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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 5th Oct 2024

Apple's Of Bresil and Michael O'Sullivan

Apple's Of Bresil another Gowran winner for Barry Connell

3.38PM

Oujda and Shane Foley

Oujda lands the Brigid's Pastures Stakes for Foley and Murtagh

2.36PM

Solar Falcon and Charlie O'Dwyer

Falcon flies in to give O'Dwyer's juvenile winner at Gowran

2.16PM

Giselle and Wayne Lordan

Giselle gives O'Brien and Lordan opening race double

2.01PM

Expanded and Wayne Lordan

Expanded makes winning debut to lead home O'Brien 1-2

1.28PM

The Curragh are due to race on Saturday afternoon.

Curragh going update

8.54AM

Marine Nationale and Michael O'Sullivan

Marine Nationale in line to make his return next month

8.12AM

Harry's Bar is in line to return to Dundalk for Mercury Stakes.

Harry's Bar has Mercury Stakes option after pleasing Dundalk run

7.42AM

Fri 4th Oct 2024

Tough Talk and Colin Keane

Talk Toughs it out from the front in Dundalk nightcap

8.36PM

Right And True and Ronan Whelan

Right And True wins Listed Star Appeal Stakes under Whelan

7.49PM

Midnight Stagger and Wesley Joyce

Midnight Stagger avoids carnage to win Dundalk Nursery

7.15PM

Valiant Force and David Egan.

Murray's Valiant a Force once more

6.08PM

Aruntothequeen and Harry Swan.

Queen springs 25/1 surprise in Mares Listed Bumper

5.36PM

Hero Of The Hour and James Ryan

Hour Of The Hero bags a fourth Dundalk win

5.28PM

In For The Night and Mark Walsh

In For The Night completes double for Walsh and McManus

5.02PM

Lot Of Joy and Paul Townend

Joy for favourite backers as Mullins mare wins under Townend

3.55PM

Good Bye Milan and Danny Mullins

Good Bye Milan lands second career win for Flynn

3.24PM

Hashtag Pretender and Michael O'Sullivan

No Pretending as Connell's Hashtag lands the odds

2.14PM

Tonaghneave Well and Keith Donoghue

Tonaghneave Well edges eventful Gowran maiden

1.47PM

Wed 2nd Oct 2024

Arch Enemy and Sam Coen.

Arch Enemy gains overdue win in Bellewstown finale

6.03PM

Stuzzikini and Danny Gilligan

Stuzzikini brings up Gilligan treble in Sligo nightcap

5.56PM

North Africa and Wayne Lordan

North Africa makes all under Lordan to lose maiden tag

5.35PM

Ballagh Star and Daniel King

Ballagh proves Star for Dunleavy on fencing debut

5.31PM

Gladiatorial and Dara McGill

Gladiatorial the beneficiary as Brandt departs at the last

4.13PM

The Poacher Daly and Dylan Browne McMonagle

The Poacher Daly land maiden success under McMonagle

4.09PM

Mile End and Darragh O'Sullivan

Mile End coasts to success under stylish O'Sullivan

3.44PM

Great Ocean and Danny Gilligan

Ocean makes Great start for trainer Cian Collins

3.38PM

Pimstrel and Rory Mulligan

Pimstrel back to winning ways on favoured soft ground

3.04PM

Cossack Chach and JJ Slevin

Cossack Chach lands rather unlikely Sligo win under Slevin

3.00PM

Gandolfo and Colin Keane

Gandolfo gets off the mark in Bellewstown Claimer

2.00PM

Judicieuse Allen and Paul Townend

Judicieuse Allen off the mark on second start over fences

1.45PM

Bellewstown stage an all Flat card on Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday going updates

8.48AM

Tue 1st Oct 2024

Chris Hayes won the finale at Cork on Tuesday

Alessia Fernanda opens account in finale at Cork

5.41PM

Gerrit s Gem and Ronan Whelan

Gerrit's proves real Gem for Cotter with Cork success

5.12PM

Mutasarref and Colin Keane

Admirable Mutasarref lands Listed Navigation Stakes

5.00PM

Wemighttakedlongway and Dylan Browne McMonagle

McMonagle takes the shortest route on Dlongway

3.57PM

Run Forrest Run and Darragh O Sullivan.

Run Forrest Run backs up last years win in sprint handicap

3.23PM

Staysound Susie and Andrew Slattery

Drop in trip sees Susie return to winning ways

2.51PM

Smoke Them Out and Rob Whearty

McCourt's colt Smokes Out nursery opponents with easy win

2.20PM

Likedbymike and Billy Lee

Mike Liked By Cork punters after maiden success

1.44PM

Cork stage an all-Flat card on Tuesday afternoon.

Cork going update

8.49AM

Irish Cambridgeshire winner Wigmore Street bids for Listed prize.

O'Brien's Navigation Stakes pair both hold strong claims

12.14AM

Fri 27th Sep 2024

Lady Kai and Dylan Browne McMonagle

McMonagle's patience rewarded as Lady Kai wins finale

8.39PM

Ridhaz and Ronan Whelan

Ridhaz impresses under Whelan in 3Y0 Handicap

8.06PM

Dynamite Defense and Killian Leonard

Leonard just Dynamite on Hogan's Defense

7.02PM

Rampage and James Ryan

Rampage lunges late under Ryan to deny Gunner at death

6.42PM

Amen Kate and Patrick Mullins

Amen Kate makes impressive winning debut for Tom Cooper

6.03PM

I'm Spartacus and Adam Caffrey

Spartacus gives McGuinness and Caffrey opening race double

5.42PM

Hezahunk and Adam Caffrey

Hunk downs favourite in Dundalk Claiming Maiden

5.10PM

Cahirdown Boy and Sean Flanagan

Cahirdown Boy brings up McNamara Listowel treble

4.57PM

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