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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 4th Oct 2025
Syzygy and Nathan Crosse

Syzygy makes it back-to-back wins for Danny McLoughlin

5.37PM

Boston Rover and Jack Kennedy

Boston Rover brings up quick Gowran Park double for Elliott

5.07PM

Western Fold and Danny Gilligan

Western Fold wins PWC Champion Chase at Gowran Park

4.59PM

Smoke Them Out and Sam Coen

Smoke Them Out completes Curragh double for Sam Coen

4.57PM

Highbury See See and Sam Coen

Patience pays dividends for Coen aboard Highbury See See

3.51PM

Ag Obair Go Crua and Darragh O 'Keeffe

Ag Obair Go Crua lands gamble for Flavin at Gowran Park

3.26PM

Unique Journey and Shane Foley

Unique Journey back to winning ways at the Curragh

3.06PM

Daydream Nation and Ben Harvey

Daydream Nation makes impressive winning debut under Rules

2.18PM

Cameo and Wayne Lordan

Cameo gives O'Brien and Lordan quick Curragh double

1.57PM

Bibe Mus and JJ Slevin.

Bibe Mus makes winning start to hurdling career

1.51PM

Causeway and Wayne Lordan

Causeway off the mark second time up

1.21PM

Sunchart will appreciate the testing conditions

Slattery expecting big run from Sunchart in Tipperary

7.29AM

Fri 3rd Oct 2025
Wonderwall landed the Foxhunters' Chase in March.

Wonderwall set to make return to action next month

8.17AM

Angels Dawn won at Cheltenham for trainer Sam Curling.

Former Cheltenham Festival winner Angels Dawn retired

1.37AM

Thu 2nd Oct 2025
Spellacy's Cross and Donagh Meyler

Spellacy's Cross lands the Clonmel nightcap for Barcoe

5.56PM

Spanish John and Billy Lee.

Spanish John makes quick reappearance to score at Bellewstown

5.37PM

What's Up Darling and Jack Kennedy

What's Up Darling records back to back chasing wins

5.34PM

Idomything and Rory Cleary

Idomything comes good on second start for Tom Cleary

5.10PM

Hope She Flies and Shane Fitzgerald

Cawley's Hope Flies in again under Fitzgerald

4.25PM

Art Of Unity and Nicola Burns

Art Of Unity records back to back Bellewstown wins on stable debut

4.09PM

Shavasi and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Shavasi romps home to give O'Brien Bellewstown treble

3.40PM

Court Canyon and Keith Donoghue

Court Canyon off the mark on first start over hurdles

3.22PM

Rexem and Alex Harvey

Rexem back to winning ways in Clonmel claimer

2.44PM

Tswalu and Julian Pietropaolo

Tswalu flies in to gain elusive win under Pietropaolo

2.20PM

Synners Kid and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Last to first as Synners Kid makes it back to back wins

1.53PM

Pinar Del Rio is expected to run well at the Curragh

Cotter hopeful of big run from Pinar Del Rio at the Curragh

7.53AM

Wed 1st Oct 2025
Ballagh Star and Danny Gilligan.

Ballagh Star doubles up in Sligo nightcap

5.55PM

Lifting Sails and Shane Foley

Harrington filly Sails in to Lift Bellewstown finale

5.32PM

Riaan and Danny Gilligan

Riaan back to form to give Elliott Sligo brace

5.16PM

Duke Of Leggagh and Terry Casey

Duke Of Leggagh brings up Bellewstown double for Mulvany

5.00PM

Stretchemout and Jack Kennedy

Stretchemout lands first win under Rules in Beginners' Chase

4.30PM

Arklow Lad and Declan McDonogh

Arklow Lad too strong for jolly in Bellewstown

3.50PM

Addragoole and Keith Donoghue

Addragoole left clear to gain first chasing success

3.12PM

Mogwli and Megan Telford Kelly

Telford-Kelly rides third winner as Mogwli holds on

2.37PM

Jalila Moriviere and Paul Townend

Jalila Moriviere justifies favouritism on chasing debut

2.19PM

Just Jump and Joey Sheridan

Just Jump dispels stamina doubts to register first career win

2.04PM

Sat 27th Sep 2025
That Danny Feeling and Alan O'Sullivan

Danny has That winning Feeling in Listowel finale

6.06PM

Subsonic and Ben Coen

Subsonic makes all to win Curragh nightcap for Murtagh

5.47PM

Pride Of Place and Josh Halford

Bolger's Pride of Place romps home under Halford

5.28PM

Rowdy Yeats and Colin Keane

Rowdy Yeats strikes for Colin Keane at the Curragh

4.41PM

Rising Dust and Donagh Meyler

Rising Dust lands Listowel gamble for Mullins

4.22PM

Dorset and Jack Cleary

Dorset repels host of challenges to land Goffs Million

4.05PM

Blue Waters and Jack Kennedy

Blue Waters off the mark over hurdles at Listowel

2.34PM

Gazelle d'Or and Chris Hayes

Gazelle d'Or lands Joe McGrath Handicap for Grassick

2.25PM

Mumhan and Declan McDonogh

Mumhan makes winning debut in Curragh curtain raiser

1.41PM

The Highway Rat has been a great servant to connections.

Oliver in a race against time with The Highway Rat

8.10AM

Thu 25th Sep 2025
Heads Up and Mark McDonagh

Heads Up makes class count to win his maiden hurdle

3.24PM

Carrigmoornaspruce and Michael Kenneally

Carrigmoornaspruce makes winning debut over hurdles

2.46PM

Paddy Hanlon set to join trainer Nicky Henderson.

\"I'm heading over on Sunday or Monday\" - Paddy Hanlon to join Nicky Henderson yard as conditional

11.59AM

Messerschmitt is a leading fancy at Listowel on Thursday.

Thursday going update

8.34AM

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