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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.
Wed 23rd Jul 2025
Naas stage a seven-race Flat card on Wednesday evening.

Wednesday going updates

8.50AM

Sun 20th Jul 2025
Queen Of The Bogs and Gary Carroll

Queen Of The Bogs lands Curragh finale in runaway fashion

5.50PM

Light As Air and Ryan Moore

Light As Air completes Curragh three-timer for O'Brien and Moore

5.14PM

Cuban Grey and Rory Mulligan

Cuban Grey lands second Curragh success for McKenna

4.37PM

Diego Velazquez and Ryan Moore

Diego Velazquez digs keep to keep unbeaten home record

4.10PM

Lady In Paris and Shane Foley

Lady In Paris wins for second time under Foley

3.36PM

One Look and Wayne Lordan

One Looks steps up in trip to win Meadow Court Stakes

2.54PM

Pink Oxalis and Jack Kearney

Pink Oxalis lands fillies handicap under Kearney

2.24PM

Sugar Island and Ryan Moore

Different horse, same result as Sugar Island wins for O'Brien and Moore

1.48PM

Diego Velazquez and Ryan Moore fancied in feature race.

Curragh going update

9.15AM

Naomi Lapagliahas connections excited about Curragh run.

Lyons excited by Naomi Lapaglia Meadow Court Stakes bid

12.16AM

Songhai will bid to pick up winning black-type.

Murtagh in search of winning black-type with Songhai

12.08AM

Fri 18th Jul 2025
Bear Creek and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Bear Creek brings up Down Royal double for McMonagle and O'Brien

8.57PM

Mo Ghille Mar and Scott McCullagh

Last to first for Mo Ghille Mar under McCullagh

8.24PM

Declan McDonogh rode Purple Sky to win for Jim Bolger.

Purple Sky toughs it out to win for Bolger and McDonogh

7.12PM

Hero Of The Hour and James Ryan

Hero Of The Hour repeats last years win in Down Royal sprint

6.12PM

Howd'yadoit and Gary Carroll

Howd'yadoit sheds maiden tag under Gary Carroll

5.33PM

Thu 17th Jul 2025
Tatum recorded a second win at Leopardstown.

Tatum just prevails to bring up late double for Meade

8.55PM

Palpatate and Anna McGuinness.

Palpatate justifies favouritism in Killarney nightcap

8.37PM

Heiselectric and Colin Keane

Heiselectric beats odds on favourite to make winning debut

8.29PM

Galileo Sand and John Gleeson.

Galileo Sand brings up across the card treble for O'Brien

8.13PM

Snellen and Shane Foley

Snellen upsets odds-on Purview in Meld Stakes

7.49PM

Duty Bound and Donagh Meyler

Duty Bound lands Killarney feature for Flavin

7.07PM

Queen Of Hawaii and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Hawaii proves Leopardstown Queen for O'Brien

6.56PM

Emily Love and Josh Williamson

Emily Love extends her winning sequence to four

5.58PM

Time Bender and Chris Hayes

Time Bender gives supporters a scare in landing debut victory

5.49PM

JJ Slevin was amongst the winners at Killarney

Nitty Gritty gets up late to shed maiden status

5.21PM

Fairy Oak and Colin Keane

O'Callaghan's Fairy Oak gets off the mark under Keane

5.13PM

Cercene and Gary Carroll won the Coronation Stakes

Cercene to be aimed at Nassau Stakes at Goodwood

9.04AM

Purview bids for Group 3 success in Meld Stakes.

Thursday going updates

8.38AM

Dunboyne has been a stable star for Ian Donoghue.

Dunboyne has Troytown as main early season target

7.46AM

Sat 12th Jul 2025
Quickshot and Colin Keane

Well-bred Quickshot digs deep to win finale for Keane

5.37PM

Camevere and Chris Hayes

Camevere wins incident packed finale at Limerick

5.20PM

Spring Dance and Shane Foley

Spring Dance brings up Dundalk double for Foley

5.14PM

Conor Cusack and Stepdance

Conor Cusack rides first career winner on Stepdance

4.46PM

Ballymagreehan and Robbie Colgan

Ballymagreehan another winner for Marnane and Rooney

4.04PM

Rampage and Robert Whearty

Rampage back to winning ways at Dundalk

3.39PM

Oiche Rua and Sam Coen

Sam Coen rides double as Oiche Rua goes in again

3.31PM

She's Smart and Sam Coen

She's Smart holds unlucky Miqdaad at Limerick

2.27PM

Just Before and Adam Browne Souza

Browne-Souza rides second career winner on Just Before

2.12PM

No Alibi and Billy Lee

Progressive No Alibi lands second career success

1.49PM

Eclairage and Shane Foley

Speedy Eclairage mains perfect Dundalk record

1.46PM

Revoke and Colin Keane have leading claims at Dundalk.

Saturday going updates

8.49AM

Thu 10th Jul 2025
Gentleman Joe and John Gleeson.

Gentleman Joe makes all to land the nightcap for Gleeson

8.50PM

Unterberg and Wayne Hassett

Hourigans' Unterberg gains first turf success under Hassett

8.24PM

Slieve Binnian and Luke McAteer

Slieve Binnian follows up Curragh win in Nasrullah Handicap

7.52PM

Mallavelly and James Ryan

Mallavelly leads home Lyons 1-2 in Bulmers Live Handicap

7.04PM

Vera's Secret and Seamie Heffernan.

Vera's Secret wins Brownstown to remain unbeaten at Leopardstown

6.32PM

Sounds Like A Plan and Chris Hayes.

Plan comes together for Oliver and Hayes

5.53PM

Phenomenal Filly and Billy Lee

Twomeys' Filly proves Phenomenal in maiden victory

5.14PM

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