…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
On the edgeThis time there may be no Istabraq in the Aintree Hurdle but Knife Edge can still present an significant Irish challenge in the…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
Micko's Dream true to his nameAndy Warhol glibly talked of everyone experiencing 15 minutes of fame, but for Jim Balfry and the 23 other members of the Sport…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
AIR request meetingThe fallout from the Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy's offer of permanent funding for Irish racing in return for amalgamation…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Punters spoilt for choiceA total of four weekend fixtures in Ireland might strike most as overkill considering there will be no more action until next…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Lad to miss LiverpoolLimestone Lad will miss out on Liverpool next week and instead will be prepared for Punchestown in May.Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
O'Dwyer ban cutConor O'Dwyer described himself as "happy enough" with yesterday's Turf Club decision to reduce his Gowran Park suspension from…Thu Mar 30 2000 - 01:00
Istabraq to get long restIstabraq may already be winding down from the current championship winning season, but this is unlikely to be a pattern repeated…Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
Carberry aims for AintreePaul Carberry is confident he will be reunited with Bobbyjo for a repeat bid in Saturday week's Martell Aintree Grand National…Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
A Classic team of awesome strengthSun drenched spring mornings at Ballydoyle can't help but engender optimism. It's their natureTue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
Monashee shows classIt was only day one of a very long year but Monashee Mountain indicated at the Curragh yesterday he may continue to illuminate…Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Danoli is nappedDanoli may have missed out on the Gold Cup and the Cheltenham festival but he takes another step today to what connections will…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Monashee Mountain ready to goBarely have we drawn breath from Cheltenham and the flat season steals up on usSat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Looks Like Trouble is pure Gold for ChanceDublin-born Noel Chance trained his second Gold Cup winner in four years when Looks Like Trouble proved too good for Florida …Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Bacchanal gets better of gallant LimestoneThe final Irish score at the Festival was a relatively disappointing three winners after a blank day yesterdayFri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Florida Pearl's courage and class to silence his criticsA feature of this year's various "Cheltenham Nights" on the run up to the festival were the widespread guffaws that greeted any…Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Mullins pulls it off againThe middle day of Cheltenham 2000 was comfortably familiarThu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Lady Rebecca to foil LadIt's a splendid fairytale that the majority of Irish punters, and indeed a wider Irish audience, want to come true, but Limestone…Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Istabraq to return for moreA trickle of blood turned into a river of joy when Istabraq entered history with a third successive Smurfit Champion Hurdle at…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
Carberry to wait and seeWillie Mullins said yesterday he has no plans to put another rider on hold for the Gold Cup hope Florida Pearl despite Paul Carberry…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
Istabraq celebrates hat-trickIstabraq overcame a late injury scare to hit just the right note for a third successive victory in yesterday's Smurfit Champion…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
Sausalito Bay's victory ends Meade's long waitIstabraq may have been the highlight but, in terms of emotion, Sausalito Bay giving Noel Meade's his first festival success by…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
