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Wed, 27/04/2022 - 18:49
Allaho put up an imperious display when proving his stamina in no uncertain terms in the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup.
Wed, 27/04/2022 - 17:22
Henry de Bromhead admitted to being “disappointed” with himself for running Bob Olinger at Punchestown on Tuesday, where the previously unbeaten novice chaser was pulled up.
Wed, 27/04/2022 - 14:34
The Irish have arrived in the United States and are ready for action at the ‘Best Weekend all Year’ – the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by MARS Equestrian.
Wed, 27/04/2022 - 02:30
Just a few months ago, a lot of people were questioning whether things were OK at Paul Nicholls’ yard during a poor run of form, and the Ditcheat handler had just seven winners from 56 runners in January (13pc).
Wed, 27/04/2022 - 02:30
In weak April sunshine at Epsom, Frankie Dettori rides Mighty Ulysses, a promising three-year-old, into fifth. It is early in the season and the young horses have yet to prove themselves. All the same, Frankie always prefers to win.
Wed, 27/04/2022 - 02:30
Nine runners. All nine Grade One winners. Seven of them multiple Grade One winners. Four of them Cheltenham winners. Two King George winners, one of them dual. Two Gold Cup winners, one of them dual. A dual Ryanair Chase winner. A dual Melling Chase winner. Two previous Punchestown Gold Cup winners. And the only horse to have beaten A Plus Tard this season.
Wed, 27/04/2022 - 02:30
Gordon Elliott was sitting on a beach this time last year licking his wounds, but the red-hot Meath trainer was delighted to swap Portugal for the sunshine of Punchestown as he returned to the Festival in spectacular style yesterday.
Wed, 27/04/2022 - 02:30
The race of the Festival looks set to bring the house down with the best staying chasers around taking each other on in a mouth-watering Punchestown Gold Cup.
Wed, 27/04/2022 - 02:30
Gordon Elliott is on the cusp of cementing his greatness even further with the Meath trainer standing just one winner away from his 2,000th success following a famous 21,293/1 four-timer at Punchestown yesterday.
Tue, 26/04/2022 - 18:18
Queen Mother Champion Chase hero Energumene supplemented his Cheltenham Festival triumph with a clear-cut victory over stablemate Chacun Pour Soi in the William Hill Champion Chase at Punchestown.
Tue, 26/04/2022 - 11:50
It's Punchestown week with the 2022 return going under starters orders on April 26. Here’s all you need to know.
Tue, 26/04/2022 - 02:30
It’s not so much a case of Willie Mullins against the rest as it is Willie Mullins against himself with the Closutton maestro set to be crowned Irish champion jumps trainer for a 16th time at the conclusion of this week’s Punchestown Festival.
Tue, 26/04/2022 - 02:30
Romantic Proposal made a perfect return to action with a smooth success in the Listed Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Woodlands Stakes at Naas.
Tue, 26/04/2022 - 02:30
Aidan O’Brien’s Tenebrism heads the 16 confirmations for Sunday’s Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Tue, 26/04/2022 - 02:30
And so it is the beginning of the end of the season. Five days of Punchestown brings things to a close. But there are still questions that need to be answered.
Tue, 26/04/2022 - 02:30
Bob Olinger is the star attraction in the Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase as Henry de Bromhead steps his unbeaten chaser up to three miles for the first time at the Punchestown Festival.
Tue, 26/04/2022 - 02:30
Everyone loves a good ‘what if’ and there are varying opinions about what may have happened had Chacun Pour Soi stayed on his feet in last month’s Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
Tue, 26/04/2022 - 02:30
Festival fever is in the air at Punchestown as the five-day event, which starts today, is expected to smash all previous attendance records.
Mon, 25/04/2022 - 20:05
Patrick Mullins feels he may have a tall order on his hands in taking on Energumene with Chacun Pour Soi in the William Hill Champion Chase at Punchestown.
Mon, 25/04/2022 - 18:30
In Greek mythology, when the warrior Achilles was a baby, his mother brought him to the River Styx, a river which had magical powers that could make him invulnerable. But because she held him by the heel when she lowered him in, that part of his body did not touch the water and remained unprotected.