The consensus was that the 20,017 attendees on Saturday exceeded the capacity of Leopardstown’s facilities and staffing levels. To address this, Leopardstown must find a way to accommodate this large volume of racegoers or consider scaling back the numbers, similar to the approach taken by Cheltenham for its marquee festival. It’s a straightforward issue. In addition, the dominance of one […]
The Prestbury Cup has lost its relevance and significance over time. It was once popular, but now it is considered essentially irrelevant, much like Bebo and banana bread. The competition peaked about a decade ago, and the specific nationality of the winners no longer holds interest for most people in the Cotswolds or beyond. However, the battle between Britain and […]
Keagan Kirkby, an employee of a champion trainer, tragically died in a point-to-point accident on Sunday, deeply impacting the Ditcheat yard. The champion trainer expressed the team’s struggle with the loss and commended their resilience in coping with the situation. The media coverage of the incident greatly affected everyone, drawing an outpouring of support in the form of letters, flowers, […]
The Craftymaster, previously trained by Roger Teal, joined Tony Carroll as a four-race maiden and marked his first win under the new trainer at Wolverhampton in December with a rating of 49. Following this, he secured a hat-trick at Wolverhampton and then triumphed at Lingfield in his most recent race. Returning to the same track and distance, the four-year-old defeated […]
The unbeaten mare looks to have a huge future ahead and is now no bigger than 3-1 for the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham next month after making it five from five in emphatic fashion, scoring by a dozen lengths under Jack Kennedy. The Listed Apple’s Jade Mares Novice Hurdle was the scene for her latest success and she […]
The Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old has performed well in both his fence starts, securing victories in the Grade 1 Neville Hotels Novice Chase in December. Grangeclare West was supposed to participate in the Grade 1 Ladbrokes Novice Chase at the Dublin Racing Festival but was withdrawn after being discovered cast in his box. Chris Richardson, racing manager to Cheveley Park Stud, […]
Pugh is a highly experienced professional in the industry, having joined Tattersalls Ireland in 2012 and serving as its director of horses in training sales since 2015, prior to taking his new post. In 2003, he co-founded Point to Point Services Ltd along with its associated website p2p.ie, and will now step down from his role as director due to […]
The 3m rated chase was supposed to be the perfect festival prep for Corbetts Cross. He was sent off as the 1-4 favourite to take care of his three rivals. However, he bumped with the wayward Run Wild Fred at the third-last and came down. The good news is that the promising chaser seems fine physically following the incident. But […]
Ruth Jefferson’s stable star was still in contention when brought down six out in the feature contest. Unfortunately, during the fall, he suffered a knee injury. However, the recovery has gone smoothly. This week, Sounds Russian pleased his trainer in his first schooling session since March. The nine-year-old is now ready to make a comeback after an 11-month absence at […]
Lee remains in the spinal unit of Middlesbrough’s James Cook Hospital and admits the situation he finds himself in “continues to be hard for us all”. Planning permission has now been granted to make alterations to his family home which he hopes will enable him to relocate in the next few months. In a statement released through the Injured Jockeys […]