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Tom Lord Hogan has declared Hopeful Hero for Naas Sunday 1.20 . A novice hurdle for 4yos that have not won more than 2 hurdles he has four rivals. Tom reckons that it is better to give him experience with a chance of prizemoney than run him in an overcrowded schooling hurdle with no return. Some...

First meet of current season in Dromahane this Sunday 9th. As well as hosting 7 p2p meetings throughout the season there are weekly schooling and galloping sessions there. A problem with a lot of regular p2p fans is the utilisation of one location for so many meetings; the variety of locations...

The winner flew through some very narrow openings to get there; some performance. Lucky to have Virgin TV and ATR showing the race here.

WPM has come a long way since Holy Orders did him no favours the first year he had a runner there.

When is the ballot ?

Having been to Breeders Cup 1992 with racing buddies we planned to attend Melbourne Cup in 1993. We did the Arc instead thus missing Vintage Crop's success. I got there in 1998 and must say it is a flat race event to rival Cheltenham Festival. The Monday parade through the city, the racecards...

Bill Mott has a runner with Johnnyv on board; victory would be some achievement for USA; Trump might even waive tariffs should they succeed.

Norton bit also called a Citation Bit, named after American Triple Crown winner 1948. It is for hard pulling horses to help them settle. Lugging bit is help prevent horses hanging off a straight line. Cross nose bands are to help settle hard pullers. (Grackle was 1931 Grand National winner so...

Filly just leased so not too costly , at least not yet.

Great news Jinny. Pity I didn't know you were on the market as we ( Whitegrass Synd) have a Mahler half sister to Cracking Rhapsody to go p2p route with a view to harrowing what Straight Home ploughed; same Townend connections for phase 1 of the adventure. Form got a wee boost at Del Mar last...

Better more reliable horse, that's all.

We had a visit to Closutton Irish Oaks Day 2023. I swear no horse ran up the Curragh as fast as Wpm's worked that morning. Ebor winner that couldn't go to Oz owing to a screw. Fast ground up his alley, was hard, hard fit and ridden for luck. Le Paillon won a Arc in 1947 after placing in...

Of all the O'Brien family Donacha is made of different stuff. He has a confidence, movie star looks and can the best out of a horse. His win on Apache Gold for us 10 years ago at Cork was a thing of beauty. Like Maureen , this filly jumped off the page at me with Oisin riding. No bet ,however .

Edgt Team 1 Replace Caldwell Potter with Romeo Coolio please . Many thanks.

Another second; how bad . At least Gary O'Brien and Jane Mangan gave him the thumbs up after the race for consistency; a 4.5 k purchase to run up a 205k purchase is no bad thing. Frustrating , yes.

Edgt 1 Bambino Fever Caldwell Potter Casheldale Lad Kopek Des Bordes Lossiemouth Marine Nationale The Big Westerner The New Lion William Munny Dark Horse River Veale (Ml Winters) Edgt 2 Brighterdaysahead Constitution Hill Fact To File Hewick Home By The Lee Inothewayurthinking Lecky Watson Sir...

Race being named in memory of Edward O'Grady, a man synonymous with Cheltenham for years. A nice touch.

Back again to Down Royal Friday for another Bumper 4.20 with Hopeful Hero. Just the five runners , a duo of Gordon p2p winners, one from A J Martin and one from Crawford's academy. Ground looks ideal once the rain stays away . Lots of top amateurs rang up for the ride but Tom remains loyal to...

The new series of Champions: Full Gallop has missed/ignored quite possibly the best performance from last season; Sir Gino's win at Kempton Dec 26 from episode 2. Given the brouhaha about Constitution Hill , his prep and "that gallop " , to give his galloping companion no mention absolutely...

Not so sure one of the syndicate organisers enjoyed either win all that much....