Formbook tells no lies as Spirit Dancer winsThe formbook said it and the formbook was rightWed May 13 1998 - 01:00
York test for SaratogaSaratoga Springs bids to strengthen Aidan O'Brien's Epsom Derby hand even more in today's Dante Stakes at York, but O'Brien hasn…Wed May 13 1998 - 01:00
Strong Son looks worth supportingThe Co Carlow trainer Willie Mullins saddled a one-two in a maiden hurdle at Killarney on Monday and can emphasise his strength…Wed May 13 1998 - 01:00
Nap goes to Spirit DancerThe former champion jockey John Murtagh has made a good start to the season and he will be fancying his chances of increasing…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Easy victory for Dance So SuiteThe imprecise nature of horse breeding was emphasised once again at Killarney last night when Dance So Suite won the second division…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Risk Material not worriedHe has the size and scope of a horse who could jump a fence, but Risk Material showed the sort of speed in winning at Leopardstown…Mon May 11 1998 - 01:00
Penalty should not stop IftatahThe bookmakers in the Killarney ring this evening are likely to be donning flak jackets by the time the Seamus Weldon Handicap…Mon May 11 1998 - 01:00
Weld colt nappedDermot Weld's lightening start to the flat season has proved something of a bonanza to the Curragh trainer's supporters, and …Sat May 09 1998 - 01:00
Confidence in Risk MaterialLeopardstown and Killarney are the attractions tomorrow and while the Co Kerry track has an interesting £25,000 handicap hurdle…Sat May 09 1998 - 01:00
Super Fellow offers welcome degree of certaintyIf for some reason you feel like giving yourself a headache then just start examining this evening's fixture at Dundalk.Fri May 08 1998 - 01:00
O'Brien sorting out Derby optionsSaratoga Springs will return to the track in next Wednesday's Dante Stakes at York leaving Risk Material to fly the Ballydoyle…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Lidanna looks the one to side withHeeremandi, who achieved a rating of 107 during an admirably consistent two-year career, makes her seasonal reappearance in this…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Sligo faces inspectionSligo's postponed card is again under threat from the weather with a 7.30 inspection planned for this morningWed May 06 1998 - 01:00
Roche will take over on King Of KingsAidan O'Brien has confirmed that if King Of Kings does run in the Irish 2,000 Guineas, Christy Roche will take over from Michael…Wed May 06 1998 - 01:00
King Of Kings may take chance in Epsom DerbyIrish bookmakers, Paddy Powers, have made the 2,000 Guineas winner, King Of Kings, their new 7 to 1 favourite to win the Epsom…Wed May 06 1998 - 01:00
King Of Kings proves the doubters wrongWere the sceptics wrong or were we wrongMon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Cape Verdi cruises homeCape Verdi took Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation back to the top with a scintillating five length defeat of Aidan O'Brien…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Two-Twenty-Two to take TetrarchSecond empire's absence through injury from today's Tetrarch Stakes removes much of the classic significance from the Group Three…Sat May 02 1998 - 01:00
English raiders take top prizesIt was like Cheltenham in reverse at Punchestown's marathon final day yesterday when the afternoon's big races were dominated…Fri May 01 1998 - 01:00
Curragh is optimisticThe Curragh reports there are no doubts about its Tetrarch Stakes meeting going ahead on SaturdayThu Apr 30 1998 - 01:00
Ballygowan Beauty wins for HouriganAfter a morning inspection decided that the chase course was unraceable, Punchestown went ahead with an under-strength five-race…Thu Apr 30 1998 - 01:00
New Punchestown impresses puntersThe LOOK of the new Punchestown impressed the vast majority of the crowd of 15,000 yesterday and despite the awful weather, the…Wed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
Archive Footage looks to have the right credentialsTo corrupt the classic "Summertime" tune, it's very much a case of Punchestown and the going is heavyWed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
Big Matt triumphs despite conditionsIn the appallingly heavy conditions at Punchestown yesterday, the form horses performed surprisingly well but the £50,000 BMW…Wed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
Scales tipped in favour of Klairon DavisThe tried and trusted can blend successfully with the new and hopeful when Klairon Davis bids to land a third successive BMW …Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
King Of Kings set for clash with XaarKing Of Kings was the subject of an upbeat bulletin from Aidan O'Brien yesterday as he peaks for a clash with Xaar in Saturday…Mon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Champagne on ice as Swan is foiledThe champagne is waiting in the ice until tomorrow at least as Charlie Swan's bid to ride his 1,000th winner over jumps was foiled…Mon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Tarry Flynn againOne of the features of the fledgling flat season has been the success enjoyed by the apprentice Shane Kelly, and the 19-year-…Sat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
Swan set to clear the 1,000 obstacleChampion jockey Charlie Swan goes into this weekend within touching distance of a career landmarkSat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
Fiddling for festivalThe opposition is starting to queue to take on Boss Doyle in Wednesday's Heineken Gold Cup at Punchestown and they will be headed…Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Ballerina the warm fancyFrench Ballerina, brilliant winner of Cheltenham's Supreme Novice Hurdle, is set to start a warm order for Tuesday's Country …Thu Apr 23 1998 - 01:00
Helorhiwater may be worth a flutterIt's a pretty ordinary eightrace card at Clonmel this afternoon but with Helorhiwater running in the Mountain Handicap something…Thu Apr 23 1998 - 01:00
Nicholson to hit festival with sixThe top English trainer David Nicholson could have a team of up to six at the Punchestown festival which starts next TuesdayWed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
Saratoga Springs out of KentuckyThe speculation about Saratoga Springs challenging for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday week was ended yesterday when it was confirmed…Wed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
Guineas' trials go to in-form Weld, KinaneThree Listed classic trials were on the card at Leopardstown yesterday and yet a £49,512 jackpot wasn't wonMon Apr 20 1998 - 01:00
Springs may runSaratoga Springs may still fly the flag for Ireland in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday weekMon Apr 20 1998 - 01:00
Weld colt chosenLeopardstown's first flat fixture of the year has the boost of a £40,000 guaranteed jackpot to promote its British Embassy-steered…Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
Schedual is bestThe old man of the field, Second Schedual, looks a decent bet to put the youngsters in their place in today's £35,000 Dawn Milk…Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
Carberry lands fine trebleAs if Monday's Grand National success on Bobbyjo wasn't enough to make Paul Carberry the central character of Fairyhouse's Easter…Thu Apr 16 1998 - 01:00
Bahao looks safest wagerThe first meeting west of the Shannon this year takes place at Ballinrobe today with a trappy looking seven-race card where Bahao…Thu Apr 16 1998 - 01:00
Count on fresh Cable BeachQuite how much the treacle-like ground at Aintree took out of the horses will be tested at Fairyhouse today when Jeffell and …Wed Apr 15 1998 - 01:00
Taaffe enjoys his biggest successDelphi Lodge at 9 to 1 may not have been everyone's idea of the Power Gold Cup winner but it was the Tom Taaffe-trained grey …Wed Apr 15 1998 - 01:00
Unarmed steals Gold Cup but injuries take their tollBob Treacy's Grand National fall must have come as something of a shock to his jockey Tommy Treacy whose reason to believe that…Tue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
Bobbyjo pips brave Papillon in thrillerThe derogatory descriptions came thick and fast beforehand. A glorified upside down handicap, just a decent point-to-pointTue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
Fiddlers Tune napped to win for DunwoodyMoney doesn't just talk in racing, it shouts, but there will be a lot of sentiment willing Hill Society to win this afternoon…Tue Apr 14 1998 - 01:00
Tell The Nipper looks best in open contestToday's £125,000 Jameson Irish Grand National provides its usual Easter Monday brain-teaser, perhaps even more so than usual…Mon Apr 13 1998 - 01:00
Right Job is sound wagerThe rejuvenated Cork track hosts its first fixture of the year tomorrow and the racecourse itself seems to have confounded the…Sat Apr 11 1998 - 01:00
Crystal Wind expected to handle testing conditionsToday's Naas card is conditional on the course surviving a 7.00 inspection this morningSat Apr 11 1998 - 01:00
