#County Meath

They came bearing binoculars, their tweed coats and shiny patent leather boots accessorised with glamorous diamond studs and ropes of pearls as racing got underway on Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival. Others sported vast fur cossack hats of the sort beloved of Pippa Middleton, while more still embraced jaunty headgear inspired by the glorious…

As a son of six-time Cheltenham Festival heroine Quevega, the Willie Mullins-trained five-year-old carried all before him in the bumper sphere last season - winning each of his four starts including big-race triumphs at the Dublin Racing Festival, the Cheltenham Festival and the Punchestown Festival. He was unsurprisingly a very short price to make…

John and Kitty Fairley, owners of Highfield Princess, receive the Yorkshire Horse of the Year Award from Eleanor Tomlinson Highfield Princess, who won Group 1s in three different countries in the space of 35 days across August and September, was crowned the Yorkshire Horse of the Year at the Go Racing In Yorkshire Awards on Thursday. The John…

Honeysuckle: heads a quality field as she bids for a fourth consecutive Hatton's Grace Hurdle Honeysuckle will face seven opponents when she bids to eclipse Limestone Lad, Apple's Jade and Solerina to become the first four-time winner of the Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle (2.30) at Fairyhouse on Sunday. Henry de Bromhead's star mare will make…

Galvin, Conflated and Fil Dor are among the big names set to be in action for Gordon Elliott over the festive period as the Cullentra handler shuffles his pack for Leopardstown's Christmas Festival. Elliott has enjoyed huge success at the four-day meeting in recent years, with Galvin's thrilling Savills Chase victory over A Plus Tard a clear…

One of the highlights of last season was James Fanshawe's joyous victory in the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland. His Audarya had done nothing but improve all year and she was a game winner of the Filly & Mare Turf. And the mare's five-year-old campaign promises to be just as exciting judged on a most encouraging return in the Prince of Wales's…

Escaria Ten is towards the head of the betting for the Randox Grand National on April 9 and heading to Aintree says trainer Gordon Elliott. The McNeill family owned 8-year-old was beaten a nose in the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse and heads to the big one on Merseyside ready for the challenge ahead. Elliott has plenty of National options, be it the…

Ben Coen got the better of his brother Jake to win the handicap over the extended eight furlongs on the Tom Mullins-trained San Aer at Galway on Bank Holiday Monday. Owned by the trainer's wife Helen, the four-year-old left it late but led in the final strides to beat the Matthew Smith-trained Excuzio Joe by half a length, with Andrew…

Freewheelin Dylan: Irish Grand National winner could bid for rare repeat No horse has managed to win back-to-back runnings of the Irish Grand National since Brown Lad achieved the feat in 1975 and 1976 but Dermot McLoughlin is hoping Freewheelin Dylan can bridge the near 50-year gap at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday. Freewheelin Dylan pulled off a…

Frankie Dettori will be back at Bellewstown today, for the inaugural running of the Barney Curley Charity Cup, in aid of DAFA. The Italian conquered the County Meath track when winning on Trueba for Johnny Murtagh. But, today, he'll return to the Hill of Crockafotha in the role of team-captain for the two-race challenge against a team captained by…