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Jade a strong each-way fancy in Mares’ Hurdle
Jade a strong each-way fancy in Mares’ Hurdle

Extending Cheltenham to four days has seriously diluted what’s on offer and it is very much illustrated by this afternoon’s Racing Post Arkle Trophy.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2017

Three things we will learn today
Three things we will learn today
When it comes to placing horses, there is only one Willie Mullins.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2017

Five horses to lay at Cheltenham Racing Festival
Five horses to lay at Cheltenham Racing Festival
Colm Greaves presents five opportunities where laying a horse may be less risky than backing them.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2017

Classy Melon can get my festival off to a flying start
Classy Melon can get my festival off to a flying start
It’s that time of year again, when National Hunt folk become consumed by the Cheltenham Festival, and while it’s going to be a long week, it’s also a tremendous occasion.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2017

Now is the time to tread carefully at Cheltenham
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

Injured Barry Geraghty to miss Cheltenham after Kempton fall
Injured Barry Geraghty to miss Cheltenham after Kempton fall

Top jockey Barry Geraghty has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival after suffering a collapsed lung and six broken ribs in a fall at Kempton Park yesterday.

Sun, 26 Feb, 2017

Cheltenham Countdown: Who should Barry Geraghty opt for in the Champion Hurdle?
Cheltenham Countdown: Who should Barry Geraghty opt for in the Champion Hurdle?
As the build up to Cheltenham continues, Darren Norris and Tommy Lyons debate who Barry Geraghty should ride going into the Champion Hurdle. 

Wed, 22 Feb, 2017

Gordon Elliott set to be double-handed in Irish Gold Cup
Gordon Elliott set to be double-handed in Irish Gold Cup
Don Poli and Empire Of Dirt are set to represent Gordon Elliott in the Stan James Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday week.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2017

Is Faugheen a worthy betting prospect for the Champion Hurdle?
Is Faugheen a worthy betting prospect for the Champion Hurdle?

Our writers debate Faugheen’s chances of regaining his title...

Wed, 18 Jan, 2017

Thistlecrack can take tactical affair
Thistlecrack can take tactical affair

I’ve ridden in a lot of King Georges but I don’t remember riding in one with such a small field.

Mon, 26 Dec, 2016

Sensible money must be with seasoned Cue Card to see off young pretender
Sensible money must be with seasoned Cue Card to see off young pretender
That the Colin Tizzard-trained duo, Cue Card and Thistlecrack, will both go to the start for Monday’s King George VI Chase at Kempton Park has all but saved this year’s renewal. 

Sat, 24 Dec, 2016

Yanworth looks set to sidestep International Hurdle
Yanworth looks set to sidestep International Hurdle
Yanworth is set to sidestep Saturday’s stanjames.com International Hurdle at Cheltenham and could instead contest the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2016

Ruby Walsh raises Ascot possibility for Un De Sceaux
Ruby Walsh raises Ascot possibility for Un De Sceaux

Ruby Walsh has not ruled out Un De Sceaux making a return to trip to Britain on his next start to defend his crown in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2016

Avant Tout can Lord it at Limerick
Avant Tout can Lord it at Limerick
I had to give up my intended ride on The Job Is Right at Clonmel on Thursday after a fall from Bleu Berry in the opener, but will be back in action at Limerick tomorrow, with two rides for Willie.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

Graham Wylie looking forward to seeing Nichols Canyon step back up in trip
Graham Wylie looking forward to seeing Nichols Canyon step back up in trip

Owner Graham Wylie is looking forward to seeing Nichols Canyon step back up in trip in next month’s Doom Bar Aintree Hurdle.

Wed, 23 Mar, 2016

Cheltenham Diary: A few close calls but ‘JP Wednesday’ fails to materialise
Cheltenham Diary: A few close calls but ‘JP Wednesday’ fails to materialise

All the talk of ‘Ricci Tuesday’ had been replaced by an intense focus on what was expected to be ‘JP Wednesday.’

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Late Yorkhill decision pays a rich dividend for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh
Late Yorkhill decision pays a rich dividend for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh
Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh did what they do best at the Festival: got off to a flyer.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Applying logic not always the best bet at Cheltenham
Applying logic not always the best bet at Cheltenham
First World problems. Yesterday I had all my bets, amounting to the stipulated €50, on before racing began.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing
Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing
Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016

Alan King bullish about Yanworth's chances at Cheltenham
Alan King bullish about Yanworth's chances at Cheltenham
Alan King is bullish about Yanworth as JP McManus’s exciting prospect bids for a five-timer in the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016

No More Heroes can land RSA Chase
No More Heroes can land RSA Chase

Gordon Elliott has given No More Heroes a perfect preparation and the imposing seven-year- old is fancied to land the RSA Chase at Cheltenham today.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016

Three things we will learn at Cheltenham today
Three things we will learn at Cheltenham today
1. Just how good is Yanworth?

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016

I can’t wait to ride Un De Sceaux, it’ll be thrill-a-minute stuff
I can’t wait to ride Un De Sceaux, it’ll be thrill-a-minute stuff
I really could not have envisaged such a start to the week, with three winners — the same as 12 months ago.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016

BallTalk: Cheltenham Festival 2016 - Day 2 preview
BallTalk: Cheltenham Festival 2016 - Day 2 preview

Horse racing correspondents Tommy Lyons and Darren Norris sit with Peter McNamara to detail their opinions on how Day Two of the Cheltenham Festival may transpire on Irish Examiner's BallTalk TV.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016

Shantou Village may get step up in Cheltenham Festival trip
Shantou Village may get step up in Cheltenham Festival trip
Shantou Village may get step up in Cheltenham Festival up in trip should the ground be good or quicker at the Cheltenham Festival.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Willie Mullins talks his Cheltenham hopes
Willie Mullins talks his Cheltenham hopes

With the Cheltenham Festival now just a fortnight away, Willie Mullins talks through some of his formidable team for the showpiece meeting.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2016

Title-hunting Paul Nicholls makes it 14 winners from last 32 runners
Title-hunting Paul Nicholls makes it 14 winners from last 32 runners
Paul Nicholls’s march towards a 10th champion trainer’s title continued to gather pace as his recent return to form continued with a treble at Taunton.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Cheltenham Countdown: Blazer clearly better than his Betfair Hurdle run suggests
Cheltenham Countdown: Blazer clearly better than his Betfair Hurdle run suggests

Although plenty of punters who got their fingers burnt on Blazer in last weekend’s Betfair Hurdle, at Newbury, it is far too soon to write off the beaten favourite.

Wed, 17 Feb, 2016

Bellshill out to prove Neptune credentials
Bellshill out to prove Neptune credentials
Bellshill bids to throw down the gauntlet to Yanworth in today’s Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Sat, 06 Feb, 2016

Improving Some Neck can do business in finale
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

Neptune only option for exciting Yanworth at Cheltenham Festival
Neptune only option for exciting Yanworth at Cheltenham Festival

Yanworth is firmly on course for the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after Alan King resisted any temptation to enter his rising star in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Cheltenham countdown: Unheralded Yanworth is suddenly a major player at festival
Cheltenham countdown: Unheralded Yanworth is suddenly a major player at festival
Perhaps last weekend’s results across the Irish Sea should have served as a reminder that the search for a Cheltenham banker does not have to circle around Willie Mullins’ stable.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

Limini can boost her Cheltenham prospects
Limini can boost her Cheltenham prospects

Racing at home is in Fairyhouse, but I’m off to Cheltenham this afternoon to ride Djakadam in his final racecourse outing before returning to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup.

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Midnight Prayer ruled out of Welsh National
Midnight Prayer ruled out of Welsh National
Alan King has ruled Midnight Prayer out of Saturday’s rearranged Coral Welsh National at Chepstow.

Thu, 07 Jan, 2016

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