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Big field in contention for the World
Paul Nicholls fires two barrels in Zarkandar and Saphir Du Rheu as he looks to win the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham on Thursday for a fifth time. Tue 10th Mar
Annie stands ground for World
Annie Power remains in contention for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham next week. Fri 06th Mar
Review navan 15th Feb
Dedigout added another big prize to his collection when he took the Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle at Navan after a dramatic conclusion to the Grade Two contestSun 15th Feb
Dedigout takes the Boyne Hurdle
Dedigout won his third race at Navan, when adding to his gains here in the Lismullen Hurdle in November 2013, by triumphing in this year's renewal of the Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle. Sun 15th Feb
Briar bids to bounce back
Ruby Walsh is hoping Briar Hill can earn himself a third trip to the Cheltenham Festival with a positive showing in the Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle at Navan on Sunday. Sat 14th Feb
Review gowran park 22nd Jan
There was excitement at Gowran Park as Dedigout prevailed in a thrilling renewal of the John Mulhern Galmoy HurdleThu 22nd Jan
Review fairyhouse 30th Nov
Sandra Hughes landed her first Grade One success since taking over the training licence from her late father Dessie when Lieutenant Colonel won a dramatic renewal of the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at FairyhouseSun 30th Nov
Lido impresses again over fences in Drinmore
Willie Mullins brought up a treble (Kalkir and Nichols Canyon earlier) and Gigginstown House Stud and Bryan Cooper a double as Valseur Lido led home a 1-3-4 for the powerful Westmeath-based outfit in the Grade 1 Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse. Sun 30th Nov
Hugely popular win for Hughes' Colonel
The Fairyhouse crowd certainly appreciated the emotional nature of the success as Sandra Hughes saddled Lieutenant Colonel to land the Grade 1 Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle under Bryan Cooper. Sun 30th Nov
Review navan 9th Nov
Twinlight starred on a big day for both Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh as he took the feature Ladbrokes Ireland Fortria Chase at NavanSun 09th Nov
Zaidpour proves class act in Lismullen
Zaidpour dominated from the front as he landed the odds with the minimum of fuss in the Ladbrokes Ireland Lismullen Hurdle at Navan. Sun 09th Nov
Fox out to upset Zaidpour
Henry de Bromhead's Darwins Fox aims to lower the colours of Zaidpour in the Ladbrokes Ireland Lismullen Hurdle at Navan. Sun 09th Nov
Review navan 16th Feb
Dunguib showed plenty of his old sparkle to land the Ladbrokes Boyne Hurdle at NavanSun 16th Feb
Dunguib bounces back with Grade 2 win
Former Cheltenham Bumper winner Dunguib rolled back the years in devastating style with a win to warm the heart at Navan today, landing the Grade 2 Ladbrokes Boyne Hurdle under regular rider Brian O'Connell and for his patience-of-a-saint trainer Philip Fenton. Sun 16th Feb
Review gowran park 23rd Jan
On His Own joined an elite group when he regained the Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran ParkThu 23rd Jan
Some is just the Tikket
Some Tikket landed some nice bets when taking the PMF Accountants Beginners Chase under Bryan Cooper. Thu 23rd Jan
Beach leads home Elliott 1-2
The Grade 2 John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle proved a real triumph for Gordon Elliott with the impressive Mala Beach leading home a 1-2 for the trainer. Thu 23rd Jan
Zaidpour bids for another Galmoy
Willie Mullins expects Zaidpour to put up his usual good display in the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park this afternoon. Thu 23rd Jan
Review leopardstown 28th Dec
Bobs Worth returned to his superb best with a thrilling victory in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown for the Nicky Henderson stableSat 28th Dec
Zaidpour lands Grade 1 Christmas glory
Ruby Walsh and Zaidpour triumphed in a tactical affair involving four runners in the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown. Sat 28th Dec
Going reports
The going at Leopardstown is currently Yielding to Soft (chase course) and Soft (hurdle track). There was 6mm of rain yesterday. Sat 28th Dec
Review fairyhouse 1st Dec
Jezki was made to work hard to win the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse as he continued along the trail towards the Champion HurdleSun 01st Dec
Hatton's Grace goes to odds-on Jezki
Jezki justified odds of 4/6 in the Grade 1 Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse but it wasn't always easy viewing for his connections and backers. Sun 01st Dec
Quevega "a once in a lifetime job"
Solwhit's withdrawal (necessitated a 40 cent Rule 4) at the start, owing to some blood showing in a nostril, ruined the much awaited clash with Quevega, but nothing could take from the super-star mare's performance in the Grade 1 Ladbrokes World Series Hurdle to win it for the fourth-year-in-a-row in front of 16,116 racegoers. Thu 25th Apr
7 in line for Rabobank Champion Hurdle
Hurricane Fly faces just six rivals as he bids to land the Rabobank Champion Hurdle for the fourth successive year at Punchestown on Friday. Thu 25th Apr
Preview fairyhouse 1st Apr
A maximum field of 30 goes to post for the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse and Rich Revival heads the marketMon 01st Apr
Review fairyhouse 1st Apr
Liberty Counsel pulled off a 50-1 surprise when keeping on gamely to land the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at FairyhouseMon 01st Apr
Dressedtothenines catches the eye
Well-backed hat-trick seeking Dressedtothenines kept Zaidpour at bay in the two and a half mile Grade 2 Keelings Irish Strawberry Hurdle at Fairyhouse when scoring by three and a half lengths. Mon 01st Apr
Review gowran park 16th Feb
Willie Mullins saddled a one-two in the Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran Park, but apparent first string Zaidpour had to settle for second behind So YoungSat 16th Feb
So Young over turns Zaidpour in Red Mills
Willie Mullins saddled a one, two and completed a quick double as So Young over turned his better fancied stable mate Zaidpour when taking the feature race at Gowran this afternoon, the Grade 2 Red Mills Trial Hurdle. Sat 16th Feb
Russell sizes up talented 'first cousins'
Davy Russell was a guest last night with Damien O'Meara and Liam Nash, on the new one hour Game On sports show on 2FM, and it made for some interesting listening. Sat 16th Feb
Review gowran park 24th Jan
Jadanli (25-1) just lasted home in a thrilling finish to the Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran ParkThu 24th Jan
Warrior class act in Galmoy
Bog Warrior looked a class act as he claimed the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park in fine style. Thu 24th Jan
Warrior seeks hurdles hat-trick
Bog Warrior has an opportunity to pick up another decent prize over the small obstacles when he faces just four rivals in the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park today. Thu 24th Jan
Review leopardstown 28th Dec
Tidal Bay won a thrilling renewal of the Lexus Chase for Paul Nicholls and Graham WylieFri 28th Dec
Monksland swoops late under Carberry
Monksland came from eighth rounding the home bend to land the Grade 2 Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown as the pace set by front-runner Whatuthink set up the race for a closer. Fri 28th Dec
3 for Mullins at Fairyhouse at over 40 to 1
The Stowaway, Western Whisper mating has produced winners like Western Leader, Mart Lane and Lough Roe Lady in the past and their son, Outlander successfully graduated from the point-to-point ranks to take the O'Doherty's Audio & Video (Pro/Am) Flat Race at Fairyhouse under Patrick Mullins. Sun 02nd Dec
Review fairyhouse 2nd Dec
Zaidpour showed he will be a force to be reckoned with this season as he took the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse on his return to actionSun 02nd Dec
Zaidpour too good for Hatton's Grace rivals
Mrs Susannah Ricci, Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh took their second Grade 1 of the day when the earlier gains achieved with Arvika Ligeonniere were added to by Zaidpour in the Bar One Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse. Sun 02nd Dec
Review punchestown 27th Apr
Hurricane Fly put his Cheltenham disappointment firmly behind him as he led home a 1-2-3 for the Willie Mullins team to land a third successive Rabobank Champion Hurdle at PunchestownFri 27th Apr
Hurricane lands Rabobank hat-trick
Hurricane Fly bounced back to winning ways to make it three-in-a-row in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown. Fri 27th Apr
Review gowran park 18th Feb
Rubi Light set himself up for the Cheltenham Festival as he demolished the opposition in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran ParkSat 18th Feb
Zaidpour cruises to Trial success
Zaidpour landed the Red Mills Trial Hurdle with the minimum of fuss, justifying his prohibitive odds. Sat 18th Feb
Gowran Park now soft
The ground at Gowran Park is now soft ahead of today's seven race card which kicks off at 1.35pm. Sat 18th Feb
O'Connell hoping Powerstation shines again
Eamonn O'Connell insists Powerstation is not yet a spent force, despite his advancing years, as he lines up in the Betfred Goals Galore Hurdle at Haydock today. Sat 18th FebReview gowran park 26th Jan
Zaidpour (11-8) lowered the colours of Voler La Vedette in the John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran ParkThu 26th Jan
Zaidpour takes tactical affair
A decision on whether Zaidpour’s Cheltenham Festival target will be the Stan James Champion Hurdle or the Ladbrokes World Hurdle isn’t any closer after the Willie Mullins-trained gelding completed a hat-trick this term in a slowly run John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle. Thu 26th Jan
Review navan 18th Dec
Boston Bob took the step up to Grade One level in his stride with a superb performance to land the Navan Novice Hurdle on another big day for Willie Mullins and Ruby WalshSun 18th Dec
Easy for Zaidpour in Tara
As the betting suggested Zaidpour took the Grade 2 Tara Hurdle with ease, the long-odds on favourite comprehensively outpointing his three rivals in the two and a half miler. Sun 18th Dec
Review thurles 24th Nov
Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh have been firing in winners left, right and centre of late and continued in the same vein at Thurles, capping a treble with a bloodless win for Zaidpour in the Rock Of Cashel HurdleThu 24th Nov
Zaidpour easily completes Mullins/Walsh treble
Zaidpour coped well with a step up to two miles and six furlongs on his seasonal debut in the Rock Of Cashel Hurdle as the 30/100 favourite completed a short-priced treble on the afternoon for the all-conquering Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh combination. Thu 24th Nov
Review 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
Mullins disappointed with his novices
Trainer Willie Mullins expressed his disappointment at his star novices Zaidpour and Mikael D’Haguenet’s performances at Leopardstown today. Sat 12th Feb
Harrington & Power complete Grade 1 double
Trainer Jessica Harrington and jockey Robbie Power completed a big race Grade 1 double at Leopardstown today, when Oscars Well impressively landed the Deloitte Novice Hurdle. Sat 12th FebReview leopardstown 29th Dec
Hurricane Fly confirmed his undoubted superiority over Solwhit by picking up his sixth Grade One success in the paddypower.com iPhone App Festival Hurdle at LeopardstownWed 29th Dec
Lieutenant upsets odds in novice
First Lieutenant upset the odds when flooring ¼ hot pot Zaidpour in the paddypowerpoker.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle. Wed 29th Dec
Zaidpour hot Future prospect
Zaidpour puts his unbeaten record on the line in the paddypowerpoker.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown this afternoon. Wed 29th Dec
Golden Silver makes it 3 for Mullins/Townend
Paul Townend's confidence was in no way dented by the fall of Mikael D'Haguenet half an hour earlier as Golden Silver ran out a really impressive winner of the Grade 2 O'Connell Group Hilly Way Steeplechase for the second year running. Wed 15th Dec
Review fairyhouse 15th Dec
Hurricane Fly was the star of the show on the top-class Fairyhouse card, outgunning old rival Solwhit in the closing stages of the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace HurdleWed 15th Dec
Hurricane the Fly in the ointment for Solwhit
Hurricane Fly shrugged aside a 236 day absence and the step-up to two and a half miles to beat favourite Solwhit in the Grade 1 Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle. In the process he was completing a double for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend at Fairyhouse, successful half an hour earlier in the Grade 1 Royal Bond with Zaidpour. Wed 15th DecZaidpour slams Grade 1 opponents
Backed as if defeat was completely out of the question Zaidpour appears to have the world at his feet after slamming the opposition in the Grade 1 Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse. Wed 15th DecReview punchestown 13th Nov
Rubi Light is destined for a rise in grade after his bloodless triumph in the Active Retirement Days Handicap Chase at PunchestownSat 13th Nov
Zaidpour impresses at Punchestown
Willie Mullins unearthen another potential star at Punchestown today when his Zaidpour ran out an effortless winner of the albeit uncompetitive Punchestown Annual Membership Maiden Hurdle. Sat 13th Nov
It was straight-forward and the conditions of the race suited,. I thought the ground was probably still too good for him and Ruby said he felt it a bit. We'll motor on now The Hatton's Grace looks the obvious thing to do now I suppose. He'll go three miles the first opportunity we get. Three miles on soft ground is what we want with him. Hopefully he'll improve a bit but he is good fresh and is best early in the season.
W P Mullins
He came back in very strong. We put cheekpieces on him at Fairyhouse and they worked well. I took them off as I thought he would be too free over three miles, but he was very free without them.
W P Mullins
It was a fantastic result and he's stronger this year. A lot of my horses didn't do well on grass but they seem stronger. They came in looking a bit rough but the mental break is good for them rather than the grass itself. We might go down the World Hurdle route. I think he'll improve. He's good enough to run in a Champion Hurdle but the obvious thing would be to go over a longer trip. I doubt he'll take on Hurricane Fly but he'll be entered for all the races over Christmas. He has the pace for two miles but he has plenty of stamina as well. It depends on what runners we have but I'd imagine he'll go further . over two and a half or three miles. Himself and Thousand Stars fall into the same kind of bracket. I have to give a lot of credit to Virginie who rides him out all the time. She does a lot of slow work on him and keeps him right as he had shoulder trouble when we got him.
W P Mullins
That was straight forward enough. He jumped well and showed lots of speed,. He did it well and if I could find another nice race like that I would.
W P Mullins
The tactics and ride won it for him. Ruby gave him a very sharp ride. I don't know where he'll go at Cheltenham, the Champion or the World Hurdle. Today's race wasn't a trial for either race as they went no gallop but his connections would like to run at Cheltenham. That's his ground.
W P Mullins
That was a good performance. He is starting to do what I thought he'd do last year. I've a new girl riding him out, and she seems to be doing a good job. She's (Virginie Bascop) a former dressage rider. He's doing a lot of work on the sand and that seems to be paying off. He's holding his action better. The most important thing for him is to be able to keep his action, he lost it last year.
W P Mullins
It's grand to see him do that over two miles and six furlongs, and he seems to be stronger and happier than he was in the second half of last season. He'll probably go next for the Grade 2 Tara Hurdle at Navan, and will stay hurdling this season. I'm not sure which way we will go distance wise, and it's possible he could still drop back down in trip this season.
W P Mullins
I'm delighted with his progress. He was keen early but he jumped well after settling after three hurdles. Paul said he was very happy with him at all stages. I'm not sure about Leopardstown now . we'll have to see how he comes out of this first. He is in the Future Champions (the Grade 1 paddypower.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle on December 27th) and there is the Deloitte Novice Hurdle for him as well (at Leopardstown in February). He was a real bargain (80,000 Euros at the Arqana Saint-Cloud 'Arc de Triomphe' Sale in October 2009). We would have probably given two or three times that price for him.
W P Mullins
I'm delighted with his progress. He was keen early but he jumped well when settling after three hurdles. Paul said he was very happy with him at all stages. I'm not sure about Leopardstown now – we'll have to see how he comes out of this first. He is in the Future Champions (the Grade 1 paddypower.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle on December 27th) and there is the Deloitte Novice Hurdle for him as well (at Leopardstown in February). He was a real bargain (80,000 Euros at the Arqana Saint-Cloud 'Arc de Triomphe' Sale in October 2009). We would have probably given two or three times that price for him.
W P Mullins
he showed me today what he had been telling me at home!. I would not be afraid to drop him back in trip as he has plenty of gears. We've plenty of time with him but he may run in the Royal Bond Hurdle at Fairyhouse on November 28 next.
W P Mullins
