#Clonmel Oil Chase

2022-12-27Blue Lord'looks like he could be a Champion Chase horse', says Willie Mullins The seven-year-old was in the top rank of novice chasers last season for Willie Mullins, with Grade One wins at Leopardstown and Punchestown sandwiching a third place in the Arkle at Cheltenham. Having made a successful reappearance in last month's Clonmel Oil…

Blue Lord emerged as a potential threat to Queen Mother Champion Chase-winning stablemate Energumene following an impressive success in the Paddy's Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown. The seven-year-old was in the top rank of novice chasers last season for Willie Mullins, with Grade One wins at Leopardstown and Punchestown sandwiching a third place…

Chacun Pour Soi bids to prove he is still a force to be reckoned with in the two-mile division in the Paddy's Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown today. The Rich and Susannah Ricci-owned gelding has won six times at the highest level, with four of those victories secured at Leopardstown - including in this race in 2020. His most recent triumph came…

Day two of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival takes centre stage in Ireland on Tuesday and there's £10000 up for grabs in the Paddy's Pick 5 competition, which is free to enter. Below, we have shared our selections for the five races. Best of luck! DYSART DYNAMO was a smart novice hurdler last season and was still travelling well when falling…

Chacun Pour Soi has spent his whole career being a home banker in the pools, so why should we desert him now? Surely he is worth inclusion in all coupons despite his advancing years, especially at Leopardstown where he is almost unbeatable. The six-time Grade 1 winner has form figures of 21111 at the course, while his form outside of Ireland reads…

I'm going over to Leopardstown on Boxing Day to ride NUSRET in the Grade 2 Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle and I'm really looking forward to it. I worked Nusret around the Curragh the other day and I really liked what I felt, he's a lovely horse and it'll be nice to see where he ranks in the juvenile pecking order this year. I'm hoping he'll be there…

FAKIR D'OUDAIRES can land a big prize for Ireland in the Grade 1 Marsh Chase. Joseph O'Brien's chaser is as tough as they come and bounded clear by 11 lengths in this race 12 months ago. Returning in his usual consistent manner, JP McManus' seven-year-old recorded a 15-length score at Grade 2 level in November. There was no disgrace in finding…

Lightning rarely strikes twice when it comes to a mare producing genuinely top-class performers and that's probably even more true over jumps than it is on the Flat. But that doesn't stop owners spending a lot of money in the belief that if it's happened once it can happen again. J. P. McManus' purchase of Jonbon for £570000, a record for a pointer…

Energumene (left) and Galopin Des Champs are both set to return on Sunday Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs is a step closer to making his seasonal reappearance after his trainer Willie Mullins left him in Sunday's John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown (2.00) at the five-day declaration stage. Galopin Des Champs is a best-priced…

Many a true word is said in jest as the saying goes and I was reminded of that maxim when reading a tweet early last week that said there would be more Festival clues at Fairyhouse last Tuesday than there had been at Cheltenham the previous weekend. Given the star entries at Ascot's upcoming weekend fixture, I doubt the poster also had it in the…

I'm delighted to see our winter horses coming back on the scene with good runs. I thought Paul Townend was excellent on both Dolcita and Blue Lord at Clonmel on Thursday. The former looks a really good jumper and has obviously improved for a fence. She could improve over the winter. Elimay needed her run but I'm sure she'll come forward for it. She…

Blue Lord: 14-1 for the Ryanair Chase after his winning return at Clonmel Thursday: Clonmel Oil Chase, Clonmel Paul Townend timed it to perfection to land a sedately run Clonmel Oil Chase on Blue Lord as the dual Grade 1 winner dug deep to repel a spirited effort from King George VI Chase-winning stablemate Tornado Flyer. A 1-2 for Willie Mullins…

There are five meetings across the UK and Ireland on Thursday, four National Hunt and one Flat. Newcastle (12.00noon-3.23pm), Market Rasen (12.17-3.40), Wincanton (12.25-3.50) and Clonmel (12.42-3.53) stage the jump cards before the all-weather Flat meeting at Chelmsford (5.00-8.30) brings the curtain down. Thursday's nap has made a bright start to…

BOXING Day plays host to a betting bonanza in racing - and nothing comes bigger than the King George at Kempton. Won last year by shock 28-1 outsider Tornado Flyer, this year's renewal looks like it is shaping up to be a cracker. Here, Sun Racing brings you all the latest runners and odds ahead of the biggest domestic race before Cheltenham.

This is a glorious collection of the best chasers in Ireland. Seven of the ten runners are rated 161 or higher and perhaps what best sums up the quality of the fare is Grand National hero Minella Times is the outsider of the lot. It is absolutely delicious. Willie Mullins has won six of the last eight runnings, including the last three with the…