Organisation: Avenir D’une Vie

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

columnists

Saint poised to deliver

As has become fairly traditional for me at this stage, Willie has left me on the side-lines the weekend before Cheltenham.

racing

Gordon Elliott to give Apple’s Jade a Christmas break

Bellshill to go one better

racing

Applying logic not always the best bet at Cheltenham

racing

Our Father hasn’t a prayer of lining out at Cheltenham

racing

Alpha Des Obeaux to lead select team of two for Mouse Morris

Expect better run from back-to-form Boston Bob

There are a couple of good meetings in Ireland this weekend, and I’ll be busier at Fairyhouse this afternoon, with four rides, than at Naas tomorrow, where I have only two.

Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Alpha Des Obeaux boosts World Hurdle claims

After a frustrating series of five second-place finishes, interrupted only by a late departure when in contention in the Grade 1 Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at the Aintree festival of 2015, the talented Alpha Des Obeaux earned a long overdue return to the winner’s circle with a convincing victory in the Galmoy Hurdle.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

Felix Yonger bags second Hilly Way Chase

Narrow winner of the race in Cork last year, the Willie Mullins-trained Felix Yonger gained his second Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase success when the rescheduled Grade 2 event proved the feature of yesterday’s eight-race card in Navan.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

Black Hercules can get chasing career off to good start at Navan

Navan is not where I expected to be this afternoon, but I suppose it was better to find out early in the week at home that Un De Sceaux was a bit flat than when leaving the Railway Fences and wondering why he wasn’t picking up going to the Pond Fence.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015