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 DropViewer - Take a closer look

• ParadeRing.ie have teamed with the team at DropViewer to give you a better view of our horses for sale. This will allow buyers to see more of the horse and in greater detail than ever before on ParadeRing.ie.  You can drag the image and zoom to get any idea of the functionality, turn on the brightness/contrast control to alter the image and click on full-screen for better resolution.

 Cheltenham Review - Irish dominate

• The Cheltenham Festival is the place where every National Hunt owner, trainer and jockey wants to win and the statistics from last weeks’ festival would suggest that owning an Irish bred horse gives you the best chance of realising this dream. Irish bred horses won a staggering 20 of the 27 races over the four days including the big two, the Champion Hurdle with Hurricane Fly (IRE) and the Gold Cup with Bobs Worth (IRE). 

1.30 Triumph Hurdle Grade 1

RACE TRENDS:

2.40 Ryanair Chase

2.05 Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

 Tuesday 12^th March – Day 1 Cheltenham

It’s not easy to find winners at Chetenham but the best way to try find them is a mixture of trends, form & quotes analysis to narrow it down to a select few. Then just go with your gut of who you think has the best chance in the race. Below are the main trends and quotes for the horses we think are in with a good chance of winning on Day 1 of the festival. Our top 3 tips for Day 1 are:

Triumph Hurdle Cheltenham - Our Conor

• After his victory in the Grade 1 Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown, Our Conor (IRE) has jumped to be top of the market for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March.

 By LOUISE McBRIDE, 

Big Race Preview By Ladbrokes 

 Irish Dominate Melbourne Cup 2012

• Irish-bred horses were again dominant on the international stage at Australia's Melbourne Cup meeting. The first seven horses home in the big race - Green Moon, Fiorente, Jakkalberry, Kelinni, Mount Athos, Glencadam Gold and Mourayan - were all bred in the Emerald Isle.