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Review listowel 13th Sep
Pirateer (4-1) had finished behind National Stakes runner-up Casamento at Tipperary and confirmed that promise when beating better-fancied stable companion Treasure Beach in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery at ListowelMon 13th Sep
Swan keeps up good record
Glenstal Abbey justified favourtism in the novice chase at Listowel with a convincing performance. Mon 13th Sep
Russell at his best
Davy Russell was at his best when winning the Ballyhack Beginners Chase aboard the Michael Hourigan trained Turf War. Fri 06th Aug
Armaramak now Galway bound
Armaramak owned by the Galway-based Cathedral Syndicate now has Ballybrit as his objective after landing the 22nd July Twilight Racing Beginners Steeplechase under Andrew McNamara at Limerick. Sun 04th JulReview listowel 17th Sep
Young rider Adrian Heskin provided trainer Michael Hourigan with ample compensation with victory on Turf War in the feature Guinness Handicap HurdleThu 17th Sep
Turf comes out best in war for the Guinness
Michael Hourigan got compensation for a second placing in yesterday's Kerry National, Adrian Heskin registered the biggest success of his career and the bookmakers got some relief when Turf War at 20/1 landed the featured Guinness Handicap Hurdle. Thu 17th Sep
War too strong for rivals in novice
Turf War proved a decisive winner of the New Ross Novice Hurdle at Wexford. Sun 07th Jun
Review killarney 11th May
The McSweeney Arms Hotel Hurdle lost some of its lustre with the withdrawal of Apt Approach - one of six horses scratched from the meeting by Willie Mullins due to the change in going - but that should take nothing away from the performance of Faltering FullbackMon 11th May
Turf Wins the War
Turf War (4/1 in the morning into 5/2) led before the third and made the rest in the Fermoy Maiden Hurdle, keeping on well up the straight under Davy Russell to repel Maid Of Malabar and the favourite, Champus, by three parts of a length and one and a quarter lengths. Sun 22nd Mar
That made up for Church Island's defeat yesterday. He is a nice horse and that is his fourth win this year. He just ran a bit too free at Ffos Las last time and just got there a bit too soon. We'll wait to go chasing with him until next year as he is a novice for this year. Adrian is seventeen and he looks like he'll make a jockey but there is a long road to go. He is not as strong in a finish as some of the full professionals but he has a great racing brain. It is a treat to watch him riding. For the time being his rides are confined to me before he strengthens up.
Michael Hourigan
Things have been quite this winter but the horses are coming back into form again now. Turf War wasn't getting home on bad ground during the winter and he'll make a lovely chaser in time. (EM)
Michael Hourigan
