Place: Bishops Road

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Blazer the obvious choice but trip is a slight worry

Unfortunately, I’m missing the Listowel meeting as I’m still a bit sore after the injury I picked up in Killarney and need a little more time. Of course, I’d love to be involved, particularly in today’s Kerry National which looks another very competitive renewal.

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Tom Scudamore plumps for Ballynagour ahead of Grand National

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Many Clouds heads 87 still left in Aintree Grand National

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Many Clouds ‘A1’ for National after schooling session

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Weather to play part in Shotgun Paddy decision

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Collen Beag doubles up

Aranhill Chief springs a shock in Connacht National

Positively ridden by Luke Dempsey, the Steve Mahon-trained AranhillChief proved a shock winner of the featured thetote.com Connacht National in Roscommon last night.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2015

Back-to-form Felix can upstage Flemenstar

Felix Yonger might upstage triple Grade 1 winner Flemenstar on his return to action in today’s Grade 2 Webster Cup in Navan.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2015

Ideal opportunity for Jarry to come good

The flat season gets under way tomorrow and there will be plenty focus on the public gallops that many of the Ballydoyle hopefuls will be doing after racing at the Curragh.

Sat, 28 Mar, 2015

Grand Jesture and Gallant Oscar top Grand National betting

Grand Jesture and Gallant Oscar, second and third respectively behind The Druids Nephew at Cheltenham last week, have been installed as 10-1 joint-favourites with the sponsors for the €275,000 BoyleSports Irish Grand National after the weights were announced for the Fairyhouse feature on April 6.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2015

Sizing Europe team to make late call on target

Henry de Bromhead is no nearer to deciding whether to let Sizing Europe return to Cheltenham for another tilt at the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2015

Progressive Dogora can book ticket for Festival

It is a quite enough weekend but not without some intrigue all the same and some good performances might book a passage to Cheltenham. 

Sat, 21 Feb, 2015

Here’s one ‘rule’ that is just plain stupid by any standards

At Leopardstown last Sunday Bishops Road beat Heathfield by a head in a modest handicap chase.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2015

Mullins gets it right with Outlander

Mullins, what a day he enjoyed at Leopardstown yesterday, was on the mark again when Outlander proved a very impressive winner of the Grade 2 Nathaniel Lacy And Partners Solicitors’ Novice Hurdle, writes Pat Keane.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2015

Jezki poised to turn the tables on Hurricane Fly

Jezki is fancied to turn over Hurricane Fly in the BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2015

Statue stolen from Derry road

Police in the North are appealing for information on the theft of a statue from the Bishops Road area of Magilligan in Derry.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2015

When you’re in a hole, you should stop digging!

I was surprised yesterday when discovering that the BHA has decided to hold a somewhat belated inquiry into Aidan Coleman’s use of the whip when winning the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow aboard Emperor’s Choice.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2015

Now Ben bolts up in maiden

Colman Sweeney received the ideal boost ahead of partnering Salsify in the Cheltenham Foxhunters in a little under two weeks time by steering Garrett Ahern’s newcomer Now Ben to a hugely-impressive success in the first division of the five-year-old geldings’ maiden at yesterday’s West Waterford Foxhounds point-to-point meeting at Lismore.

Mon, 04 Mar, 2013

Man killed in Derry crash, car hits man in Dublin city centre

Police in the North are appealing for witnesses to a road crash in Co Derry yesterday.

Sun, 13 Feb, 2011

Incineration is not the answer

TED CROSBIE (Letters, July 14) makes the point that incineration has two principal qualities: reduction in the amount of waste going to landfill and generation of heat.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2007