On His Own set for third tilt at blue-ribbon eventVeteran Tidal Bay awarded top weight of 11st 10lbs but trainer happy with ratingWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:00
Last Instalment emerges sound after Hennessy Gold Cup heroicsTrainer Philip Fenton says Gold Cup looks obvious target but refuses to rule out RyanairTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
Costly quest for next Frankel the ultimate speculative puntStallion’s services cost €150,000 and are likely to generate €18m per seasonMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
Last Instalment makes his comeback complete with victory in Hennessy Gold CupPhilip Fenton-trained gelding gallops on strongly to score by eight and a half lengths from Tidal BayMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
Guitar Pete puts in a sparkling display at LeopardstownDessie Hughes’s hurdler gets a general 10/1 quote for next month’s Triumph HurdleMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
Mullins targets Newbury mission to land Betfair HurdleProlific Tarla returns to action at Naas in Opera Hat ChaseSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Old firm eye Grade One success with Tidal BaySelect field to contest feature race but testing conditions likely to favour Nicholls’ veteranSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
John Cullen primed to deliver on KatnapEx-French runner can improve on a decent recent display at ThurlesWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:01
O’Leary grips top of Hennessy marketRuby Walsh teams up with old boss Nicholls for Tidal Bay Hennessy rideWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
Dramatic increase in testing of horses ’in-training’A total of 283 tests were carried out on horses in-training compared to 70 in 2012Tue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Fenton gives Instalment Leopardstown green-lightMullins readies Hennessy meeting teamTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Sochi athletes could use platform to strike blow against demagogueWestern governments have cocked symbolic snoots at Vladimir Putin’s laws against freedom of speech and impact of anti-gay legislationMon Feb 03 2014 - 06:00
Nicholls ponders another Tidal Bay Gold Cup raid13-year-old star set to return to course and distance of 2012 Lexus successMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
Arvika Ligeonniere looks set to keep Punchestown run goingWillie Mullins charge has run four times around the Co Kildare track and won the lotSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Competitive Edge can kick-start memorable weekend for Conor O’DwyerO’Dwyer’s Folsom Blue in Grand National Trial at PunchestownSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Trainer Tony Martin will decide if Bog Warrior runs in Tied Cottage Chase after workout tomorrowGigginstown Stud star has endured an injury-interrupted career since memorably landing Drinmore ChaseWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Solwhit set to return next seasonTrainer’s focus now on Trifolium in the ArkleTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Jim Culloty hopes Lord Windermere can bounce back in Hennessy Gold CupLeopardstown race could see almost all of Ireland’s Gold Cup contenders take their chanceTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Make way for the rugby referee – a ringmaster with an impossible jobDespite acres of rulebook, so much will always come down to one man’s hunchMon Jan 27 2014 - 06:00
Hurricane brewing as Fly stamps his classMullins's charge now a general 5/2 fav to secure third Champion Hurdle at CheltenhamMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:01
Willie Mullins has 10th Hennessy Gold Cup in sightsChampion trainer confirmed Rubi Ball is on target for the Leopardstown highlightMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
Paul Townend to put seal on successful week with MozoltovGilt Shadow can provide an Antrim success in Grade Two novice hurdleSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Hard to see Hurricane Fly being beaten at his favourite LeopardstownBHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle to be run on inner track which should suit the Willie Mullins-trained geldingSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Jockey David Casey to bring off big double with Sea Light and Talbot RoadIn some ways the most interesting of the JP McManus four runners in the Boylesports Hurdle is ReizovicSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Jezki and Our Conor set for BHP Champion HurdleDominent trio in Ryanair Hurdle set to renew rivalry in €110,000 Leopardstown featureWed Jan 22 2014 - 06:00
JP McManus has first success in Boylesports Hurdle in his sightsHigh-profile handicap has proved frustratingly elusive to top owner over the decades but he has five of 28 entries left inTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Irish Cheltenham Festival team just 6/1 to beat last year’s record-breaking 14 tally2013 total was the first time Irish-trained winners outscored the home team, 14-13Tue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Putin’s homophobia centre stage at expense of Winter OlympicsElements of Russian society painfully backward when it comes to sexual politicsMon Jan 20 2014 - 06:00
Bookmakers confident Hurricane Fly can see off young pretenders again in BHP Irish Champion HurdleJezki and Our Conor have another crack at the reigning champion at LeopardstownMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
Rule The World to deny the returning Dunguib at NaasPhilip Fenton’s star, who once looked to have the racing world at his feet, returns from nearly three years on injury sidelinesSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
John “Shark” Hanlon bids for big Ascot pot with Hidden Cyclone“The manager of the track has told me it’s soft to heavy and I think our lad will handle it”Sat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Un de Sceaux’s rating remains the same despite winning streakFrench imports winning plaudits and now a ‘dark horse’ for Champion HurdleWed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00
Mouse Morris may run First Lieutenant in Hennessy Gold CupTrainer has often skipped running his top Cheltenham candidates at the prestigious Leopardstown fixtureWed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00
Henry De Bromhead’s Sizing Gold set for three mile test at NaasCheltenham festival hero Dunguib to return to actionTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Tom Mullins hopeful Alderwood will be ready for festival10-year-old looking for Cheltenham hat-trickTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Silver-tongued greats deliver slick line in coaching claptrapIn the GAA, it’s known as the cult of the coach, pinning your hopes to a tracksuitMon Jan 13 2014 - 06:00
Tony Martin hopeful of getting Bog Warrior to CheltenhamFormer Grade One winning chaser has an entry in the World Hurdle againMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
Un de Sceaux cruises to 53-length victoryMullins points to Gowran’s Red Mills Hurdle as a possible festival warm-upMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
Upazo on path-finding mission for Willie Mullins at KemptonRuby Walsh returns to the scene of many memorable momentsSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
Un de Sceaux taking Sublimity route to CheltenhamWillie Mullins and Ruby Walsh admit to being in dark about limit of Un De Sceaux’s capabilitiesSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
Mullins favours low-key route to Champion Hurdle for Un De SceauxTrainer has left him among the ten entries for €20,000 Navan hurlde this weekendWed Jan 08 2014 - 01:00
Bryan Cooper looking forward to riding Last Instament at Thurles for Gigginstown StudCo Tipperary trainer Philip Fenton anxious to find out what level former top novice is now atWed Jan 08 2014 - 01:00
Hurricane Fly targets four-in-a-row in Irish Champion HurdleSeven horses have been entered for the Leopardstown highlight at the end of the monthTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Willie Mullins’s Vautour set for PunchestownPhilip Fenton confirms The Tullow Tank will be back at Leopardstown next monthTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Bobs Worth stamps his class on Lexus ChaseGold Cup winner is back on track after a below-par run on his seasonal debutMon Dec 30 2013 - 10:55
IRFU’s amateurish notions merely quaint in professional eraIf you’re a professional you do the job for moneyMon Dec 30 2013 - 06:00
