Sports Journalist · 25 articles
Phoenix Stakes day at the Curragh opened with a bang – and a bloody nose for the market – as PUSH THE BOAT OUT, a 16/1 shot for Michael O’Callaghan and champion jockey Colin Keane, took the 13:15 Irish EBF Maiden from the Ballydoyle newcomer Marco Polo. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1 Push The Boat […]
AYR, 20:30 – Ladies Day at Ayr refused to follow the script right to the last. Patrick Street, an 11/2 chance ridden by Mikey Sheehy for A Kinirons, took the Festive Day Dancing At Ayr Racecourse Classified Stakes finale by a head from favourite Flying Moonlight – while preview verdict Wicklow Way could finish only […]
KILBEGGAN, 20:18 – The bumper that closed Kilbeggan’s Saturday card went the way of the outsider of six, Confidence Within powering nine and a half lengths clear at 10/1 under Miss P Elvin for trainer P J Rothwell in the Connellan & Noone Solicitors LLP Longford INH Flat Race. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1 Confidence […]
The €25,000 KEPAK Handicap Chase — the feature of Kilbeggan’s midsummer evening card — went the way of the value column. Rexem, put up at 6/1 each-way in our morning preview, was backed into 7/2 and held off Jasko Des Dames by half a length in the 7:48 for Josh Williamson and John C McConnell. […]
Ladies Day at Ayr saved one of its best stories for the 7:30, where Lauren Young drove Thunderstorm Katie to a two-length win in the Christmas Parties At Western House Hotel Handicap at 8/1 — and the most-tipped horse on the card, Mr Cool, could manage only third. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1st Thunderstorm Katie […]
Rocky’s Diamond won the 6:48 Joe Cooney Memorial Hurdle at Kilbeggan at 10/11, proving class the trump card under Michael Kenneally for Declan Queally as the hat-trick-seeking Pets Georgina was beaten out of the frame. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1st Rocky’s Diamond Michael Kenneally 10/11F 2nd Rememberwhat Cian Cullinan 50/1 3rd Drumgill Daniel King 5/1 […]
Pol Roger won the 6:30 Book Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Ladies Day Handicap at 20/1, denying the night’s banker Tiger by a neck under Sean Kirrane for Michael Dods — the shock of the evening at Ayr. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1st Pol Roger Sean Kirrane 20/1 2nd Tiger Ryan Kavanagh 6/5F 3rd Faeberon Dougie […]
Alicious won the 5:35 fillies bumper that closed Wexford’s Saturday card, the Willie Mullins debutante scoring by a length and a half at 7/4 under Patrick Mullins as the 11/10 favourite Honey Bucks trailed home sixth of seven. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1st Alicious Mr P W Mullins 7/4 2nd Dancing Symbol Mr A P […]
French Affair won the 5:31 sprint handicap that closed Redcar’s seven-race card, justifying 13/8 favouritism by a neck — landing our preview’s best bet on the card and completing a double for trainer Jennie Candlish. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1st French Affair Sean Dylan Bowen 13/8F 2nd Space Bear Cieren Fallon 11/4 3rd Masaban Oisin […]
Facile Ocean made every yard of the running to win the 5:18 Well Of Moate Maiden Hurdle, the Kilbeggan opener, by a widening 14 lengths at 2/1 joint favourite — landing our preview verdict in the process. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1st Facile Ocean Eoghan Finegan 2/1JF 2nd First Ascent Jack Kennedy 2/1JF 3rd Not […]
Deauville saved its biggest bombshell of the day for the 4:42 (UK time) Listed Prix Isola Bella: Canneza, dismissed at 51/1, swooped under Pierre-Charles Boudot to floor a field of ten fillies and mares — comfortably the longest-priced winner of the meeting so far. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1st Canneza P-C Boudot 51/1 2nd Abbey […]
At the fifth time of asking, a favourite finally obliged at Wexford. Rockonliam, the 7/4 market leader, powered six lengths clear in the 4:35 Poolcourt Engineering Handicap Chase under Darragh O’Keeffe — and landed our preview’s verdict in the process. Pos Horse Jockey SP 1st Rockonliam Darragh O’Keeffe 7/4F 2nd Teenage Kiss Charlie O’Dwyer 7/2 […]