Voler La Vedette doubtful for Irish Champion Hurdle
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...
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Rubi to light up Red Mills
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...
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Track on cue at Gowran Park
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 advantage...
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Call The Police lands pot for Mullins
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...
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Sizing Europe & Rubi Light to face off at Gowran
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...
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Oliver takes his first Group One at Gowran
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...
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Europe sizes up Gowran heat
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 likely to help...
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Bible Belt impressive at Gowran
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...
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Oliver confident about Negotiate at Gowran
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 run. Oliver...
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Destiny Has Double For Meade
Sword Of Victory picked up a double for trainer Noel Meade with a victory in the final event at Gowran Park, the Golf Membership at Gowran Park (Pro/Am) Flat Race. Noel Meade With Nina Carberry aboard, Sword Of Victory made his challenge over one furlong out, battling it out with race favourite Allee Garde, just...
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Killeenmore Completes Double for Condon
Noel Meade charge Killeenmore showed great determination in a hard fought battle to come out the victor with a strong run-in winning the three mile Gowran Park Racing Club 2011 Handicap Hurdle at Gowran Park. Davy Condon Jockey Davy Condon, completing a double after the his prior triumph aboard Peak Raider, urged...
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Butler Scores with Odonimee
Trainer Lar Butler opened his track scorecard picking up his first victory with charge Odonimee in the Thomastown Handicap Hurdle at Gowran Park. Racing at Gowran Jockey Tom Treacy was aboard the Butler charge, leading from the start but headed by Korean three out, challenging again before two out and soon clear,...
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Irish Racing Review, 6th/7th March
BALLYTRIM SCOOPS LEINSTER NATIONAL! The outsider of the two Willie Mullins` runners, Ballytrim (8/1), landed Sundays Lucan Racing Leinster National, the feature race on the Naas card. The winner, ridden by the ever dependable Paul Townend, just got the better of a pulsating duel with Bluesea Cracker to scoop...
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Weekend Review – War Of Attrition On The March!
WAR OF ATTRITION LANDS BOYNE HURDLE War of Attrition (7/1) continued his revival when claiming victory in Sundays Grade Two Boyne Hurdle at Navan. Mouse Morris` brave warrior made all under Davy Russell to out-battle favourite Mourad with Ninetieth Minute back in third. Connections will be keenly awaiting the...
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Red Mills Chase (Grade 2) Preview
Only five runners go to post for the featured Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park on Saturday, and very little separates four of them at the weights. Washington Lad is the only runner who may be a little over-faced and he looks likely to struggle against this opposition. J’y Vole is perhaps the least exposed...
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