Columns - Irish Examiner

Pat Keane

Ruby can’t come back soon enough

LESS than a year ago, prior to Cheltenham, Paul Nicholls was in Cork for a Festival preview night at Fermoy.

Sat, 22 Jan, 2011

Improved run by The Bull Hayes simply defies logic

IT’S HARDLY an exaggeration to say that Leopardstown and Punchestown produced their share of controversy last weekend.

Sat, 15 Jan, 2011

Celtic collapse only the tip of the iceberg

THE collapse of Celtic Bookmakers on Tuesday came as no great surprise, with rumours circulating for a long time that here was a company which was in big trouble.

Sat, 08 Jan, 2011

Meade looks to have a genuine Gold Cup contender in Pandorama

THE three days at Leopardstown this week almost renewed one’s faith in this great game of ours.

Sat, 01 Jan, 2011

Impressive Hurricane lays down Champion Hurdle marker

THE conclusion to be drawn - following yesterday’s paddypower.com IPhone December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown - is that whatever beats Hurricane Fly at Cheltenham will win the Champion Hurdle.

Thu, 30 Dec, 2010

Cape Blanco affair didn’t have to become international incident

YOU’D imagine there will be no turkey for Aidan O’Brien this Christmas, following that ‘hefty’ fine handed down to him by the British Horseracing Authority on Wednesday.

Fri, 24 Dec, 2010

Racing numbers just don’t stack up

JUST about everyone was shocked when the attendance figures for Fairyhouse on Wednesday were revealed.

Sat, 18 Dec, 2010

What difference will it make if McCoy wins BBC Sports Personality Of The Year award?

TOMORROW week we will know if Tony McCoy has become the first racing winner of the BBC’s Sports Personality Of The Year award.

Sat, 11 Dec, 2010

Denman heads Hennessy hopes

DENMAN has been left at the head of the weights and is one of 34 remaining entries for the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday week.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2010

Why does Ballydoyle-Coolmore have such a problem holding on to a number one jockey?

JOHNNY MURTAGH didn’t half light up a dull and sleepy last Monday when announcing his resignation from Ballydoyle-Coolmore.

Sat, 13 Nov, 2010