All posts tagged "Leopardstown"
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Featured
/ 8 months agoDown Royal Review: Envoi Allen back on top
Karl Hedley reports on Down Royal's major jumps meeting as Envoi Allen and Brighterdaysahead star
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Racing Ahead
/ 8 months agoAID’S STARLETS UPSTAGE TROY
Derby champ fails but two-year-olds keep O’Brien top in Breeders’ Cup Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore The Breeders’ Cup Classic continues...
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Talking Two-Year-Olds
/ 9 months agoSHADOW IN THE LIMELIGHT
Ian Heitman follows the fortunes of next year’s leading Classic prospects Shadow Of Light Newmarket’s Autumn season at the Rowley Mile...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 10 months agoIT’S FLAT TRACKS AND BEACH JOYS
Simon Nott trails the bookies at Leopardstown, The Curragh and Laytown It’s always a pleasure to be asked to work in...
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Robert Cooper
/ 10 months agoFROM BOOK TO BOOKIES
The former Sky frontman turns detective in hunt for Arc clues One of the drawbacks of not working so frequently –...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoTOM’S JUST CLOV-ING IT IN NEW HOME
Nick Townsend talks to up-and-coming Newmarket trainer Tom Clover There are around 70 trainers operating in and around the ever-evolving, hugely...
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Racing Ahead
/ 10 months agoTROY JOY OPENS THE FLOODGATES
Ian Heitman recounts a month of stunning track highlights City Of Troy, ridden by Ryan Moore, wins the Juddmonte York’s four-day...
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Robert Cooper
/ 11 months agoGIFT HORSES AND FRENCH LESSONS
Robert Cooper finds ‘retirement’ is keeping him busy The old adage about looking a gift horse in the mouth springs to...
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Diary of an Amateur Punter
/ 11 months agoVALUE OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT
Ben Morgan shares his September shortlist of track hopefuls City Of Troy sealed his triumphant British season with the Derby hero...
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Talking Two-Year-Olds
/ 11 months agoPLAYING TO THE WHISTLE
Ian Heitman flies about to keep pace with a rush of two-year-old Flat action The first of the 13 European Group...
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Racing Ahead
/ 11 months agoHORSE OF A LIFETIME: A tribute to track legend Sea The Stars
Graham Buddry pays fresh tribute to track legend Sea The Stars – surely one of the greatest ever.
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Racing Ahead
/ 12 months agoTRULY THE BEST WE’VE EVER HAD
Ben Hastie recalls the track and stud career of Coolmore super sire Galileo On March 30, 1998, a foal was born...
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Columnists
/ 12 months agoROSALLION SET FOR SUSSEX STAKES JOY
Paul Ferguson looks at way ahead for Royal Ascot’s star turns Three-year-olds have won 10 of the past 16 runnings of...
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Irish Racing
/ 1 year agoDYLAN GETS ZEM IN AS LIFFEY FLOWS FOR PAT
Karl Hedley sets about spotting Irish talent ahead of Galway and Curragh highlights The Flat season is well and truly upon...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoAIDAN’s top PAIR TARGET COVENTRY CROWN
Ian Heitman highlights the leading challengers for top Royal Ascot prizes Royal Ascot is fast approaching and although several two-year-olds have...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoMULLINS HAILS CHAMPS ‘SIGNATURE’
Closutton star tops stable’s Timeform awards glory trail Patrick Mullins, champion amateur jockey and assistant to trainer Willie Mullins, celebrated Closutton...
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Irish Racing
/ 1 year agoFLAT IS SIMMERING AT IRISH TRACKS
Karl Hedley casts an eye over the up and coming stars of the summer action over on the Emerald Isle The...
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Epsom Derby Meeting
/ 1 year agoAIDAN CALLING IN TO BOOST EPSOM TALLY
But Robert Cooper is won over by James Fanshawe’s Ambiente Friendly touch Toppers and Tails suggest the serious stuff is about...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoAINT BAD AT ALL BUT UP FOR A FLAT PROFIT
Ben Morgan looks back on his jumps festival punting highlights and onwards to three big Flat fancies After yet another ‘nearly’...
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Irish Racing
/ 1 year agoIT’S THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Karl Hedley looks at Ireland’s young speedsters ready to fly the flag on the Flat Cheltenham, Aintree, Fairy-house and Punchestown have...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoWHEN HAWK SOARED HIGHEST OF THEM ALL
Graham Buddry reflects on the flickers, flashes and final brilliance of Ballydoyle’s brightest shooting star High Chaparral, right, ridden by Johnny...
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Paul Jacobs
/ 1 year agoHENRY’S A REALLY GOOD FELLOW!
Paul Jacobs backs Aidan O’Brien’s silver starlet to shine this summer Henry Longfellow ridden by Ryan Moore With a change of...
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Irish Racing
/ 1 year agoGET SET FOR AN EASTER CRACKER!
Karl Hedley picks out runners and riders who can shine in the aftermath of Cheltenham Charles Byrnes The Cheltenham Festival has...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 year agoILE BE SAILING PAST SOME BIG FANCIES
Ben Morgan reckons Ile Atlantique can avenge his Naas defeat for Willie Mullins Baring Bingham Novices Hurdle Ballyburn seems to be...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 year agoVEGA IS MEGA AT THIS PRICE
Ben Morgan is tipping Facile to stun his favourited stablemate Turners Novices Chase This looks the most likely destination for the...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 year agoGINO LOOKING LIKE SIR THING
Ben Morgan is backing Henderson’s charge to finish the Festival in style JCB Triumph Hurdle SIR GINO has been all the...
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Robert Cooper
/ 1 year agoIRELAND’S CALL ONCE MORE… TO BE SURE!
Robert Cooper recommends whacking a few quid on The Real Whacker at Cheltenham No such thing as a certainty? I’m not...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 year agoWILLIE’S ALL SET FOR A BURN-UP
FERGIE’S FESTIVAL FOUR (One tip per day) Paul Ferguson says Mullins’ star can reign Supreme BALLYBURN (Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle)...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 1 year agoMY LOVE AFFAIR WITH IRISH TRACK
Simon Nott sends a Valentine’s message to Leopardstown I absolutely love going to work in Irish betting rings. The atmosphere, the...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 year agoMULLIN IT OVER ON WILLIE’S GLORY TRAIL
Rolf Johnson ponders the brilliance of jump racing’s legendary star trainer Genius? If you have to ask you will never know. Would...