Posted by Cliff at Oct 20th, 2008 in Betting Advice, Irish Racing, My Tipster Service Updates
Yes you did read that correctly, Your resident horse racing tipster is now back in the fold after a brief absence caused by a short stay in hospital :o( I won’t go into the finer details, however suffice to say that I’m ok and raring to go again.
Whilst this is the first time that I’ve […]
Posted by Cliff at Sep 11th, 2008 in Irish Racing
The workmanlike win in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown has made New Approach return to winning at horse races. After finishing third behind Duke of Marmalade in the Juddmonte International, Jim Bolger’s hero had something to prove here.
Kevin Manning had given the son of Galileo a no-nonsense ride with its brute strength […]
Posted by Cliff at Sep 8th, 2008 in Irish Racing
The top stayers Yeats and Septimus of Irish trainer, Aidan O’Brien are all heading weights for Melbourne Cup that was released a few days back. O’Brien who had managed to come in third in last year’s cup with Mahler is now involved in a controversy regarding riding tactics.
He has been asked to appear at a […]
Posted by Cliff at Jul 16th, 2008 in Irish Racing, Racing News
Johnny Murtagh’s favorite, Moonstone finally managed to win over Colm O’Donoghue’s Ice Queen in the last stride of the Darley Irish Oaks horse race. It was in the Epsom Oaks that Moonstone had ended up second behind Look Here, who however did not race in the Curragh.
With this win in the Curragh, O’Brien had registered […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 30th, 2008 in Irish Racing
Aidan O’Brien has created history by becoming the first trainer to win the Irish Derby for three consecutive years with Frozen Fire making a surprise win at the Curragh on Sunday.
Aiden O’Brien is really shocked and happy with the win after winning the Dylan Thomas in 2006 and the Soldier of Fortune last year. He […]
Posted by Cliff at Jun 11th, 2008 in Irish Racing
Trainer Jim Bolger is stretching his neck out fighting for the win once again in the upcoming Irish Derby. His horse “A New Approach” is taking off on the right foot with the win in Epsom on Saturday.
This win will surely give Jim Bolger and jockey Kevin Manning hope for the Irish Derby on June […]
Posted by Cliff at Apr 24th, 2008 in All Weather Racing, Irish Racing
I am pleased to see the results from the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup - Neptune Collonges in first, of course, comes as little surprise to those of us who’ve followed this horse throughout his career. Insider tips were all leaning on this favourite as the one to beat. The final results of the […]
Posted by Cliff at Apr 22nd, 2008 in Irish Racing, Key Racing Information
As Punchestown approaches - I’m going to take a closer look at some of the horses that will be participating in this coming event.
The latest speculations are whether Fiveforthree will live up to the Cheltenham Festival victory when he races at the Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown. I’m convinced that the true test in this […]
Posted by Cliff at Mar 25th, 2008 in Irish Racing
To put some of the concepts we’ve been discussing here in the real world, let’s take a look at the racing news from today.
Paco jack landed the Weatherbys Ireland GSB Hurdle at Fairyhouse. This four-year-old was 8-1 in this race. Paco Jack had placed well, and come on strong alongside C’Est Ca and Miss Fancy […]
