Festival may not see out its four daysA MAXIMUM field of 30 runners are due to line up in Monday’s Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National, the €250,000 centrepiece of…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Big Shu looks the right fitBIG SHU can make trainer Mark McNiff’s long trip south from Sligo pay off in style in the concluding bumper at Cork this afternoon…Sat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Soft ground ideal for Whinstone BoyTHE CURRENT weather might be bad news to a lot of people but not Jimmy Mangan who is praying for even more rain ahead of Saturday…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Murphy hopes gamble with Zaarito pays off in GoldCOLM MURPHY is hoping the decision to miss Cheltenham with Zaarito pays off in Grade One style at Fairyhouse on Sunday when his…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Dunguib may take on the big gunsPUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL: CHAMPION DUNGUIB could attempt to end the season on a winning note against older horses in the Rabobank…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Worsening weather a concern for FairyhouseAPRIL MIGHT be about to begin but “freak” weather conditions could yet impact on Fairyhouse’s Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Townend gets Supreme callRACING NEWS: PAUL TOWNEND will team up with the gambled on Arbor Supreme for Willie Mullins in Saturday week’s Aintree Grand…Tue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Denman may run at PunchestownTHE 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Denman could yet take centre-stage at next month’s Punchestown festival as trainer Paul Nicholls…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Gloria can excel in world's richest raceDUBAI WORLD CUP: VALUE FOR money may be a frivolous concept when the world’s richest race meeting is run for the first time …Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Tranquil Sea to tackle three-mile trip at PunchestownRACING: TRANQUIL SEA is set to tackle three miles for the first time in his career in next month’s Guinness Gold Cup at the …Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Dispute heads to Labour CourtTHE DISPUTE between the Turf Club and its officials over pay and conditions is set to go to the Labour Court next month, but …Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Murtagh looking for good start to weekendRACING NEWS: JOHNNY MURTAGH can warm up for his date with St Nicholas Abbey in tomorrow’s Newmarket 2,000 Guineas with a couple…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Stack's Mister Carter looks the pickIRISH RACING WEEKEND PREVIEWS: WHETHER TOMORROW’S Group Three feature at Leopardstown lives up to its Derby pedigree is debatable…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Hughes hoping to go one betterDESSIE HUGHES endured Black Apalachi finishing runner-up to Don’t Push It at Aintree last weekend, but the Curragh trainer is…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
O'Brien pleased with AbbeyST NICHOLAS ABBEY, the unbeaten European champion juvenile and red-hot favourite for both the 2,000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby…Mon Mar 22 2010 - 00:00
Four-timer for Stack teamCURRAGH REPORT: IT IS THE Curragh’s annual fate to kick off its year in the midst of National Hunt racing’s peak period, but…Mon Mar 22 2010 - 00:00
Katie adds second win with StarsREPORT DAY FOUR: DESPITE A blank yesterday Ruby Walsh ended up as the Festival’s leading rider with three winners and a better…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
O'Brien's Devoted looks bestPREVIEW THE CURRAGH: CHELTENHAM IS only just out of the way but flat racing's classic campaign kicks into gear at the first …Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Hopes high for Inoma JamesWEEKEND PREVIEW: STRAFFAN TRAINER Derek Barry has resisted the lure of Cheltenham in order to pitch his dour stayer Inoma James…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Teak-tough McCoy guides Albertas Run homeFOR ONCE AT Cheltenham, discretion paid off instead of valour as Albertas Run enjoyed another Grade One festival triumph under…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Looking to gatecrash the Gold Cup partyINTERVIEW PADDY BRENNAN: THEY MAKE an unlikely pair, the intense Galway jockey and the laid-back Gloucestershire trainer, but…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Tranquil Sea set to follow traditional routeINTERVIEW EDWARD O’GRADY: THERE SEEMS to be just something about Michael O’Leary that gets people all bolshieThu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
Special day for Walsh familySANCTUAIRE DID prove to be something of a Cheltenham sanctuary for Ruby Walsh when, on a day that tested the champion’s patience…Thu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
China Rock will thrive on the groundDAY THREE PREVIEW: MOUSE MORRIS’S famously prolific cigarette usage has been known to accelerate in direct proportion to how…Thu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
Tavern Times can complete fairytale for the RussellsREST OF TODAY’S MEETING: HOPES OF an Irish St Patrick’s Day winner might have to wait until quite late but Tavern Times can …Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Irish PreviewFAR FROM Cheltenham, the former Grade One-winner Air Force One takes a circuitous route to next month’s Aintree Grand National…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Master Minded to show his classCHAMPION CHASE PREVIEW: MASTER MINDED is following a path that only one horse has ever gone down before in today’s Queen Mother…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
All the hard work worth it for days like thisINTERVIEW ROBBIE McNAMARA: WHEN ROBBIE McNamara admits there isn’t much fat on him, he is not kiddingWed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Master Minded to show his classCHAMPION CHASE PREVIEW: MASTER MINDED is following a path that only one horse has ever gone down before in today’s Queen Mother…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Stack's Mister Carter looks the pickIRISH RACING WEEKEND PREVIEWS: WHETHER TOMORROW’S Group Three feature at Leopardstown lives up to its Derby pedigree is debatable…Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
Hughes hoping to go one betterDESSIE HUGHES endured Black Apalachi finishing runner-up to Don’t Push It at Aintree last weekend, but the Curragh trainer is…Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
A colourful career would be crowned in triplicateINTERVIEW PAUL CARBERRY: THERE WILL be a lot of talk before today’s Champion Hurdle about Go Native’s chances of securing a …Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
Weld's NH 'hobby' can continue to pay spectacular dividendIT IS 41 years since Dermot Weld’s sole ride at the Cheltenham festival ended in ignominy when the then celebrated amateur jockey…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Geraghty won't miss BusBARRY GERAGHTY has a mouth-watering book of rides at Cheltenham next week, but that isn’t stopping the former champion jockey…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Grant's ban for positive drug test is cutRACING: FLAT JOCKEY Danny Grant has had five months of a six-month suspension for a positive cocaine test suspended after a …Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Dunguib taken out of ChampionTHE STAR novice Dunguib has been taken out of the Champion Hurdle and is on target to carry Irish hopes in Tuesday’s Cheltenham…Thu Mar 11 2010 - 00:00
Cooldine 'looking to win'WILLIE MULLINS may have more obvious festival contenders at Cheltenham next week but the champion trainer is still fancying his…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Solwhit a doubt for Champion HurdleCHELTENHAM NEWS: THE LEADING Champion Hurdle contender Solwhit is a doubt for next week’s Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, but…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
O'Grady to have seven runners at festivalIRELAND’S MOST successful Cheltenham Festival trainer, Edward O’Grady, plans to have seven runners at Prestbury Park next week…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Geraghty looks set to partner Big ZebNAAS PREVIEW: IT APPEARS that Co Wexford trainer Colm Murphy doesn’t have to worry about Barry Geraghty’s availability for Big…Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
'Willingness to resolve' Turf Club disputeTALKS BETWEEN the Turf Club and its officials will resume at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) next Wednesday.Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Sizing Europe in 'perfect' formSIZING EUROPE will defend an unbeaten record over fences at Cheltenham in 13 days, and trainer Henry De Bromhead is confident…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Dunguib in great shape for SupremeDUNGUIB MAY have put up the finest performance many have seen from a novice in years when he won at Leopardstown last month, …Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
McNamara to ride Rite Of Passage at festivalHORSE RACING : DERMOT WELD describes it as a “big ask” but the top amateur jockey Robbie McNamara has been handed the responsibility…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Mullins delays call on MikaelWILLIE MULLINS will make a late late call on whether or not Mikael D’Haguenet goes to the Cheltenham Festival, but the star novice…Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Pittoni looks the day's pickNAVAN PREVIEW: CHELTENHAM MAY be the overwhelming focus for most right now but even if Pittoni can stretch his unbeaten record…Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Attrition set for CheltenhamWAR OF ATTRITION is set for a fairytale return to Cheltenham in three weeks, but trainer Mouse Morris rejects any idea that it…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Byrnes is happy with Solwhit's preparationsCHAMPION HURDLE favourite Solwhit is on track for his date with destiny at Cheltenham in 20 days, but trainer Charles Byrnes …Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Egan insists cuts will be madeTHE TURF Club returns to the Labour Relations Commission on Thursday for talks with the officials who are threatening to strike…Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
Consistent Healys Bar looks the pickBARRY GERAGHTY can continue his hot-streak this afternoon at Fairyhouse where Healys Bar could be rewarded for consistency in…Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
