Imperial Concorde lands at Gowran Park
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 [...]
Gordon Elliott today reported that he is very happy with Chicago Grey’s preparations ahead of next month’s John Smiths Aintree Grand National. Chicago Grey was last seen finishing a mighty second to Rubi Light at Gowran Park in the Red Mills Steeplechase in a race that would have been far too short for his usual [...]
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Hello again, it’s time for your regular weekly racing preview, as kindly supplied by Malcolm Boyle from Sporting Life, geegeez.co.uk and several other notable publications. Mal has once again sifted through the runners and riders for for the upcoming meetings to find us some pointers for success. Let’s cut to the chase and read his [...]
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After an unavoidable and unexpected absence last week, Mal Boyle’s back with his preview of all the upcoming racing between now and Sunday. There’s plenty of action planned with meetings scheduled for Downpatrick, Clonmel, Dundalk, Gowran Park and Naas. The weekend’s most valuable race is Saturday’s Shamrock Handicap Chase at Gowran Park, won last year [...]
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Chicago Grey will head straight to the Aintree Grand National after pleasing connections in his final run before the world’s richest steeplechase. Chicago Grey finished second to leading Ryanair Chase contender Rubi Light at Gowran Park in the Red Mills Steeplechase earlier this month. The Gordon Elliott trained grey will bypass the Cheltenham Festival even [...]
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The Willie Mullins trained Zaidpour has proved that he likes it around Gowran Park as he recorded his second win this year at the track. Zaidpour had previously beaten the talented mare Voler La Vedette in the Grade Two John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle on Thyestes Day back in January and today he raised his game [...]
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Rubi Light made all under jockey Andrew Lynch today at Gowran Park to record a sixteen length victory in the Grade Two Red Mills Steeplechase. Rubi Light proved a different class today and the 2/5 favourite jumped very nicely apart from a care at the second last where he clipped the birch but Andrew Lynch [...]
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Hello everyone and welcome to your weekly racing preview from Malcolm Boyle. Mal’s got an excellent track record at finding winners via stats and trends and he shares his thoughts with us every week. Today, we’ve got his take on the upcoming meetings from Fairyhouse, Clonmel, Dundalk, Gowran Park and finally, Sunday’s card at Navan. [...]
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Thirteen runners hold entries for Saturday’s Grade Two Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran Park with Willie Mullins holding three of these. The Clonsutton trainer holds entries with Zaidpour, So Young and Mikael D’Haguenet. Zaidpour was last seen when beating the talented mare Voler La Vedette in the Grade Two John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle on [...]
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Nine runners currently hold entries for the Grade Two Red Mills Steeplechase at Gowran Park on Saturday. Rubi Light is on course to run in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in which he is currently vying for favouritism with the Paul Nolan trained Noble Prince and Henrietta Knight’s Somersby. The Grade Two Chase [...]
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Gordon Elliott has just announced via Twitter that Jessies Dream will not run in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown. Jessies Dream was last seen finishing a close second to the Jessica Harrington trained Bostons Angel in last year’s RSA at the Cheltenham Festival but has been off the track with injury since. After impressing [...]
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Voler La Vedette looks likely to bypass Sunday’s BHP Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday unless the ground gets a lot softer. Thursday’s Grade 2 John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park looks the plan for now unless the ground at Leopardstown softens. The ground at Leopardstown is currently good ahead of Sundays feature [...]
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Robbie Hennessy has decided to skip the Irish Hennessy with Rubi Light and instead will aim for back-to-back wins in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran next month. Stepped up to three miles for the first time in the Lexus Chase, the seven-year-old beat all bar impressive winner Synchronised. Having finished third in the Ryanair [...]
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Make A Track narrowly got the better of Ceol Rua in a thrilling finish to the Goresbridge Novice Hurdle at Gowran Park. Third behind Mount Benbulben in the Grade 2 Monksfield Novice Hurdle at Navan, Charlie Swan’s Make A Track was given a strong ride by Davy Russell, who sent his mount into a marginal [...]
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Smart hurdler Call The Police made the perfect start to life over fences with a smooth win in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Beginners Chase at Gowran Park. Runner-up in the MCR Hurdle and a beaten favourite in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham last season, the Willie Mullins-trained Call The Police was sent [...]
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Sizing Europe and Rubi Light are among the entries for a fascinating PricewaterhouseCoopers Champion Chase at Gowran Park on Saturday. Last season’s Queen Mother Champion Chase hero Sizing Europe could step back up in distance to two and a half miles for his seasonal reappearance. The six-year-old Rubi Light was a fantastic third in the [...]
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Flowers Of Spring gave trainer Andrew Oliver his first Group-race success as she landed the feature Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes at Gowran Park. Wearing blinkers for the first time, the four-year-old didn’t get away well and was settled in behind by Chris Hayes as eventual third Hurricane Havoc took them along. [...]
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Henry de Bromhead is looking forward to giving Sizing Europe his first run of the season at Gowran Park on Saturday week. The Queen Mother Champion Champion Chase winner is to begin the new campaign in the Grade Two Gowran Park Champion Chase over two and a half miles. What happens in that race is [...]
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Bible Belt turned Gowran Park’s Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes into something of a procession. A handicap winner at Leopardstown last month month, Jessica Harrington’s daughter of Big Bad Bob handled the step up in class in no uncertain terms. Settled towards the rear of the field by Shane Foley, the 11-2 [...]
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Andy Oliver feels Negotiate will be at her best for the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Hurry Harriet Stakes at Gowran Park today. The County Tyrone trainer believes the filly will have come on for her latest start at Cork, where she was fourth in a Group Three, as she suffered a minor setback before that [...]
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