Jessica Harrington reaffirms Punchestown plan for Gold Cup hero Sizing John
Sizing John remains on course for the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup later this month.
Sizing John remains on course for the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup later this month.
Cheltenham Festival heroes Un De Sceaux and Special Tiara are the headline acts amongst 17 entries for the BoyleSports Champion Chase on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival on April 25.
Annie Power holds multiple entries at the Punchestown Festival later this month as she nears a return to action.
One For Arthur stayed on best of them all to give Scotland only its second ever winner in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree.
One For Arthur stayed on best of them all to give Scotland only its second ever winner in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree.
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Nigel Twiston-Davies is seeking to win the Grand National for the third time and in Blaklion he may have the artillery. Forty runners will charge to the first and the noise of the crowd will reflect that this remains a special race.
International diplomacy is hard. As the UK threatens war on Spain and pink passports, so British racing has sparred frostily with its Irish counterparts.
Liam Treadwell and Daryl Jacob will both have to pass the doctor before riding in the Randox Health Grand National after suffering heavy falls in the Topham Chase at Aintree on Friday.
Brian Hamilton has more reason than most to cheer favourite Definitly Red to glory in tomorrow's Grand National.
Few present at the November 2013 point-to-point at Lingstown in County Wexford could have envisaged the future high-profile horses they were viewing when One For Arthur won a four-year-old maiden in which Blaklion finished third.
The two Ulster contenders in yesterday's Aintree first day featured Foxhunters did the province proud. The David Christie trained Darwins Fox looked a possible 40/1 winner. However, a three length lead going to the last fence disappeared after a mistake and the Fermanagh trained horse then hung badly left towards loose horses just prior to the elbow to finish sixth just behind Mendip Express.
Ulster connections are doubly represented in tomorrow's Foxhunters Chase at Aintree (4.05), Balnaslow and Darwin's Fox. Balnaslow, trained by Graham McKeever at Templepatrick, ran a smashing race in the Foxhunters at the Cheltenham Festival when attempting to make...
This province has a long, successful link to winning the Aintree Grand National and local connections could conceivably register a 1-2 this weekend.
Trainer Mouse Morris feels the pressure is off as he prepares to fire a twin assault on Saturday's Randox Health Grand National in a bid to win the race for the second year in succession.
Barry Geraghty admits "it's a tricky one" as he ponders between More Of That and Cause Of Causes as his mount in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.
Ruby Walsh is set to partner Pleasant Company in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday week.
Ulsterman Brian Hughes will partner classy Vicente in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree tomorrow week.
Randox Health Grand National contender Stellar Notion is set to spearhead a formidable team for Henry de Bromhead at Aintree next week.
Gold Cup-winning jockey Robbie Power starts a new phase of his career on Thursday as newly-appointed retained rider for Alan and Ann Potts.
Supreme Novices' Hurdle hero Labaik is set to go under the hammer at the Goffs UK Aintree Sale next Thursday.
The Ulster Grand National, sponsored by Toals Bookmakers, produced a very popular local success with Anseanachi Cliste making virtually all the running to prevail in a photo finish at the line.
The Ulster Grand National, sponsored by Toals Bookmakers, features on the first fixture of the new season at Downpatrick tomorrow.
Heartbreak City seeks to add another feather to his globetrotting cap when he lines up for the Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan.
Last year's Randox Health Grand National third Vics Canvas will miss this season's race.
Amateur rider James Ridley was handed a 28-day ban when he mistook the winning post at Newbury as Triangular came from the clouds and claimed victory in the BJP Insurance Brokers Open Hunters' Chase.
The Toals Bookmakers Ulster Grand National, which takes place at Downpatrick on Sunday, will have a new trophy for the winner.
Mariee has not got her head in front for over a year now but her consistency can finally pay off with victory at Chelmsford.
Ireland's Flat season kicks off at Naas on Sunday, with one of the success stories of last season, Creggs Pipes, in line to run in the feature Lodge Park Stud EBF Park Express Stakes.
Foxrock appears increasingly likely to sidestep the Aintree Grand National in favour of a tilt at the Irish equivalent at Fairyhouse despite being left in the English showpiece at the latest confirmation stage.
Sizing John will run in the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup on April 26. Plans had been fluid since the seven-year-old brilliantly won the Cheltenham Gold Cup last Friday, but trainer Jessica Harrington has been so satisfied with Sizing John's wellbeing that she will now chart...
The Paparazzi Kid will bid to follow-up on his win at Wexford on St Patrick's Day as he takes his chance in the feature at Clonmel on Tuesday, the Suir Valley Chase.
Sizing John will run in the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup on April 26, said trainer Jessica Harrington.
Jenny Pitman leaned across a plastic rail as Sizing John's connections came to the enclosure and reached out to touch Jessica Harrington's arm.
There were plenty of links to the Cheltenham Festival at Down Royal yesterday, the highlight being Bright Tomorrow's victory for Jessica Harrington minutes after the Kildare trainer had landed the Gold Cup with Sizing John.
Gordon Elliott landed his first Cheltenham Festival training title as he withstood the late challenge of Willie Mullins to take the honours.
Dromore farmer and cattle breeder Fred Mackie had a day to remember when Native River, which he bred, made most of the running in the Gold Cup before finishing a gallant third just three lengths behind winner Sizing John.
Sizing John enjoyed his moment in the spotlight as he gave trainer Jessica Harrington her first victory in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup with her first runner when coming home a clear-cut winner of jumping's blue riband prize.
The world grew small around Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh again in the ash-grey tint of Gloucestershire yesterday.
The crashing fall of Cue Card in last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup was one of the defining moments of the meeting and one that for many led to more questions being asked as opposed to being solved.
Normal service was resumed when Yorkhill won the opening JLT Novices Chase at Cheltenham yesterday, bringing a smile to the faces of trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Ruby Walsh.
The Foxhunters on Gold Cup day is always the focus and annual target of local owners and riders - Anseanachai Cliste and Balnaslow represent Ulster connections this afternoon.
Dedigout, which bypassed his engagement in yesterday's Grade One Stayers Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, is one of a pair of Gordon Elliott-trained runners in the feature chase on St Patrick's Day at Down Royal.
Let's Dance gave trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Ruby Walsh a remarkable four-timer on day three of the Cheltenham Festival when taking her winning run to five in the Trull House Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle.
Un De Sceaux produced his brilliant best under Ruby Walsh to prevail in a thrilling renewal of the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.
Road To Respect recovered from a bad mistake at the first fence to run away with the Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.
Yorkhill provided Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins with a first victory at this season's Cheltenham Festival with an important success in the JLT Novices' Chase.
Ruby Walsh conjured an irresistible run from Nichols Canyon to deny the gallant Lil Rockerfeller and lift the Sun Bets Stayers' Hurdle, the feature race on the third afternoon of the Cheltenham Festival.
Presenting Percy turned the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle into a procession as he gave trainer Pat Kelly and jockey Davy Russell back-to-back victories in the Cheltenham Festival contest.
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