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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.
Sun 18th May 2025
Beckman and Colin Keane.

Beckman foils huge plunge on River at Naas

3.17PM

Copacabana Sands and Jamie Powell.

Copacabana Sands sheds maiden tag in Listed race

2.54PM

Independent Expert and Jack Kearney.

Independent Expert makes breakthrough for Thorne

2.17PM

Charles Darwin and Ryan Moore.

Next stop Ascot as Charles Darwin wins Antarctic Race

2.00PM

Babouche and Whistlejacket set to renew rivalry at Naas.

Naas going update

8.58AM

Charles Darwin and Ryan Moore won easily at Navan.

Charles Darwin bids to book Royal Ascot ticket at Naas

12.13AM

Fri 16th May 2025
Not Just Any Eagle and Robyn Donaghue-Leahy.

Eagle flies in to spoil Royal party

8.57PM

Minella Emperor and Michael O'Neill.

Michael O'Neill rides first winner on Minella Emperor

8.37PM

Tatum and Chris Hayes.

Tatum opens her account in first-time headgear

8.24PM

Marv Michael and Darragh O'Keeffe.

Marv Michael brings up O'Keeffe treble at Kilbeggan

7.58PM

Fortuna Vera and Wayne Hassett.

O'Brien's Fortuna Vega lands gamble in Fillies Handicap

7.09PM

Ad Caelum and Sean O Keeffe.

Ad Caelum gets up late to land the feature race at Kilbeggan

6.51PM

Jockey Robert Whearty rode Banner Beauty to win

Banner proves real Beauty on debut for Buckley

6.20PM

Malbay Madness and Paddy O'Hanlon.

Malbas Madness proving a real Kilbeggan specialist

5.44PM

Italy and Wayne Lordan.

Italy quickens up stylishly to make winning start under Lordan

5.33PM

Warriors Wood and Darragh O'Keeffe.

Warrior upsets Plan to make winning hurdling debut

5.12PM

Kyprios is the star attraction at Leopardstown on Friday.

Friday going updates

8.57AM

Thu 15th May 2025
Carsons Dreamboat and Harry Swan.

Carsons Dreamboat another bumper winner for Swan and Elliott

8.32PM

Expound and Daniel King.

Expound follows up recent Flat win back over flights

8.11PM

Belle The Tigress and Darragh O'Keeffe.

Tigress brings up Clonmel treble for De Bromhead

7.37PM

Colleen Danu and Simon Torrens.

Colleen Danu back to winning ways at Clonmel

7.19PM

Adaliz and Mikey O'Connor.

Adaliz gets up close home to give De Bromhead quick double

6.47PM

Trasna Na Pairce and Darragh O'Keeffe.

Trasna Na Pairce makes all to win maiden under O'Keeffe

6.18PM

Voice Of Reason and Paddy Cleary.

Voice Of Reason a second winner for Paddy Cleary

5.38PM

Clonmel stage an all NH card on Thursday evening.

Clonmel going update

8.27AM

Early Doors and Derek O'Connor winning the Dan Linehan Hunters Steeplechase at Killarney.

Time called on Early Doors racing career

12.20AM

Sun 11th May 2025
Midnight Jet and Derek O'Connor.

Midnight Jets in to win Killarney finale for Curling

5.56PM

Mister Adam and Joey Sheridan.

Sheridan snatches victory from jaws of defeat on Mister Adam

5.42PM

Cloud Seeker and Andrew Slattery.

Cloud Seeker regains the winning thread for Slattery

5.26PM

Cadatharla and Gavin Brouder.

Cadatharla wins Killarney National for Gavin Brouder

5.23PM

Delacroix and Wayne Lordan.

Delacroix enhances Derby claims in Leopardstown trial

4.05PM

Pied Piper and Danny Gilligan.

Pied Piper leads Killarney rivals a merry dance

3.58PM

Batman Girac and J J Slevin.

Batman beats Kingdom to give Mullins one-two

3.28PM

Chicago Critic and Ben Coen.

Doubles for Murtagh and Coen as Critic wins Amethyst Stakes

3.20PM

Romany Brown and Jack Doyle.

Romany Brown rallies close home to win for Doyle family

3.10PM

Roosevelt and Wayne Lordan.

Roosevelt steps forward to land Leopardstown maiden win

2.16PM

Autumn Twist and Daniel King.

Autumn Twist gets his day in the sun at Killarney

1.38PM

Zodiac Bear and Ben Coen.

Bear mauls rivals to win at second time of asking

1.35PM

Killarney stage their first meeting of the year on Sunday.

Sunday going updates

8.55AM

All roads led back to Galway for Jesse Evans.

Meade hoping Jesse Evans brings his A-game to Killarney

8.46AM

Sat 10th May 2025
Woodland Adventure and Harry Swan.

Deja vu as Woodland Adventure wins finale for Swan and Elliott

6.01PM

Calrissiana and Rory Cleary.

Calrissiana too strong for Sharayka in Naas finale

5.49PM

Wyoming Baby and Philip Enright.

Wyoming Baby steps up a place to open account for Tyner

5.33PM

Galveston and Wayne Lordan.

Galveston too strong for rivals in Naas Rated Race

5.11PM

Jockey Alan O'Sullivan won aboard The Dooner Citizen.

The Dooner Citizen a popular local winner for O'Sullivans

4.22PM

Temperance and Chris Hayes.

Temperance sheds maiden tag under Hayes

4.01PM

Next Stop Paris and Keith Donoghue.

Next Stop Paris delivers on promise to get off the mark

3.48PM

Tawaazon and Keithen Kennedy.

Tawaazon bursts through late to gain ninth career win

3.24PM

Ma Belle Etoile and Rachael Blackmore.

Blackmore sets perfect fractions to win on Ma Belle Etoile

2.36PM

Surpass And Shine and Billy Lee.

Flynn's well backed sprinter Shines at Naas

2.17PM

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