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Gordon Elliott coming up on inside to eye Willie Mullins’s crown

Gordon Elliott coming up on inside to eye Willie Mullins’s crown

Death Duty’s victory in Naas novice hurdle narrows gap with Ireland’s top trainer

Sun Jan 08 2017 - 16:54
Mullins-Elliott battle set to continue into new year

Mullins-Elliott battle set to continue into new year

Mullins hope Aldechi Inois faces two Elliott runners in the Listed Chase at Tramore

Fri Dec 30 2016 - 22:48
Ruby Walsh seeks to maintain momentum at Punchestown

Ruby Walsh seeks to maintain momentum at Punchestown

Champion jockey will be on board Childrens List, Sure Reef and newcomer Brontide

Fri Dec 30 2016 - 19:00
Gordon Elliott seeks to end big year with final flourish at Newbury

Gordon Elliott seeks to end big year with final flourish at Newbury

Baltazar d’Allier tests Grade One waters in Betfred Challow Novices Hurdle

Fri Dec 30 2016 - 18:27
Michael O’Leary gets one back on Willie Mullins in Ryanair Hurdle

Michael O’Leary gets one back on Willie Mullins in Ryanair Hurdle

Bryan Cooper steered Petit Mouchoir home ahead of odds-on favourite Nichols Canyon

Thu Dec 29 2016 - 17:05
Jessica Harrington keeps up the fight with Our Duke success

Jessica Harrington keeps up the fight with Our Duke success

Willie Mullins’ tally reached 21 when first Battleford and then Let’s Dance came home

Thu Dec 29 2016 - 16:58
Nichols Canyon poised to defend his Ryanair Hurdle crown

Nichols Canyon poised to defend his Ryanair Hurdle crown

Locally based owner Barry Connell bids for success in novice chase with Martello Tower

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 22:30
Rathnure Rebel to follow in illustrious footsteps at Limerick

Rathnure Rebel to follow in illustrious footsteps at Limerick

Patrick Mullins fancied to notch bumper victory for Pat Fahy on Castlegrace Paddy

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 21:30
Gavin Cromwell is back for another big Christmas target

Gavin Cromwell is back for another big Christmas target

Jer’s Girl tries to reverse Morgiana form with Nichols Canyon at Leopardstown festival

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 21:12
Plenty of options for Vroum Vroum Mag after Grade One win

Plenty of options for Vroum Vroum Mag after Grade One win

Mullins saddles Leopardstown four-timer to bring holiday haul to 17 winners

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 18:50
Michael O'Leary plays down split with Willie Mullins after Lexus 1-2

Michael O'Leary plays down split with Willie Mullins after Lexus 1-2

Teenager Jack Kennedy claims first Grade One win as Djakadam finishes third

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 18:06
Djakadam can confirm Gold Cup credentials in Lexus

Djakadam can confirm Gold Cup credentials in Lexus

Vroum Vroum Mag can bring Willie Mullins more festive cheer in Christmas Hurdle

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 11:07
Zabana fully primed for Lexus Chase challenge

Zabana fully primed for Lexus Chase challenge

Victory in the Grade One contest could see Andy Lynch targeting a Gold Cup bid

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 22:30
Noble Endeavor lands Paddy Power Chase for Gordon Elliott

Noble Endeavor lands Paddy Power Chase for Gordon Elliott

Major gamble pays dividends in the most valuable race of the holiday period

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 19:40
Cap d’Aubois poised to strike for Mullins at Limerick

Cap d’Aubois poised to strike for Mullins at Limerick

Daryl Jacob travels from Britain to pilot the Gordon Elliott runner Missy Tata

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 19:30
Douvan headlines Leopardstown five-timer for Willie Mullins

Douvan headlines Leopardstown five-timer for Willie Mullins

Champion trainer records a total of six winners in Ireland for second successive day

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 17:30
Liz Doyle has winning Limerick formula with Sea Scorpion

Liz Doyle has winning Limerick formula with Sea Scorpion

Fair chance for A Decent Excuse; Duke Cass likely to score in day-two festival finale

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 08:00
Tom Taaffe back in  stride for  Paddy Power Chase

Tom Taaffe back in stride for Paddy Power Chase

Win for Rogue Trader or People’s Park could cement Gold Cup victor’s return to form

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 07:30
It Came To Pass can strike egalitarian blow in Paddy Power

It Came To Pass can strike egalitarian blow in Paddy Power

Douvan should enjoy lucrative lap of honour on day two of Leopardstown festival

Tue Dec 27 2016 - 07:00
Willie Mullins lands 63/1 St Stephen’s Day ‘six-timer’

Willie Mullins lands 63/1 St Stephen’s Day ‘six-timer’

Thistlecrack odds on for Cheltenham Gold Cup after King George rout at Kempton

Mon Dec 26 2016 - 19:45
Min’s Leopardstown triumph points to greater days ahead

Min’s Leopardstown triumph points to greater days ahead

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh enjoy 12-1 St Stephen’s Day treble at Leopardstown

Mon Dec 26 2016 - 16:38
Leopardstown: Identity Thief can win St Stephen’s Day battle for Michael O’Leary

Leopardstown: Identity Thief can win St Stephen’s Day battle for Michael O’Leary

JP McManus holds major prospects in first three races of Leopardstown festival

Mon Dec 26 2016 - 08:00
Limerick: Paul Townend can make hay at expense of Haymount

Limerick: Paul Townend can make hay at expense of Haymount

Bellshill is hoping to enhance Cheltenham prospects in Shannon Airport Novice Chase

Mon Dec 26 2016 - 07:30
Leopardstown: Big win could be Christmas Dream for Karl Thornton

Leopardstown: Big win could be Christmas Dream for Karl Thornton

Dublin trainer has Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown in Colms Dream’s sights

Mon Dec 26 2016 - 07:00
Grand Jesture to foil Foxrock at Down Royal

Grand Jesture to foil Foxrock at Down Royal

Katie Walsh can score St Stephen’s Day success on Blairs Cove

Mon Dec 26 2016 - 07:00
Harzand delivers the win Weld  wanted most

Harzand delivers the win Weld wanted most

Sports review of 2016: Legendary trainer saddled 4,000th career winner just weeks later but Derby was more than a bit special for Brian O'Connor

Sun Dec 25 2016 - 12:01
100,000 racegoers expected to attend Christmas meetings

100,000 racegoers expected to attend Christmas meetings

Wet weather conditons not likely to interfere with the four-day festival period

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 16:59
Gordon Elliott to release formidable team for Christmas duty

Gordon Elliott to release formidable team for Christmas duty

Season’s leading trainer could have a contender in all 63 races run in Ireland during the festive period

Tue Dec 20 2016 - 23:00
Cue Card and Thistlecrack all set for King George  clash

Cue Card and Thistlecrack all set for King George clash

Road To Riches and Roi Des Francs the only Irish-trained challengers for big prize

Tue Dec 20 2016 - 22:55
Anti-doping fight will be Turf Club’s priority in 2017

Anti-doping fight will be Turf Club’s priority in 2017

25 per cent increase in blood and urine testing planned for second half of the year

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 19:30
Paul Gilligan disqualified from racing for six months

Paul Gilligan disqualified from racing for six months

Co Galway trainer ruled out of all racing activities for six months

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 17:28
Many Clouds  to bid for lucrative Lexus Chase at Leopardstown

Many Clouds to bid for lucrative Lexus Chase at Leopardstown

Oliver Sherwood’s Grand National winner set to take on Irish stars on their home patch

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 17:17
Valseur Lido remains on track for Lexus Chase

Valseur Lido remains on track for Lexus Chase

Death Duty favourite for Albert Bartlett after impressive Navan victory

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 00:59
Gordon Elliott extends lead  with 260-1 Sunday ‘five-timer’

Gordon Elliott extends lead with 260-1 Sunday ‘five-timer’

Samcro follows in footsteps of Don Cossack by winning Listed Bumper at Navan

Sun Dec 18 2016 - 17:16
David Mullins set to use  Brain Power to  advertise his talent

David Mullins set to use Brain Power to advertise his talent

Triple Grade One novice hurdler Yorkhill gets chasing career under way at Fairyhouse

Sat Dec 17 2016 - 01:00
Invitation Only can continue Willie Mullins’s hot streak at Navan

Invitation Only can continue Willie Mullins’s hot streak at Navan

Asthuria should be difficult to beat in Sunday’s Listed feature at Thurles

Sat Dec 17 2016 - 01:00
Record prizemoney of  €60.5 million for Irish racing in  2017

Record prizemoney of €60.5 million for Irish racing in 2017

New €10,000 minimum race value will be a boost for the large majority of owners

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 21:00
Yorkhill on course to start over fences at Fairyhouse

Yorkhill on course to start over fences at Fairyhouse

Vroum Vroum Mag will be entered in both King George and Christmas Hurdle at Kempton

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 01:00
Valseur Lido on track for Leopardstown’s Lexus Chase

Valseur Lido on track for Leopardstown’s Lexus Chase

Gigginstown’s number one is set to skip Kempton’s King George VI Chase

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 01:00
Handicapper says Douvan has “potential to be  anything’

Handicapper says Douvan has “potential to be anything’

Willie Mullins’s star’s official rating unchanged at 169 despite Cork romp

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 01:00
JP McManus’s  Yanworth set for  Kempton’s Christmas Hurdle

JP McManus’s Yanworth set for Kempton’s Christmas Hurdle

Owner’s star novices Coney Island and Anibale Fly may be separated at Leopardstown

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 00:30
Walter Swinburn: The greatest hands in racing

Walter Swinburn: The greatest hands in racing

Behind the glamour lurked the mundane and painful reality of a struggle with weight

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 21:51
Shergar’s jockey Walter Swinburn dies aged 55

Shergar’s jockey Walter Swinburn dies aged 55

Swinburn won Epsom Derby three times and The Arc once

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 19:40
Paul Gilligan’s BHA rehearing to begin on Tuesday

Paul Gilligan’s BHA rehearing to begin on Tuesday

Co Galway trainer’s solicitor critical of delay in organising review of six-month ban

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 01:00
Douvan to stick to two-mile trip after brilliant return

Douvan to stick to two-mile trip after brilliant return

Djakadam claims Durkan Chase to help Willie Mullins to a Sunday six-timer

Sun Dec 11 2016 - 17:35
Exciting Douvan ready  to return to action in Cork

Exciting Douvan ready to return to action in Cork

Ruby Walsh rides Djakadam in Grade One John Durkan Chase at Punchestown

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 00:45
Highland Reel bids to claim 23rd Group  One win  for Aidan O’Brien

Highland Reel bids to claim 23rd Group One win for Aidan O’Brien

Champion trainer’s Cougar Mountain also runs in Hong Kong Mile on Sunday morning

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 22:30
Bryan Cooper faces Durkan choice between Sub Lieutenant and Outlander

Bryan Cooper faces Durkan choice between Sub Lieutenant and Outlander

Willie Mullins’s Djakadam set to defend his Grade One crown at Punchestown

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 10:47
Pat Smullen represents Ireland in Hong Kong jockey competition

Pat Smullen represents Ireland in Hong Kong jockey competition

Highland Reel on course to defend Vase crown in Sunday’s International Carnival

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 19:15
Douvan heads to Hilly Way in Cork

Douvan heads to Hilly Way in Cork

O'Brien's Highland Reel odds on for Vase at the International Carnival in Hong Kong

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 01:00
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