Champagne Fever fizzing nicely ahead of Cheltenham, says MullinsCHAMPAGNE 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
Hennessy sticks to old routine for Rubi LightRACING/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
O'Connor breaks his legRACING: 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 eventRACING/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
Beauchene looks nicely in on 10st 6lbTHE 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
Mullins to target elusive Boyne HurdleTHE LADBROKES Boyne Hurdle is a rare big-race gap on Willie Mullins’s CV but the champion trainer looks set to target Sunday’…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Galileo's Choice looks to have grounds for optimismAN OTHERWISE ordinary midweek fixture at Fairyhouse today is enlivened by the presence of Galileo’s Choice, who has a Cheltenham…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Mullins enters three at HaydockRACING: WILLIE MULLINS could attempt to extend his all-conquering Irish form to Haydock this Saturday in the Betfred Grand National…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Rubi Light warms up at GowranRACING: THE LEADING Cheltenham fancy Rubi Light is on track to warm up for the festival at Gowran Park this Saturday where he…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Hughes may send Roberto to AintreeRACING: ROBERTO GOLDBACK looks to have earned himself a tilt at the Aintree Grand National in April following his honourable…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Quel Esprit shows Gold Cup form in securing eighth Hennessy for MullinsRACING : QUEL ESPRIT secured Willie Mullins a remarkable eighth success in yesterday’s Hennessy at Leopardstown and is on track…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
'Arry has gift for navigating players' empty headsTIPPING POINT : Given the levels of stupidity on display in English soccer over the weekend, Harry Redknapp’s peculiar nous …Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Bostons Angel looks the safer optionRACING: ITS IMPACT on Cheltenham might end up being negligible but Bostons Angel could get the better of a fascinating “style…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Rely on Last Instalment to deliver dividendsRACING: WITH CHELTENHAM just over four weeks away, hopes will be high that tomorrow’s bumper Grade One card at Leopardstown …Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Bog Warrior can get stuck inRACING: FOR A €16,500 race, today’s Naas feature has attracted a top level field with a pair of Grade One winners, Bog Warrior…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
Backstage set for tilt at Cheltenham's FoxhuntersBACKSTAGE REMAINS on course for Cheltenham’s Foxhunters Chase after picking up a sixth point-to-point success of the current …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Mullins pins hopes on Quel EspritWILLIE MULLINS will rely solely on his exciting chaser Quel Esprit as the champion trainer pursues a remarkable eighth victory…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Gigginstown stars ready to returnTHIS WEEKEND’S Leopardstown and Naas action will have a big bearing on the powerful Gigginstown Stud team’s Cheltenham plans …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Elliott leaning towards Hennessy for Jessies DreamRACING: SUNDAY’S HENNESSY at Leopardstown provides the last opportunity for Irish hopes to force their way into the forefront…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Sizing shows why he's champRACING: DURING A fluctuating career at the top level, Sizing Europe has sometimes never convinced everybody but the exalted …Mon Feb 06 2012 - 00:00
Morris-trained Rathlin can follow up recent victoryRACING/FAIRYHOUSE PREVIEW: THE VALUE of a successful wind operation was illustrated to great effect by Rathlin on his last visit…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Big Zeb can take clash of the two-mile titansRACING/PUNCHESTOWN: THERE ARE few things to stir the sporting blood better than a straight head-to-head clash and that looks…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Frost covers laid for clash of titansRACING: IT’S A case of deja vu at Punchestown ahead of Sunday’s clash of the two-mile titans, Sizing Europe and Big Zeb in the…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Same again for Rubi LightRACING: TRAINER ROB Hennessy is pursuing an if-it-isn’t-broke-don’t-fix-it policy as Rubi Light continues his build-up to another…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Owner appeals against stewards' rulingRACING: OWNER RITA Shah has lodged an appeal to the Turf Club against the decision not to promote her horse One Cool Shabra …Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Hurricane looks to another Hurdle at CheltenhamRACING: HURRICANE FLY will have the opportunity to put together back- to-back Champion Hurdle victories at Cheltenham in six…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Hurricane breezes home in styleRACING: A NEW and perhaps even better Hurricane Fly returned to action with a winning BHP Irish Champion Hurdle performance …Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Casey rules out Festival for FlemenstarTHE RESOLUTELY Dublin trainer Peter Casey notched the first Grade One victory of a long career as Flemenstar bounded to the top…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Super Bowl may be worth staying up forTIPPING POINT : Unlike so much around us now, sport can still come up trumps; even overhyped sport of the American varietyMon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Mullins admits Fly's lack of race fitness a concernRACING: IF THE Hurricane Fly that completed a perfect five-from-five campaign which took him to 2011 horse-of-the-year honours…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Murphy's Zaarito looks all set to boogieRACING: SCOTTISH BOOGIE has been a clear ante-post market leader all week in the lead-up to today’s €100,000 Boylesports Hurdle…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Shakervilz can give Walsh elusive first ThyestesRACING/GOWRAN PREVIEW: THE GOFFS Thyestes Chase may not be the prestige pot it was in its 1960s heyday but Ruby Walsh will still…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Lynch gets plum ride on BoogieRACING: ANDREW LYNCH has cut a swathe through this winter’s top races and the in-form jockey will hope to continue his hot-streak…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Weld to wait on Townend decisionRACING: DERMOT WELD is keeping his fingers crossed that champion jockey Paul Townend will be available to ride Unaccompanied…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Noble Prince still on track despite defeatRACING: NOBLE PRINCE remains on course for Cheltenham’s Ryanair Chase after his disappointing odds-on defeat to Blazing Tempo…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Race-fitness a worry as Fly reappearsHURRICANE FLY will have his first race in almost nine months when defending his BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle crown at …Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Payment for managers - it works, so why fix it?TIPPING POINT: The GAA has to be seen to be about the glory of the parish and volunteerism – and if that requires a certain …Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Noble Prince's resilience and class the differenceRACING: THE RYANAIR Chase favourite Noble Prince looks set to enjoy a successful Cheltenham festival prep’ at Fairyhouse tomorrow…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Confident Cooper looking to tuckPady inRACING: FORPADYDEPLASTERER WILL try to secure a first victory since a memorable Cheltenham festival success in 2009 when he …Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Carberry breaks collarbone skiingRACING: TOP JOCKEY Paul Carberry faces a spell on the injury sidelines after breaking his collarbone in a skiing accident.Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Townend takes reins on Mullins' hotpotsRACING/NAAS: IT HAS been a frustratingly stop-start campaign for Paul Townend up to now but with just over seven weeks to Cheltenham…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
O'Brien's Cape Blanco wins top US awardRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN’S hugely successful 2011 campaign yielded another result in America during the early hours of yesterday…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Prince for FairyhouseRACING: FAIRYHOUSE IS set to host the ante-post favourite for one of the Cheltenham championship races this Sunday as Noble …Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Cooper to partner PadyRACING: BRYAN COOPER will hope it is third time lucky on board Forpadydeplasterer when the partnership line up in Saturday’s…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Quel Esprit builds up to CheltenhamTHE BETFRED Cheltenham Gold Cup outsider Quel Esprit could continue his festival build-up at Thurles on Thursday in the Grade…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Attendance rises one of very few positives for HRIA RISE in attendances was the welcome positive among some otherwise generally downbeat statistics in Horse Racing Ireland’s 2011…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Synchronised looks to emulate DoransIT IS 14 years since Dorans Pride pulled off the Lexus Chase-Hennessy Gold Cup double in the same season but Synchronised is …Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Cooper hopeful as star heads to AscotRACING NEWS: IT’S NEARLY three years since Forpadydeplasterer last got his head in front but an encouraging Christmas effort…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Impressive China Rock set for Hennessy renewalCHINA ROCK earned himself a crack at next month’s Hennessy Gold Cup with a fine comeback effort over hurdles at Punchestown on…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Unlike Scholesy, tennis stars can't cheat reaperTIPPING POINT: THE Australian Open, tennis’s first grand-slam of 2012, began during the night. You probably missed itMon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
