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Okay, it wouldn't be quite as dramatic as Lester Piggott at the 1990 Breeders' Cup. "I have decided to come out of retirement and ride for the short period while Jack [Kennedy] is on the sidelines," Russell said in his statement. But, with Kennedy breaking his leg for a fifth time at Naas on Sunday, the Cheltenham Festival, just two months away,…

28 races over four days of action inside Cheltenham Racecourse will come to an end on Friday afternoon, with the Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle concluding the 2022 Festival. The Martin Pipe was established in 2009 in honour of the master trainer who saddled 34 Festival winners and is the only hurdles race at the Festival restricted to conditional…

Gaelic Warrior won easily at Tramore on his first start since the Fred Winter at Cheltenham, where he led over the last Gaelic Warrior's return journey to Cheltenham is under way after a bloodless victory in the 2m maiden hurdle. After being agonisingly denied by a short head in the Fred Winter at the festival in March, the Willie Mullins-trained…

While the eyes of British fans will be fixed on Glorious Goodwood next week, Irish eyes look towards Galway, as their popular summer Festival gets underway on Monday. The feature race during this seven-day meeting is the Galway Plate, a handicap chase that has been won by legends like Tipperary Boy and Derrinstown during its 150-year history. We've…

3 - Truckers Lodge 1 Any Biscuits (IRE) Mr Derek O'Connor 2 Bidentime (IRE) Mr Rob James (7) 3 Embassy Gardens Mr Patrick Mullins 4 Kiki Badger (IRE) Mr K Callaghan (7) 5 Lighthouse Hill Ms K L Derwin (7) 6 Percy Pi Mr Finian Maguire 7 Rohirrim Lad (IRE) Mr D G Lavery (3) 8 Santonito (FR) Mr B O'Neill 9 Susans Sensation (IRE) Mr J Dunne (7) 10 The…

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…

We may just have seen the Cheltenham Champions Bumper winner... Facile Vega is a general 11/10 for next month's race. The fact that he's a son of the brilliant and popular Quevega will only add to the hype, too. 1. Facile Vega 8/11 2. Sandor Clegane 17/2 3. Carnfunnock 28/1 Facile Vega wraps up a fabulous four-timer for Willie Mullins! A superstar…