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Articles By John O'Riordan

John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.
Sat 26th Aug 2023
Arnhem and Jack Kearney win the Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Handicap Healy Racing Photo

Arnhem ploughs lone furrow to win apprentices handicap under Kearney

7.12PM

Coeur D'or and Chris Hayes win the Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire.

Coeur D'or backs up BMW Mile win with Irish Cambridgeshire success

6.42PM

Aurora Vega and Patrick Mullins blue sleeves win the KWD Recycling Flat Race Healy Racing

Aurora Vega retains unbeaten record in Killarney bumper

6.19PM

Stealthy Tom and Mark McDonagh win the Kellihers Toyota Handicap Steeplechase Healy Racing

Stealthy Tom makes it four from five at Killarney

5.51PM

Letsbefrankaboutit and Billy Lee win the Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes Group 3

Letsbefrankaboutit wins the Group 3 Round Tower Stakes for Paddy Twomey

5.39PM

Salvador Ziggy and Jack Kennedy win the Ml Lynch Novice Steeplechase

Salvador Ziggy beats Toss Again in Killarney match race

5.26PM

Tamrat and Colin Keane far win the Keeper s Heart 10 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey Irish EBF C&G Maiden

Tamrat looks smart newcomer for Lyons in Curragh maiden

4.40PM

We llhavewan and Paul Townend win the International Hotel Handicap Hurdle Healy Racing

Drinks are on We'llhavewan backers at Killarney

4.07PM

General Clermont and Gavin Brouder survive a mistake at the last to win the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle.

General Clermont survives last flight blunder to win for Brouder

2.55PM

The Wallpark and Jack Kennedy left win the Killarney Park Hotel Maiden Hurdle from Ninth Loch right

The Wallpark wins his maiden to remain unbeaten for Elliott

2.18PM

Killarney stage an all National Hunt card on the final afternoon of their August meeting.

Curragh and Killarney ground updates for Saturday

8.42AM

Thu 17th Aug 2023
Maxine O'Sullivan won the Ladies maiden at Tramore on Filey Bay.

Filey Bay wins his flat maiden for Mullins at Tramore

8.46PM

Barncullia showed that he was well handicapped on the flat under Elizabeth Scully.

Barnacullia wins Fegentri Leg for Americans

8.25PM

Mr Social and Mark McDonagh red sleeves win the Storeall Handicap Hurdle Healy Racing

Mr Social a fourth winner inside a week for McDonagh

8.14PM

Celebrating Ethel won her second start in handicap company for trainer Andrew Kinirons.

Kinirons celebrates Leopardstown winner with Ethel

7.59PM

Tramore 17 8 23 Royal Eagle and jack Kennedy win the Tramore Directors Handicap Hurdle Healy Racing

Royal Eagle flies in to win for Elliott and Kennedy

7.09PM

Up And Under and Mikey Sheehy centre win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden from This Songisforyou and Cormac T

Up And Under has to work hard to finally get his head in front

6.58PM

Lord Massusus and Gary Carroll win the Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes Group 3 from Alfred Munnings

Lord Massusus records career best in Desmond Stakes

6.28PM

Tramore 17 8 23 Willywampus and Paddy O Hanlon win the O Neills Bar Beginners Steeplechase Healy Racing

Willywampus a second career winner for Eamon Courtney

6.24PM

Rotten Row and Danny Mullins win the Three Ireland Rated Novice Steeplechase

Danny Mullins excels with patient ride on Rotten Row

5.48PM

Barbapapa and Jamie Powell far win the Unio Employee Benefits Handicap from Half Nutz

Barbapapa gains first turf win under confident Powell ride

5.25PM

Ano Syra and Wayne Lordan win for trainer Johnny Feane at the Curragh.

Feane chasing black type win with Ano Syra

8.16AM

Tue 15th Aug 2023
French Company recorded his third win on the all weather at Dundalk for Jimmy Coogan.

French Company brings up Dundalk hat-trick in finale

5.46PM

Longbourn and Dylan Browne McMonagle win the Red God for trainer Ross O Sullivan from Ceallach.

Longbourn holds on to win \"Red God\" for Ross O'Sullivan

5.12PM

Skontonovski and Ronan Whelan win for trainer Ado McGuinness at Dundalk.

Five at Dundalk for McGuinness's Skontonovski

4.37PM

Punk Poet and Ben Coen win another Dundalk handicap for trainer Eddie Lynam.

Punk Poet avails of class drop to register fourth Dundalk success

4.17PM

Capulet and Seamie Heffernan beats Huxley Gavin Ryan to win for trainer Aidan O'Brien

Capulet another winning juvenile debutant for O'Brien

3.35PM

Signatory and Conor Stone Walsh win Dundalk maiden for trainer John Joseph Murphy.

Signatory provides further evidence of Murphy revival

3.02PM

Hispanic and Seamie Heffernan far side win from Dandyville Billy Lee for trainer Aidan O Brien.

Hispanic makes all to beat off Mourne Handicap rivals

2.34PM

Bella Colombia and Nathan Crosse win for trainer Willie McCreery and owners COR Racing Syndicate.

McCreery debutant causes upset in Fillies Maiden

2.02PM

Sat 12th Aug 2023
John McConnell sent out Sage Conseil to win the bumper at Kilbeggan.

Sage Conseil makes a winning bumper debut for McConnell

8.49PM

Mica Malpic and Mark Walsh far win the Kilmurray s Hardware Handicap Steeplechase from The Dasher Conway

Mica Malpic a Kilbeggan winner for Bolger and McManus

8.22PM

Menindee and Darragh O Keeffe win the Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Chase.

Menindee gains compensation on return to chasing

7.56PM

Mighty Mo Missouri and Conor Smithers win the Kilbeggan Maiden Hurdle

Mighty Mo Missouri gains well deserved breakthrough over flights

6.57PM

Little Queenie and Robert Whearty win at the Curragh for trainer Paul Flynn

Flynn's grey proves a Queen yet again in Curragh sprint

6.06PM

Charlies Pride and Sean O Keeffe win the Mahon Hospitality Gtoup New York Handicap Hurdle

Charlies Pride comes on from handicap debut to win for Paul Power

5.56PM

Secret Magician and Wayne Hassett far side wins for trainer Martin Hassett from Livingston Range and Furnace Creek

Magician lunges late to enhance Hassett's Curragh record

5.36PM

Aime Desjy and Paul Townend win the Kilbeggan Maiden Hurdle

Aime Desjy lands short odds on fourth start over flights

5.21PM

Crystal Black and Seamie Heffernan win for owners Wear A Pink Ribbon Syndicate and trainer Gerry Keane

Crystal Black justifies strong market support to land Curragh gamble

4.23PM

Moss Trucker and Billy Lee win Group 3 Phoenix Stakes for trainer Ken Condon

Moss Tucker a Group 3 winner in Phoenix Sprint Stakes

3.53PM

A Lilac Rolla and Billy Lee right beats Opera Singer Ryan Moore for trainer Paddy Twomey

A Lilac Rolla maintains unbeaten record with photo verdict

2.44PM

Diego Velazquez and Ryan Moore win for trainer Aidan O Brien at the Curragh.

Well bred Diego Velazquez overcomes greenness to make winning debut

2.06PM

Thu 10th Aug 2023
Winning connections of I Am Shadow after the Ciaran Murphy trained mare won bumper.

I Am Shadow follows tried and tested Sligo route

8.29PM

Emily In Paris and Michael O Sullivan clear the final hurdle to win for trainer Davy Fitzgerald.

Emily In Paris backs up Killarney win with Sligo success

8.10PM

Fizzle Rock and Carl Millar jumping the final hurdle to win for trainer Nigel Slevin

Fizzle Rock another all the way winner at Sligo

7.36PM

Golden Sandbanks and Sean Flanagan clear the final hurdle to win for trainer Paul Flynn

Golden Sandbanks shows his versatility for Paul Flynn

7.07PM

Hazelhatch Lady and Mark McDonogh win for trainer James Andrew Fahey and owner Frank Reynolds.

Lady makes all to give Fahey, McDonagh and Reynolds Sligo double

6.38PM

Glendars Mahler and Mark McDonagh far side clear the final hurdle with Air Drop

Glendars Mahler opens her account in Mares Maiden Hurdle

6.06PM

Must Meet Cecil and Danny Gilligan far side clears the final hurdle to beat Conna Cottage and Patrick O Brien.

Must Meet Cecil too strong for rivals in Sligo Claimer

5.38PM

Mon 7th Aug 2023
Golden Spangle and Rory Cleary(near side) just hold off Turbulence at Naas.

Golden Spangle finds that winning touch for Bolger

6.06PM

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