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Fri 19th May 2017

A Very Special Hunter Chase indeed

Nobody thought we'd be talking too long about the Downpatrick hunter chase after the event. However maybe its name gave a clue of what was to come as the Very Special-titled two and three quarter miler was drama filled.

8.47PM
Hillcrest Fire and Ronan Whelan

Lavery's Fire on the up

8.28PM

Kilclispeen puts in a nice leap under Jody McGarvey

Kilclispeen wins a 2nd at Downpatrick

8.09PM

Venezuala and Seamus Heffernan

O'Brien/Heffernan complete Cork double

7.50PM

Station Closed and jockey Denis O'Regan are joined by members of the Gordon Elliott Racing Club

Station Closed gives Elliott two in North

7.28PM

A lovely shot of Patuano and Billy Lee

Patuano looks one to follow

7.18PM

Yolo Star (left) and Pat Smullen

Murtagh aims high with Yolo Star

6.44PM

Foxearth (Andrew Lynch, nearside) does battle with Prince Garyantle

Fox impresses under Lynch

6.31PM

Blue Bounty (number 13) Sean Davis wins from Hatton Cross

Bounty does his job

6.16PM

Dorans River (noseband) comes to win his race under Keith Donoghue

Donoghue back on a winner

5.57PM

Sioux Nation strides on under Seamie Heffernan

So easy for Sioux Nation

5.34PM

Yorkshire Cup win for The Queen

Dartmouth gains Royal victory at York

4.01PM

Somehow

Somehow tackles Lockinge

3.47PM

Barney Roy

St James's Palace next for Barney Roy

2.42PM

Belgravia

Strong Ballydoyle Pair In Yeats Stakes

2.32PM

Trainer Richard Fahey

Copshop out to prove class at Naas

2.17PM

Naas

Extra Date For Naas

2.05PM

Winter

Winter remains among Oaks entries

1.24PM

Caravaggio

Caravaggio makes reappearance at Naas

11.44AM

Shaneshill

Mullins Team Chase Auteuil Prizes

9.38AM

Churchill

Churchill looks set for Curragh

8.45AM

Cork

Cork now good

8.44AM

Thu 18th May 2017

Plenty of Irish success at Perth

There was three Irish trained winners at Perth this afternoon, with Stuart Crawford (registering a double) and John McConnell on the mark.

11.52PM
Ladysingstheblues is ridden out by Danny Benson to beat Blixt

Lady just gets the better of Blixt

9.23PM

Millen Dollar Man and Rachael Blackmore lead over the last

Blackmore doubles-up on Millen Dollar Man

8.43PM

Jefferson Davis leads Zig Zag over the last

Davis paying his way for Doyle

8.07PM

Vanishing Point (farside) and Aherlow jump the last together

Point & Russell get the better of Aherlow

7.43PM

Stormey (nearest) jumps the last just behind Rapid Fritz (centre) and Fiesole

Stormey survives enquiry in the third

7.03PM

Ornua takes off at a flight under Brian O'Connell

Ornua eases to victory under O'Connell

6.25PM

Nicaragua and Rachael Blackmore pictured on their way to victory

Nicaragua makes all as Lareena flops

5.59PM

Permian is ridden out by Franny Norton

Permian digs deep in the Dante

4.57PM

Oisin Murphy and Blond Me

Blond Me a surprise winner of the Middleton

3.56PM

Jack Kennedy (right) with Gordon Elliott

Kennedy facing lengthy spell out

3.43PM

Acapella Bourgeois

Bourgeois switches to Willie Mullins

1.59PM

Somehow

Somehow among nine for the Lockinge

11.33AM

Tributes paid to Alan Swinbank

11.02AM

Cracksman (red cap) pictured on his way to victory at Epsom last month

Cracksman out of the Dante

10.57AM

You Can't Catch Me

You Can't bidding for more Clonmel success

1.55AM

Lerena is based with Charlie Hills for his British stint

Lerena unplaced on start of British spell

1.54AM

Wed 17th May 2017

Simone completes first double for Nolan

Shane Nolan recorded his first double, as Simone took the concluding Punchestown Event Centre INH Flat Race, following on from Caolaneoin's win in the second.

9.25PM
Nobody Home (farside) just leads The Informer over the last

Nobody Home records first success

9.07PM

Tourboy jumps the last under Ian McCarthy

Tour shows his true worth on hurdles debut

8.36PM

Jack Kennedy

Kennedy set for spell on the sidelines

7.52PM

Delta Work and Bryan Cooper pictured on their way to victory

Delta impresses in easy win

7.47PM

Icantsay is ridden out by Danny Mullins to beat Courtncatcher

Icantsay lands gamble in style

7.17PM

Caolaneoin (nearest) and Shadow Catcher get over the last

Caolaneoin battles back to deny Catcher

6.46PM

Townshend and Ruby Walsh pictured on their way to victory

Townshend delivers in Punchestown opener

6.11PM

Shutter Speed comes home in front under Frankie Dettori

Shutter shows her Speed in the Musidora

4.42PM

Tasleet is pushed out by Jim Crowley

Tasleet wins Duke Of York

4.41PM

Trainer Tom Hogan

Worcester Winner For Hogan

4.10PM

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