• Watering Disaster
• 29th, Jun

Learning from mistakes may not be compulsory but after yet another cock-up revolving around the determination of Irish racecourses to artificially water tracks, maybe it would be a good idea to remind everyone that Ireland’s climate is not the same as Chad’s. (more…)

• Twenty-Twenty Vision
• 22nd, Jun

“As Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland, I am delighted to announce HRI’s Annual Report for 2020. It has been a year of huge increases in key indicator areas such as attendances, revenue and prizemoney. Irish racing’s finances have never been in a more healthy state. The following is a brief summation of how we have got here. (more…)

• High Admission Prices
• 15th, Jun

While it may be true that no one has any value in what they get for nothing, there is no doubt at all that people vote with their feet when it comes to paying too much. So it would be really interesting to see what the connection is between tumbling attendances and the cost of getting through the turnstiles at our racecourses. (more…)

Bellewstown

Thursday

• 5.45 Sharp Steel Previous run looks good enough to win here
• 6.15 April A consistent sort that looks sure to lose her maiden status this evening
• 6.45 Equator A talented sort who will take all the beating here and should love conditions
• 7.20 Our Monty Can follow up on his recent win at Downpatrick
• 7.50 Moghiollamear Debut run looks good enough to see this involved in the placings
• 8.25 Dual Gales Hard to oppose
• 8.55 Huckle Buck Shoe An open contest but this one looks to have the form to win