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Etoile On Course For Aintree

Accordion Etoile will make his third trip to British shores this season, with trainer Paul Nolan aiming him for the John Smith´s Aintree Hurdle on Grand National day.

Aintree Beckons For Unlucky Bey

Joly Bey is still firmly on course for the John Smith´s Grand National following an unlucky run at Cheltenham last week. The eight-year-old was pulled up by his owner, amateur rider David Dunsdon, before the 15th fence after being badly hampered at the 12th in the William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase won by Kelami.

1998 Grand National Hero, Earth Summit, Dies

Mangan Delighted By Pass Progress

Record 107 Go Forward For John Smith´s Grand National

Last year´s winner Amberleigh House is one of a record 107 entries remaining in the John Smith´s Grand National after today´s forfeit stage. No less than 68 of the entries are still in the handicap with the cut-off point for the maximum field of 40 currently on 10st 4lb.
Frances Crowley or Aintree

National Options For Desperandum

Murphy Edges Towards Irish National

Ferdy Murphy, who sent out Granit D´Estruval to land last year´s Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National, is set to bid for the Fairyhouse prize with Joes Edge on Easter Monday.

Lewis Wants Winning Farewell For Bleu

King For A Day

Out With The Old, In With The New

Limerick Update. Going, Jockey Changes, Non-Runners

Going - Good to Yielding Weather - Fine

Tramore Update. Going, Jockey Changes, Non-Runners

Going - Chase - Good, Hdle/Bump - Good (Yielding in places). Weather - Sunny

King Gives Rivals A Kicking

Kicking King landed a famous victory for Ireland in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the Festival today. Ridden by Barry Geraghty and trained by Tom Taaffe, whose father Pat rode the mighty Arkle to a hat-trick of victories in the 1960s, Kicking King showed he stayed every yard of the extended three-and-a-quarter-mile trip.

Kieren Fallon for Ballydoyle

Fallon Takes First Ballydoyle Rides

Beef or Salmon getting Best mate

Connections Have No Beef With Salmon

Johnson´s World In Motion

Wexford Update. Going, Jockey Changes, Non-Runners

Going - Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) Weather - Overcast

Down Royal Update. Going, Jockey Changes, Non-Runners

Mullins Maintains Remarkable Bumper Record With Missed That

Missed That justified all the Irish confidence with a hard-fought victory in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham on Wednesday.
Baracouda Ladbrokes World Hurdle?

Baracouda Bids To Regain Crown

Stars Line Up For Down Royal's Grand National Trail

Crowning Glory For Flyer

Moscow wins Champion Chase

Wexford Preview 17-03-05

Michael Hourigan in Gold Cup

Salmon Heads Gold Cup Field

Farmer Jack Dies On Gallops

Hardy Eustace wins Smurfit Champion Hurdle

Hardy Eustace, trained by Dessie Hughes and ridden by Conor O?Dwyer, won the Smurfit Champion Hurdle for the second time at the Cheltenham Festival today.

Arcalis Supreme In Festival Opener

Jessica Harrington Moscow Flyer

Moscow Flying Ahead Of Big Showdown

Beef or Salmon, Celestial Gold and Strong Flow now Co_Favs

Kingscliff Out Of Gold Cup

Willie Mullins Rule Supreme for World Hurdle

World Bid For Supreme

Morris Ready To Go To War

Mouse Morris is hoping War Of Attrition can defy his inexperience to lift tomorrow´s Irish Independent Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham. The six-year-old, who is 3-1 favourite with William Hill, will be having only his ninth career start tomorrow - and Morris admits it is a worry against more experienced rivals.

Enda Bolger eyes up Blue Square Bonus for Spot Thedifference at Cheltenham

Harchibald Looks Champion

Cheltenham Going Now Good

Bright spring sunshine has helped bring about a change in the going at Cheltenham where the official description of the ground is now good on both the chase and hurdle courses.

Henderson content with Cheltenham ground

Irish Raiders get a feel of Cheltenham

Naas Update. Going, Jockey Changes, Non-Runners

JACK ADDED TO GOLD CUP FIELD

Philip Hobbs has supplemented Farmer Jack for next Friday´s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup at a cost of #17,500. The nine-year-old, one of 21 engaged in the race following today´s confirmation stage, has proved a revelation since upped to three miles on his last two outings.

Downpatrick Update. Going, Jockey Changes, Non-Runners

HRI Board Confirms Appointments to Subsidiary Boards & Committees

The Board of Horse Racing Ireland, meeting at its Headquarters in Kill, Co. Kildare, today confirmed a number of appointments to subsidiaries, boards, committees and other bodies:

Salmon Firmly On Course For Gold

Kicking King in rude health but Mate bows out

Strong Irish challenge in Arkle

Walsh one short of a season´s century

Thurles Update. Going, Jockey Changes, Non-Runners

Going - Yielding Weather - Fine

Five Days To Go

Best Mate to miss totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup - statement from Henrietta Knight

Best Mate out of Gold Cup

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