Organisation: Djakadam

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Willie Mullins to consider French test for Djakadam

Mullins will consider sending Djakadam to France later this year after he finished second for the fourth time in the Punchestown Gold Cup.

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Sizing John and Might Bite top 38 Cheltenham Gold Cup contenders

Djakadam now one to avoid

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Noel Fehily truly at his finest in the autumn of his career

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Sizing John gives Jessica Harrington her first Cheltenham Gold Cup

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Djakadam can make it third time lucky in the Gold Cup

Ruby Walsh talks about his prospects for Gold Cup day at Cheltenham

Ruby Walsh talks to Irish Examiner Racing Correspondent Tommy Lyons about his prospects tomorrow at Cheltenham.

Thu, 16 Mar, 2017

Now is the time to tread carefully at Cheltenham

It really would be the ultimate irony should Willie Mullins finally land the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Djakadam next Friday, writes Pat Keane.

Sun, 12 Mar, 2017

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Don’t expect any Cheltenham festival clues from Irish Gold Cup

For a number of years now the Irish Gold Cup has become increasingly irrelevant as a Cheltenham trial and this renewal is more notable for those that are missing, rather than those who are running, writes Pat Keane.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017

Outlander’s tenacity carries the day in Lexus Chase

Roll back the clock 12 months and the result of yesterday’s Lexus Chase – Outlander first, Don Poli second and Djakadam third – would have been a clean sweep for trainer Willie Mullins, but the dynamic nature of the sport is such it was Gordon Elliott who was celebrating having the first two home, with Mullins responsible for the third.

Sun, 01 Jan, 2017

JT McNamara’s passing overshadowed everything else in 2016

The past year, like any other, has had its high points, but whatever highlights anybody in racing might have had in 2016, I will always remember it as the year John Thomas McNamara passed away, writes Ruby Walsh. 

Sat, 24 Dec, 2016

Remarkable array of options open to Rich Ricci and Willie Mullins

Even as the 2015/16 campaign comes to a conclusion today thoughts already turn to next season and the remarkable array of options open to Rich Ricci and Willie Mullins.

Sat, 30 Apr, 2016

Time to give Carlingford Lough the respect he deserves

We really ought to have known better. History has shown that underestimating Carlingford Lough and John Kiely is a foolish move but some lessons are harder absorbed than others.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2016

Enda McEvoy: A winning week — but only just

Busy morning. One of the Marys from yesterday is in touch to insist she does not ‘importune’ dinner invitations and demands a retraction.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2016

Ruby Walsh and Willie Mullins crowned champions

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh were crowned leading trainer and jockey at the Cheltenham Festival for the fifth time in six years.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2016

Three things we will learn at Cheltenham today

Joseph looks to follow father’s example

Fri, 18 Mar, 2016

Rich Ricci apologises for rerouting Vautour to Ryanair Chase

Owner Rich Ricci has apologised to any punters who are feeling “let down” following the decision to run Vautour in tomorrow’s Ryanair Chase rather than Friday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016

Rich Ricci: It’s been an incredible ride

At the height of the financial crisis back in 2013, Rich Ricci was described by one newspaper as “the poster child for the excesses of the investment banking industry”.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Ruby Walsh: Gold Cup call not ‘life or death’

Ruby Walsh admits he faces a Gold Cup dilemma but insists choosing between Djakadam and Vautour won’t be a “life or death” decision.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

Willie Mullins’ Gold Cup hopes bang on schedule

Willie Mullins reports the preparation for his three main hopes for the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup - Vautour, Djakadam and Don Poli - to be bang on schedule with the big race just three weeks away.

Fri, 26 Feb, 2016

Have we overestimated the quality of our staying chasers?

Current crop are a smart bunch, but not by any means a brilliant one. Yes, says Tommy Lyons

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

Limini looks the real deal

Prior to Fairyhouse last Saturday, Willie Mullins had what could be best described as three good things lined up for the Cheltenham Festival, Faugheen, Douvan and Un De Sceaux.

Sat, 06 Feb, 2016

Horse Racing Ireland Award Winners Announced.

Faugheen and Don Cossack share top HRI award

In a ceremony presented by outspoken broadcaster and former minister Ivan Yates, it was the possessor of another distinctive, equally familiar and similarly ebullient voice, course commentator Dessie Scahill, whose contribution the racing industry was celebrated at the annual Horse Racing Ireland Awards yesterday afternoon at Leopardstown Pavilion.

Tue, 08 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

Willie Mullins launches twin assault on John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase

Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Djakadam and Grade One-winning novice Valseur Lido form a formidable twin assault for Willie Mullins on the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase on Sunday.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

A winter packed with wonderful possibilities

Easter Monday 2016. Somewhere in County Meath. The traffic all the way up to Fairyhouse is brutal. It’s not surprising really.

Sat, 24 Oct, 2015

Don Cossack emerges as a genuine Gold Cup contender

The Bibby Financial Services Ireland Gold Cup yesterday developed into the closely contested race the market suggested and, from the feature, the Gordon Elliott-trained Don Cossack emerged a genuine contender for next season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2015

Another reminder that we should treasure genius while we still have it

Less than a week after racing said an emotional goodbye to one genius, another weighing room veteran showed that, at 41, the fire still burns bright.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2015

Steeplechasing in a very healthy place right now

The number of potentially high-calibre staying chasers in training at the moment is quite astonishing.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2015

If only Annie Power had stayed up!

It has rained overnight. This I construe as good news for Djakadam, my Gold Cup fancy. 

Sat, 14 Mar, 2015

Ben Linfoot: If the Gold Cup contenders were Premier League clubs they’d be...

If the horses in the Cheltenham Gold Cup were Premier League clubs, which ones would each be?

Fri, 13 Mar, 2015

Tommy Lyons: Holywell can have Jonjo O’Neill jumping for joy

The featured Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup brings down the curtain on a remarkable week of racing and such is the momentum behind the Willie Mullins team, it’ll be no surprise if the meeting’s leading trainer lands his maiden success in this race with any of his three charges, writes Tommy Lyons.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2015