Organisation: JLT

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Ten horses to watch out for as the jumps season gets going

Stay on the good side of these 10 chasers in the months ahead.

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The top three head-to-head battles to watch out for at Cheltenham

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Sceau Royal set to miss Arkle after minor setback

property

High-flyer deals at Cork Airport Business Park

sport

Rás home hopes fade in Donegal

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Five horses to lay at Cheltenham Racing Festival

Rich Ricci reveals angst after Vautour’s ‘sad’ demise

Owner Rich Ricci says his “heart went out to Willie Mullins” when the trainer rang him to tell him three-time Cheltenham Festival winner Vautour had died in freak accident on Sunday.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2016

Austrian Clemens Fankhauser joins elite Rás group

Clemens Fankhauser became just the seventh rider in Rás history to win the race more than once yesterday, the Austria Tirol man riding into sun-baked Skerries adorned in the yellow jersey he claimed last Tuesday in Dingle.

Mon, 30 May, 2016

Eddie Dunbar digs deep to stop Rás hopes unravelling in Sneem

Eddie Dunbar avoided disaster to stay in contention for the yellow jersey at the An Post Rás yesterday, the young Corkman battling to limit his losses to just 14 seconds after a late mechanical threatened to derail his chances.

Thu, 26 May, 2016

Patience pays off as Conor Dunne surges to biggest win

Ireland’s Conor Dunne claimed the biggest win of his career yesterday with a brilliant ‘smash and grab’ in the hardest one-day race on the UK calendar, the Rutland-Melton Cicle Classic (1.2).

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Alan Shearer sweats on cup tie as Augusta Kate set for Champion Bumper at Cheltenham

Augusta Kate will sidestep an engagement at Sandown on Saturday and instead take on the boys in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2016

Sempre Medici remains on course for Champion Hurdle

Sempre Medici justified short-priced favouritism to win the Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran Park on Saturday.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

Improving Some Neck can do business in finale

A great day’s racing at Leopardstown begins with a Grade One Juvenile Hurdle and I hope I’ve picked the right one — Let’s Dance — from Willie Mullins’ three.

Sat, 06 Feb, 2016

Can Black Hercules make his mark at Cheltenham?

YES: Slick jumping and endless stamina can see Mullins hope home and hosed, argues Darren Norris

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle Day - Lepoardstown Races

Willie Mullins: Douvan is just a ‘different species’

The JLT just got a whole lot more competitive. That was the consensus after Douvan, the horse which trainer Willie Mullins describes as ‘a different species’, gave an exhibition of jumping when routing two smart rivals in the Frank Ward Solicitors Irish Arkle.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Should Vautour be run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup?

YES: Where’s the glory in winning Ryanair Chase, asks Darren Norris

Wed, 20 Jan, 2016

Willie Mullins expects cracking King George Chase at Kempton

Willie Mullins is confident Vautour will raise his game for what he expects to be a “cracker of a King George” at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day.

Mon, 23 Nov, 2015

The 10 chasers to follow

This time last year Coneygree was an unknown novice chaser at a small yard. Now he is the defending Gold Cup hero. 

Sat, 31 Oct, 2015

Vautour dazzles in JLT

Vautour bounced right back to his brilliant best to win the JLT Novices’ Chase by a wide margin at the Cheltenham Festival.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

Oliver Sherwood hoping rain continues to pour for Many Clouds

Many Clouds will school over fences tomorrow as he gears up for a crack at the Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 13.

Wed, 25 Feb, 2015

Vanquished Ptit Zig on track for JLT Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham

Ptit Zig remains on course for the JLT Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham despite sustaining a minor injury in a spill at Ascot last Saturday. 

Sat, 21 Feb, 2015

The Tullow Tank rolls on to JLT Novices’ Chase test at Cheltenham

The Tullow Tank is set to be prepared for the Cheltenham Festival following a much improved effort at Leopardstown.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2015

Lido dispenses with rivals in style

Gigginstown Stud and Bryan Cooper completed a Grade One double when Valseur Lido emerged an emphatic winner of the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Mon, 01 Dec, 2014

Colonel seals emotional win for Sandra Hughes, two weeks after dad Dessie's death

Sandra Hughes gained an emotional first Grade One triumph just two weeks after the death of her father Dessie when Lieutenant Colonel won a dramatic Bar One Racing Hatton’s Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

Sun, 30 Nov, 2014

Mortgage insurance proposal criticised

Mortgage insurance will drive up prices, provide minimal protection to borrowers and do little to improve the supply of houses as it is “the wrong medicine for the job”, a group of industry experts said yesterday.

Fri, 28 Nov, 2014

Henderson’s Oscar primed for JLT honours

Connections of Oscar Whisky are convinced his Cheltenham nous could be a defining factor in the JLT Novices’ Chase on Thursday.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2014

Ferof features in Ryanair dozen

Al Ferof, Benefficient and Dynaste are among 12 runners in Thursday’s Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham, with First Lieutenant a significant absentee.

Wed, 12 Mar, 2014

Henderson wary of Gold-en duo

Nicky Henderson has pinpointed Silviniaco Conti and Last Instalment as dangers to Bobs Worth when his star bids to retain his Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup crown next month.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2014

FBD sells 3 units for €8.5m

INSURANCE giant FBD has made a further step towards refocusing its business on its core interests, by selling three subsidiaries for a combined €8.5 million.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2011