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Pat Keane: Power not to blame for Benie Des Dieux’s demise

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Pat Keane: Power not to blame for Benie Des Dieux’s demise

So, was it Robert Power or Paul Townend who was responsible for getting the “unbeatable’’ Benie Des Dieux beaten in the Mares’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Tuesday? Here’s a thought, perhaps it was actually the genius of the remarkable Rachael Blackmore, writes Pat Keane.

Pat Keane: Frustrating Percy a hopeful choice to land the spoils

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Pat Keane: Frustrating Percy a hopeful choice to land the spoils

Elliott now faces acid test

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Elliott now faces acid test

Worse Cheltenham ante-post wagers than Le Richebourg at 12-1

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Worse Cheltenham ante-post wagers than Le Richebourg at 12-1

Get in behind formidable Footpad with all guns blazing

Watch Selected carefully but Smart cracking Cheltenham value

OK Ryan Moore, all is forgiven

OK Ryan Moore, all is forgiven

Some weeks ago, we gave Ryan Moore plenty of stick for his ride aboard Sir John Lavery in a Group 2 at Leopardstown.

Sat, 28 Oct, 2017

Duke success transforms Irish National landscape

Duke success transforms Irish National landscape

The Irish Grand National had been in decline for a number of years, but one’s faith in Ireland’s premier National Hunt race was renewed by a scintillating display from Our Duke at Fairyhouse on Monday.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017

Stewards must be seen to be policing the game

Stewards must be seen to be policing the game

It was a little surprising that Nina Carberry didn’t find herself before the stewards, following the bumper at Wexford on Monday.   

Sat, 05 Nov, 2016

Willie McCreery runners demand the closest inspection going forward

Willie McCreery runners demand the closest inspection going forward

When Willie McCreery saddled a double at the Curragh last Saturday it was further evidence that here is a trainer who is rapidly going places.

Sat, 28 May, 2016

The jury's still out on US Army Ranger, but I remain a believer

The jury's still out on US Army Ranger, but I remain a believer

Aren’t you just bursting, like me, to see Aidan O’Brien’s once-raced US Army Ranger in action again?

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

Horse Racing from Puncherstown

Henry de Bromhead entitled to feel very disillusioned after defeat of Special Tiara at Sandown

Henry de Bromhead was entitled to feel utterly disillusioned, following the defeat of his Special Tiara in the Grade 1 Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown last Saturday.

Sat, 12 Dec, 2015

Style and substance to Vautour form

Style and substance to Vautour form

The Punchestown festival will see the end of the National Hunt season in the dying days of this month and into early May.

Sat, 12 Apr, 2014