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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.
Tue 16th Jul 2024
Samui and Declan McDonogh

Samui beats sextet of rivals with minimum of fuss

8.02PM

Mo Ghille Mar and Shane Foley

Mo Ghille Mar makes all to give Harrington four-in-a-row

7.34PM

Alpha Capture and Colin Keane

Alpha gets up under Keane to Capture main prize

7.11PM

Nakasero and Ronan Whelan

Nakasero has favourite backers smiling at Killarney

6.40PM

Nelda and Billy Lee

Nelda opens her account on first start for Twomey

6.00PM

Shavasi and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Shavasi another for in-form O'Brien/McMonagle team

5.32PM

Crystal Black and Colin Keane

Crystal Black has Ballyroan Stakes option at Leopradstown

11.13AM

Moondharrig represents trainer Eoin Doyle on Tuesday.

Eoin Doyle looks forward to Killarney runners

11.02AM

Racing gets underway in Killarney at 5.10 this evening.

Killarney going update

8.41AM

Wed 10th Jul 2024
Skontonovski and Cian MacRedmond

Skontonovski a fitting winner for McGuinness

8.28PM

Verhoyen and Danny Sheehy

Verhoyen shows no signs of stopping despite advancing years

8.15PM

Four Blondes and Shane Foley

Four Blondes easily wins her maiden at sixth attempt

7.29PM

Grateful and Ronan Whelan

Whelan Grateful for Group 3 win on rare Ballydoyle ride

7.00PM

Una, Sylvia and Pat O Donnell

Extensio provides O'Donnell family with memorable success

6.26PM

Black Forza and Seamus Heffernan

Forza downs favourite to gain first career success

5.56PM

Signor Ferrari and Hugh Horgan

Ferrari shows good speed to land Claimer for Feane

5.15PM

Wendla and Colin Keane will bid for further Leopardstown success on Thursday.

Wendla set to drop in trip with Matron Stakes the aim

10.39AM

Sun 7th Jul 2024
Apple's Of Bresil and Finny Maguire

Apple's Of Bresil wins Sligo nightcap for Connell and Maguire

6.00PM

Curious Bride and Colin Keane

O'Connell's mare no longer the Bridesmaid after Limerick win

5.44PM

I Am Spider Man and Philip Byrnes

Byrnes times it to perfection with well judged Spider Man ride

5.37PM

Barrogstown Girl and Neve Bennett

Barrogstown Girl benefits from pace collapse to get up late under Bennett

5.11PM

Steps In The Sand and Eoin Walsh

Steps In The Sand gives trainer Cian Collins first double

4.21PM

Newfire and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Newfire gets off the mark to give McMonagle a double

4.03PM

Bomberg and Wayne Lordan

Bomberg upsets odds-on favourite to make winning debut

3.13PM

Torquay Road and Danny Gilligan

Torquay Road wins his maiden on debut for Cian Collins

2.42PM

Limerick are due to race on Sunday afternoon.

Sunday going updates

9.52AM

Babouche and Colin Keane win easily at Cork last month.

Babouche could have Phoenix Stakes aim

12.27AM

Caught U Looking and Colin Keane at Epsom

Caught U Looking set to reappear in Irish Oaks

12.18AM

Wed 3rd Jul 2024
Ifitwasme and Chris Hayes

Ifitwasme stays on best under Hayes to land Tipperary nightcap

8.40PM

Killeaney Bear and Andrew Slattery

Bear mauls handicap rivals under well judged Slattery ride

8.10PM

Blue Soul and James Ryan

Blue Soul another winner for the in-form Ger Lyons stable

7.37PM

Surpass and Ryan Moore

Surpass keeps unbeaten record intact with second Tipperary win

6.57PM

Havana Notion and Hugh Horgan

Havana Notion makes it back-to-back wins in Tipperary handicap

6.45PM

Usdi Atohi and Gavin Ryan

Usdi Atohi gets back up to land Listed prize under Ryan

6.10PM

She's Quality and Ronan Whelan

Davison filly shows her Quality in Tipperary winners' race

5.29PM

Tipperary stage a seven-race flat meeting on Wednesday evening.

Tipperary going update

8.43AM

Sun 30th Jun 2024
Star Harbour and Adam Caffrey.

Harbour proves Star for McGuinness in Derby Weekend finale

6.12PM

Indigo Five and Wesley Joyce.

Indigo Five lands Fillies Premier Handicap for Feane and Joyce

5.31PM

Booyea and Gavin Ryan

Irish National winning trainer Gibney enjoys big Curragh success with Booyea

5.04PM

Los Angeles and Ryan Moore

Los Angeles overturns Epsom form to give O'Brien 16th Irish Derby

4.51PM

Amazon Lady and Billy Lee

Amazon Lady ploughs lone furrow to land Rockingham

3.11PM

My Mate Alfie and Colin Keane.

Lyon's Alfie proves a Mate to Curragh punters

2.39PM

Henri Matisse and Wayne Lordan.

Henri Matisse upsets better fancied Railway Stakes rivals

2.03PM

Sharinay and Ronan Whelan

Sharinay another Curragh winner for Halford and Collins

1.31PM

The Irish Derby is the feature race at the Curragh on Sunday.

Curragh ground on the easy side ahead of Irish Derby

8.44AM

Fri 28th Jun 2024
Courageous Strike and James Ryan

Ryan doubles up with Apprentice Derby win on Courageous Strike

8.41PM

Lord Church and Ronan Whelan.

Lord Church continues winning run to bring up hat-trick

8.10PM

Golden Temple and Jamie Powell.

Golden Temple brings up hat-trick with first win on the level

7.42PM

Siege Of Troy and Ben Coen.

Siege Of Troy gets job done at third time of asking

7.03PM

Back Down Under and Chris Hayes

Back Down Under holds on to win Curragh thriller

6.21PM

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