Racing
Limerick Racing News Denis Hogan was full of praise for jockey Mark Enright after Solar Heat landed the 2m handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse on Tuesday. It was on Enright’s suggestion that Hogan claimed the 10-year-old at Galway in September at a cost of €4,000 and she was winning here on just her fourth start for…
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Limerick Racing News The Enda Bolger-trained Ballyoisin put in another superb performance to win the Grade 2 thetote.com Fortria Chase for the second year running at Navan on Sunday. He ran out a hugely impressive winner on Mark Walsh, jumping brilliantly for the County Kildare jockey as he readily saw off a determined challenge from the Cheltenham…
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Limerick Racing News Patrickswell trainer Michael Hourigan landed a second success in the Cork Grand National on Sunday when The Gatechecker ran out a very easy winner under Darragh O’Keeffe. An 18/1 chance, the nine-year-old came from well off the pace to win by seven and a half lengths from the front-running Glorious Galway. Hourigan…
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Limerick Racing News Shanagolden native Chris Hayes is enjoying another terrific year as he helped himself to his 53rd success of the season at Navan on Wednesday. Hayes teamed up with Sheila Lavery to land the valuable Foran Equine Irish EBF Nursery Handicap on 14-1 outsider Half Nutz, who made his move down the middle…
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Limerick Racing News Billy Lee matched his best season in terms of winners ridden in Ireland when he shared success with Madeline Tylicki at Gowran Park on Monday. He notched up his 55th winner of the season, equalling his total for the 2016 season, when We’ll Go Again landed a 7/1 victory in the 8f…
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Limerick Racing News Rathkeale conditional rider Conor McNamara brought his tally for the season to 15 winners when partnering the Gavin Cromwell-trained Jurby to land the 2m3f handicap hurdle at Galway on Tuesday. In the colours of the DEMI Partnership, the 10/1 chance headed the front-running Le Hachette in the closing stages to win by…
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Limerick Racing News It was a big week for trainer Charles Byrnes who sent out two winners including Turnpike Trip which battled well under Kevin Brouder to win the Grade 3 Joe Mac Novice Hurdle at Tipperary on Sunday. The 6/4 favourite got it all wrong at the final flight but showed loads of determination…
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The first five home in last year’s renewal feature among the entries for the JT McNamara Ladbrokes Munster National at Limerick on Sunday, October 13. In all, there are 31 horses in the €100,000 contest with the Tom Mullins-trained Spider Web, which came from well off the pace to win under Luke Dempsey 12 months…
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Limerick Racing News We are still in September but Ballingarry trainer Charles Byrnes is already thinking about Cheltenham for Doctor Duffy – the Showcase meeting there next month. Doctor Duffy, sent off the 9-4 favourite, stayed on strongly to take theBaroneracing.com Sign Up Bonus Hurdle at Navan on Saturday by four lengths, completing a 34-1 double for…
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Limerick Racing News Herbertstown jockey Donie McInerney teamed up with County Dublin trainer Paul Stafford to win the 2m5f maiden hurdle with Military Hill at Galway on Monday afternoon. The 6/1 chance scored a three-length to give McInerney his tenth winner of the season. Abbeyfeale apprentice Paddy Harnett recorded his third success and his first…
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