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Scott McCullagh did well to keep Chally Chute in long enough for dad to make his pension top up.

We try hurdles for the first time Monday Roscommon 1.40. Well schooled, jockey Donogh Meyler is keen to partner and Tom Lord Hogan is ever optimistic. We have Rakki and Hobart, rated 107 and 104 respectively to beat along with an Elliot runner with decent placed flat form. We have find out...

Tounsivator skips an easier assignment at Listowel today for the race. Shane Foley rides and for a big horse he handled Tramore well .

Bitofajokelike at Listowel today. Went wrong after the last with the race at his mercy. Tough on connections.

Luckily I backed him ew on tote owing to the "Danny Factor" Had French Dynamite ew with a reverse exacta the duo so was shouting in earnest when San Salvador fell. They kept the grass long on course which helped the going and the track was drying all week while still holding. Queally's First...

Barne Estate farm , near Clonmel 750 + acres of top arable land. John Magnier claimed he had a "hand shake "agreement with the owners to purchase farm for c15million Euro. They subsequently sold to Maurice O'Regan ( Newtown Anner Stud) for 22M or so after a bidding war . Mr Magnier , a farmer...

Ouch ! Amazing they sent him abroad given his fee was 300k at home . Not a good September for the Lads; first the farm court case lost, now this.

There were cattle in for the winter Listowel way 2 weeks ago. It used be known as "Ice Cream Land " back in the days when ice cream was only sold from June to late august. Back in 1958 there was a horrendously wet summer, akin to 2012. Listowel was a two day festival back then and the second...

It took CH from Dec 3 2021 to Jan 23 2025 to win ten consecutive races. Night Nurse managed 9 or 10 in little over 12 months and returned from a few defeats to retain his Champion title before that Aintree dead heat before a sterling career over fences. That is the difference .

Drying out from heavy and it dries slowly Fealeside this time of year. When you see them running a mile in 1m 47 sec it says enough. Horses for courses in Kerry always, check out the O'Donnell horse that won today . L'Escargot never managed to win a Kerry National in 3 attempts.

Joseph O'Brien... enough said.

Jack Foley, grandson of Tom Danoli Foley has his first NH runner in Kerry National Monbeg Park. Best of luck to him. Eric Mac has an enviable record in Listowel and French Dynamite is a more than interesting recruit to his stable. A few pounds improvement with Rathkeale air in his lungs and you...

Hector has Colin Keane's hand motions. Paddy Kiely rides again !; no wonder you like him Luke.

18/09/2015. Ladies' Day at Listowel Michael Winters trained Winter Breeze won concluding handicap hurdle ridden by Barry Geraghty at 2/1 fav in a field of 17. Michael must have given drink to most people on the racecourse from the winner 's lounge , courtesy of Listowel racecourse . The Harvest...

I wonder if that race is available on youtube. When the horse won at Cheltenham a few years later Linda Ramsden refused to give Tommo an interview but Barry Fenton willingly obliged Robert Hall on RTE Racing highlights. He explained how as the horse loved being covered up he stuck to the inside...

Would that be in the biblical sense Grey ? IIRC Bally Conn won the day Denman made his comeback after his heart issues only to be beaten by Madison du Berlais

Pity David Maxwell didn't have a whisk; his critics may have been silenced. Fair play to David; he is self made and self spent. Poor Fred Hutsby got away with murder the day Istabraq beat him at Festival . David wasn't so lucky ; wishing him all the best.

Just home. The ground was dead yesterday; they did not use two tracks as in previous years which may have been a mistake. Better ground middle to near side ; once on it you were home. The wind facing them for the first few races today had to be experienced; I was nearly blown off the road five...

Nick O'Toole (68). Just saw this in Irish Field now. Nick was a collector of racing memorabilia , owned the biggest collection of Arkle mementos and spent a duke's ransom on a Sea The Stars horse shoe some years ago. He arranged the Vincent O'Brien commemoration and the Mick Kinane day at The...

I do hope Leopardstown keep fresh ground for the Champion as in other years. They would not want the rain we just got in the Dukedom of Duhallow.