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Best Mate pencilled in for Leopardstown return

Jim Lewis, owner of Best Mate, confirmed at a lunch at Leopardstown racecourse today that his dual Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup winner would return to Ireland next Christmas.

The Lexus Chase is new feature race at Leopardstown.

UK racecourse attendances at 50 year high.

Roche favours Hennessy

Pipe´s novice not for Gold Cup

What´s up doc? - no steeplechases

Belle Poised for Double Bid

Be My Belle, winner of last year’s IAWS Thyestes Chase, is reported to be on target for a repeat bid in the Gowran Park feature on Thursday 22nd of January.

Beef Or Salmon back on the menu

Best Mate remains hot favourite for hat-trick

Hawk Wing named best Flat racer last season

Rooster Booster on course

Reigning champion hurdler Rooster Booster is likely to have one more run before heading to Cheltenham to defend his prestigious title, trainer Philip Hobbs said yesterday.

Byrnes launches his Festival Express

Dromlease Express lands Pierse Hurdle

Dromlease Express benefited from a patient Johnny Allen ride to land the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown today.

3 Day Suspension For Ruby Walsh

Ruby Walsh was suspended for three days by the stewards at Ascot on Saturday after an incident on the final bend in the closing EBF Princes Trust NH Novices´ Hurdle.

Chases Abandoned at Cork

What Odds Double Joy for Geraghtys?

Specular gamble on Champion Hurdle

The spectacular pre race gamble on Specular - as yet unraced on British soil - doesn´t look like relenting yet as William Hills cut Jonjo O´Neill´s charge in to be the 7-1 fourth favourite for the Champion Hurdle.

NATIVE SCOUT HEADS MARKET FOR CHANDLER

Jockeys cautioned over failed alcohol tests

The first two jockeys in Britain to fail random breath tests for alcohol were cautioned by the sport´s disciplinary body today.

King is back in the good books

Stewards hit Pipe with #1,100 fine

Nicholls to be double-handed in TOTE CLASSIC CHASE at Warwick.

Paul Nicholls revealed today that he intends to run both Ad Hoc and Montifault in the #110,000 Tote Classic Chase at Warwick on Saturday (January 10).

Cross on Champion trial in AIG

Kicking King can get back on winning track

1999 Gold Cup winner See More Business retired.

Trainer happy with Beef Or Salmon progress

Beef Or Salmon appears to have recovered from the bug that resulted in a below-par effort when coming a well-beaten third behind Best Mate in the Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown on December 28th.

BEEF UPDATE ON TUESDAY

Michael Hourigan should know on Tuesday whether stablestar Beef Or Salmon is over the bug which resulted in a below par effort when a well-beaten third behind Best Mate in the Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown last Sunday.

Strike Back is up to the grade

After a hectic Christmas and New Year programme Irish racegoers have no choices to make this weekend with only Cork today and Naas tomorrow laying on cards.

Ladalko is impressive

Lingo can add to O´Neill´s Champion Hurdle bow

With the ante-post market on the Smurfit Champion Hurdle in chaos, the big novice event over timber at Sandown today takes on added significance.

Changes to Irish Flat ratings announced.

Festival contenders impress

Alan King, Martin Pipe and Nigel Twiston-Davies shared the training honours on the New Year´s Day card at Cheltenham by notching doubles.

Chance unhappy with Flame Creek ride.

O´Neill´s Sh Boom takes Cheltenham feature

Punters who took a gamble on a Jonjo O´Neill runner were rewarded when Sh Boom showed the best turn of foot to win the Unicoin New Homes Spa Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Warwick abandoned

Meade can´t cough up even one runner

Mullins charge to head for Haydock

Fixtures given cool reception

Govamix to clear first hurdle

Hourigan offers excuse for poor display

Beef Or Salmon´s poor display in the Ericsson Chase can be put down to mucus in his lungs, according to his trainer Michael Hourigan.

Rhinestone Cowboy flops at Leopardstown

Best Mate wins Ericsson Chase with ease

Henrietta Knight?s decision to bypass the King George at Kempton on St Stephen?s Day was justified in some style today as dual Gold Cup winner Best Mate (8/11) destroyed his rivals in the featured ?150,000 Ericsson Chase on the penultimate day of the Leopardstown Christmas festival.

Wins for World Wide Web and Moscow Flyer

Leopardstown: Day Two Report

Moscow Flyer shows his class

Culloty hoping for easy ground

Central House the one bright feature

Moscow Flyer the banker

Edredon Bleu lands a surprise win for Knight

Florida Coast has the class

King´s departure the Central issue

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