O’Connell wont know outcome till Tuesday.
Eddie O’Connell won’t know the full outcome of his injuries until Tuesday following a fall from Baracas in Saturdays Boylesports.com Hurdle at Leopardstown. After several x-rays yesterday it was still unknown what damage was done to O’Connell’s right elbow. His agent Niall Cronin who is due to ride in the Cancer Research Charity Race at [...]
Ainama was made to work harder than odds of 11-10 suggested he would to land Ballinrobe’s P Flannery Plant Hire Group London Chase. Niall ‘Slippers’ Madden had to niggle the market leader on more than one occasion throughout the contest, but he was still one of three who jumped the last in unison. Chief rival [...]
Continue reading …Free World scored for the first time since his switch to Ireland when he ran out a convincing winner of the Water Towers Chase at Ballinrobe. Still running in the familiar Kauto Star colours of Clive Smith after leaving Paul Nicholls for Arthur Moore, the seven-year-old was always travelling sweetly. Davy Russell sent him into [...]
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Sicilian Secret romped home in the Sheridan Plant Hire Novice Hurdle last night at Ballinrobe Willie Mullins’ gelding was always travelling ominously well as Ninth Legion led the field for much of the early stages. David Casey asked for an effort on the turn for home and the 6-4 favourite eased to the front and then moved willingly [...]
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A two-day Ballinrobe meeting kicks off at 5.50 on Monday with the Paddy Smyth Memorial Maiden, in which a clutch of winning bumper performers takes on Clarach. The Tony Mullins-trained mare is a smart National Hunt recruit in her own right and made a promising start to her Flat career behind Steps To Freedom at [...]
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The duo of J P McManus and John Kiely have added another beginners chase to their tally making it three in five days, with Head Of The Posse showing he merited his status as race favourite, with a very impressive victory in the www.thetote.com Beginners Steeplechase at Ballinrobe. Under the guidance of jockey David Casey, [...]
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The duo of jockey Mick Darcy aboard Old Theatre Royal, have given an impressive performance, with a comfortable victory in the Tote Jackpot Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe. Vinnie led the field in the early stages, but Old Theatre Royal powered through in the straight to record an eight length victory over Diamond Shower, while Vinnie [...]
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Dream Champion produced a good performance for trainer Tony Martin, with a victory in the John Munroe Haulage Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe, under the guidance of jockey Ruby Walsh. Jockey Walsh aboard the race favourite had his mount in the lead in the turn approaching home, staying on well in the final furlong and running [...]
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Trainer Garry Caldwell scored his first victory on the track tonight when, under the direction of Jason McKeown, Clonsilla Fath won the final event, the Jennings Meats Maiden Hurdle at Ballinrobe. McKeown put on the pace after two out and stayed on powerfully, challenging at the last and getting out in front close to home, [...]
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Travelling on from his recent Galway victory, Beau Michael, under the guidance of Barry Geraghty, scored a decisive win in the FBD Hurdle at Ballinrobe. Geraghty dashed clear of the field after three out and made all atop the Adrian McGuinness charge but had to increase the workload to fend off the challenging Tilabay from [...]
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Celebrating his first course victory at Ballinrobe was jockey Keagan Latham from South Africa, when mount Anna Montana had a great run up the rail to win the Flannery’s Bistro Claiming Race. Trained by Ger Lyons, Latham had his mount moving well on the inside, pushing to the front as they came into the straight [...]
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Just two days after a Tipperary victory, his first since February 2008, Impersonator arrived at Ballinrobe seemingly determined to make up for lost time, by gaining a second win in three days for the in form Tony Mullins and Emmet his nephew in the Almotech In-Store Radio Handicap Hurdle. The ten-year-old was travelling extremely efficiently, [...]
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Charlie Swan, landing the concluding bumper at Ballinrobe, with the JP McManus owned Jewel In The Sun, with Nina Carberry aboard, was a warming up session for next week’s Festival at Ballybrit where he could have up to 15 runners in the field. Ridden by Patrick Mullins when finding Har Will to o hard to [...]
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Previously winning in the colours of Michael Keating and P J O’Connell, Monthly Medal has attained victory number four of his career, in the ownership of his trainer, Tony Mullins, in the Blue Thunder Fast Foods Claiming Race at Ballinrobe. It was a Mullins joint effort as Tony’s son Danny urged the victor to the [...]
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The straight at Killarney last week was a dead zone getting no run whatsoever for Gra Geal Mo Chroi, but she soon put that disaster behind her with an impressive victory in the concluding Mayo Advertiser Handicap at Ballinrobe. Martin Harley was up in this event and he flowed smartly into the contest by the [...]
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