Herald Racing Correspondent Niall Cronin joins BoyleSports' Head of Irish Racing Paudie Hassett to discuss three Group Ones at The Curragh, the Injured Jockeys Fund and best bets for the weekend...
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Aidan O’Brien’s record in the French Guineas is actually poorer than one would expect given the very high standards that he sets himself but rarely has he brought over as strong a hand as he will on Sunday. ..
Sunday is Leopardstown’s turn to host a Derby Trial with the Derrinstown renowned as Ireland’s leading trial and Aidan O’Brien is due to saddle four of the eight-runner race...
Ascot’s Victoria Cup is the big betting heat this Saturday and after hitting the mark at Chester with No Heretic, the hope is that Jamie Spencer can land another big pot for Jim and Fitri Hay. ..
The Chester Vase probably posed more questions than it answered or maybe it just told us that US Army Ranger isn’t up to winning an Epsom Derby next month...
Trainer Gordon Elliott discusses his summer plans while Evening Herald Racing Correspondent Niall Cronin discusses US Army Ranger's Chester Vase performance and Head of Irish Racing Paudie Hassett talks price changes for the flat season ahead as well as all three giving us some fancies along the way...
Aidan O’Brien will continue to use Chester to prepare some of his potential Epsom candidates and despite being ever so green from flag fall on Wednesday, Somehow, which I recommended, still managed to win the Chesire Oaks and she remains a best priced 20/1 with BoyleSports for the Epsom Oaks. ..
I have never been to the May meeting at Chester but it’s certainly on the bucket list and from speaking to people who have attended, it doesn't disappoint...
In terms of the number of winners trained there hasn’t been a more successful month for Dermot Weld than April for the last two years with 18 and 15 his tally for the last two seasons and so far this month he is already on 10 and we are only half way through. ..
Twelve months ago Willie Mullins completed an unprecedented opening day four-timer at the Cheltenham Festival but here we are again and the chances of a repeat look very high. ..