Doncaster threw up a few big priced winners on the opening day of the British Flat season yesterday and with the testing ground at Naas we can probably expect more of the same when the season begins in Ireland this afternoon. ..
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We’ve got plenty of jump racing to look forward to before the season comes to a close, including the BoyleSports Irish Grand National meeting next weekend and a fascinating trainers championship to be decided, but the flat is back and Doncaster takes centre stage this afternoon...
Navan will have to pass a morning inspection before racing gets the go ahead on Sunday but, after a hectic week in Cheltenham, it would be a huge shame to lose what looks a really good card at the Meath venue including the return of Great Field in the Grade 2 Webster Cup...
We won’t know what to do with ourselves now that Cheltenham is over but Wexford survived an inspection yesterday and Uttoxter will have to survive one on Saturday morning but if it does, Paul Nicholls may finally land more big race honours...
Might Bite and Native River served us up a classic in the Cheltenham Gold Cup with the latter coming back to become the first horse this century to win a first Gold Cup having been previously beaten in the race. ..
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the highlight of the week and it could well be a race to savour despite the absence of a stand-out horse in the field...
Never mind the Grand Slam at Twickenham, the Irish trainers are handing out a hell of a beating at Cheltenham this week and there’s no reason to expect it to stop just yet...
What a Gold Cup it could be this year. It really did lose some of it’s glitz when reigning champion Sizing John was ruled out but BoyleSports ambassador Robbie Power still has a good ride in the race with Our Duke and cases could be made for so many of the runners. ..
Irish domination continued and even when the banker for many, Un De Sceaux, got turned over, there was still a relatively well fancied alternative to the favourite in Balko Des Flos to make sure that the Irish kept winning. ..
Awesome Altior, super Samcro and the peerless Presenting Percy led the way on day two of the Cheltenham Festival but there was drama when Ruby Walsh’s meeting came to an end after just nine races...
Robbie PowerRetired National Hunt jockey with wins including the Grand National, BoyleSports Irish Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Diarmuid ConnollyFormer Dublin star Diarmuid Connolly is a 6 time All-Ireland Senior Football champion who currently plays with club side St. Vincent's.
