Cheltenham Festival 2012 Preview
The Irish Portfolio 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...
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Handicap Conundrums take a bit of solving
David Pipe trains Great Endeavours 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...
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Irish Race Trends 16th to 20th November
Dermot Weld has an engagement at Fairyhouse on Wednesday 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...
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‘Cheating in the Sport of Kings’ by Glenn Thompson
'Cheating in the Sport of Kings' by Glenn Thompson 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...
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What we learnt from the weekend racing…
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. Biz Zeb won the Fortria Chase from Noble Prince Following Sunday’s card at Navan, Big Zeb now heads our betting for the Champion Chase following...
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Irish Race Trends 5th October 2011
Irish Cesarewitch trends 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...
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Galway Festival 2011 Preview
Galway Festival 2011 Starts today! 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...
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Rite Of Passage out of Gold Cup
Rite of Passage Misses Ascot Gold Cup 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...
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Fallon at Concert Pitch for Recital
Fallon to ride Recital in Epsom Derby 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 –...
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Punchestown Festival 2011 Day 5 Preview
Unaccompanied bids for more glory at Punchestown this afternoon. 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...
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Punchestown Festival 2011 Day 4 Preview
Will Hurricane Fly be looking round for Rabobank Champion Hurdle dangers again today? 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...
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Punchestown Festival 2011 Day Three Preview
Can Mikael d'Haguenet recapture past glories in the World Series Hurdle today? 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,...
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Punchestown Festival 2011 Day Two Preview
Steps To Freedom - bumper winner? 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...
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Punchestown Festival 2011 Day One Preview
Sizing Europe goes for a Champion Chase double at Punchestown today 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...
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Horse Profiles for the Flat 2011
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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Greenham Stakes Preview: Five Foes For Frankel
Frankel bids to add the Greenham to his four juvenile wins 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...
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St Nicholas Abbey returns to action in Geegeez.co.uk Alleged Stakes
St Nicholas Abbey returns in the geegeez.co.uk Alleged Stakes on Sunday 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...
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Curragh 3rd April Racing Special Offer
This Sunday, 3rd April, The Curragh racecourse hosts its Mothers Day at the Races meeting, featuring the Group 3 Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes and the Listed Geegeez.co.uk Alleged Stakes. The Curragh has been kind enough to offer all subscribers of both horse-racing.ie and geegeez.co.uk a special two for one offer...
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Win Tickets to the Curragh Races
geegeez are thrilled to sponsor the Alleged Stakes at the Curragh Horse-Racing.ie’s sister site, geegeez.co.uk, is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the Listed Alleged Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday 3rd April. And you could be there to celebrate this occasion too! Horse-Racing.ie is offering two...
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Four-mile chase looks at the mercy of the Irish
Gordon Elliot has many chances this week Irish trained runners look to hold all the aces in the National Hunt Chase and there are sure to be some long faces among the visitors from across the Irish Sea if one of their contenders fail to land the prize. Trainer Gordon Elliott is one of the bright young things on...
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