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Fri 3rd Apr 2026

Cheltenham winners collect again with Curragh double

Cheltenham festival winners trainer Noel Meade and jockey Colin Keane combined for Curragh doubles today, as veteran Layfayette rolled back the years (10/1) to win the concluding Your Game. Your Odds. Your 1xBet.ie Stayers Trophy Race.

6.05PM
Galileo Noir and Colin Keane (centre)

Galileo Noir gets off the mark on third start

5.37PM

The Glen Rovers

The Glen Rovers claims Easter Classic prize

4.12PM

Fiver Friday and Nathan Crosse

A fantastic Friday for Fiver Friday

5.11PM

Key Witness and Alan Persse (right)

Flynn gets off the mark with progressive Key Witness

4.35PM

Tyrrhenian Sea

Tyrrhenian Sea gets revenge on Chancellor at Newcastle

3.18PM

Celestial Orbit and Joey Sheridan

Celestial Orbit pays immediate dividend on O’Brien switch

2.39PM

Chasing Paradise and Ben Coen

Irish Oaks-entered Chasing Paradise wins on reappearance

3.36PM

Staysound Susie and Jimmy Dalton (left)

Slattery secures early lead in trainers’ championship

3.12PM

Grangeclare West

Grangeclare West could add to extraordinary Cheveley Park odyssey

2.00PM

Panic Attack

No Panic for Bryan Drew and his ‘galloping machine’

2.00PM

Aintree

Randox Grand National – course guide

2.00PM

Spillanes Tower

Mangan eyeing another National success with Spillane’s Tower

2.00PM

Aintree

Thirty years since Rough Quest and ‘that’ National interview

2.00PM

Oscars Brother

To be King for a day would be the perfect National fairytale

2.00PM

Rule The World

Rule The World helped put Gigginstown on a (Tiger) Roll

2.00PM

Aintree

‘A day I’ll never forget’ – Red Marauder’s chaotic National win 25 years on

2.00PM

Lars Soldier and Wesley Joyce (near side) pip Confucius and Ryan Moore

Experienced Soldier slays expensive Ballydoyle colt

2.42PM

Timeforshowcasing and Callum Shepherd (right)

Timeforshowcasing advertises her credentials at Newcastle

12.44PM

Brighterdaysahead and Jack Kennedy at Leopardstown

Brighterdaysahead and The New Lion set to meet again in Aintree Hurdle

11.05AM

Al Qareem (near side)

Al Qareem aiming to tower over Goliath rivals at Mussleburgh

10.56AM

Ado McGuinness

McGuinness sends five to UK on big day for all-weather horses

11.08AM

Indigo Dream

O'Sullivan eyeing Newcastle prize money with Indigo Dream

10.55AM

Faiyum and Colin Keane

Faiyum 'in good nick' ahead of Curragh reappearance

10.43AM

Rahiebb finishing second to Scandinavia at Doncaster last September

Rahiebb lined up for Sagaro Stakes as bid for Gold Cup glory begins

8.23AM

Better Days Ahead and Sam Ewing (nearest)

Elliott may use claiming riders for leading National runners

8.33AM

Thu 2nd Apr 2026

Kev makes impressive start for Fahey

High Kick Kev made an impressive winning start for Mark Fahey when taking the bumper at Clonmel tonight in fine style.

8.04PM
Blue Train and Philip Byrnes (right) beat Market Ready (left)

Blue strikes for Byrnes on handicap debut

7.23PM

Ellies Rock and John Shinnick

Rock given rousing reception

7.05PM

Celtic Alliance and Jake Coen

Well-bred Alliance makes winning debut

6.25PM

Kaiser De Chanay and Ricky Doyle

Kaiser rules supreme in 'unplaced' maiden

5.50PM

Roc My Haarth and Liam Quinlan

Haarth Rocs on over fences

5.25PM

Maxxum and Jack Kennedy

Maxxum makes winning return to chasing

4.50PM

The Jukebox Kid is favourite for the Irish Grand National

Connections have say on Irish National runners

4.22PM

Kelso Racecourse

Crokes Cross records 300-1 stunner at Kelso

2.56PM

Newcastle all weather action

Tyrrhenian Sea looking for Finals Day redemption

2.46PM

Vaureal

‘A horse with a lot of upside’ - Fairyhouse Lucky 15

4.25PM

Banbridge and JJ Slevin

Joseph O’Brien increasingly sweet on Banbridge taking National chance

2.23PM

Soldier In Milan

'The class act of the field' - 2026 Irish Grand National Tip

4.21PM

Billy Loughnane

Billy Loughnane ban reduced to 14 days for Southwell incident

1.50PM

Gaucher

Gaucher could provide rare Newcastle winner for Willie Mullins

12.55PM

The Aga Khan

French Group One Prix d’Ispahan to be renamed Prix Aga Khan IV

10.48AM

Andab and Dylan Browne McMonagle winning at Dundalk

Andab adds spice to classy line-up in Burradon Stakes

10.23AM

The Jukebox Kid and Ben Jones (left) seen winning at Ascot in January

Pauling happy with conditions for Irish National favourite

11.07AM

Clonmel

Clonmel now soft

8.54AM

Indigo Dream

O'Sullivan eyeing Newcastle prize money with Dream

8.52AM

Prairie Girl

Murphy hoping to get Girl back for summer

8.50AM

Wed 1st Apr 2026

Sir Callisto makes all to land Dundalk nightcap under Colgan

The Tony Martin trained Sir Callisto made all under Robbie Colgan to win the concluding View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap at Dundalk.

8.41PM
Emmeleia and Gavin Ryan

Emmeleia leads home O'Brien 1-2 in Fillies Maiden

8.05PM

Nicola Burns rode Alto Sax to win for Peter Fahey

Alto Sax back to winning ways with first all-weather success

7.37PM

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