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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.
Thu 3rd Jul 2025
Red Glory and Darragh O'Keeffe

Glory for De Bromhead and O'Keeffe at Tipperary

6.00PM

Oiche Rua and Ronan Whelan

Whelan times it just right to win on Oiche Rua

5.44PM

Minella Study and Dan King.

Minella Study wins first juvenile hurdle of the season

5.29PM

Red Autumn and Chris Hayes

Red Autumn overturns debut form to land maiden success

5.14PM

Gaucher is a leading Grimes Hurdles contender.

Thursday going updates

8.34AM

Winter Fog won the Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle last year.

Patrick Mullins on Grimes Hurdle contenders

8.15AM

Tue 1st Jul 2025
Billy Lee and Paddy Twomey

Sky Captain wins the Roscommon nightcap under Billy Lee

8.27PM

Chally Chute and Donagh O'Connor.

O'Connor lands Lenabane Stakes on 125/1 outsider Chally Chute

8.00PM

1000th irish winner for Chris Hayes

Hayes doubles up to record 1000th Irish winner

7.02PM

Beyond Dreams and Chris Hayes

Beyond Dreams makes a winning return for Weld and Hayes

6.12PM

Dark Note and Cian Quirke

Dark Note gets up late to deny Caesar Rock in finale

6.10PM

Check This Out and Colin Keane

Check This Out beats favourite in Roscommon opener

5.29PM

Arctic Gale and Donagh Meyler

Arctic Gale opens chasing account under Donagh Meyler

5.24PM

James Smith and Claire O Connell

Born Bright wins Opportunity race for Smith and O'Connell

4.19PM

Pride Of Place and Charlie O'Dwyer

Pride Of Place gets off the mark under O'Dwyer

3.52PM

Arctic Fly and Sean O Keeffe

Arctic Fly wins under O'Keeffe to give Mullins quick double

2.52PM

Runcok and Paul Townend

Runcok opens his chasing account despite late scare

2.18PM

Fri 27th Jun 2025
Prairie Dancer and Mohammed Al Attiyah

Prairie Dancer lands Corinthians Race under Al Attiyah

9.07PM

Pillar Of Hope and Patrick McGettigan.

McGettigan wins the Apprentice Derby on Pillar Of Hope

8.27PM

Our Friend Mouse and Billy Lee.

Mouse proves real Friend to Curragh punters

8.15PM

Moonhall Church and Leigh Roche .

Punters who kept faith in Church rewarded with Curragh win

7.31PM

She's A Nation and Luke McAteer

She's A Nation gets Devine off the mark in some style

6.41PM

Quadruple and Colin Keane.

Lyons and Keane double up as Quadruple wins for Juddmonte

6.13PM

Composing and Wayne Lordan.

Composing steps forward from debut to land maiden

5.42PM

Learntodiscover and Colin Keane.

Learntodiscover just holds Puerto Rico in tight finish

5.07PM

Irish Derby weekend gets underway at the Curragh this evening.

Curragh Friday going update

8.10AM

Thu 19th Jun 2025
A Dream To Share and John Gleeson

A Dream To Share back on winning trail at Leopardstown

8.47PM

Happy Pharoah and Paddy Harnett

Harnett leaves Pharoah backers feeling Happy

8.21PM

Noble Andy wins at Leopardstown under Ronan Whelan.

Ronan Whelan doubles up as Noble Andy lands Jerry Fish

7.45PM

Elusive Duke and Ronan Whelan.

Last to first win for Elusive Duke under Whelan

7.34PM

Mississippi River and Jack Cleary

Mississippi River makes all to give O'Brien fourth on the day

6.43PM

Faoladh and Andrew Slattery

Faoladh goes one better under Andrew Slattery

6.11PM

Finsceal Annie and Declan McDonogh

McDonogh doubles up as Finsceal Annie wins again

5.44PM

Dial Me In and Declan McDonogh.

Dial Me In gets up late to make winning debut

5.32PM

Mississippi River and Jack Cleary hold leading claims.

Leopardstown going update

8.34AM

Sun 15th Jun 2025
Liadawn and Patrick Mullins.

Liadawn wins bumper to bring up Mullins Downpatrick double

5.41PM

Eastwatch added another Gowran Park win.

Eastwatch last to first to complete doubles for Slatterys

5.27PM

Pralognan and Kevin Sexton.

Pralognan completes quick doubles for Martin and Sexton

5.15PM

Offshore Bay and Gary Carroll.

Offshore Bay makes all to land maiden under Gary Carroll

4.53PM

Tonaghneave Well and Paddy O'Brien.

Tonaghneave Well a Downpatrick winner for Cromwell and O'Brien

4.10PM

Sneddy Eddie and Paddy McGettigan.

Sneddy Eddie gets back to winning ways under McGettigan

3.50PM

Yoradreamer and Sean Cleary-Farrell.

Yoradreamer another winner for in-form Sean Cleary-Farrell

3.04PM

Highbury See See and Andy Slattery.

Highbury See See lands tidy gamble on second handicap start

2.50PM

Cinammon Roll and Carl Millar.

Elliott on a Roll as Cinammon wins again at Downpatrick

2.37PM

Daytona and Jack Cleary.

Expensive purchase Daytona makes winning debut for O'Brien

2.10PM

Gowran Park stage an all Flat card on Sunday afternoon.

Sunday going updates

8.42AM

Sun 8th Jun 2025
Sonny Carey trained Brosna Queen to win finale.

Brosna wins battle of Queens to take Punchestown finale

5.56PM

Mick Collins and Eoin Walsh.

Mick Collins too strong for Luker's Tipple once again

5.29PM

Londonofficecallin and Kieran Buckley.

Londonofficecallin just prevails in Punchestown thriller

4.50PM

Joli Travail and Anna McGuinness.

Joli Travail wins under McGuinness to give Mullins treble

4.15PM

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