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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 20th Nov 2022
Riaan and Davy Russell win the Follow Us On Social Media Handicap Hurdle

Riann a third at Cork for Elliott and Russell

2.07PM

Darrens Hope and Danny Mullins won the Grade 2 Florida Pearl for trainer Robert Murphy

Darrens Hope causes 20/1 upset in Florida Pearl

1.58PM

Itswhatunitesus and Davy Russell left win the I N H Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Itswhatsunitesus completes quick Cork double for Elliott and Russell

12.51PM

Nusret and Daryl Jacob right clear the final hurdle to win for trainer Joseph O Brien

Nusret another smart juvenile for Joseph O'Brien

12.43PM

Irish Point and Davy Russell win the Buy Tickets Online At corkracecourse ie Maiden Hurdle

Point impresses in making winning Irish debut

12.22PM

Delta Work and Jack Kennedy centre maroon clearing Ruby s Double Bank

Delta made to Work hard to land Risk Of Thunder

12.12PM

Sun 13th Nov 2022
Summer Melody powers clear under Ray Barron to land Navan bumper for Charles Byrnes

Melody lands bumper for Byrnes and Barron

3.57PM

Dollys Destination and Oran McGill win the Hotel Park St Johann In Tirol Austria handicap Hurdle

McGill times it to perfection on Dollys Destination

3.27PM

Captain Guinness and Rachael Blackmore win the Sean P Muldoon Patrick F Gormley Fortria Steeplechase Grade 2

Guinness is good in Fortria at Navan

3.06PM

Home By The Lee and JJ Slevin red win the Railway Bar Lismullen Hurdle Grade 2 from Bob Olinger

Lee powers Home to shock better fancied Lismullen rivals

2.30PM

Hercule Du Seuil and Mark Walsh win the Gibney s For Auction Novice Hurdle Grade 3

Hercule Du Seuil makes all under Walsh in For Auction

1.55PM

Hollow Games and Jack Kennedy win the Irish Stallion farms EBF Beginners Steeplechase at Navan

Hollow Games really impresses in chasing debut win

1.11PM

Maxxum and Davy Russell win the Tynan's Bridge House handicap Hurdle at Navan

Maxxum lands short odds with minimum of fuss

12.43PM

Spirit Of Legend and Rachael Blackmore stripes jump the last upsides eventual third Hartur D'arc.

Legend shows Spirit to land Navan maiden under Blackmore

12.12PM

Sea Sessions should be fit for Navan after a couple of outings on the flat recently

O'Sullivan eagerly awaits Navan Session

9.47AM

Unanswered and Peter Carberry win the Paddy Power Feel Like A Favourite Intermediate Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham

Martin charge leaves no question Unanswered

12.26AM

Fri 4th Nov 2022
Ellabella and Jack Kearney win the William Hill Handicap at Dundalk

Ellabella records fourth Dundalk success with gutsy display

8.44PM

Howyoulikethat Ben Coen win the William Hill Handicap at Dundalk

Howyoulikethat strikes to give Ben Coen Dundalk double

8.16PM

Juncture and Colin Keane win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes Listed

Juncture easily lands Cooley Fillies' Stakes under Keane

7.49PM

Mere Accountant and Ben Coen get up close home to land Dundalk maiden

Accountant lunges late to strike for Coen and Murtagh

6.45PM

Beginnings and Seamus Heffernan win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

Beginnings looks different class in Fillies Maiden

6.15PM

S'All Good Man and Cian MacRedmond win the William Hill Apprentice Handicap

S'All Good Man sheds maiden tag under MacRedmond

5.53PM

Lokada Colin Keane centre win the William Hill Maiden at Dundalk

Lokada another winner for champion jockey Keane

5.18PM

Carnfunnock won the bumper at Down Royal for the Crawford team

Carnfunnock upsets odds to give Crawford double

4.23PM

Mighty Potter and Jack Kennedy win the Tote Beginners Steeplechase

Mighty Potter a fourth for Elliott at Down Royal

3.44PM

Now Where Or When and Sam Ewing win the racing TV Handicap Steeplechase

Now Where Or When a popular local winner at Down Royal

3.09PM

Pied Piper and Jack Kennedy win the WKD Hurdle Grade 2 Healy Racing

Piped Piper justifies short odds in WKD Hurdle

2.35PM

Magical Zoe and Adrian Heskin win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Feathard Lady Mares Novice Hurdle Grade 3

Magical Zoe swoops late to claim Grade 3 for Heskin and De Bromhead

1.59PM

Jungle Prose and Davy Russell easily won at Down Royal

Jungle Prose follows up Thurles win to complete quick double for Elliott

1.19PM

American Mike and Jack Kennedy win at Down Royal

American Mike makes winning start over hurdles

12.50PM

Sun 23rd Oct 2022
Sounds Of Spring won under jockey Niall McCullagh

Sounds of Spring takes Curragh finale under McCullagh

5.57PM

Shoot The Blues and John Gleeson won impressively at Limerick

Shoot The Blues impresses with debut success

5.43PM

Coins Cross and Paddy Harnett win the TRI Equestrian Handicap

Coins brings home the money for Hartys

5.18PM

Falcon Eight and Finny Maguire had to battle hard for win

Eight has to battle to land odds under Maguire

4.42PM

Gevrey and Davy Russell resumed winning ways at Limerick

Gevrey back to winning ways at Limerick

4.30PM

Moss Tucker and Billy Lee win the Hatstone Solicitors Waterford Testimonial Stakes

Lee back level after Tucker lands Listed prize

3.31PM

Rebel Ivy and Sean O Keeffe win for trainer James Motherway

Ivy upsets odds in Listed Cailin Alainn

3.27PM

Imaginarium and Colin Keane win at the Curragh

Imaginarium win sees Keane go two up in title race

2.24PM

Polo Lounge and Danny Mullins win at Limerick

Polo Lounge easily justifies favouritism at Limerick

2.19PM

Kiki Badger and Jonathan Moore won first in Limerick

Kiki Badger makes winning hurdles debut for McCann

1.44PM

Tooprofitable and Leigh Roche battle on well(inside).

Grassick enjoys Profitable start to afternoon

1.41PM

Racing at the Curragh will be run on very testing ground

Conditions set to be testing at the Curragh on Sunday

9.28AM

Sun 2nd Oct 2022
Ben Harvey rode Jessqueen to win Tipperary bumper

Jessqueen takes Super Sunday finale at Tipperary

5.46PM

Joeswayornoway and Kieran Buckley win the Tote handicap Steeplechase

Joe gets her Way in Killarney finale

5.33PM

Authorized Art impressed with jumping at Tipperary

Authorized Art blitzes rivals with impressive jumping display

5.06PM

Final Orders and Keith Donoghue win the Tote Beginners Steeplechase

Easy for Final Orders in Beginners Chase

4.57PM

John Cannon and Connor King get up close home at Tipperary

John Cannon another jumps winner for Connor King

4.28PM

Sanibel Island returned to winning ways for Michael Hourigan

Sanibel Island completes Hourigan double at Killarney

4.26PM

Champ Kiely and Danny Mullins win the Fitzgerald s Woodlands House Hotel Novice Hurdle

Kiely looks real Champ in Tipperary rout

3.28PM

Winning Rascal and Darragh O Keeffe win the Tote Handicap Hurdle

Hourigan's Rascal continues Winning run

3.19PM

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