Tag Archives: Horse Racing

By Dan Walsh The Cheltenham dream came true today for 19 years old Cleariestown jockey Conor Stone-Walsh who rode his first winner at the famous Cheltenham Festival on Final Orders (7/1) in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase. Conditional Stone-Walsh, claiming 3lb, flawlessly guided his mount over the raft of different obstacles across nearly four milesContinue reading “Big race win for Conor Stone-Walsh”

By Dan Walsh at Lingstown races Local rider Jack Hendrick from Mayglass kept his followers sweet this afternoon at Lingstown point -to-point where he recorded a treble in Spring conditions at the popular well-attended Tomhaggard track. Hendrick, who missed the early months of the season through injury is back on the winning trail and theContinue reading “Lingstown treble for Jack Hendrick”

By Dan Walsh Tomorrow’s Killinick Harriers point-to-point races at Lingstown, Tomhaggard, has received a high entry of 129 and the forecast is for a dry day. The first race is off at 1pm and ‘divides’ are a possibility. The card will feature a race ‘over the banks course’ which is usually a spectacle and qualifiesContinue reading “Lingstown races expected to be dry”

By Dan Walsh Three wins for Donnchadh Doyle and doubles each for riders Barry O’Neill and Brian Lawless summed up a winning weekend for Wexford point-to-point raiders at three different tracks. Conditions were difficult at Borris House where the Carlow Farmers fixture took place today (Sunday) with two races divided due to a large entryContinue reading “Good weekend for Donnchadh Doyle”

By Dan Walsh An impressive entry of 130 should create a busy day at the Borris House point-to-point tomorrow (Sunday). First race at 1pm. Latest ground information is ‘yielding to soft, soft in places.’ At Farmacaffley, Co. Armagh, today (Saturday), Donnchadh Doyle saddled the winner of the maiden race for four-year-olds; newcomer Blue Rebel riddenContinue reading “Big entry for Borris House”

By Dan Walsh at Fairwood Park, Tinahely Ballindaggin handler Sean Doyle recorded a double success at the Bray Harriers point-to-point at Fairwood Park, Tinahely today (Sunday). Gale Force Jet earned a trip to Cheltenham and a run in the Foxhunters’ Chase following a clear round of jumping and an eight lengths victory in the OpenContinue reading “Double for Sean Doyle at Tinahely”

By Dan Walsh Killanne rider Rob James rode a double this afternoon in Laois where he reached a significant milestone in his career riding his 400th point-to-point winner. James, who is joint-national point-to-point champion (with Barry O’Neill), rode his first winner in Tinahely in 2012, but he has also ridden a number of winners onContinue reading “Rob James rides his 400th winner”

By Dan Walsh Two point-to-point fixtures today (Sunday) in Cork and Tipperary and three Wexford winners. The sole winner at Knockanard in Cork was Sean Doyle’s newcomer Well Achieved, ridden by Jamie Scallan, who won the maiden race for four-year-olds by a neck. At Nenagh, Brian Lawless was the winning rider and handler of newcomerContinue reading “Three Wexford winners today”

By Dan Walsh at Ballinaboola Races The Wexford Hunt point-to-point survived an early morning precautionary inspection and went ahead in pleasant conditions at Ballinaboola, New Ross, this afternoon. The opening race was for four-year-old maidens run over two and a half miles where Mister Boum from Ellen Doyle’s Baltimore Stables, near Enniscorthy was impressive whenContinue reading “Good racing at Ballinaboola”

By Dan Walsh There was a precautionary inspection on Saturday morning at Ballinaboola, near New Ross, ahead of the rescheduled point-to-point. Racing will go ahead. The Wexford Hunt point-to-point fixture was originally scheduled for Sunday, February 1st, but was called off after the track was found unfit for racing and the fixture has been rescheduledContinue reading “Ballinaboola races ‘good to go’”