Columns - Irish Examiner

Pat Keane

Figaro looks up to the task in Bumper at Galway on Monday

It will be mildly surprising should Dermot Weld totally dominate Galway next week in the way he has done many times in the past.

Sat, 25 Jul, 2015

Rely on Dermot Weld to have Silver Concorde flying at Galway

Easily the most interesting horse to turn up over the four days at Killarney this week was Dermot Weld’s Silver Concorde.

Sat, 18 Jul, 2015

Fox and Kennedy on steep upwards climb

Two jockeys who have caught the eye for a while now are Ger Fox and Jack Kennedy.

Sat, 11 Jul, 2015

Trainers running horses back too quickly after Royal Ascot

What have Dermot Weld, Jim Bolger and Aidan O’Brien in common, besides the fact they are three of the best trainers in the world?

Sat, 04 Jul, 2015

With Aidan O’Brien just about anything is possible

Recently, in the Racing Post, Tom Segal described Aidan O’Brien as "the best flat trainer in my lifetime.’’

Sat, 27 Jun, 2015

Sky’s the limit now as Free Eagle takes flight

You’d imagine that just about anything is now possible as far as Dermot Weld’s Free Eagle is concerned for the rest of the season.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2015

Joseph O’Brien really is a chip off the old block

Watching Joseph O’Brien in action at Roscommon on Monday night indicated that the young man is in a real good place at the moment.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2015

Take a chance on Hans in a non-vintage renewal

There we were all ready to put up Dermot Weld’s Zawraq as the most likely winner of this afternoon’s Investec Derby at Epsom and the horse goes and suffers a setback.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2015

Dermot Weld a real threat to O’Brien’s title ambitions

Could the unthinkable actually happen?

Sat, 30 May, 2015

Robbie McNamara’s courage an inspiration to us all

There was some terrific Irish racing on ATR last Sunday, from Navan and Limerick, but for many of us the real highlight came at the end of the programme when Gary O’Brien interviewed Robbie McNamara.

Sat, 23 May, 2015