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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.
Mon 28th Apr 2025
Simply Astounding and Ryan Moore.

O'Brien filly Simply Astounding in debut victory

5.29PM

Naas stage an all-Flat card on Monday afternoon.

Naas going update

8.07AM

Fri 25th Apr 2025
Happy Jacky and Ricky Doyle.

Jacky sends Fahey supporters home Happy

7.44PM

Freddie Robdal and Darragh O'Keeffe.

Freddie Robdal comes from last to first for De Bromhead treble

7.33PM

Out For A Stroll and Dylan Browne McMonagle.

O'Brien and McMonagle complete Limerick treble with Out For A Stroll

6.52PM

Joe's Turn (nearside) and Phillip Enright.

Joe lunges late from off the pace to get his Turn

6.28PM

Bay Colony and Seamie Heffernan.

Bay Colony grinds it out to win for Heffernan and Stack

5.31PM

Magic Day and Darragh O'Keeffe.

Magic Day for O'Keeffe and De Bromhead at Kilbeggan

5.22PM

Park That and Jody McGarvey.

Park That leads home McManus one-two in Kilbeggan

4.49PM

Chavajod and Ross Coakley.

Chavajod strikes for the Coakley's at Limerick

4.21PM

Church Mountain and Joey Sheridan.

Magnificent seven for Church Mountain

3.48PM

Victoria Kesia and Gary Carroll.

Victoria Kesia makes experience count to land her maiden

3.12PM

Admiral Churchill and Billy Lee.

Admiral Churchill sheds maiden tag at fourth time of asking

2.39PM

Alakazi looked an exciting prospect at Leopardstown.

Alakazi set to step up in class in Tetrarch Stakes

12.08AM

Sun 20th Apr 2025
I'm Slippy and Josh Williamson.

Tyner lands another valuable sales bumper with I'm Slippy

5.53PM

Doctor Du Mesnil and Jodie Townend.

Cork treble, six on the day for Mullins as Doctor Du Mesnil lands finale

5.26PM

Drop The Anchor and Harry Sexton.

Drop The Anchor rolls back the years to beat Money Heist

5.09PM

Mirazur West and Jody McGarvey.

Mirazur West a fifth for Mullins on the day

4.53PM

Icare D aubrelle and Jordan Gainford.

Icare d'Aubrelle another Fairyhouse winner for Cooper

4.18PM

Absurde could have given Willie Mullins a crucial win.

Mullins closes gap as Absurde leads home 1-2 in Plumpton

4.14PM

Nelson County and Danny Gilligan.

Gilligan on the double as Nelson County scores for O'Sullivan

3.53PM

Buachaillbocht and Mark Walsh.

Walsh's Buachaill lands tidy gamble in Fairyhouse Rated Chase

3.34PM

Krak and J J Slevin.

Krak makes the most of opportunity to land valuable Cork prize

3.15PM

Hillsdale and Jonathan Burke.

Hillsdale does it the hard way under excellent Burke ride

2.19PM

Smooth Tom and Cian Quirke.

So Smooth as Slattery's Tom easily beats sextet of rivals

2.11PM

Grann's Boy and Darragh O'Keeffe.

Grann's Boy edges Sticwiththeprocess in Fairyhouse thriller

1.50PM

Eternal Echo and Danny Gilligan.

Eternal Echo wins on hurdling debut for Elliott and Gilligan

1.39PM

Cork stage a National Hunt fixture on Sunday afternoon.

Cork going update

8.28AM

Fairyhouse has passed a morning inspection.

Fairyhouse goes ahead

7.53AM

Sat 19th Apr 2025
Fairyhouse off on Saturday.

Fairyhouse off

8.13AM

Sun 13th Apr 2025
Prince Of Air and Shane O'Callaghan.

Prince Of Air repeats last years Tramore win in finale

5.50PM

Smitty Bacall and Darragh O'Keeffe.

Smitty Bacall brings up an across the card double for Flavin

5.37PM

Clarens showed real battling qualities at Tramore.

Clarens rallies late on to bring up Harvey double

5.18PM

Sea Aster and Danny Gilligan.

Sea Aster beats stablemate to bring up treble for Elliott and Gilligan

5.14PM

Jack Doyle won on Stumblin In for his father Pat.

Stumblin In scores for Doyle family at Tramore

4.36PM

Gustavo Goodway and Simon Torrens.

Torrens leads the Way on Rothwell's Gustavo

4.03PM

Soir De Garde and Jody Townend.

Soir De Garde gives Mullins a winner with only runner at Tramore

3.32PM

Circus Act and Ben Kennedy.

Circus Act has Down Royal crowds applauding

2.57PM

Long Gone and Alex Harvey.

Long Gone records popular local success for Queally

2.39PM

Nastya and Rachael Blackmore.

Nastya gets favourite backers off to a flyer at Down Royal

2.16PM

Encanto Bruno makes his return from injury on Sunday.

Cromwell hopeful Bruno can still fulfil early potential

10.56AM

Tramore stage an all National Hunt card on Sunday.

Sunday going updates

9.07AM

Dunboyne has the Irish Grand National in his sights.

Donoghue has National ambitions for Dunboyne

5.45AM

Sat 12th Apr 2025
Gazelle D'or and Jack Cleary.

D'or opens for Grassick's Gazelle in Curragh finale

5.27PM

Coyote Spirit and Harry Swan.

Elliott doubles up as Coyote Spirit lands bumper for Swan

5.16PM

Galen and Dylan Browne McMonagle.

O'Brien and McMonagle double up as Galen wins Alleged Stakes

4.59PM

Aspurofthemoment and Eoghan Finnegan.

Aspurofthemoment overcomes rise to bring up hat-trick

4.56PM

One Look and Billy Lee.

One Look wins Park Express Stakes for Lee and Twomey

3.43PM

Imadpour and Conor Stone Walsh.

Imadpour steps up a place to open hurdles account

3.40PM

Cuban Grey and Rory Mulligan.

Cuban Grey takes golden highway to record fifth career success

3.11PM

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