#Michael O'Sullivan

It is going to be very good to see Davy Russell back in action at Fairyhouse on Saturday, and racegoers on the day won't have too long to wait, as the three-time champion returns to the saddle on Jazzy Matty in the opening four-year-olds' hurdle. This is a warm contest, with the impressive Cork winner Blood Destiny in opposition, as well as the…

The free-to-play Paddy's Pick 5 returns once again on Saturday. Can you solve the five featured races from Newbury and Sandown? Get your entries in! Another three winners cracked all five legs in Paddy's Pick 5 on Thursday, bringing us up to a total of 156 total winners across each of our free-to-play games since Boxing Day. Not bad! On the final…

State Man continued his march towards a likely clash with Constitution Hill at the Cheltenham Festival in March with a comprehensive victory in the Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown. Nicky Henderson's Constitution Hill is long odds-on to lift the Champion Hurdle crown in March following his latest demolition job in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on…

Shewearsitwell provided Willie Mullins with a sixth victory in the last seven runnings of the BeattheBank.ie Irish EBF Mares Hurdle at Leopardstown. Two subsequent Cheltenham Festival heroines in Let's Dance and Concertista are among the champion trainer's recent winners of the Grade Three contest and Shewearsitwell was actually sent off favourite…

STOLEN SILVER still looked to have running in him when unseating at the third last in the Paddy Power Gold Cup last month and is given another chance as he still looks on a decent mark based on his Silver Trophy win here in the spring. Il Ridoto shaped well in fourth in the Paddy Power and Paul Nicholls has a good record in this race so he's an…

Il Ridoto became favourite for Saturday's AIS December Gold Cup (1.50) at Cheltenham after ante-post market leader Midnight River was taken out by in-form trainer Dan Skelton due to the ground. Midnight River looked set to try to continue the yard's remarkable run of Saturday success following big-race victories with Protektorat in the Betfair…

A dual bumper winner before making a successful debut over hurdles at Punchestown in October, the five-year-old extended his unbeaten record to four with a battling victory at Fairyhouse on Sunday - providing Connell with a first Grade One success taking out his training licence two years ago. Connell has enjoyed Cheltenham glory in the past, both…

Attached stable: Ben Pauling First ride: 2017 First winner: Hoke Colburn, Ludlow (October 2018) Total winners: 70 Best horse ridden: Top Notch Luca Morgan is currently four clear of his closest pursuer in the conditional jockeys' championship having ridden 27 winners in Britain this season. Morgan has really seized the initiative in recent days…

Barry Connell's yellow colours are not new, they will be very familiar to most of you. What is new is the trainer the leading owner is using of late. Himself. It takes a lot of time, energy, motivation and money to go out on your own these days, but it will have been worth every cent and bead of sweat as he watched Marine Nationale surge late to…

If it is to be the beginning of the end for Honeysuckle, Sunday was a day to remember for hugely promising rider Michael O'Sullivan, who showed calmness beyond his years to get Marine Nationale home in front and claim a first Grade One win in the Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle - typically one of the most informative novice events in…

By Graham Clark and Nick Seddon Kieren Buckley did not hold back on the celebrations after enjoying a moment he had dreamt about since starting out riding when tasting victory at Cheltenham for the first time aboard Sweet Will (8-1) in the Markei Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle today, day one of The November Meeting. Out of luck on…

Galvin repeated last season's success in the Irish Daily Star - Best For Racing Coverage Chase with ease at Punchestown. Having conceded 8lb to take the Grade Three prize last season, Gordon Elliott's crack staying chaser made light work of his four rivals under a 12lb and more disadvantage this time. Having stalked the decent pace set by…

Tom Thurgood shares his views on the €200000 Guinness Kerry National, the highlight of the Listowel Festival. Enjoy Wednesday's big event live on Racing TV and Racing TV Extra. The Tote Galway Plate could well prove the key form line to Wednesday's Guinness Kerry National, with no less than eight contenders from that big race set to line up once…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The horse racing NAP of the Day on Friday, 9 September, with SportsLens tipsters is Motown Maggie. She runs in the 2m 6f mares handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe this evening (5:35). Gordon Elliott's charge looks well worth an each way play on the pick of her form at odds of 9/1 here. Keeping on into…