Category: Race Highlights

Our flat meeting from the 20th April has been rescheduled to Thursday 16th May 2024. Times to be confirmed.

In the winners enclosure for the Albert Bartlett Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 1) was Stellar Story, owned by Gigginstown House Stud, trained by Gordon Elliott and ridden by Sam Ewing, first festival winner for Sam. Stellar Story was 2nd in Lyons...

In the winners enclosure for the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) was Teahupoo trained by Gordon Elliott, owned by Robcour and ridden by Jack Kennedy. Teahupoo was previous winner at our Christmas Racing Festival in the Sporting Limerick Hurdle...

In the winners enclosure for the Brown Advisory Novices´ Chase (Grade 1) was Fact To File, owned by Mr John P McManus, trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Mark Walsh. Jasmin De Vaux provides Willie Mullins his 100th Cheltenham Festival...

6 Winners for the Green Team including Gaelic Warrior in the Arkle. Gaelic Warrior & Il Etait Temps finished 1st & 2nd in Guinness Faugheen Novice Chase (Grade 1) on the 28th December 2023. Il Etait Temps finished 3rd in...

Press Release issued by Irish EBF The Irish European Breeders’ Fund, Irish racing’s largest sponsor, who are funded by Irish Stallion Farms, have announced a new record high sponsorship of €3 million for 2024. This brings the overall contribution to...

Paul Townend produced a remarkable recovery en route to guiding Allegorie De Vassy to victory in the Coolmore N.H. Sires Mogul Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase at Thurles on Sunday. The Willie Mullins-trained six-year-old was sent into the lead by Townend as the tapes went up and secured a clear advantage before shifting to her right as she approached the first fence, which caused her rider to become unbalanced. Townend was quick to put both of his arms around her neck on landing but lost his left iron. His silks became undone and his goggles were disturbed. It seemed inevitable the pair would part company but Townend somehow managed to shift back in the saddle and regain his composure before Allegorie De Vassy jumped the second fence. The classy mare had been victorious in three previous starts for the Closutton handler, most recently taking the Grade Two Dawn Run Mares Novice Chase at Limerick by 19 lengths. At the same level at Thurles, she was the 1-8 favourite to oblige again, but her supporters would have breathed a huge sigh of relief after Townend’s magnificent recovery. That was the only moment of doubt, however, as the bay then strolled home without seeing another rival to prevail by 19 lengths once again.