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Sun 10th Feb 2019

No new flu cases as testing continues

No new negative samples have been found as of yet by the Animal Health Trust as testing for equine influenza continues.

11.20AM
Prince D’Aubrelle

Prince planning to make up for lost time

9.27AM

Gordon Elliott saddles five for Gigginstown

Gigginstown & Elliott have strong hand in National Trial

9.27AM

Platinum Warrior and Shane Foley (seen winning at the Curragh)

Foley grabs Grade 2 victory in States

9.24AM

Sat 9th Feb 2019

"No further positive samples" BHA announce

British Horseracing Authority officials have announced no new positive cases of equine influenza — including those from Rebecca Menzies’ yard — have been detected among more than 700 so far processed.

5.08PM
Barnes Des Mottes and Finny Maguire

Drama in the bumper but Barnes a good winner

4.43PM

Eviscerating (Evan Daly) jumps with Commandant (eventual 3rd) and Coral Blue (eventual 2nd) in behind

Gigginstown and O'Brien gain further Naas success

4.10PM

Roaring Bull (Jack Kennedy) jumping with Peculiar Genius (Bryan Cooper)

Kennedy excels on Roaring Bull

3.36PM

Band Of Outlaws and J J Slevin coming to claim Maze Runner and Paul Townend

O'Brien's Band of juvenile hurdlers going from strength to strength

3.12PM

Pravalaguna and Paul Townend jump ahead from Teacher's Pet (Luke Dempsey)

Cheltenham tilt on the cards for Opera Hat winner Pravalaguna

2.44PM

Advantage Point (nearside, Robbie Colgan) got the better of All For Joy (Barry Browne)

Harty/Colgan combo off to winning start

2.10PM

Emily Moon and Robbie Power

Best Mate's relative Emily blitzes Naas opponents

1.40PM

City Island and Mark Walsh

Island on track for the Ballymore after easy Naas win

1.12PM

Concern for jockey's finances with shutdown

10.47AM

Winx

Winx builds towards Saturday assignment

10.33AM

Pravalaguna (white blaze) - favourite for the feature at Naas

Going update

9.09AM

Fri 8th Feb 2019

Keane times it well as Dream gains overdue win

Colin Keane timed things well as Chaparral Dream wore down front-runner Yarraman inside the final furlong in the second division of the mile-and-a-half handicap at Dundalk.

8.51PM
Drakensberg and Wayne Lordan won for trainer Tony Martin and owners Mulvany's Bar Syndicate

Drakensberg comes good in style to give Lordan brace

8.25PM

Chess Grand Master and Wayne Lordan

Master completes treble for O'Brien

8.03PM

Cityman and Ben Coen

Cityman makes breakthrough for Slattery

7.39PM

The Game Of Life and Seamie Heffernan win for trainer Joseph O'Brien and owners Rugby & Racing Syndicate

Heffernan and O'Brien double up with Life

7.25PM

Numerian and Seamie Heffernan (right) beat Sky Seven

Numerian on top in four-runner contest

6.21PM

Nisior Donn and Donagh O'Connor

Donn strikes for O'Connor and Cromwell

5.55PM

Dean Curran with dad Paddy after recording his 1st win on Yuften

Curran has dream ride on Yuften

5.42PM

Donald McCain

Ayr runner Raise A Spark tests positive for equine flu

4.39PM

Roger Loughran

Roger Loughran calls time on riding career

2.29PM

Newbury

Bookmakers fear lost betting revenue of £25million this weekend

2.18PM

Flu tests return clear for Newmarket trainer James Tate

12.49PM

BHA ‘war-room’ of vets out to stop flu calamity

10.25AM

BHA considering rescheduling options following racing shutdown

8.51AM

Nicky Henderson

Champion trainer Henderson among those on lockdown

8.50AM

Thu 7th Feb 2019

No racing in Britain until next Wednesday at the earliest

There will be no racing in Britain until February 13 at the earliest, the British Horseracing Authority has announced.

5.39PM
Sempo and Derek O'Connor

O'Connor doubles up as Sempo dazzles in the bumper

5.27PM

Cher Why Not (Ryan Treacy) beats Lagenod (Philip Enright)

Cher Why Not a popular winner as he gains a deserved success

4.33PM

Bootlegger (nearside) comes to land the spoils under Paul Townend

O'Grady \"very thankful\" to train nice winner for the Magniers

4.04PM

Moratorium (Jack Kennedy) heads for home from Getaway John (Davy Russell) and Petit Tartare (J J Slevin)

1-3 for Elliott in Thurles feature

3.23PM

Polished Steel and Robbie Power

Steel puts his experience to good use for Harrington and Power

2.49PM

All The Chimneys and David Mullins lead them home in race two at Thurles

All The Chimneys continues on the improve at the age of 10

2.20PM

Arvico Bleu (far) and Rachael Blackmore depart (horse/jockey ok) as Ex Patriot and Derek O'Connor race on for the win

Favourite Patriot gets job done in Thurles opener

1.45PM

Racing to continue in Ireland - without British runners

12.57PM

Update on plans due from BHA this evening

10.49AM

All British racing cancelled today due to equine flu

7.41AM

Wed 6th Feb 2019

Mixed fortunes for Elliott at Ayr

Gordon Elliott endured a mixed day on Wednesday as he celebrated three winners at Ayr, but was also hit with a £3,000 fine for schooling in public.

9.12PM
Karl Der Grosse (Ruby Walsh) winning at Tramore last year

Karl Der Grosse bids for Thurles glory

4.42PM

So Perfect (right) beating Skitter Scatter in the Grangecon Stud Stakes at the Curragh last year

Balanchine Stakes granted Group 2 status

1.35PM

David Elsworth

Dandhu may reappear in Fred Darling

12.31PM

Apple's Jade

Geraghty impressed by Champion rival Jade

10.35AM

Paul Nolan

Four-miler an option for Discorama

10.08AM

Westerner Point (Phillip Enright) winning the Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase at Limerick

O'Grady still has Aintree in mind for Westerner Point

10.05AM

Prince Of Penzance beating Max Dynamite in the Melbourne Cup

Australian trainer Darren Weir given four years ban

9.58AM

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