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20/11/2023

Paul Flynn is enjoying his best year with over 20 winners under both codes and the dual-purpose Longford trainer is already looking forward to next season with stablestar Little Queenie.

The grey daughter of Camacho won three times this year, twice over six furlongs at Naas and Dundalk and in-between over the minimum trip at the Curragh.

The four-year-old was also runner-up in the valuable Doneraile Handicap at Cork and won over €50,000 in prizemoney this term.

"She's home in Galway now. She's going to come back and have a good rattle next year to see if we can nick a little bit of black-type and also run in good handicaps at the Curragh,” said Flynn.

"She has gone up to 87 now and, if she can improve a bit more, she will be interesting. We might come back to Dundalk before it closes just to give her a prep run and if she wins, great.

"The plan will be to win what we can but she wouldn't want too soft a ground, so we want to keep her fresh for the year.

We could even bring her to England to try and nick a bit of black-type, I'm not used to looking at black-type races!

"She's a great little filly."

19/11/2023

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19/11/2023

There has been 1mm of overnight rain at Navan ahead of today's Troytown Chase Day.

Today's three-mile feature race has 22 runners, 15 of which are from the Gordon Elliott yard with the supporting card including the Grade 3 John Lynch Carpets Monksfield Novice Hurdle and the chasing debuts of high-class bumper types Fact To FIle and American Mike.

The first race is due off at 11.45am.

18/11/2023

Denis O’Regan, who recently completed the full set of riding a winner at all UK and Irish National Hunt tracks, announced his retirement at Navan on Saturday.

A multiple Grade One-winning rider, he perhaps will be best remembered for his successful if relatively brief link-up with trainer Howard Johnson and owner Graham Wylie in the north of England.

During their association, O’Regan won the 2008 World (now Stayers’) Hurdle on Inglis Drever and in the same week landed the Arkle on Tidal Bay.

He won a Becher Chase at Aintree on the Dessie Hughes-trained Black Apalachi, who went on to be second to Don’t Push It in the 2010 Grand National won by Tony McCoy.

Cape Tribulation won at both the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals in 2012 for O’Regan and Malcolm Jefferson, and a year later the same horse won the Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham.

O’Regan also won a Fighting Fifth on Countrywide Flame, a Finale Hurdle on Ruacana and a Galway Hurdle on Quick Jack.

18/11/2023

Navan stages its first Festival of Racing this weekend and Willie Mullins holds a strong hand in today’s feature, the Bar One Racing Fortria Chase, as he saddles both Saint Roi and Dysart Dynamo in the Grade 2 contest.

Champion jockey Paul Townend rides Dysart Dynamo and he also rides one of last year’s top novice hurdlers Facile Vega, who lines up in the beginners' chase on Saturday.

Townend was chatting to Dave Keena and said that both horses are in good shape: "Yeah, the two of them are going there in good order.

"The conditions suit Dysart Dynamo. He ran into El Fabiolo a couple of times last year but without him around he'd have had a tremendous season.

"It is a nice place to start him off.

"Facile Vega was a star novice hurdler last year, I suppose - one we are really looking forward to getting going over fences.

"I think chasing can improve him even. Schooling has been really good and looking forward to getting him out on the track."

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17/11/2023

John Gosden and Frankie Dettori John Gosden and Frankie Dettori

Frankie Dettori may have said his goodbyes to British racing, but his legacy on the racecourse will live on when Lanfranco makes his debut at Lingfield on Saturday.

Fittingly trained by the Italian’s long-time ally in the training ranks John Gosden, in conjunction with his son Thady, the Frankel c**t is the first offspring of the Group One-winning mare Coronet, who Dettori partnered 11 times and steered not only to Royal Ascot glory, but also a pair of top-level races in France.

Like Coronet, Lanfranco will sport the colours of Dettori’s friend Prince Faisal Salman and his Denford Stud, and although the 52-year-old’s riding days in Britain may be over, the Clarehaven heir apparent Kieran Shoemark will be in the saddle when the youngster starts out over 10 furlongs in the BetMGM Take Time Out During ! EBF Maiden Stakes.

“He is the first foal out of Coronet, so he was always a little bit special to us, but dare I say it, a typical first foal and was always going to need a little bit of time,” said Richard Evans, farm manager at Denford Stud.

“Coronet herself did not show her best until she was four and five and we just knew he would need that little bit of time and now he is going to be seeing a racecourse for the first time and it is very much see how we go.

“The feeling is he won’t show himself until next year really and at least the run this year will give him a little bit of experience. He’s very much out for a run and gaining experience and we just hope he progresses over the winter.”

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16/11/2023

The training team of Michael Halford and Tracey Collins notched a treble at Dundalk this afternoon when Doctor Grace landed the first division of the ten furlong handicap.

Ronan Whelan was in the plate again as the 3/1 favourite came with a strong surge inside the final furlong to beat Moondharrig by a neck.

The Buratino gelding was sporting first time blinkers and was adding to a victory over seven furlongs at the track back in February.

Halford said: "Her problem was she was getting herself out of her races early on, she lacked a bit of early pace and then she had too much traffic.

“We put the blinkers on her and she jumped a lot sharper with the blinkers on her today and carried him (Ronan Whelan) better.

"She got the trip well there and I didn't have a word with Ronan yet, but I'd say she might even go further looking at her.

"We'll see where we are for the time being.

"It is a good, local success for the Dundalk Racing Club, so it finished off a good day for us."

15/11/2023

Not Forgotten gained a deserved win when running out a cosy victor in the mile maiden at Dundalk, bringing up a double on the card for Michael Halford and Tracey Collins.

The grey had been placed on his last three outings and went to post a 8/11 shot to make the breakthrough this afternoon.

Ronan Whelan, who also partnered Cash Collector to success in the opener, produced his mount to challenge early in the straight and he asserted passing the furlong pole for a three-length win.

The National Defense gelding had won a barrier trial at the venue in August 2022.

Collins said: "He had been running consistently well, so he stepped up and he has gone forward. He has done what we expected him to do.

"He (Ronan Whelan) has given him a very positive ride, he is riding out of his skin. He rides up here as well as anybody.

"We will indeed (be busy over the winter series) - the horses have been running consistently very well all through the year. We are very happy with them and they are looking great and running well."

15/11/2023

Cheltenham Cheltenham

Laura Morgan could be set for the biggest day of her training career so far at Cheltenham on Saturday as she prepares to fire a twin assault on the Paddy Power Gold Cup.

The Waltham On The Wolds handler enjoyed her best ever season last term with a tally of 40 winners, seven of which were provided by the two horses she saddles in this weekend’s prestigious handicap.

Morgan is not expecting such a prolific campaign this term, but is hopeful she can make her presence felt on the big stage.

She said: “Last season, we had 40 winners and a lot more horses in, whereas this year we’ve only got 25 horses to run and 10 three-year-olds.

“I bought some three-year-olds with nice pedigrees that will hopefully be nice horses for next year, that’s the idea.

“We’re not going to have the season we had last year, but I’ve tried to up the quality and hopefully we can have runners on the bigger days.”

14/11/2023

Aintree

Percussion will be readied for a second tilt at Aintree’s Becher Chase following a third excellent effort over the Grand National fences on Saturday.

Laura Morgan’s charge was a widely unconsidered 40-1 shot for his first attempt over the famous obstacles in last season’s Grand Sefton, but ran a fine race to finish third.

He proved that performance was no fluke when third again in the Becher the following month and he further advertised his liking for the track when filling the runner-up spot behind Gesskille on his second appearance in the Grand Sefton last weekend.

Morgan feels the extra five furlongs of the Becher suits Percussion better than the shorter trip of the Grand Sefton and she is looking forward to seeing him head back to Merseyside on December 9.

“He ran a screamer on Saturday and I’ve put him in the Becher, as he obviously loves the place,” said the Melton Mowbray handler.

“His jumping kept him in it the other day and I do think going that bit further will help him – two-mile-five is probably his minimum.

14/11/2023

Ciaran Murphy is considering the Porterstown at Fairyhouse for staying-chaser Enjoy D'Allen's return to action.

The nine-year-old gelding was last seen finishing 12th in the Grand National at Aintree in April, his second crack at the Liverpool showpiece having unseated his rider at the first fence the previous year.

Murphy said: “He’s back and we’re not sure where he is going to go, but he’s probably about a month off a run.

"We’re very happy with him this year and he seems stronger, and we’re hoping for the rub of the green this season.

“Staying chases will be his game and hopefully he will be competitive.

“The Porterstown at Fairyhouse in early December could be his starting point, but we’ll see how he is.”

13/11/2023

Fairyhouse Racecourse
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The chasing debut of the exciting Gaelic Warrior has been put on temporary hold with the meeting at Fairyhouse on Tuesday called off due to waterlogging.

Willie Mullins had chosen the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase CLG Beginners Chase as the starting point for Gaelic Warrior’s new discipline but torrential rain overnight has left the course unraceable.

Brendan Sheridan, clerk of the course at Fairyhouse said: “Following 20mm of rain overnight, which was more rain than was originally forecast for Fairyhouse, the track is now unfit for racing and the fixture scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled.

“We needed the rainfall to come up short of what was forecast but unfortunately we got slightly more and the track will not be raceable in time for tomorrow due to that volume of rain on ground that was already soft, heavy in places.

“We will liaise with Horse Racing Ireland about the possibility of rescheduling the fixture.”

The meeting at Carlisle on Monday was also abandoned as Storm Debi begins to take its toll on sporting fixtures.

13/11/2023

Marine Nationale

Marine Nationale’s chasing debut could be delayed until Leopardstown’s Christmas Festival due to the prevailing wet weather and testing conditions.

The six-year-old is unbeaten in five starts for owner-trainer Barry Connell and was last seen beating Facile Vega in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

He is set to embark on a career over the larger obstacles this term and Connell had been considering a beginners chase at Navan next weekend as a starting point, but is now having a change of heart.

“I won’t run him at Navan if the ground is like this,” he said at Naas on Sunday.

“He’s ground dependent and I might wait until Leopardstown at Christmas. I don’t want to give him a grueller at the start of the season.

“He’s a light-framed horse and he’d be lost on that ground today.

12/11/2023

Well-backed Chosen Diamond (morning 16/1- returned 7s) won on chase debut at Naas, gaining a maiden victory for owner/trainer Eddie Cawley in the opening Overlander Horseboxes Novice Handicap Chase.

The Well Chosen-gelding had placed twice in 11 previous hurdle outings and today, on seasonal reappearance, jumped well and went clear of front-runner Battle Of Mirbat on the run-in to score by four lengths under jockey Jordan Gainford.

Cawley commented “we thought he’d have won a long time ago but I never lost faith in him. We started schooling him over fences a month ago and I thought this is his game, rather than hurdles. He had his hurdle mark (of 92) today.

“He let us down a lot of days over hurdles and I’m happy to keep him at this game now. He was very professional and I hadn’t brought him away schooling anywhere. He does it well enough at home and is a natural jumper.

“I didn’t look beyond today. I was hoping he’d run well but didn’t expect him to do it that well. He’s versatile over a trip as he could go further or come back in trip.”

12/11/2023

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Owner/trainer Eddie Cawley contests the E40,000 Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle at Naas today with bottom weight West Is Awake, which he is hoping can compete despite being 3lb out of the handicap in the 19-runner race.

A dual handicap hurdle winner, the seven-year-old was a course-and-distance winner in March 2022 and while he disappointed on a recent Galway run, had previously won at Fairyhouse on October 2.

Sean O'Keeffe rides West Is Awake and Cawley reports "unfortunately, he is a few pounds out of the handicap as Henry De Bromhead's horse (Summerville Boy) in at the very top and is rated 144 and we are only 115.

"We decided we would take our chance because he is in great form and I cannot find anything else for him. There is good prize money and it is worth a go.

"We ran him in Galway and he absolutely hated the track, but he has won around 2m4f in Naas and I think he will run well there provided it is not too heavy. He is not a horse that would want heavy ground."

11/11/2023

The Model Kingdom winning at Punchestown this time last year
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An action-packed day of racing in store today with Grade One action in Ireland at the rescheduled Down Royal meeting plus a host of other high class contests including Irish-trained runners represented at four British tracks.

Four runners and three runners for the two big races at Down Royal is not ideal from a betting perspective, but they are nonetheless intriguing affairs.

The return to action of one of last season’s most exciting novice chasers, Gerri Colombe, in the Grade One Champion Chase adds real spice to the four runner contest. Gerri Colombe’s only defeat of his career to date came in a thrilling finish to the Brown Advisory Novice Chase at the Cheltenham Festival when he went down by just a short-head to The Real Whacker.

Gerri Colombe will have to bring his A-game to Down Royal this afternoon as his three rivals set the bar pretty high. The enigmatic Envoi Allen landed this race last year and is unbeaten in four previous visits to this course, while Minella Indo, a former Gold Cup winner, is fit from a recent Grade Three victory and Gerri Colombe’s own stablemate Conflated was placed in last season’s Gold Cup.

If Gerri Colombe is to aspire to becoming a Gold Cup contender himself this season he ought to be winning this race, but is best watched from a betting perspective.

10/11/2023

Zefiro Dodville and Jordan Gainford jump the last

Down Royal's week-delayed high-profile fixture began with the chaotic Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle today which was won by Gordon Elliott's Zefiro Dodville (33/1 — 12s), with stablemate Better Days Ahead (8/15f) falling.

Waterlogging delayed the fixture — which includes tomorrow's first Grade 1 race of the season the Ladbrokes Champion Chase, with today's curtain-raiser featuring Cheltenham Bumper also-ran Better Days Ahead.

Travelling strongly, the odds-on favourite fell at the third-last, leaving The Busy Fool with a clear advantage before blundering at the next.

Zefiro Dodville was giving chase in second when also he erred at that obstacle but, under jockey Jordan Gainford, battled well to lead at the last and beat The Busy Fool by two and a half lengths.

Elliott had mixed emotions and reported “Better Days Ahead was travelling very well. He jumped pretty well up to that but, as long as he is okay, that is the most important thing. I couldn't really see it, I had the sun in my eyes."

Regarding winner Zefiro Dodville, he added "he was disappointing the last day. I'd say the race just fell in his lap there today.

10/11/2023

Frankie Dettori is reportedly set to enter the Australian jungle next week after The Sun revealed the 12 names it said would be taking part in the ITV reality show I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!
Dettori has long been rumoured to be lined up for the hugely popular show, which kicks off on Sunday week, although doubts were cast after he reversed his decision to retire and revealed he would carry on riding in California beyond this year.
However, it seems he has gone ahead with those plans after he appeared on a list of contestants alongside the likes of politician Nigel Farage and boxer Tony Bellew.
Dettori is no stranger to reality television after he appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in January 2013 during a suspension from racing. He lasted three weeks on that occasion and was the fifth person evicted from the house.
He will be the second racing personality to enter the I'm A Celebrity jungle after fellow jockey Willie Carson finished fifth in 2011. Legendary pundit John McCririck also took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2005.

09/11/2023

He’s big, he’s bold and he’s brave and he revels in annihilating his rivals at the top level. It is these qualities which have made Allaho a people’s favourite and today the superstar chaser is back following a 561-day absence from the track.

The dual Ryanair Chase winner faces just three rivals in the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase as he attempts to land the spoils with his usual flare and dominance.

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08/11/2023

Adrian Heskin is looking forward to continuing his association with the Henry de Bromhead-trained Magical Zoe in the Grade 3 Bottlegreen Hurdle at Down Royal on Friday.

Heskin was aboard the mare when taking both the Grade 3 Irish EBF Feathered Lady Novice Hurdle at this meeting 12 months ago and when making a successful reappearance at Gowran Park.

She also beat all bar You Wear It Well in the Jack de Bromhead Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

“She was very good in Gowran on her seasonal reappearance and we’re looking forward to Down Royal,” Heskin told broadcaster Dave Keena.

07/11/2023

‎ Racing Harry Cobden expects Rubaud to prove difficult to beat in Saturday’s West Country Weekend Elite Hurdle at Wincanton. The Paul Nicholls-trained five-year-old had a progressive profile last season, which ended with him winning the Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr. He showed there could be more to come this term when winning first time out in Listed company at Kempton last month, when connections expected him to need the run, and Cobden feels that bar Constitution Hill, Rubaud could take some stopping on his side of the Irish Sea. “Rubaud is in good form after winning at Kempton the other day. The handicapper put him up 9lb for that, but you would want a good one to get by him here I would say,” said Cobden.

06/11/2023

The Ladbrokes Festival of Racing at Down Royal has been rescheduled for this Friday and Saturday and the going is yielding to soft, soft in places after 2mm of rain since Thursday. There is a mainly dry forecast with the chance of some passing showers throughout the week (up to 10mm of rain approximately). The feature is the Grade 1 Ladbrokes Champion Steeplechase on Saturday.

05/11/2023

Sir Bob registered the biggest win of his career in the Cork Grand National.
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Sir Bob recorded the most significant success of his long career when getting his head in front close home to win the featured Cork Grand National at Mallow.

The oldest competitor in the field, the eleven-year-old had proven a somewhat frustrating performer earlier in his career but has really put it all together over the last two seasons.

05/11/2023

Cork racecourse stage one of their flagship meetings of the year this afternoon, the Cork Grand National.

The going at the Munster venue is described as soft, following 5mm of rain since declarations. Forecast is for scattered showers(1-2mm approx.)

Fourteen runners are set to go to post for the feature race which is due off at 3.15.

Meanwhile, the Curragh report heavy, soft to heavy in places for their final meeting of the flat season. The forecast is to remain mainly dry for the day.

The Group 3 Loughbrown Stakes, due off at 3.00, is the feature race at the County Kildare track.

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