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Best Mate fighting fit

Henrietta Knight today delivered an upbeat bulletin on Best Mate, who bypasses the Pertemps King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day in favour of a tilt at the Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Davenport Millenium to miss Christmas targets.

Deuteronomy leaves O´Brien for US

Beef Or Salmon proving a staple dish

Ruby Walsh

Walsh on Hedgehunter in National

Ericsson target for Best Mate

Best Mate to miss the King George

Best Mate is to bypass the Pertemps King George VI Chase on Boxing Day and will run instead in the Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday.

First Gold

First Gold goes for the King George

Talks to avert strike continue

BEEF HEADS ERICSSON MARKET

Beef Or Salmon is 5/4 favourite to land the Ericsson Chase for the second consecutive year with Cashmans, who have also issued prices on the December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown.

New Sky package for Irish racing

The original start off date of February 24th appears unlikely but Irish racing is set to reappear on the Sky digital package in the spring.

Rhinestone adds glitter to Leopardstown

Baracouda wins at a canter

Best Mate decision expected on Tuesday

Easy for Baracouda in Long Walk

Doing what would be expected of a 2/7 favourite, Baracouda emphatically landed the Cantor Sport Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot this afternoon.

Rock Of Gibraltar row may not be settled until 2005.

The fascinating row between John Magnier and Alex Ferguson over the stud fees of Rock Of Gibraltar is likely to continue with one leading Dublin-based lawyer predicting that the case may not reach the High Court until 2005, at the earliest.

Guineas money for Swallow

Grey Swallow, impressive winner of the Group Three Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown in October, has hardened in the betting for next year´s Classics with Ladbrokes.

Brave Inca raised 14lbs to new rating of 119.

Spencer Loses Cool in Hong Kong

Jamie Spencer fell foul of the stewards at Sha Tin over the weekend having been involved in an altercation with Belgian rider Christophe Soumillon.

Davy Russell Out For Three Weeks

Beef Or Salmon enjoys cosy win

Beef Or Salmon did his Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup prospects no harm when winning the O´Connell Warehousing Hilly Way Chase at Cork today for the second year running.

Frankie Dettori

Falbrav ends career on a high in Hong Kong

Plenty of class on show at Cork & Navan

The stars are certainly out this weekend with Beef Or Salmon, Solerina, Xenophon and Kicking King just some of the equine quality on show at Sunday´s two meetings, Cork and Navan.

Norton handed four month race-riding ban.

Top Class Racing This Weekend

Kinane ready for new challenge

Beef Or Salmon roadshow heads to Cork

Irish Oaks Heroine Vintage Tipple to visit Dubai Destination.

2003 Irish Oaks winner Vintage Tipple is to be covered by Sheikh Mohammed´s stallion Dubai Destination.

Best Mate likely to pick Kempton

Dettori hopes to be fit for Falbrav

Big plunge on Rince Ri

Rince Ri was yesterday the subject of a big ante-post plunge for the Martell Cognac Grand National.

Waiting on the weather

Best Mate could make Leopardstown bow

RINCE RI now 14-1 Grand National Favourite.

Ted Walsh´s Rince Ri, third to Beef Or Salmon in his reappearance at Punchestown on Sunday, has been backed in with Hills to be favourite for the Grand National, cut from 25-1 to 14-1, to head the market from the 2003 winner Montys Pass at 16-1.

Fitzgerald likely to ride Spirit Leader in Bula Hurdle.

Milenium lined up for Bula raid

Galway Man a winner

Sedgefield hopeful of beating the frost

Moscow reaches new heights

Moscow Flyer put up a career best performance when landing the William Hill Tingle Creek Trophy Chase in impressive fashion at Sandown on Saturday, and that´s official!

Spine Tingling Display from Moscow

Intelligent, one of the leading lights at Jessica Harrington´s yard sadly fell fatally at Sandown yesterday, but today´s performance of Moscow Flyer in winning the Tingle Creek Chase will have helped lift spirits at the Moone establishment.

Aga Khan gives Turf Club early Christmas present

Beef hot favourite as seven declared for Durkan

Beef Or Salmon is a solid evens favourite for the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown on Sunday after seven were declared for the Grade 1 event.

No Change from McCreevy for the shops

Minister for Finance Charlie McCreevy has left the tax on betting at two per cent in yesterday’s budget but he did raise the levy on on-course betting.

GoingStick gives it´s first reading

Review group aims to make racing safer

Racing authorities have set up a Safety Review Group in the wake of the death of two jockeys after riding accidents recently.

Carberry and Hadnett hoping for Christmas comeback.

Irish Racing Yearbook 2004

The Irish Racing Yearbook 2004 was launched yesterday at the Irish Horse Racing Awards luncheon in Dublin´s Westin Hotel, and the 160-page publication is a must for any racing fan´s Christmas stocking.

BEEF HEADS DURKAN BETTING

Brian Kavanagh Defends Horse Racing Industry

The inaugural Irish Horseracing Awards ceremony took place in the Dublin today.

Milenium fine after promising return

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