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Champion Hurdle still a live event with State Man set to give Constitution Hill a crack
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Champion Hurdle still a live event with State Man set to give Constitution Hill a crack
Johnny Ward reports from another Willie Mullins-dominated final day at Leopardstown.
WE HAVE SEEN this week that Willie Mullins saddling the first three home in a…
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Rare match race as disappointing turnout hands Brazil a golden opportunity
Brazil: produced a smart performance to beat Fil Dor in Grade 3 company at Naas
A race that at its entry stage had the likes of Vauban, Pied Piper, Gaelic Warrior, Icare Allen and Irish Point has ended up in an unexpected match - the first two-horse race at declaration stage in Ireland for a decade.
There have been nine match races across the last…
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National Hunt Chase favourite Gaillard Du Mesnil the one to beat in Grade 1 test
On only two occasions in the past decade has either Gordon Elliott or Willie Mullins failed to win this top-level prize, a race that has been won in that time by the likes of Carlingford Lough, Don Poli, Our Duke, Shattered Love, Delta Work and Monkfish.
Ireland's two powerhouse trainers come to the fore once again, with Mullins' sole…
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