#Junior Cup

Tighthead props don't usually make for good jockeys. Henry de Bromhead was no exception. "I rode, I did hunting and pony club stuff, but I was probably poor-to-moderate as a rider," he says. Training horses is a different matter, however. Last March he secured his place in the Cheltenham pantheon by taking an unprecedented triple crown of Champion…

Tighthead props don't usually make for good jockeys. Henry De Bromhead was no exception. "I rode, I did hunting and pony club stuff, but I was probably poor-to-moderate as a rider," he says. Training horses is a different matter, however. Last March he secured his place in the Cheltenham pantheon by taking an unprecedented triple crown of Champion…

Oisin Murphy: six winners from 11 rides at Nakayama Oisin Murphy celebrated a sensational six-timer at Nakayama on a memorable Monday for Britain's champion Flat jockey. Murphy, who won the Japan Cup aboard Suave Richard in November, enjoyed a five-timer at Tokyo last year but went one better with six victories from 11 rides on the card following a…

The Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Junior Cup quarter-finals take place with two mouth-watering double-headers on offer at Energia Park. The first round produced six matches decided by one score, three of them by one point, and played to a high standard. St Gerard's School v St Fintan's High School - Thursday, 10 March (KO 1.30pm) By the time the…

The Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup has been pared down to the quarter-finals. First up on Sunday, favourites Blackrock College will be wary of Terenure College and Leinster League winners Gonzaga College will showdown with Wesley College on Monday. Newbridge College will try to run Belvedere College off their feet on Tuesday and St…