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Articles By John O'Riordan

John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.
Sat 22nd Aug 2026
Yousaynothingatall and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Yousaynothingatall brings up McMonagle's Famous Five

4.28PM

Acula and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Acula completes opening race double for O'Brien and McMonagle

2.00PM

Thu 20th Aug 2026
Ben Hur and Adam Caffrey

Ben Hur lands first Flat win for Meade

7.23PM

Naoi and Sam Coen red sleeves

Naoi strikes for Liverpool legend Ian Rush

6.25PM

Mon 17th Aug 2026
Havana Anna and Gavin Ryan

Havana Anna has Ballyogan Stakes target

2.33PM

Happy Pharoah and Paddy Harnett

Happy Pharoah out for season following setback

2.23PM

Shadow Paddy and Gary Noonan right

McCarthy has Like A Butterfly in mind for Shadow Paddy

12.08PM

Connections of Eagle Fang have much to look forward to

Bannon outlines plans for Durkan stars Holy See and Eagle Fang

8.26AM

Sat 15th Aug 2026
Spasiba and Ben Coen

Two for Coen and three for Mullins as Spasiba overcomes layoff

7.44PM

Rakki sits second under Ben Coen (grey)

Rakki lands first Flat success under strong Coen drive

7.36PM

Fri 14th Aug 2026
Small Bucks and Patrick O'Brien

O'Brien doubles up as Small Bucks lands the money

7.07PM

Simple Things and Peter Smithers

Simple Things makes experience count in maiden hurdle

6.33PM

Wed 12th Aug 2026
She's Ideal (left) outstays Perfect Judgement

She's Ideal completes double for McGuinness and Hardman

5.51PM

Sun 9th Aug 2026
Big Mojo and Tom Marquand (nearest)

Big Mojo lands Phoenix Sprint Stakes for Appleby

3.48PM

Rosie Frith and Colin Keane (black and red)

Keane doubles up aboard Magee's Rosie Frith

3.15PM

Sat 8th Aug 2026
Beggars Rock (nearest)

Beggars Rock registers first success for Donoghue

4.23PM

Harpy Eagle won for Paddy Cody and Ray Cody

Eagle lands first career win for Codys

3.14PM

Fri 7th Aug 2026
Sergei Diaghilev holds City Of Dubai

Sergei Diaghilev wins featured Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes

7.44PM

Alfred Tennyson (far side) holds Tokyo Treasure (centre)

Alfred Tennyson back to winning ways under Sheridan

6.33PM

Thu 6th Aug 2026
Launch Time won second race at Leopardstown

Launch Time wins for second time at Leopardstown

7.28PM

Isaac Newton and Ryan Moore

Isaac Newton has the answers in Desmond Stakes

6.24PM

Wed 5th Aug 2026
Sean David and Jimmy Dalton.

Anightaway wins Sligo finale for Sean Davis

8.59PM

Canon Law won for owners Martin Hayes left and Peter Slezak right and trainer Brendan Duke

Canon lays down the Law as Cleary doubles up

8.44PM

Sand Art and Julian Pietropaolo

Pietropaolo excels with front running ride on Sand Art

8.22PM

Hi Corbett Court and Billy Lee

Well-backed Hi Corbett Court lands nursery

7.48PM

Lady Patrona and Keithen Kennedy

Lady Patrona sheds her maiden tag under Keithen Kennedy

6.51PM

Thatwilldoso and Rory Cleary (far side) hold Chica Guerrera

Thatwilldoso gains compensation for narrow Galway defeat

6.28PM

Taj Crown and Billy Lee near

Taj Crown off the mark in Sligo Claimer

6.01PM

Thatwilldoso heads the betting for feature at Sligo.

Wednesday going update

8.38AM

Sun 2nd Aug 2026
Caislean Gear and Adam Ryan

Caislean Gear wraps up raucous Festival

6.06PM

Blue Blue Moon and Patrick McGettigan win for trainer Johnny Murtagh

Blue Blue Moon opens her account

5.32PM

Oristown Boy and Rory Mulligan win for trainer Joseph Murray

Galway Festival firsts for Murray and Mulligan

4.59PM

Thu 30th Jul 2026
Run Ted Run and Patrick Mullins far side

Run Ted Run holds on to send favourite backers home happy

6.35PM

Faro Island and Billy Lee.

Faro Island scores for Lee and Oliver

6.04PM

Cala Bonita and Leigh Roche

Galway man Roche on the board with Calita Bonita

5.34PM

Putapoundinthejar and Daniel King maroon and white

Putapoundinthejar wins Galway Hurdle under Dan King

5.09PM

Midnight Jet and Darragh O'Keeffe far side

Midnight Jet's in to complete three-timer over hurdles

4.28PM

Shadow Paddy and Gary Noonan right

Shadow Paddy digs deep to retain unbeaten record over fences

3.59PM

Pivotal Attack and Gary Carroll

Pivotal Attack wins Corrib Fillies Stakes under Carroll

3.22PM

Seven Nation Army and Joey Sheridan

Army shoots down Nursery rivals in Galway curtain raiser

3.09PM

Mon 27th Jul 2026
Jim Bolger won the bumper at Galway with Teofil

Teofil battles back to take Galway finale for Bolger

8.50PM

Madbadanddangerous and Colin Keane

Madbadanddangerous gets up late to win for Meade and Keane

8.10PM

Dancing Saxon and Dylan Browne McMonagle

O'Brien doubles up as Dancing Saxon justifies favouritism

7.29PM

Comfort Zone and Derek O'Connor

Comfort Zone wins Galway Day One feature under Derek O'Connor

7.07PM

Trean and Billy Lee

Trean wins opening Flat race of Galway Festival for Twomey

6.32PM

Timurshah and Conor Smithers

Timurshah brings up hat-trick with easy Ballybrit win

6.07PM

Witches Familiar and Paul Townend

Familiar outcome as Witches lands opener at Galway

5.35PM

Fri 24th Jul 2026
Rusty Harkness and Darragh O'Keeffe

Rusty Harkness makes the breakthrough under O'Keeffe

7.41PM

In For The Night and Charlie O'Dwyer (green and gold)

In For The Night wins on second start for O'Dwyer

7.08PM

Kasper Hauser

Coleman saddles first winner over jumps

5.05PM

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