US Ranger looks to have the stamina to take the honoursCURRAGH PREVIEW: JOHNNY MURTAGH endured a frustrating afternoon at Leopardstown last Sunday but the Group Three action at the…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien's Lucifer Sam takes the Longchamp routeRACING NEWS: AIDAN O'BRIEN has used tomorrow's Prix de Fontainebleau at Longchamp in the past on route to French 2,000 Guineas…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
Tian Shan comes with high ratingDERMOT WELD'S successful start to the season has been a feature of the fledgling Flat campaign to date and the Curragh trainer…Thu Apr 10 2008 - 01:00
Sher Why Not to repel Irish InvaderTHE RUBY Walsh-Willie Mullins team continue to be in sparkling form but their candidate for the beginners chase at Fairyhouse…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Bewleys Berry to stop Irish challengeGRAND NATIONAL PREVIEW: A DOZEN Irish-trained horses are set to try and secure a seventh John Smith's Aintree Grand National…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien's Irving looks the pickIRISH PREVIEW: BOTH GUINEAS Trials may have the Group Three status at Leopardstown tomorrow but there will also be plenty of…Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Master Minded is hard to opposeAINTREE PREVIEW: THE OLD adage might be that every horse is beatable but that particular cliché might have to be parked outside…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Oxx to double up with Simawa and Flash McGahonDUNDALK PREVIEW: BLACK TYPE action returns to Dundalk tonight and that status will be important to Sinndar's half-sister Simawa…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Ideal opportunity for Kauto Star to rediscover winning habitAINTREE PREVIEW: IT'S A year-and-a-half since Aintree hosted the first signal that Kauto Star might be a new steeplechase superstar…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Patrick has the game to back up the nameGENERATION GAME: WILLIE MULLINS has been one of the leading National Hunt trainers in Ireland for the last two decades.Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Irving in for FoxrockBOOKMAKERS RATE Washington Irving as Aidan O'Brien's number one hope for Derby glory at Epsom in June, and the Montjeu colt could…Wed Apr 02 2008 - 01:00
Jupiter Pluvius may chase Guineas without a runJUPITER PLUVIUS could follow in the footsteps of previous Aidan O'Brien-trained 2,000 Guineas winners and go straight to Newmarket…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Murtagh gets new job off to a flyerJohnny Murtagh secured a 113 to 1 treble at the Curragh yesterday, including winning on his first mount for Aidan O'Brien in …Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Murtagh gets new season and new job off to a flyerCURRAGH REPORT: JOHNNY MURTAGH secured a 113 to 1 treble at the Curragh yesterday, including winning on his first mount for …Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Savethisdanceforme to shinePREVIEWS: THE IRISH Flat season may officially have been under way for a month, but for many the term starts properly at the…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Finsceal Beo giving Bolger right vibesTHE AMERICAN superstar Curlin may be dominating the build-up to Saturday's $21 (€13Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Kicking King back on trackKICKING KING may have missed out on an attempt to regain his Cheltenham Gold Cup crown but the 2005 blue-riband winner is on …Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
O'Dwyer signs off in style with Mister Top NotchCONOR O'DWYER RETIRES : THE HUGELY popular double Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle winning jockey Conor O'Dwyer had a fairytale …Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Gemini Lucy looks the pickToday's Fairyhouse preview : GEMINI LUCY produced the finest performance of her career to date at this meeting last year and…Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Royal County Star set to stalk then pounceFAIRYHOUSE EASTER MEETING THERE COULD hardly be a more appropriately named winner in Co Meath than Royal County Star and while…Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Carribean Sunset looks the pick for Weld campCORK PREVIEW DERMOT WELD gives his high-class hurdler Bobs Pride a return to the flat at Cork today but the top trainer's best…Mon Mar 24 2008 - 00:00
Beef Or Salmon set to be off the menu after FairyhouseIRISH GRAND NATIONAL NEWS: BEEF OR SALMON heads a field of 26 runners for the €250,000 Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Murphy confident Big Zeb has what it takes to win cupNOBODY HAS supplied Davy Russell with more winners this season than Wexford trainer Colm Murphy and the championship-leading …Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Up-and-down Clopf capable of returning to winning waysWEEKEND MEETINGS IN IRELAND : THE FOUR-DAY Fairyhouse Easter festival gets under way this afternoon with the Grade Three Betfair…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Punchestown remains an option for Sizing EuropeSIZING EUROPE could yet attempt to gain some compensation for his Champion Hurdle disappointment at Cheltenham last week by running…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Royal County Star can land National gambleTONY MARTIN endured a frustrating Cheltenham but punters appear to be putting their faith in the "handicap king" getting it right…Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Coleman given 50-day banTHE GALWAY Plate winning jockey Kevin Coleman is undecided as yet about appealing the record 50-day riding ban he received at…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
Monster Denman devours Kauto StarGOLD CUP REPORT: THE OLD racing adage that a 'good big one' will always beat a 'good little one' hardly applies to yesterday…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Badgerlaw looks the pickIRISH PREVIEW: IRISH INTEREST across channel switches today to Uttoxeter where Jessica Harrington's novice Badgerlaw will lead…Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Top jockey award eases Walsh's painIT'S NOT often a jockey wins two races in a day at Cheltenham, gets crowned top rider for the festival, picks up six days in …Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Master Minded puts up an awesome displayREPORTS FROM PRESTBURY PARK/Champion Chase report: SUPERLATIVES THAT had been kept in storage for a French-bred star carrying…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Franchoek is hard to oppose in TriumphREST OF CARD PREVIEW: FOR A RACE with a reputation as a "punters graveyard", the JCB Triumph Hurdle has been quite a friendly…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Underdogs hoping for their day in the sunTRAINER PROFILES: NOTHING GRIPS the public imagination at Cheltenham more than a top horse in the mould of a Kauto Star or Denman…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Champion can find an extra gearTODAY'S PREVIEW/Gold Cup Preview: Cheltenham Gold Cup clash between Kauto Star and Denman has already been hyped to tipping…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Unknown territory for a gallant battlerHARDY EUSTACE PROFILE: IT HAS taken him five years to get to today's Ladbrokes World Hurdle but Hardy Eustace has finally made…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Different course and tripsTHOSE TRADITIONALISTS who hark back to a three-day festival have got their wish with yesterday's dramatic cancellation at Cheltenham…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Championship success would sweeten dealA number of choice rides confirm Davy Russell's arrival at the topWed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Majestic Concorde set to test ForpadydeplastererREST OF CHELTENHAM PREVIEW: FORPADYDEPLASTERER will be the most high-profile of a seven-strong Irish team for this afternoon…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Courageous Katchit deserves all the plauditsCHAMPION HURDLE REPORT: IT IS without question unfair on a hugely courageous winner like Katchit, but from an Irish point of…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Hobbs's Fair Along has a big score to settle at CheltenhamFAIR ALONG'S Cheltenham experiences have been mixed up to now but the smallest horse in the Queen Mother Champion Chase field…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Katchit steals show on Festival Day OneRACING: IRISH HORSES scored twice on Day One of the Cheltenham festival, but even that double for racing's most famous owner…Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Carberry can warm to taskPHILIP CARBERRY can warm up for Tuesday's Champion Hurdle, and Sublimity's attempt to retain his title, with a victory on board…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Next-door neighbours take battle to new levelThe Paul Nicholls stablemates are hard to choose between but when it comes to the crunch expect style and speed to tellSat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Apt Approach's boostLEOPARDSTOWN GALLOPS LEOPARDSTOWN'S eve-of-festival gallops session has a history of throwing up major Cheltenham hints, but…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
All festival eyes on workout at LeopardstownA FEW last-minute Cheltenham clues will be available at Leopardstown tomorrow when the Dublin track hosts its eve-of-festival…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Murphy reports all systems go for ZaaritoCOLM MURPHY has confirmed his exciting bumper horse Zaarito is an intended Cheltenham starter as the Wexford-based trainer pursues…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Well Run to prove pointPREVIEW : THE NOEL Meade-Paul Carberry team are back in flying form, and Well Run can prove the point in today's three-and-a…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Thyne Again to take an intriguing clashNaas preview: J'y Vole will attempt to maintain her unbeaten record over fences at Naas tomorrow but the Willie Mullins-trained…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Ground concerns for ForpadydeplastererEven his name alone would guarantee Forpadydeplasterer plenty of attention on the run up to the Cheltenham festival but Ireland…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Thyne could seal Arkle spotThyne Again could yet earn his ticket to the Cheltenham festival at Naas on Sunday where the highly rated novice has a choice…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
