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Mon 31st Aug 2026

Beggars Rock gives Kevin Sexton a second winner at Downpatrick

Kevin Sexton landed a double of his own when winning the concluding Downpatrick Racecourse Style Awards Handicap on the Ian Donoghue-trained Beggars Rock.

5.51PM
Killeemore Lad and Philip Donovan in winning form

Killeemore Lad another winner for Slattery

6.10PM

Adam Caffrey

Caffrey proves cool on Goal

6.07PM

Phoenix Pairc and Billy Lee (nearest) beat Givehertilxmas

Pairc times it well under Lee

5.39PM

Driveonwill and Donagh Meyler (right) challenge eventual second Kalsman at the final fence

Driveonwill lands second Downpatrick win for O'Sullivan & Meyler

5.17PM

South Dakota (near side) beats Joga Bonito

South Dakota scores a battling success at Roscommon

5.02PM

The nose-banded Bruant arrives with his challenge

Double for Tony Martin as Bruant wins well at Downpatrick

4.41PM

Amelia Earhart is heading to Doncaster for the Betfred St Leger

Amelia Earhart to join Christmas Day and Pierre Bonnard at Doncaster

3.04PM

Darragh O'Keeffe was among the winners at Downpatrick this afternoon

Darragh O'Keeffe sets strong pace at head of the jockeys’ championship

3.41PM

Ripsnorter and Danny Mullins (left) on the way to winning from Granlahan

Ripsnorter makes most for 14/1 success at Downpatrick

2.52PM

Tony Martin

Famous colours in the winners’ enclosure at Downpatrick

2.35PM

Benvenuto Cellini and Stephen Ryder pictured for Irish Champions Weekend media morning today

Benvenuto Cellini on trial for Arc bid this weekend

1.40PM

Sun Goddess and Ryan Moore winning at York

Sun Goddess could take in the Curragh before Newmarket

1.27PM

Almeraq will be in action at Haydock on Saturday

Haggas hunting another big prize with Almeraq

1.10PM

Constitution River and Rachel Richardson at the Irish Champions Weekend Media Morning with trainer Aidan O'Brien

Constitution River backed to put ‘complete mess’ of York behind him at Leopardstown

1.00PM

Constitution Hill

Constitution Hill set for serious test at Kempton on Saturday

12.16PM

Celeron and Oisin Murphy on their way to an impressive success at the Curragh in July

Irish Champions Festival date all but ruled out for Celeron

8.19AM

Good ground ahead of this afternoon's fixture at Downpatrick

Good ground for the first of this afternoon's fixtures

8.15AM

Sun 30th Aug 2026

Slattery takes the crown as Lauderdale wins the finale

Lauderdale King capped off a tremendous week for the Slattery team as he scored comprehensively in the Follow Us On Instagram Handicap at Cork over a mile and a half, giving the trainer a double on the day.

5.46PM
Jack Channon

Silver Cup success for mud-loving Galyx

4.11PM

Feel Happy and Paddy Harnett nearest win for owner Coolmore and trainer Donnacha O Brien

Harnett Feels Happy after maiden win

5.12PM

Magny Cours and Ben Coen win for owners Ecurie Ama Zing Team and trainer Danny McLoughlin

Paris calling for Cork scorer Magny Cours

4.04PM

James Doyle

Light Of Dawn delights diverted James Doyle with Goodwood glory

3.31PM

Likedbymike and Colin Keane win for owners Michael Byrne Jerry Murphy and trainer Michael Byrne

Likedbymike provides Byrne with a sentimental victory

4.31PM

Magny Cours and Ben Coen win for owners Ecurie Ama Zing Team and trainer Danny McLoughlin

Magny Cours impresses after break

4.00PM

Bamako Beach and Seamie Heffernan win for owners Bamako Beach Partnership and trainer Michael O Callaghan

Bamako Beach doubles his tally

3.25PM

JM Jungle and Jason Hart near side win for trainer John Quinn

Jm Jungle justifies favouritism for Beverley Bullet strike

1.59PM

Sunrise Angel and Jimmy Dalton win for owners Men Of Forty Eight Syndicate and trainer Andrew Slattery

Angel continues Slattery's purple patch

2.49PM

Richard Brown Wathnan Racing

Al Jehani lands owners Wathnan quickfire Group double

1.43PM

Eighteenth Smiles and Declan McDonogh 2nd right win for owner Annus Mirabilis Syndicate and trainer Joseph O Brien

Eighteenth Smiles gets off the mark

2.24PM

Royal Ascot

‘Life is good’ – Mark Pitman loving his role as part of stalls team

10.55AM

Almaqam (near side) was touched off by Item in the Juddmonte International at York

Walker considers Leopardstown for Almaqam ahead of Ascot Champion Stakes bid

9.21AM

The Willowwarm Gold Cup Grade 1 Fleur In The Park and Cian Quirke win for trainer Andy Slattery

Slattery aims for more Grade 1 success with Fleur In The Park

9.24AM

Sat 29th Aug 2026

Apothic Red Stays On Well for Tormey

The Tom McCourt-trained Apothic Red (9/1) was a gutsy winner of the Holden Plant Rentals Apprentice Handicap for jockey Sadhbh Tormey.

5.17PM
Loughrea

Loughrea Dominates Cambridgeshire for the Slatterys

4.49PM

Roger Varian

Rock Montreal diverted to Doncaster after sidestepping Solario

3.44PM

Miss Scott and Christophe Soumillon

Miss Scott Takes Snow Fairy Stakes in Impressive Fashion

4.38PM

George Scott

Forty Years On has Sceptre Stakes on agenda after impressive Goodwood win

3.28PM

Shagraan (noseband)

Shagraan gives Clive Cox another Bullet to fire at Beverley

3.18PM

Ed Walker

Alfred Wallace gets back to winning ways in Solario Stakes

3.17PM

Zavateri (nearest)

Zavateri shows class to cruise to Celebration Mile glory at Goodwood

2.47PM

The grey Push The Boat Out beats Great Barrier Reef

Push The Boat Out Toughs It Out in Group 3 Round Tower Stakes

3.25PM

Neil Callan

Sun Chariot beckons for Love Dynasty following Atalanta Stakes triumph

2.23PM

Exchange Student and Julian Pietropaolo (yellow cap) win for trainer Fozzy Stack

Exchange Student Gets Off the Mark for Stack

3.05PM

Sea Of Rain and Colin Keane win for trainer Jim Bolger

Sea Of Rain strikes in Newtownanner Stakes

2.37PM

Darkness Falls and Ryan Moore win for trainer Aidan O Brien

Darkness Falls lights up Curragh opener

1.59PM

Dark Ace (right)

McGuinness sets sights with Dark Ace

10.02AM

Hutton Star (left)

Winners at both Irish meetings for Harry Kelly

5.34AM

Fri 28th Aug 2026

Reverend Hubert goes two better in this year's Denny Hurdle

Reverend Hubert (9/4f) fended off Samui (3/1) to land the Denny Hurdle over three miles in Down Royal.

8.38PM
Teddy Jones and Josh Williamson come home clear

Cody seals across-the-cards double through Teddy Jones

8.32PM

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