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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 11th Mar 2023

Abbeydale and Jordan Gainford win the Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle

Abbeydale proves too strong for odds on Road

1.41PM

Mahler Mission looks John McConnell's best chance of a Cheltenham Festival winner

McConnell set to send small select team to Cheltenham next week

8.50AM

Navan failed an early morning inspection ahead of todays meeting

Navan cancelled this afternoon

7.51AM

Harry's Bar holds a leading chance at Wolverhampton this afternoon

McGuinness has high hopes for Wolverhampton duo

7.38AM

Sun 5th Feb 2023

Fun Fun Fun and Patrick Mullins win the Grade 2 Coolmore Irish EBF Mares Flat Race

All Fun Fun Fun for Mullins in bumper rout

5.06PM

Gaelic Warrior and Paul Townend win the Festina Lente Charity Liffey Handicap Hurdle

Gaelic Warrior far too classy for rivals in Liffey Handicap Hurdle

4.40PM

Il Etait Temps and Danny Mullins win the Grade 1 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle

Il Etait Temps causes 14/1 upset as Facile Vega disappoints

4.13PM

State Man and Paul Townend win the Irish Champion Hurdle from Honeysuckle

State Man proves too strong for Honeysuckle in Irish Champion Hurdle

3.49PM

The Goffer gave Davy Russell a quick double at Leopardstown

The Goffer gives Russell Dublin Racing Festival double

3.07PM

Gentleman De Mee and Danny Mullins win the Grade 1 Ladbrokes Dublin Steeplechase

Gentleman De Mee Lords it over Dublin Chase rivals

2.43PM

Mighty Potter and Davy Russell win the Ladbrokes Novice Steeplechase Grade 1

Russell just Mighty in Grade 1 win aboard Potter

2.20PM

Ballybawn Belter and Simon Torrens win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy Mullins Mares handicap Hurdle

McManus second string runs Belter to win Mares Hurdle

1.41PM

Leopardstown stages the second day of the Dublin Racing Festival this afternoon

Leopardstown Going Update

10.30AM

Thu 29th Dec 2022

Doyen Ta Win and Kevin Sexton win the Party Time Handicap Hurdle

Doyen Ta Win prevails at Limerick under Sexton

4.10PM

Fascile Mode and Charlie Mullins win the Plusvital Flat Race

Fascile Mode makes impressive winning debut at Leopardstown

3.50PM

Go Boy and Charlie O Dwyer win the Geary s Garage Kilmeedy Maiden Hurdle

Go Boy lands massive gamble for Molloy and O'Dwyer

3.27PM

State Man and Paul Townend win the Matheson Hurdle Grade 1

State Man leads home Mullins 1-2-3 in Matheson Hurdle

2.56PM

Marelly and Richie Deegan win the Racing TV Rated Novice Hurdle In Memory Of Andrew McNamara

Marelly gives Eoin McCarthy third winner at Limerick

2.29PM

Gaillard Du Mesnil and Paul Townend win the Neville Hotels Novice Steeplechase Grade 1

Gaillard Du Mesnil sheds maiden tag in style

2.14PM

Difficult Decision and Philip Enright Limerick Vets Handicap Steeplechase

Enright makes right Decision at Limerick

1.20PM

Good Land and Michael O Sullivan win the Pigsback com Maiden Hurdle

Good Land another potentially smart novice for Connell

1.07PM

Sir Bob wins the Ryans Cleaning Veterans Handicap Steeplechase at Limerick

Sir Bob makes it back to back wins over fences

12.50PM

Seddon and Ben Harvey win the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Steeplechase

Seddon routs rivals in Leopardstown opener

12.28PM

Colm Murphy trains the well supported Transmission

Made In The Woods proving popular with Limerick punters

10.28AM

Leopardstown stage the final day of their Christmas festival this afternoon

Going updates for Leopardstown/Limerick

10.11AM

Sun 11th Dec 2022

Nephin Beg and Jordan Gainford win the Finbarr Quaid Electrical Novice Handicap Hurdle

Nephin Beg a 33/1 winner of Cork finale

3.43PM

Meetingofthewaters and Michael O Sullivan far side gets up to beat Benz nearest and Krabat

Meetingofthewaters lands local gamble for O'Sullivans

3.17PM

Energumene and Paul Townend win the Bar One Racing Hilly Way Steeplechase Grade 2

Energumene impresses in Hilly Way reappearance win

2.57PM

Impervious and Brian Hayes win the O Flynn Group Irish EBF Mares Novice Steeplechase Grade 2

Impervious sees Murphy back on the big stage

2.04PM

Arctic Bresil and Rachael Blackmore win the Bar One Racing Maiden Hurdle

Arctic Bresil overcomes absence to win on rules debut

1.13PM

Blood Destiny and Paul Townend win the Bar One Racing 3-Y-0 Maiden Hurdle

Bloodless victory for Mullins' Destiny

12.52PM

Emmet Mullins has two runners among the market movers at Cork on Sunday

Major market moves for two Emmet Mullins trained horses at Cork

9.14AM

Sun 20th Nov 2022

Cato Capone(near side) was awarded Punchestown bumper after an enquiry

Capone gets last in stewards room after enquiry

4.13PM

Big Debates and Philip Enright win the Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Steeplechase

Big Debates lands the lucky last for Tyner and Enright

3.51PM

Shewearsitwell and Paul Townend won for owners Closutton Racing Club and trainer Willie Mullins

Shewearsitwell lunges late to score under Townend

3.39PM

Dinoblue and Luke Dempsey win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Steeplechase

Dinoblue makes winning start over fences

3.09PM

State Man and Paul Townend wins for owners Joe and Marie Donnelly and trainer Willie Mullins

State Man announces his arrival as Champion Hurdle contender with Morgiana win

2.39PM

Riaan and Davy Russell win the Follow Us On Social Media Handicap Hurdle

Riann a third at Cork for Elliott and Russell

2.07PM

Darrens Hope and Danny Mullins won the Grade 2 Florida Pearl for trainer Robert Murphy

Darrens Hope causes 20/1 upset in Florida Pearl

1.58PM

Itswhatunitesus and Davy Russell left win the I N H Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Itswhatsunitesus completes quick Cork double for Elliott and Russell

12.51PM

Nusret and Daryl Jacob right clear the final hurdle to win for trainer Joseph O Brien

Nusret another smart juvenile for Joseph O'Brien

12.43PM

Irish Point and Davy Russell win the Buy Tickets Online At corkracecourse ie Maiden Hurdle

Point impresses in making winning Irish debut

12.22PM

Delta Work and Jack Kennedy centre maroon clearing Ruby s Double Bank

Delta made to Work hard to land Risk Of Thunder

12.12PM

Sun 13th Nov 2022

Summer Melody powers clear under Ray Barron to land Navan bumper for Charles Byrnes

Melody lands bumper for Byrnes and Barron

3.57PM

Dollys Destination and Oran McGill win the Hotel Park St Johann In Tirol Austria handicap Hurdle

McGill times it to perfection on Dollys Destination

3.27PM

Captain Guinness and Rachael Blackmore win the Sean P Muldoon Patrick F Gormley Fortria Steeplechase Grade 2

Guinness is good in Fortria at Navan

3.06PM

Home By The Lee and JJ Slevin red win the Railway Bar Lismullen Hurdle Grade 2 from Bob Olinger

Lee powers Home to shock better fancied Lismullen rivals

2.30PM

Hercule Du Seuil and Mark Walsh win the Gibney s For Auction Novice Hurdle Grade 3

Hercule Du Seuil makes all under Walsh in For Auction

1.55PM

Hollow Games and Jack Kennedy win the Irish Stallion farms EBF Beginners Steeplechase at Navan

Hollow Games really impresses in chasing debut win

1.11PM

Maxxum and Davy Russell win the Tynan's Bridge House handicap Hurdle at Navan

Maxxum lands short odds with minimum of fuss

12.43PM

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