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Review leopardstown 28th Dec
Tidal Bay won a thrilling renewal of the Lexus Chase for Paul Nicholls and Graham WylieFri 28th Dec
Lexus Chase preview
Flemenstar, Sir Des Champs and Tidal Bay head a mouth-watering line-up of nine runners in the featured Grade 1 Lexus Chase at Leopardstown this afternoon. Fri 28th Dec
Review punchestown 28th Apr
China Rock made his second appearance at this year's Punchestown Festival a winning one as he sprang a 20-1 surprise in the thetote.com Punchestown Gold CupSat 28th Apr
A mighty win for the Mouse!
Barry Geraghty's amazing season continued with a third career win in the tote.com Punchestown Gold Cup at Punchestown today, springing a 20/1 surprise on the Mouse Morris trained China Rock. Sat 28th Apr
Hennessy happy with Light
Robbie Hennessy feels putting thetote.com Punchestown Gold Cup back to Saturday from Wednesday will have no ill effects on Rubi Light. Sat 28th AprReview punchestown 24th Apr
Henry de Bromhead's crack two-miler Sizing Europe displayed courage as well as talent as he claimed the boylesports.com Champion Chase at PunchestownTue 24th Apr
Compo for Europe
He had to dig deep but Sizing Europe gained compensation for his unfortunate Cheltenham defeat when justifying odds of 8/13 under Andrew Lynch in the Grade 1 Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown. Tue 24th Apr
Review leopardstown 12th Feb
Quel Esprit justified strong market support down to 5-4 favouritism with a commanding success in the Hennessy Gold Cup at LeopardstownSun 12th Feb
Morris delighted with China reappearance
High class chaser China Rock made his return to action in the Noel Farrelly Memorial Hurdle at Punchestown today, finished a credible fourth on his comeback run from injury. Sat 14th JanReview leopardstown 12th Feb
Willie Mullins suffered a couple of high-profile reverses on Leopardstown's rescheduled Hennessy Gold Cup card but took the feature event with Kempes (5/1)Sat 12th Feb
Review down royal 6th Nov
Kauto Star ultimately stamped his class on the JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal, despite Sizing Europe and China Rock making him work for top honoursSat 06th Nov
Kauto's Star still shines brightly
Kauto Star repeated his success in the 2008 running of the JNwine.com Champion Chase with a convincing if hard-fought success in the mud at Down Royal. Sat 06th NovReview punchestown 14th Oct
Last season's Arkle Trophy hero Sizing Europe had to make do with minor honours as China Rock stole the show in the Star "Best For Racing Coverage" Chase at PunchestownThu 14th Oct
All happy as Rock prevails in Star Chase
The market strongly suggested that China Rock (5/2 in the morning into 6/4) would be a major factor after his Gowran win for the Star 'Best For Racing Coverage' Steeplechase and so it proved as he prevailed by seven lengths from the very easy to back favourite, Sizing Europe at Punchestown. Thu 14th Oct
Review gowran park 2nd Oct
China Rock performed with credit in top company last season and returned to racecourse action with a battling victory in the feature Gowran Park Champion Chase at the County Kilkenny trackSat 02nd Oct
Ruby & Rock too good for Champion rivals
The market spoke for China Rock in the Gowran Park Champion Steeplechase and the 13/8 favourite didn't disappoint under Ruby Walsh, prevailing by a length and a half from Coolcashin. Sat 02nd OctReview punchestown 20th Apr
Golden Silver put up a superb performance to land the feature Boylesports.com Champion Chase on a great day for the Willie Mullins team at the Punchestown FestivalTue 20th Apr
Kempes completes Mullins hat-trick
Kempes completed a clean sweep of Grade Ones for Willie Mullins on day one of the Punchestown festival when claiming the Growise Champion Novice Chase. Tue 20th AprReview leopardstown 26th Oct
Jim Bolger's Dewhurst Stakes also-ran Free Judgement returned to winning ways with an authoritative display in the Group Three J.R.A. Killavullan Stakes at LeopardstownMon 26th Oct
Alpha fails to crack Rock
China Rock bounced back from an odds-on defeat on his chasing bow at Gowran 23 days ago when he got the better of Alpha Ridge by a neck after a titanic tussle in the W.B. Gavin & Co. European Breeders Fund Beginners Chase. Mon 26th OctReview gowran park 3rd Oct
Racegoers turned out at Gowran Park to witness a true champion, but War Of Attrition couldn't quite manage to rise to the occasion with a victorySat 03rd Oct
Review cork 3rd Jan
Henry de Bromhead put behind him a poor festive period when Darby's Turn sprang a 33-1 surprise in the Blackwater Maiden Hurdle at CorkSat 03rd Jan
China Takes Second for Local Owner O'Flynn
The outcome of the McCarthy Insurance Group Hurdle was still in the balance when Head Of The Posse took a very heavy fall at the final flight, leaving China Rock and Niall 'Slippers' Madden clear for a twenty five length success. Sat 03rd JanChina Takes Second for Local Owner O'Flynn
The outcome of the McCarthy Insurance Group Hurdle was still in the balance when Head Of The Posse took a very heavy fall at the final flight, leaving China Rock and Niall 'Slippers' Madden clear for a twenty five length success. Sat 03rd JanReview punchestown 9th Dec
Noland provided the silver lining for under-fire jockey Sam Thomas as he landed the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase for the powerful Paul Nicholls teamTue 09th Dec
Go Native Goes Fast
A very costly failure when beaten at the Galway Festival, Go Native returned from a 132 day absence to put up a most impressive display in the Irish National Hunt Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Novice Hurdle. Tue 09th DecReview LISTOWEL 19th Sep
Keys Pride stayed on strongly in the closing stages to land the Dawn Milk Handicap Chase at ListowelFri 19th Sep
Flood continues good run
Paddy Flood was continuing his good run when winning The John J Galvin Maiden Hurdle aboard the Mouse Morris trained China Rock, owned by Michael O'Flynn. Fri 19th Sep
That was great, I don't think we'll be going for any more handicaps with him. The Charlie Hall and the Nicholson Chase would be options for him now, we'll see how he comes on from it. His jumping was very good.
M F Morris
He has gotten stronger over the winter and I think he is a better horse now. He probably finds two and a half a bit sharp . he wants three miles. He made a couple of mistakes but Ruby said one of them wasn't his fault. We have no immediate plans.
M F Morris
He is a Presenting so the ground probably made a difference (good to firm last time out). The first two are obviously good horses. He was probably in front a bit too soon there. He wasn't one hundred percent fit today but he will be after that. We have no immediate plans.
M F Morris
He will appreciate even better ground. That is his best trip and he is well over his Limerick hiccup now.
M F Morris
The horse is still is developing and was probably a bit weak in his bumpers last season. We'll go for a winners of one next and in time he should make a chaser.
M F Morris
