Whosgotyanow excels in conditions to spring a surprise at Clonmel

Different day, very different results. Willie Mullins, who suffered some unexpected reverses with his runners over the course of the last week, bounced back with a vengeance, recording a near-120-1 five-timer on a bitterly cold Thursday in Thurles. There was a classy start to proceedings when Mullins' Il Etait Temps, a Grade One winner over…

Classic Getaway led his rivals a merry dance to play a starring role in a Thurles five-timer for champion trainer Willie Mullins. The Cheveley Park Stud-owned seven-year-old was one of four Closutton inmates to contest the Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor Chase, with Mullins also fielding Haut En Couleurs, James Du Berlais and Capodanno in the…

Gordon Elliott continued his fine run of form at Cork thanks to a double with Halka Du Tabert and Tactical Affair. Halka Du Tabert justified odds of 4-7 in fine style when hacking up by 20 lengths in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase on her first start over fences. Third in the Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham last term, the…

Lecky Watson brought quality to Thursday's card in Thurles but the real class came from the saddle as Paul Townend produced a superb effort to get the Willie Mullins-trained 4-7 favourite across the line in front in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle. His mount, fourth in last season's Champion Bumper, was keen from the outset as Shannon…

Paul Townend's only ride of the day, Winter Fog emerged victorious in a protracted battle with favourite Seddon in the Deacy Gilligan Hurdle, providing Willie Mullins with the middle leg of a treble in Galway. The pair forged 29 lengths clear of the rest as they battled it out, separated by just a neck at the line. They are set to clash again in…

Silkies Sib and Sean Bowen on their way to winning for trainer Tim Doyle and his wife Claire at Tipperary on Sunday. Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post What a week it was for Tipperary connections in the world of racing. It all started off when Fozzy Stack and jockey Andrew Slattery were among the winners at Cork on Wednesday afternoon where Elsa's…

Apart from a a short sprinkle of rain, the weather for most of the meeting at Downpatrick Racecourse was sunny with a spattering of clouds and the sizeable crowd had a great day writes Joe Kavanagh. Invictus World trained, at Broughshane by Gerald Quinn and partnered by top local amateur rider Noel McParlan suppled a local winner having been…

Returning after a five-month break, the Vincent Halley-trained Senecia turned over recent Grade Two hurdle scorer and odds-on favourite Hercule Du Seuil in the Burleigh Accountancy Group Beginners Chase in Ballinrobe. The favourite made the running, made a few mistakes and was headed by the Ian Power-ridden winner before the final fence and Senecia…

The Cheltenham Festival rolls into its third day on Thursday and racing fans have another power-packed card to enjoy on St Patrick's Day. Three Grade One races headlined Thursday's action, which features both the Ryanair Chase and the Stayers' Hurdle. Punters will also sink their teeth into three red-hot handicaps, plus a wide-open renewal of the…

The moment that National Hunt racing fans have been waiting for all season has finally arrived. The 2023 Cheltenham Festival is about to begin! Seven excellent races will take place on Champions Day. The Champion Hurdle headlines a stacked card, which also features the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, the Arkle and a stunning renewal of the Mares'…

Donn McClean: Five to watch at the Dublin Racing Festival Five picks for this weekend's festival at Leopardstown. IT'S THE DUBLIN Racing Festival at Leopardstown this weekend, with eight Grade 1 races set to be run over the course of the two-day meeting, and some of the most talented National Hunt horses in Ireland set to compete. Here are five of…

A Group 1 winner on the Flat, Princess Zoe had to settle for a share of the spoils on her eagerly-awaited hurdling debut in the Bar One Racing Mares Maiden Hurdle in Punchestown, dead-heating with 40-1 shot Ladybank, in the Honeysuckle colours of Kenny Alexander. Ridden by Danny Mullins, Princess Zoe went on at the third, hurdled fluently, with a…

Echoes In Rain got her season back on track with a runaway victory in the Naas Racecourse Business Club Limestone Lad Hurdle. The seven-year-old had previously won five times since joining Willie Mullins, including Grade Two and Grade One wins in novice company over hurdles and a lucrative handicap success on the Flat at the Galway Festival last…

Tahmuras gave Paul Nicholls a fifth Unibet Tolworth Novices' Hurdle in sauntering to an easy success at Sandown. A stylish winner of a Listed contest at Haydock on his previous run, Harry Cobden's mount travelled supremely well throughout in the two-mile contest, and was content to allow Colonel Harry to make the running under Gavin Sheehan. Though…

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…

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…

The ITV Racing team will again head to Leopardstown on Thursday, as their Christmas Festival draws to a thrilling conclusion. Along with four races from Leopardstown, ITV viewers have two strong races to take in at Doncaster, including a Listed chase for mares. Mares' Hurdle runner-up, Queens Brook won nicely on her reappearance at Punchestown and…

With only three rivals, the Willie Mullins-trained Energumene turned the Grade 2 Bar One Racing Hilly Way Chase at Cork Racecourse, Mallow, into little more than a schooling exercise. Nevertheless, a sizable crowd braved the cold to see the Champion Chaser in action and were not disappointed as he blitzed his rivals. For a 1-9 favourite, the only…

Willie Mullins was winning the race for the seventh time as Blue Lord (5/6 favourite) obliged on his first go outside of novice company, Paul Townend having nursed him into the contest from off the pace. The seven-year-old jumped well and he had no problem stepping up half a mile in trip to the extended 2m4f, although Danny Mullins set slow…

Much of the focus on Thursday's card in Thurles was on the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Bumper, in which the highly-regarded Demandrivingdouvan was making his seasonal debut. Winner of a point-to-point, and runner-up to Marine Nationale on his only outing of last season, in a bumper, he was a long odds-on favourite to make a winning return, and…

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…

The Noel Meade-trained The Model Kingdom, unbeaten in three bumpers, made a seamless transition to hurdling with a smooth success in the Follow Tipperary Races On Facebook Mares' Maiden Hurdle, the first race on Monday's card at The Junction. Sent off the 1-6 favourite, she settled in second place, a long way off leader C'est Rien, but eased…

Honeysuckle is as short as 1-2 to retain her Champion Hurdle crown at Cheltenham next month after making it 14 runs unbeaten in the Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. A third consecutive win in the feature race on day two of the Dublin Racing Festival looked a formality with Rachael Blackmore's mount sent off at odds of 1-5 and…

Largy Debut: shocked the highly regarded Kilcruit at Cork Sunday: Cork Last season's top bumper performer Kilcruit suffered a shock defeat at odds of 1-14 on his first try over hurdles in the first division of the maiden hurdle, proving no match for the Henry de Bromhead-trained Largy Debut. In doing so he earned the unwanted tag of being the…