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Punchestown Festival 2012 Tips
Punchestown Festival 2012 Tips SCROLL DOWN FOR TODAY’S TIPS Punchestown Tuesday, 24th April 2012 Day 1 of the Punchestown Festival features the Grade 1 Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle at 4.20; the Grade 1 Boylesports.com Champion Chase at 5.30; and the Grade 1 Growise Champion Novices Chase at 6.40. Here’s the horse-racing.ie take on it. [...]
Irish Race Trends, 10th April to 14th April TUESDAY: Fairyhouse: General stats: It is quite remarkable how Ruby Walsh has fitted in fifty one winners at the track during the last five years given his workload in England during the period. That said, Willie Mullins has weaved his magic at this venue down the years [...]
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More interesting stats to help you find winners this week, courtesy of our chief bean-counter, Malcolm Boyle. TUESDAY 3rd April: Thurles: General stats: Although Noel Meade has only saddled 28% of the number of winners Willie Mullins has achieved at the track during the last five years, Noel’s minimal level stake loss if far superior [...]
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The clock is ticking down to the Cheltenham Festival 2012, which promises to be as big and bold as ever. So, in conjunction with my friend and colleague Tony McCormick of Irish Big Race Trends, I’m delighted to share with you his weekly publication, The Irish Portfolio, which looks at the news and views of [...]
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By Hayley O’Connor, Ladbrokes.com Large Handicaps are usually not quite my cup of tea. Too much is left to chance, anything can happen and if I am being totally honest, it involves quite a bit of homework if you’re taking it seriously. How and ever, we have two that I am looking forward to this weekend, [...]
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Not much of interest in terms of trends this week, but still a few pointers to hopefully help us find a winner or three… WEDNESDAY 16th November: Fairyhouse: General stats: El Toreros is Dermot Weld’s only runner on the card (12.55) and as three of Dermot’s last four runners have won, the stable might improve [...]
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A short time ago, I was approached by a US trainer with a story to tell. His name is Glenn Thompson and he trains horses mostly out of Monmouth Park, New Jersey, on the East Coast. But Thompson has a mission. He wants to publicise the use of ‘raceday medication’ at Monmouth and lots of [...]
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By Hayley O’Connor, Ladbrokes.com It was an eventful weekend that has thrown up some key pointers for the season ahead and our antepost markets were very lively. Following Sunday’s card at Navan, Big Zeb now heads our betting for the Champion Chase following his win in the Fortria Chase. There were some doubts around the [...]
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The first in a new weekly series, every Wednesday, looking at the notable Irish racing declarations based on recent trends, courtesy of Malcolm Boyle of sportinglife.com, and geegeez.co.uk WEDNESDAY: Navan: General stats: The Culloty team won their last runner at Tipperary the other day and with the yard boasting a 1/1 record here at Navan, [...]
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The Galway Festival 2011 starts today, and below are some course notes that should serve you well if kept close to hand. Galway is a unique track, and places demands on horses that no other racecourse in the world can rival. It is also, of course, a place of ribald revelry and marathon drinking and [...]
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In a major surprise at the five day declaration stage, Rite Of Passage, last year’s winner and ante-post favourite to repeat the dose, was absent from the runners for this year’s Ascot Gold Cup. Dermot Weld’s reigning champion finished third on his seasonal debut behind fellow Gold Cup contender, Fame And Glory, in the Saval [...]
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Kieren Fallon yesterday ‘changed horses’ from one of the leading fancies for the Investec Epsom Derby presumably as a means of getting back atop more horses from the all-powerful Ballydoyle stable. Ironically, Native Khan – the horse Fallon jumped off – will now most likely be ridden by Johnny Murtagh, who followed Fallon into the [...]
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The home straight is upon us and, after four days of fantastic sport, and winners at 16/1 Spirit of Adjisa, 8/1 Lovethehigherlaw, 7/1 Scotsirish, 5/1 Outlaw Pete, 7/2 Quito de la Roque, 10/3 Another Jewel, 5/2 Kid Cassidy and 1/2 Hurricane Fly, followers of this column will be up over 20 points up so far. [...]
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Turning in for the home straight, and after a frustrating day for me personally yesterday with too many seconds (Sona Mix, Cos Corrig, Mourad) and not enough winners (Another Jewel), I’m still in front on the week and staring at the line of eight races that greet us today. First up is a hunter chase, [...]
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Day three of the Punchestown Festival 2011 and, as we reach the half-way point in this punting marathon, there have already been thrills and spills galore. Rating high amongst them was the carnage of the opening cross country race, with wrong courses, loose horses and too tight bends; and yesterday’s dramatic last fence fall of [...]
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Day two of the great jumping festival and, with pockets fair bulging after Outlaw Pete and Quito de la Roque yesterday, I might have to resist my natural urge to pile back in today. To say it looks tricky is a bit like General Custer reporting the same when first viewing the onrushing indian hoardes! [...]
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The last of the Spring Festivals is upon us, and it’s that marathon jamoboree from ‘our side’ of the water, the Punchestown Festival. For the next five days, all roads lead to Kildare or, like many, maybe you just moved across the heath from watching the Curragh races at the weekend! In any case, the [...]
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A quick Easter treat for us ‘grown ups’ today, as good old David Peat of Horse Profiles fame is giving away some freebies to get your flat racing season off to a flyer. If you’re in a rush, click here to get the goodies. No opt in required, just go and download. >>David Peat’s Horse [...]
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Champion two year old, Frankel, trained by Henry Cecil, face a maximum of five rivals in Saturday’s Group 3 totesport.com Greenham Stakes at Newbury. A best priced 5/6 for the 2000 Guineas itself, and no better than 4/1 for the Derby, Frankel will have to win and win well to justify those anorexic odds. Facing [...]
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The Curragh hosts it’s second fixture of the new Flat season to coincide with Mother’s Day next Sunday and there is little doubt that St Nicholas Abbey is the star attraction of the day when he makes his much anticipated return to action in the Listed Geegeez.co.uk Alleged Stakes. Out of action since finishing sixth [...]
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