There were heartbreaking scenes as the young son of champion jockey John Thomas McNamara asked angels to look after his dad, who passed away last Tuesday from injuries sustained three years ago, in a horror fall at Cheltenham.

Enda Bolger led the tributes to JT McNamara after the former leading amateur rider died aged 41.

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Barry Geraghty had his 30-day ban for his ride on Noble Emperor at Limerick quashed after a lengthy appeal at the Irish Turf Club.

Horseracing paused to remember Jacqueline O’Brien, wife of legendary horse trainer Vincent O’Brien, whose death at the age of 89 was announced yesterday.

Willie Mullins struck gold with his first ever runner at Taunton as Myska kept her unbeaten record intact in the Happy New Year From totepool Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle yesterday.

There will be no jumps racing in Britain for the second day running after Market Rasen and Sedgefield both fell victim to the current cold snap.

Horse racing trainer Philip Fenton has been disqualified from holding a licence for three years following an Irish Turf Club hearing at the weekend.

Philip Fenton has been disqualified from holding a trainer’s licence for three years following an Irish Turf Club hearing on Saturday.

Bryan Cooper will have his first competitive ride since his horror fall at the Cheltenham Festival when he partners the Dessie Hughes-trained Guitar Pete in the Dunraven Arms Hotel Hurdle at Limerick tomorrow.

Davy Condon is waiting to be discharged from Cork University Hospital as he continues to make progress following his heavy fall at the local track on Sunday.

Jockey Karen Kenny is expected to make a full recovery as she continues her rehabilitation from a horror fall at Tramore earlier this month.

Shutter Island got up late on to land the most valuable race on Ballinrobe’s card, the E. P. S. Pumps Handicap Hurdle last night.

The British Horseracing Authority has cleared trainer Philip Fenton’s horses to run at next week’s Cheltenham festival after finding “no evidence” any of them has been given performance-enhancing substances.

The Irish Turf Club is to significantly enhance its drug-testing regime from next January.

Jockey Eddie O’Connell and trainer Jim Lambe’s bid to stop the Turf Club from making any adverse findings against them in respect of allegations they were involved in irregular betting has opened before the High Court.

Hopes are high Cork’s jumps meeting will go ahead on Saturday after the course passed an inspection this morning.

Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud have removed their appeal to the Irish Turf Club against the penalty imposed for the late withdrawal of Devils Bride at Fairyhouse on November 20.

Owners Gigginstown House Stud have been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Irish Turf Club in relation to the late withdrawal of Road To Riches at Cork on November 3.

The High Court is being asked to stop the Irish Turf Club carrying out a disciplinary hearing tomorrow into allegations of suspicious betting.

Danny Mullins has lodged an appeal against the 14-day suspension he was given for driving an ambulance back to the weighing room at Bellewstown on Friday evening.

Davy Russell retained his title as champion jump jockey in Ireland with his third century and a hatful of winners for many trainers.

JT McNamara, the jockey left paralysed after a fall at the Cheltenham Festival, has been transferred to a hospital in Dublin.

Grand National-winning rider Mick Fitzgerald has spoken of his sadness and of the risks involved in racing after it was revealed by the family of rider JT McNamara that the serious neck injury he suffered in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival has led to paralysis.

Plans will be made to transfer jockey JT McNamara to a hospital nearer his family in Ireland.

A leading amateur Irish jockey who suffered a serious neck injury at Cheltenham races is in a “stable condition” today following surgery.

The crowds had already began to spill out into the approaching gloom of the surrounding countryside by the time Thomas Mullins’s Alderwood made it a record 14th Irish-trained winner at this week’s Cheltenham Festival.

JT McNamara could undergo surgery today after sustaining a serious neck injury in a fall at Cheltenham on Thursday.

The thoughts of many at Cheltenham today will be with leading amateur jockey JT McNamara, who remains in hospital in a coma after suffering a serious neck injury when his horse fell.

Amateur jockey JT McNamara suffered a serious neck injury in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival today, it has emerged.

Joseph O’Brien cannot wait to make his first visit to the Cheltenham Festival when he rides Shield in today’s Weatherbys Champion Bumper.

Horse Racing Ireland has announced that the cancelled meeting at Thurles tomorrow will now be staged on Wednesday, February 13 to form a two-day fixture.

Prospects for jumps racing in Ireland in the coming week are looking good.

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This afternoon’s meeting at Tramore goes ahead as scheduled.

JP Magnier is expected to remain in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for a few days after undergoing surgery on his back.

Today's meeting at Killarney has been given the green light after Irish Turf Club officials inspected the course.

This evening’s meeting at Tramore will go ahead after the course passed an 8am inspection.

Johnny Murtagh will see his specialist again on Wednesday after scans revealed the leading rider fractured a cheekbone in a fall at the Curragh on Sunday.

This evening's meeting at Leopardstown is set to go ahead as scheduled following a precautionary inspection at 1pm.

This afternoon’s meeting at Fairyhouse will go ahead after passing a second morning inspection – although there are still some concerns about the chase track.

Today’s meeting at Fairyhouse is subject to a further inspection at 10.30am.

Kempton have forecast “perfect” ground for their hugely anticipated meeting tomorrow.

This afternoon's meeting at Navan will go ahead as planned although there is a further inspection at 10am for the chase course.