James doubles up at Dundalk.
Sam James recorded a 230/1 double at Dundalk tonight with the first leg coming aboard the Kieran Cotter trained Little Village at odds of 10/1 in the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap. Bangalore Diamond who was well backed in the morning (6/1 into 3/1) looked set to collect after making the running as he led them into the [...]
Wayne Lordan and Tommy Stack continued their run of good fortune tonight at Dundalk as Almanack made all to land the opening www.dundalkstadium.com Maiden. The two year old son of Haatef was very unlucky at the track just under three weeks ago when he was sent off the ¼ favourite but could only manage a [...]
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Camelot remains one of the 24 runners that have been left in at the latest scratching stage for the Investec Derby at Epsom in June. Camelot was an impressive winner of the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Aidan O’Brien three year old has been a warm order for the June 2nd Classic at Epsom [...]
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With just under ten weeks to the 2012 Galway Festival, the Dermot Weld and Dr Lambe partnership struck at Gowran park this evening as Imperial Concorde landed the opening Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden under stable jockey Pat Smullen. Available as big as 7/2 in the morning, Pat Smullen made all the running [...]
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Apprentice Conor Hoban was the man on fire at Gowran Park this evening as he recorded a 33/1 at the county Kilkenny track. The first leg of the double came aboard the Pat martin trained Ok Annie in the Early Bird Green Fees At Gowran Park Handicap. Annie Ok was unplaced on her last four [...]
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Curragh based trainer Kevin Prendergast has reported that his filly La Collina is to try her luck at the Ethiad 1000 Guineas at The Curragh on May 27th following her excellent effort in the English equivalent at Newmarket. Considering the ground was against the filly at Newmarket, Kevin Prendergast was pleased with her fifth to [...]
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Gordon Elliott yet again proved why he is the King of Perth Racecourse as he sent out Karinga Queen to land the Steadfast Scotland Novices’ Handicap Chase at Perth this evening under Timmy Murphy. The mare that is owned by Vincent Holton was just having her second run for Meath based Elliott having previously being [...]
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Dermot Weld was back in the winner’s enclosure at Naas this evening as Princess Highway claimed the Group 3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind Stakes under stable jockey Pat Smullen. Despite the David Wachman trained Aloof trying to make all the running, Princess Highway was always tucked in behind and the winner took it [...]
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Aidan O’Brien’s filly Twirl could only manage to finish second in the Group Three Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York this afternoon behind the John Gosden trained easy winner The Fugue under William Buick. Twirl was all the rage in the betting this morning (6/4 into 4/5) as rumours still circulated that the John Gosden trained [...]
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Wayne Lordan and Tommy Stack combined to saddle a double at Killarney this evening. The first leg of the double at the county Kerry track came aboard Van Rooney who came with a late run to beat Custom Cat in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden. Speaking about Van Rooney, Fozzy Stack assistant [...]
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Carlito Brigante looks like a horse to note for the future as he turned out an impressive winner of the O’Keefe, O’Shea, and O’Connor Novice Steeplechase at Killarney this evening. Carlito Brigante was last seen in the winner’s enclosure when winning the Coral Cup at the Cheltenham Festival last year. Davy Russell who was recording [...]
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Although he is only a four year old, the Gordon Elliott trained His Excellency made a winning chasing debut in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Beginners Steeplechase at Killarney this evening. His Excellency had previous had an excellent hurdling career including a Grade Two win at Leopardstown last Christmas. Davy Russell took the [...]
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Hi again, We’ve just got the latest weekly racing preview from Mal Boyle with all the pertinent stats and info for the coming week. There’s details of racing from Killarney, Naas, Gowran Park and Dundalk: ending with Saturday’s meeting at Wexford. TUESDAY 15/05: Killarney: General stats: Tony Martin holds a marginal edge over Willie Mullins [...]
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Curragh – May 7th 6f 2yo Maiden Impressive win for Move To Strike and in fairness the signs were there as he ran in a race Bolger likes to target early at Leopardstown; travelled well and gone right away; probably beaten little and the pair that chases home Katchy Lady at Tipperary were well [...]
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Casey Top landed a gamble this evening in the McSweeney Arms Hotel handicap Steeplechase at Killarney this evening. Ridden by the talented Bryan Cooper, Casey Top was available as big as 14/1 this morning and was sent off the 5/1 joint favourite at the off. The Leonard Whitmore trained nine year old who was last [...]
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The Sabrina Harty trained Won In The Dark ended his losing sequence at Killarney this evening when battling gamely to land the M.D.O’Shea & Sons Hurdle under Andrew Lynch. Flycorn (8/1 into 3/1) looked a winner coming to the second last hurdle but made a bad mistake and when he pecked on landing at the [...]
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Aidan O’Brien is very confident that his 2000 Guineas winner Camelot will stay the extra distance in the Investec Derby at Epsom next month. Camelot who is lightly raced won his maiden at Leopardstown last year and then went on to win the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster last season and made a winning appearance [...]
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Aidan O’Brien and his son Joseph were back in the winner’s enclosure again at Chester today as Astrology made all to win the Stobart Barristers Dee Stakes. The three year old son of Galileo was out of the stalls like a rocket and quickly buried his rivals into the ground one by one under Joseph [...]
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John Oxx has announced this morning that Akeed Mofeed will be not aimed towards next month’s Investec Epsom Derby after he suffered another setback in training. The three year old was set to run at Leopardstown on Sunday in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes but has suffered a strained hock. Akeed Mofeed will now [...]
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Monaghan trainer Oliver Brady was back in the winner enclosure at Clonmel this evening as his horses One Cool Shabra virtually made all to claim division one of the Clonmel Hospice Support Group Handicap. The smart running dual purpose horse made all under the talented jockey Sam James and had most of his rivals off [...]
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