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Wed 21st Dec 2016

A new O'Brien amongst training ranks

There is a new name in the training ranks in Ireland as Richard John O'Brien could send out his first runners at Dundalk on Friday.

5.45PM
Many Clouds

No Lexus for Many Clouds

4.06PM

Identity Thief can certainly jump

Thief Team Excited For Min Clash

3.18PM

Cue Card after last year's King George

Cue Card All Set For Classic King George

3.05PM

Vroum Vroum Mag

Mullins Relies On Vroum Vroum For Kempton

3.03PM

Tue 20th Dec 2016

Meade to make late King George call

Road To Riches is \"50-50\" to take his up his engagement in the 32Red King George VI Chase, according to trainer Noel Meade.

5.10PM

General Tufto wins on 100th Southwell run

2.37PM

Saturnas

Mullins sextet dominates Future Champion

2.36PM

Identity Thief

Identity Thief and Min on collision course

2.35PM

Douvan

Seven in contention to clash with Douvan

2.34PM

Thistlecrack

Cue Card & Thistlecrack top 7 KG contenders

2.33PM

Freddie Tylicki

Tylicki out of hospital and beginning rehab

12.01PM

Snow Falcon

Snow Falcon primed for Christmas date

12.00PM

Apple's Jade

Apple's Jade to skip Christmas engagements

11.59AM

Willie Mullins (right) with Rich Ricci

Trainers' Championship heats up

11.01AM

Christmas going update

10.51AM

Limerick Races

Latest Going Updates

11.09AM

Snow Falcon

Meade Sending Snow To Leopardstown

10.31AM

Apple's Jade

No Apple's This Christmas

10.22AM

Down Royal race on 26th December

Christmas Racing Schedule

9.34AM

Thistlecrack winning last season's Ryanair sponsored event

World Hurdle Reverts To Stayers Hurdle

8.36AM

Mon 19th Dec 2016

Jean O'Connor passes away

Jean O'Connor, mother of record-breaking point-to-point rider Derek, and handler Paurick, passed away today after an illness.

6.58PM
2016 Gold Cup winner Don Cossack

Don may return in Red Mills Chase

5.25PM

Trainer PAUL JOHN GILLIGAN

Gilligan Given 6 Months By BHA

4.51PM

Jezki

Jezki ready for Leopardstown return

3.58PM

Down Royal racecourse

HRI approve Down Royal grant

3.53PM

Colin Tizzard

Finian's Another Potential Star For Tizzard

2.58PM

Acapella Bourgeois

Hughes to resist class rise with Acapella

2.00PM

Thistlecrack

Thistle & Cue set for King George clash

1.21PM

Outlander and Bryan Cooper

Elliott eyeing King George run with Outlander

12.31PM

Alpha Des Obeaux

Morris hoping Alpha will thrive at three miles

12.16PM

Harry Fry trainer of American

Fry considers Kempton outing for American

10.01AM

Dr Mikey pictured on his way to victory at Cork earlier this month

Flynn keeping options open with Dr Mikey

10.00AM

Leopardstown Christmas

Make Leopardstown Part Of Your Christmas

4.11PM

Sun 18th Dec 2016

Culloty Remembers His Best Mate

Trainer Jim Culloty has fond memories of the Christmas Festival at Leopardstown and none more so than his partnership with triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate.

5.26PM
The grey Labaik

Labaik suspended for 42 days

4.38PM

One First Cut comes home a clear winner under Finian Maguire

One First Cut wins well on debut

4.18PM

Charlie Stout and Eamon Corbett

Corbett completes Thurles double

4.04PM

Total Recall and Roger Loughran

Recall completes across card Hughes double

4.04PM

Jamie Codd and Samcro after their win in the bumper

Samcro completes Elliott five-timer

4.00PM

Coneygree

Coneygree to miss King George

3.47PM

Eddie Cawley trainer of Flemenstorm

Effernock & Flemenstorm share the spoils

3.43PM

Teacher's Pet and Luke Dempsey take off at a hurdle

Pet records fourth win of the season

3.41PM

Glenloe (left) and Barry Geraghty just gets the better of Call The Taxie (Rachael Blackmore)

Elliott keeps up good work with Glenloe

2.49PM

Shattered Love and Jack Kennedy pictured on their way to victory

Easy win for Love as Asthuria crashes out

2.32PM

The Conker Club and Eamonn Corbett

Conker Club returns to winning ways

2.11PM

Connacht Rugby Captain John Muldoon presents Gordon Elliott with his prize after the win of Automated

Auto comes from last to first under Cooper

1.59PM

Back Before Dawn jumps the last under Conor Brassil

Dawn blitzes Molony Cup rivals

1.43PM

Death Duty jumps the fifth under Bryan Cooper

Death Duty passes Grade 2 test

1.22PM

Royal Caviar and Paul Townend pictured on their way to victory

Caviar impresses in Thurles opener

1.03PM

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