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Mon 24th Dec 2012

Going Updates

The ground at Leopardstown ahead of the four day Christmas Festival, which starts on St Stephen's Day (Wednesday), is now soft, yielding to soft in places.

2.08PM

Welsh National abandoned & rescheded

2.03PM

Riverside Theatre & Barry Geraghty after winning at Cheltenham in March

Geraghty hoping for King George success

11.03AM

Sun 23rd Dec 2012

Flemenstar all set for Lexus

Peter Casey reports Flemenstar on course for the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on Friday following a pleasing schooling session under big-race jockey Andrew Lynch.

5.00PM
Arvika Ligeonniere

Arvika bids to enhance Arkle claims

4.59PM

Our Conor

Conor and Blood clash in Juvenile

4.55PM

Mikael D'Haguenet wininng at Punchestown

Mikael headlines at Limerick

4.54PM

Missie Ella jumps the last well to see off Thats The Dream (no.8) and Brian Who

Missie scores with guidance from above

3.31PM

Unika La Reconce left her Thurles opponents for dead

Mullins on the double at Thurles

2.31PM

Midnight Game sees off Joxer and company at Thurles

Two for Russell on Midnight

1.54PM

A fine shot of Whiskey And Red and Davy Russell in full flow

Rover can't handle Whiskey And Red

1.25PM

Noras Fancy has Colls Corner's measure at Thurles

Noras lives up to her billing

1.01PM

Thurles Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

12.09PM

Long Run

Long Run team confident

11.47AM

English meetings under threat

11.45AM

Cinders And Ashes (1st) and Darlan (2nd) in action at Cheltenham

McCoy hoping Darlan shapes up

11.41AM

Long Run

10 in King George reckoning

10.47AM

Thurles

Fences omitted at Thurles

10.30AM

English meetings on weather watch

9.02AM

Limerick racecourse

Going unchanged at Limerick & Leopardstown

8.13AM

Sat 22nd Dec 2012

Finian's won't run in King George

Nicky Henderson has ruled Finian's Rainbow out of the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day as he feels the ground will be too soft for last season's Queen Mother Champion Chase hero.

6.12PM
Paul Nicholls

Nicholls Festive plans

4.35PM

Sir Des Champs

Champs to stay in Ireland

4.01PM

Cause Of Causes (right) seen here winning at Fairyhouse

Cause lands the Ladbroke in style

3.37PM

Richard Johnson - a lovely success on Reve De Sivola

Reve De Sivola impresses in the Long Walk

3.17PM

Tom O'Brien rode Cannington Brook

Great performance by Brook in Tommy Whittle

3.12PM

Jason Maguire

McCain mare continues to progress

3.07PM

Richard Johnson

100 on the board for Johnson

3.02PM

Overturn

McCain keen to get practice into Overturn

2.59PM

Finian's Rainbow

Geraghty yet to choose

12.16PM

Alan O'Keeffe rides Barafundle

Flemenstar's bro goes in Haydock finale

11.27AM

Navan cancelled due to waterlogging

Navan off

8.01AM

Fri 21st Dec 2012

Halford/Foley/Lordan Crowned champions!

Group 1 winner Michael Halford finished 2012 on the 31 winner mark at Dundalk, ensuring he easily won the Crowne Plaza sponsored Leading Trainer's Award for the year, with his stable jockey Shane Foley sharing the Jockeys' equivalent with Wayne Lordan.

10.09PM
Aladdins Cave

Aladdins Cave takes 2012 curtain call

9.52PM

Shukhov and Gary Carroll

Carroll completes double on Shukhov

9.35PM

Bangalore Diamond and Ian Brennan (nearest)

Bangalore has the edge

8.53PM

Elleval and Fergal Lynch

Elleval scores for Marnane/Lynch

8.42PM

Clare Harrier and Colin Keane (nearest)

One horse trainer has second win in 28 days

8.20PM

Great Soprano and Seamie Heffernan beat Heuston

Taaffe back on the Dundalk winners' list!

7.55PM

Dundalk Update. Going, Jockey Changes and Non-Runners

7.24PM

Lily Of Kenmare and Gary Carroll (nearside)

Halford records 31st winner at Dundalk in '12

7.11PM

Desiderata and Rory Cleary

Desiderata wins Dundalk opener

6.32PM

Simonsig

Simonsig Off and Running

4.27PM

Racing action in the straight at Navan

Navan to inspect

12.27PM

Danedream

Danedream set for Frankel date

11.16AM

Unaccompanied

Unaccompanied has Festival date

10.06AM

Thurles

Going update

9.05AM

Thu 20th Dec 2012

Navan chases off

The two chases at Navan on Saturday have been cancelled as the track has been found to be unfit for racing.

3.02PM
Simonsig in his pointing days

Simonsig ready for chasing bow

2.56PM

Rock On Ruby

Fry has faith in Ruby

2.54PM

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