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Honeysuckle in the parade ring ahead of the race 5/2/2023

Ruby Walsh: The Dublin Racing Festival was great for everyone bar our breeding industry

All eight Grade One winners were bred in France, and on the weekend, when the Scilly Isles Chase at Sandown is included, that becomes nine

Sat, 11 Feb, 2023

Ruby Walsh: Why is the Dublin Racing Festival so reliant on Willie Mullins?

Ruby Walsh: Why is the Dublin Racing Festival so reliant on Willie Mullins?

Mullins accounted for 33 of the 66 horses left in the eight Grade One races, but that’s 32 of 64 because El Fabiolo and American Mike held double entries

Sat, 04 Feb, 2023

Ruby Walsh: Short-priced winners simply don't engage the racing public

Ruby Walsh: Short-priced winners simply don't engage the racing public

The victories of odds-on favourites Sir Gerhard and Teahupoo at Gowran Park on Thursday were greeted with silence

Sat, 28 Jan, 2023

Willie Mullins 29/12/2022

Ruby Walsh: Let's marvel at rather than envy the brilliance of our top trainers

2023 will be great, so enjoy it because before we know it, we will wonder where it all went

Sat, 31 Dec, 2022

Ruby Walsh: Rain-softened conditions perfect for L'Homme Presse

Ruby Walsh: Rain-softened conditions perfect for L'Homme Presse

The 18 millimeters of rain that fell through Christmas Eve has swung the balance heavily in favour of Venetia Williams' rising star

Sun, 25 Dec, 2022

Ruby Walsh: Davy Russell made one of racing’s greatest comebacks

Ruby Walsh: Davy Russell made one of racing’s greatest comebacks

The last of the class of 1979 has walked out the door

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

Fairyhouse Races - Sunday December 4th

Ruby Walsh: In hindsight, Honeysuckle defeat a relief for those involved in her

Sport is as harsh as the weather, and the fairytale of Honeysuckle found a pair of villains on the Fairyhouse track

Sat, 10 Dec, 2022

Constitution Hill file photo

Ruby Walsh: Constitution Hill some way off matching Honeysuckle's sustained brilliance

Constitution Hill won't be a great until his CV takes as long to write as Honeysuckle's and can’t be fitted on the back of a stamp.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2022

Coral Gold Cup Meeting - Long Distance Hurdle Day - Newbury Racecourse

Ruby Walsh: BHA’s rigid approach partly to blame for Hill controversy

Ground, the solid surface of the earth! Who thought it could provoke such outrage as it does in sport?

Sat, 26 Nov, 2022

The November Meeting - Day Three - Cheltenham Racecourse

Ruby Walsh: No easy answers to the pesky winter sun debate

The glaring winter sun causes plenty of confusion on our roads, and it’s no different on racecourses

Sat, 19 Nov, 2022