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MMA WagerTalk handicapper Andy Lang gives his Bellator 302 predictions and picks for March 22nd with Corey Anderson and Karl Moore headlining the event in a light heavyweight title fight. The main card starts up at 10:00pm ET from SSE Arena (NIR), Belfast, Northern Ireland. Are you subscribed to WagerTalk TV? If not, what are you waiting for?! Set…

The big spring festivals are in full swing and the end of the National Hunt season is fast approaching. Willie Mullins has dominated Irish Jumps racing in recent years and looks set to enjoy another all-conquering campaign at home and in the UK. The Closutton handler is the defending champion trainer after topping the pile in 2022/23 for the 17th…

Galopin Des Champs wrote his name into the history books with a supreme victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival. Heavily backed at odds of 10/11, the overwhelming favourite backed up his victory from last year with a confident, calm and controlled journey over the three-mile course and ran home by…

Leinster are back in URC action this weekend with a visit to Italy to face Zebre. Here's all you need to know about the game. Where and when is it on? The match takes place on Saturday at the Sergio Lanfranchi Stadium in Parma with a 7.35pm kick-off. Where can I watch the game? The game will be shown live on RTÉ 2 & Premier Sports 2. The game is…

Auguste Rodin comes back in style (Eclipse Sportswire) Jim Gluckson/Breeders' Cup LEOPARDSTOWN, Ireland- Auguste Rodin (IRE) gave Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore a fifth successive win Saturday in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (G1) at Leopardstown. The victory earned Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Westerberg's 3-year-old…

1pt win Panda Boy @ 26.0 Exchanges (min 21.0) The Randox Grand National looms in a few weeks and it would be remiss not to have a stab given it's the biggest ante-post event of the year, and while while we'll be having a closer look at the each-way markets after declarations, the fact that the place terms are unappealing at this stage prompts up to…

Dublin Down punched his ticket to the Golden Slipper Stakes in upset fashion, conquering the final ballot exemption race - the Group 2 Pago Pago Stakes at Rosehill. The Exceedance colt, trained by Tony & Calvin McEvoy, arrived in Sydney after a decent showing in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield, where he finished 12th. Fitter for his…

Won the race last season in similar ground to that he'll encounter on Saturday and only four pounds higher. He's eight now mind, has a big weight and beat a combined total of three horses in his three subsequent starts in 2023. Lincoln winner of 2022 and added the Golden Mile to his haul last term. Up three pounds from Goodwood and probably in the…

Opera Singer (Justify), winner of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac and winter favourite for the Qipco 1000 Guineas, may miss the first Classic of the season after meeting with a setback in training. Her trainer Aidan O'Brien confirmed the news in an interview on Racing TV. He said, "Opera Singer is a bit behind. She had a little setback, she had two…

Aidan O'Brien's three-year-old was placed at both Listed and Group Three level last term though only came away from her juvenile season with one win to her name in nine starts. Under Declan McDonogh she started at 7/2 for her first run of this year and on heavy ground she travelled well before taking up the lead at the furlong pole. From there she…

Former Scottish rugby star Colin Gregor has laid into the national team's head coach, Gregor Townsend, for his positive assessment of Saturday's defeat to Ireland. Scotland's 17-13 loss confirmed a fifth Six Nations title in 11 years for the Irish, who sealed the tournament triumph in front of their home fans in Dublin. Tries from Dan Sheehan and…

Ballymena Academy Director of Rugby, John Nicholl, is relishing the chance to be the first school to take the Ulster Schools Cup out of Belfast in 14 years, when they take on current holders Royal Belfast Academical Institution on Monday at Ulster's home of rugby, the Kingspan Stadium. In a competition which has been traditionally dominated by…

The Republic of Ireland took another step closer to finally having a permanent manager in place when 118-cap former player John O'Shea was named as the interim manager for the upcoming internationals against Belgium and Switzerland in March. O'Shea was last seen as an assistant to Wayne Rooney during his ill-fated spell with Birmingham City, and he…

We kick off with some details on our four selected horses at Southwell, with a full set of tips from the seven-race card at the bottom of the page. Good luck and please gamble responsibly. (Please be aware selections could become non-runners after article's first publication) Great Samourai can make a successful debut for new connections in the The…

A storm had set in. Wind battered the enclosures, testing every tether. Crowds huddled in the entrance building, shoulder-to-shoulder, growing restless. Punchestown just could not let anyone in. General manager Dick O'Sullivan could see the patience draining. There were teas and coffees, and biscuits, but their remedy was short-lived, he needed to…

Narrow Irish Champion Stakes winner St Mark's Basilica has a similarly slender lead in the race to be Cartier Horse of the Year for 2021. Getting the best of a three-way battle at Leopardstown last weekend landed the Aidan O'Brien-trained three-year-old his fourth Group 1 success of the season, after the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix du Jockey…

Ireland will today hope to retain their Six Nations title against Scotland on Super Saturday, having seen dreams of a historic Grand Slam cruelly dashed.

El Fabiolo aims to add the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase to his Grade 1 Ladbrokes Dublin Chase win last month. (Breandán Ó hUallacháin Photo) By Breandán Ó hUallacháin Wednesday at the Cheltenham Festival features four Grade 1 races on the seven-race card. With Irish-based trainers winning six of the seven races on day one, the Emerald Isle's…

Cheltenham Festival is done and dusted. It was a good one for Willie Mullins, who dominated from start to finish and won the Gold Cup earlier today with Galopin Des Champs. Thanks for following along. 13:30: JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) - MAJBOROUGH 14:10: BetMGM County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) - ABSURDE 14:50: Albert Bartlett Novices'…

Paris (AFP) - Irish training legend Willie Mullins admitted he inherited some of his late mother Maureen's traits of putting people at ease, in being diplomatic and thinking outside the box. It was the 67-year-old's son Patrick, also his assistant trainer, who told the Irish Examiner that is what sets his father apart from rivals such as Gordon…

Six Nations match at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff TV: BBC1, Saturday, 2:15pm What a week it was for Italy. Their first win in the Six Nations championship at home since 2013. They managed to overturn a very promising Scotland side and will now have their tails up going into the weekend. Meanwhile, Wales suffered yet another defeat at home to…

Willie Mullins is eyeing yet another Cheltenham Festival win in the Gold Cup after creating history on Wednesday. Mullins is the trainer of favourite and last year's Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs, who has conditions in his favour to mount a successful title defence. 67 year old Mullins claimed his 100th Cheltenham Festival victory earlier this…

ANDY Farrell and Ireland must set aside last weekend's late heartbreak as they eye another Six Nations Championship. The men in green lost to a late drop goal from Marcus Smith a Twickenham as their Grand Slam hopes went up in smoke. But the reigning tournament champions still have the chance to claim the championship after missing out on a…

Rather like good referees, handicappers prefer to go unnoticed, but those in charge of ratings were firmly centre stage on Tuesday when weights were revealed for the Randox Aintree Grand National and nine-handicap races at the upcoming Cheltenham Festival. Any discrepancies between how Irish-trained horses are rated here and in Britain are an…

2pts Scotland under 16.5 points at evens (StarSports) 1pt Scotland penalty first scoring play at 11/4 (Sky Bet) However deflated they may be after last week's defeat to England - and Andy Farrell insists there is no sense of anti-climax - it is hard to see Ireland playing as poorly as they did at Twickenham for two matches in a row. A draw will be…

Ireland will hope to retain their Six Nations title against Scotland on Super Saturday, having seen dreams of a historic Grand Slam cruelly dashed.

Ireland vs Scotland prediction as Andy Farrell's side chase Six Nations glory in Dublin Ireland head coach Andy Farrell It's Super Saturday in the Guinness Six Nations, with the final round of matches taking place at some of the most iconic venues in international rugby. The penultimate game of the tournament sees Ireland welcome Scotland to the…

The fourth and final day of the Cheltenham Festival features three more Grade 1 races, the Triumph Hurdle, the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle and the blue-riband event of the week, the Cheltenham Gold Cup at 3.30pm. We have selections for all seven races on the card and they include two winners from last year's Festival who are bidding to repeat…

The Darley Yorkshire Oaks is usually won by a smart filly but this year it was won by a filly that is fast becoming a superstar. The Aidan O'Brien trained Snowfall was well enough thought of as a two year old to have connections aiming her at Group 1 prizes but she never really made an impact. At three she has been a revelation. She started the…

Emma Lavelle's grey My Silver Lining (17-2) won the Wigley Group Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick. Dan Skelton, in form at his local course, had six winners on the afternoon at cumulative odds of 3318-1 A delighted James Best returns to the Warwick winners enclosure on My Silver Lining James Best put family first for a career high on My Silver…

Another enthralling day of action is in store as we head into the final day of this year's Cheltenham Festival. Defending champion GALOPIN DES CHAMPS remains the outstanding candidate in the Gold Cup, yet he looks like he will face a stiffer examination than he did 12 months ago, when he beat Bravemansgame seven lengths. Fastorslow, who has twice…

Willie Mullins is eyeing yet another Cheltenham Festival win in the Gold Cup after creating history on Wednesday. Mullins is the trainer of favourite and last year's Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs, who has conditions in his favour to mount a successful title defence. 67-year-old Mullins claimed his 100th Cheltenham Festival victory earlier this…

IMERICK schools will launch a five-pronged assault on the Munster Schools Senior Cup when the opening series of fixtures are played next week. L IMERICK schools will launch a five-pronged assault on the Munster Schools Senior Cup when the opening series of fixtures are played next week. Holders Crescent College Comprehensive, who regained the…

Jamie Radford is going against the market for the Cheltenham Gold Cup Paul Townend on Galopin Des Champs who won the 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup The blue riband event of National Hunt Racing is undoubtedly the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The feature race on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival is worth over £350000 but 1st place means so much more than…

There are 11 high quality horses lining up for the 2024 Cheltenham Gold Cup and betting sites have odds at the ready for the Festival showpiece. This could be a wide-open betting heat despite the presence of reigning champion Galopin Des Champs. In this article, we look at some of the bigger-priced runners in the Cheltenham odds who might be able…

TEMPLEGATE takes on the final day of Cheltenham Festival confident of smashing in a few winners to end the week in style. Back a horse at the best price simply by clicking their odds below. L'EAU DU SUD (2.10 Cheltenham, nap) He was a cracking second in the red-hot Betfair Hurdle at Newbury last time and can add to Dan Skelton's fantastic record in…

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the Blue Riband event of the Cheltenham Festival. It is the most prestigious race on the National Hunt calendar. The 3m2f½ contest takes place on the New Course at Prestbury Park, with the field jumping 22 fences. Twelve runners have been declared to run in this year's contest, with Shishkin being the most notable name…

After three days of top-quality horse racing, it's on to Gold Cup day to cap off a memorable 2024 Cheltenham Festival. As usual, we're going in search of some each-way value on some of the principal races, including the big one on the final day of the meeting. Previous favourite Sir Gino has been ruled out of Friday's opening race, with Nicky…

It is the final afternoon at Cheltenham and the one everyone has been looking forward to, the Gold Cup, takes place at 3.30. We preview below - for predictions on the rest of the card, check out our day 4 column here. The race was won by Galopin Des Champs last year and he will bid to win back-to-back Gold Cups facing a maximum of 11 rivals this…

There are seven races on the schedule for St Patrick's Thursday at Prestbury Park There are seven races in total on the schedule for St Patrick's Thursday at Prestbury Park, including two feature events in the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers' Hurdle. Here, horse racing expert Paul O'Brien offers his best tips and bets for day 3 at Cheltenham. 13:30…

American lives may famously have no second acts, but Teahupoo's "Take Two" at Thursday's Paddy Power Stayers Hurdle will be widely expected to end in triumph. Gordon Elliott's star started favourite for last year's race only to come up short behind his 33-1 stable companion Sire Du Berlais. If Davy Russell has since become almost as famous for his…

Paris (AFP) - Gregor Townsend's observation that Ireland could dominate world rugby for "the next five, 10 years" is in no small part due to the schools system, Irish rugby great Tony Ward told AFP. The Scotland coach made his claim following the 36-14 Rugby World Cup hammering by the Irish last October. On Saturday at Lansdowne Road Townsend will…

While far from perfect, there was enough evidence on show in the weekend's penultimate pool round of Champions Cup action to suggest that key Irish players are beginning to find their groove three weeks before the start of the Six Nations. With Leinster the only Irish province all but guaranteed to see Round of 16 action next April coming into the…

Irish trainer Denis Hogan is daring to dream of Royal Ascot glory after his up-and-coming sprinter Sceptical delivered a virtuoso performance on his turf debut at Naas. The four-year-old Godolphin cast-off has become one of the most engaging stories of the season with a near-meteoric rise in Ireland. He made his boldest statement so far when…

Last year's Arkle winner El Fabiolo was expected to provide Willie Mullins with his 100th Festival winner but made a terrible mistake at the fence passing the stands and was immediately taken out of the race by Paul Townend. Alan King's Edwardstone was freewheeling away in front under Tom Cannon but Rachael Blackmore always had him in her sights…

The Stayers' Hurdle is the feature race of day three at the Cheltenham Festival. It is the is the most open of the Festival's feature races - run it 10 times and this line-up might throw up five or six different winners. Three previous Stayers' Hurdle winners line up - Paisley Park, Flooring Porter, who has twice been successful, and last year's…

2 Rachael Blackmore, Harry Skelton 1 David Bass, JJ Slevin, Derek O'Connor, Patrick Mullins 6 Willie Mullins 2 Henry De Bromhead, Dan Skelton 1 Kim Bailey, Joseph O'Brien, Emmet Mullins Ireland 10 Great Britain 3 This is a genuinely astonishing achievement by Willie Mullins. He had his first winner in 1995. As recently as 2006, he came home from…

Galopin Des Champs is set to face 11 rivals in his bid to become a dual winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday. The defending champions heads into the Blue Riband in fine form after an emphatic success in the Savills Chase and getting the better of emerging foe Fastorslow in the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup last time out. Martin Brassil's stable…

TEMPLEGATE takes on St Patrick's Day at Cheltenham hoping to toast a few winners with a pint of the black stuff. Back a horse at the best price by clicking their odds below - and bag yourself a freebie from our brilliant free bets page. ENVOI ALLEN (2.50 Cheltenham, nap) He can defend his Ryanair crown. He was peaked for this race 12 months ago by…

Day Three of the Cheltenham Festival features several competitive races and we've gone through the card in search of each-way value. best horse racing betting sites in order to secure the biggest number of places when selecting your horses. We think that Iroko is an each-way bet to nothing in Turners' on Thursday, with the JP McManus-owned runner…