The Irish Times

Alex Ferguson enjoys Merseyside success as Clan Des Obeaux wins

Co-owner enjoys more Aintree success while trainer Paul Nicholls boosts title hopes

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 16:09

‘I was just too young to appreciate it’: Adrian Maguire recalls Gold Cup win

Man often labelled best jockey never to be champion is now retired for 20 years

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 06:00

Delta Work denies Tiger Roll a fairytale finish

Tiger Roll finishes second on the final start of his career at Cheltenham

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 14:39

Bravemansgame will do all the talking at Cheltenham, says Nicholls

Star novice chaser has been compared by trainer to his 2008 Gold Cup hero Denman

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 06:00

Fakir D’oudairies bids to end long barren run for Irish runners in Ascot Cup

Joseph O’Brien-trained star the sole Irish challenger for final Grade One before Cheltenham

Mon Feb 14 2022 - 15:59

Kemboy and Frodon ready to vie for Irish Gold Cup glory

Nicholls’s raider could strike a blow for cross-channel morale

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 17:15

Frodon leads raiders’ assault on Irish Gold Cup

Nicholls confirms plans as Leopardstown hope for 20,000 at Dublin Racing Festival

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 01:47

Energumene and Shiskin set for electric Ascot showdown

Market leaders for the Champion Chase both confirmed for Saturday’s Clarence House

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 13:08

Nicholls assembles strong team for Dublin Racing Festival

Frodon and Clan Des Obeaux among the 18 entries for Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 17:35

Reigning champion Minella Indo and A Plus Tard top 30 entries for Gold Cup

Al Boum Photo, one of seven Mullins entries, back in the mix to try to regain his crown

Tue Jan 04 2022 - 15:20

Tornado Flyer a shock winner of King George VI Chase

Minella Indo disappointed and 3-1 favourite Chantry House was pulled up

Sun Dec 26 2021 - 16:44

Past winners Clan Des Obeaux and Frodon spearhead Nicholls’ bid for King George

Minella Indo is aiming for victory for Irish trainer Henry de Bromhead

Thu Dec 23 2021 - 18:23

Bryony Frost puts tough week behind her with brilliant Tingle Creek success

Jockey brings home 12-1 shot Greaneteen as Willie Mullins’s Chacun Pour Soi fails to fire

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 15:17

IHRB still waiting on results of samples taken from raided yard

Calls increasing for results of all tests on horses in the yard to be made public

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 15:44

A Plus Tard sets out on Cheltenham path with Betfair Chase reappearance at Haydock

The Henry de Bromhead-trained horse will try to deny Bristol De Mai a fourth win in the race

Sat Nov 20 2021 - 06:00

Minella Indo heads classy quintet in Down Royal’s Champion Chase

First Grade One chase of new National Hunt season attracts a top line up including King George winner Frodon

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 16:12

Jeff Kidder upsets the odds once more at Punchestown

Noel Meade: ‘Since he came back from Cheltenham, he’s like a film star in the yard’

Sat May 01 2021 - 18:08

Clan Des Obeaux completes daring raid to take Punchestown Gold Cup

Paul Nicholls’s gamble in supplementing two-time King George winner pays off

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 21:11

Kemboy could cap another big day out for Willie Mullins at Punchestown

Decision to supplement Clan Des Obeaux into Ladbrokes Gold Cup is telling

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 06:00

Minella Indo leads field of seven for Gold Cup at Punchestown

Henry de Bromhead’s star bidding to land famous double after Cheltenham success

Mon Apr 26 2021 - 13:13

Blackmore hoping to lead successful Plan of Attack at Sandown

High-flying De Bromhead targeting another big prize on day of England’s ‘jumps finale’

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00

Potential for 19 Irish raiders in Aintree Grand National

Patrick Mullins, riding Burrows Saint, has chance to claim rare father-and-son triumph

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 01:00

Tiger Roll ready for a brand new adventure at Aintree

Two-times Grand National winner takes on Thursday’s Betway Bowl

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 16:07

Townend in race against time to take Burrows Saint ride for Aintree Grand National

Jockey to undergo further scans this week on foot injury

Mon Apr 05 2021 - 15:52

Home By The Lee could be the answer in Irish Grand National

Latest Exhibition looks to have a serious job on his hands to defy top weight on Monday

Mon Apr 05 2021 - 06:00

Rachael Blackmore seeks to make further history in Gold Cup

First woman to win Champion Hurdle could also become first woman to claim Gold Cup

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 01:00

Chacun Pour Soi can add Champion Chase to Willie Mullins’s CV

Two-mile feature has eluded trainer so far but Wednesday’s favourite looks worthy

Wed Mar 17 2021 - 06:00

Cheltenham: Prodigious Monkfish to get the job done on Wednesday

Bob Olinger leads Ballymore market with Sir Gerhard and Kilcuit to clash in the Bumper

Wed Mar 17 2021 - 06:00

Townend confident Chacun Pour Soi capable of handling Cheltenham challenge

Altior misses out again for Nicky Henderson in Wednesday’s Queen Mother Champion Chase

Mon Mar 15 2021 - 19:51

Irish raiders set to dominate Cheltenham again

Paul Nicholls labels Champion Chase favourite Chacun Pour Soi ‘nearly unbeatable’

Sun Feb 14 2021 - 18:45

Mullins’ Al Boum Photo headlines Cheltenham Gold Cup contenders

Trainer has host of other contenders for showpiece event on March 19th

Wed Jan 06 2021 - 15:02

Politologue secures record 11th Tingle Creek crown for Paul Nicholls

Jockey Harry Skelton enjoys a Grade One double after Allmankind also triumphs

Sat Dec 05 2020 - 15:04

Willie Mullins’ former star mare Laurina is retired

Paul Nicholls confirms Cheltenham winner’s racing days are over after poor run at Ascot

Tue Nov 24 2020 - 12:35

A changing of the seasons as Minella Indo lines up at Wexford

This week will see a number of Gold Cup contenders make their seasonal bows

Sun Oct 25 2020 - 15:40