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Smullen Russian to Empress 
Neville Ring... keeping Irish racing punters ahead of the field 20/11/09PAT Smullen’s title chase looks in vain but he may be able to peg one back on Johnny Murtagh in the opener at Dundalk tonight.
Russian Empress turns out again in the six-furlong conditions event having run well last week over a mile. David Myerscough’s filly chased home the Joanna Morgan-trained pair of Fourpenny Lane and San Sicharia...
Trip The Light is fantastic
Red Hand... top tips from the track, from our man on the inside 20/11/09Trip The Light can make the most of a switch back to Polytrack with victory in Wolverhampton’s Weatherbys Printing Handicap. Richard Fahey’s charge found it heavy going on the Southwell Fibresand last time, running into something...
Michael Flips won’t flop
Red Hand... top tips from the track, from our man on the inside 19/11/09MICHAEL Flips proved a classy type over hurdles and he is taken to make a seamless switch to fences at Huntingdon. The five-year-old was undeniably talented over the smaller obstacles and was even considered good...
Bob Lingo on everyone’s lips
Neville Ring... keeping Irish racing punters ahead of the field 19/11/09THE most interesting race on Thurles’s seven-race card may prove to be the opener with a decent beginners’ chase on offer. It looks a match between Bob Lingo and Sports Line with the former just preferred having had a couple of...
Knight won’t be kept at bay
Neville Ring... keeping Irish racing punters ahead of the field 18/11/09With the mile-handicap now divided, there is an eight-race card for midweek punters this evening at Dundalk. There is a decent pot of €21,5000 up for grabs in the Boylesports.com, First For Live Football Betting Handicap and two hat-trick seekers lock horns.
We’re Wild about Rockette
Red Hand... top tips from the track, from our man on the inside 18/11/09WILD Rockette should be a maiden no longer after reporting for duty at Lingfield on Wednesday. The Rock Of Gibraltar filly is winless from four tries, but discernibly upped her game when sent into nursery company at Windsor last time.
Solicitor has winning brief
Red Hand... top tips from the track, from our man on the inside 17/11/09Solicitor can lay down the law at Southwell. While unlikely to make punters overnight millionaires, Mark Johnston’s colt is virtually unopposable in the Bet In-Running – Betdaq Median Auction Maiden Stakes. Chief cause for optimism stems from his eyecatching debut performance at Yarmouth.
Ruby set to shine at Cork
Neville Ring... keeping Irish racing punters ahead of the field 16/11/09Cork this afternoon is still subject to a 7.30am inspection after an adverse weather forecast. But there's a fair chance that the meeting will survive the rains and the six-race card appears dominated...
Sizing Europe and Solwhit take honours
Neville Ring... keeping Irish racing punters ahead of the field 16/11/09Sizing Europe maintained his unbeaten record over fences with another faultless display in the Grade Two Craddockstown Novice Chase at Punchestown yesterday. Henry de Bromhead’s stable star was sent off the 1-3 favourite...
Forge ahead at Plumpton
Red Hand... top tips from the track, from our man on the inside 16/11/09Amble Forge has conditions made to measure for the BGC Partners Helmand Handicap Chase at Plumpton today. The Colin Tizzard-trained seven-year-old turned in a stout performance on soft ground at Chepstow...
You got a friend in L’ami
Horse Racing 14/11/09Punchestown have called a precautionary inspection at 8am ahead of today’s meeting. Officials at the Kildare venue are taking no chances in advance of a troubling forecast.
Alliance can land Irish win
Horse Racing 14/11/09It has been the best part of 20 years since the Irish claimed the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham, but Northern Alliance can end that drought in the big handicap.
Meade hopes Silverhand can shine with Ruby
Horse Racing 14/11/09
NOEL Meade is keeping his fingers crossed Silverhand can transfer his recent Flat form to obstacles in the Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham tomorrow.
Hopefuls go head-to-head
Horse Racing 14/11/09Champion Hurdle contenders Solwhit and Hurricane Fly take each other on in tomorrow’s Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown. Both improved throughout last season, Solwhit in particular finding more every time he ran.
Cork offers rich pickings
Horse Racing 14/11/09CORK’S is subject to a 7.30am inspection tomorrow. The weather forecast gives
little rise for optimism with is a meeting scheduled there on Monday as well.
Take the Fourpenny Lane
Horse Racing 13/11/09Dundalk stages a second meeting of the week this evening and there’s a e42,500 Listed race for fillies just to underline the fact that HRI is still flush with money.
Don’t look past Present
Horse Racing 13/11/09Cheltenham’s three-day Open meeting kicks off today and Some Present can claim top honours in the Sharp Novices' Hurdle.
Vic should venturi to victory
Horse Racing 12/11/09With an adverse weather forecast, there could be a
further inspection of the course at Clonmel this morning to see if today’s meeting can go ahead.
RACING shorts
Horse Racing 12/11/09David Pipe expects Ronaldo Des Mottes to make up for a disappointing show at the Cheltenham Festival when the French import returns to Prestbury Park for Sunday’s Greatwood Handicap Hurdle.
Seconds out for Anaya
Horse Racing 12/11/09Anaya has had a bout of ‘seconditis’ of late but she can be cured of that particular ailment as she drops to handicap
company at Wolverhampton.
Manalishi is Green for go
Neville Ring... keeping Irish racing punters ahead of the field 11/11/09THIRSK trainer Kevin Ryan’s raider Green Manalishi tops the weights for the www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap, the €21,500 feature race on an eight-race evening card at the poly venue. The eight-year-old has been in really good form and arguably looked more than a handicapper when...
Coig to plunder Bangor prize
Red Hand... top tips from the track, from our man on the inside 11/11/09COMHLA Ri Coig looked a horse to follow over fences this term and he can make a winning reappearance in the NSPCC Donors Beginners’ Chase at Bangor. He enjoyed a fine season over hurdles last term, winning twice and finishing second before turning in a career-best...
Bleu is the colour at Exeter
Red Hand... top tips from the track, from our man on the inside 10/11/09Trainer Philip Hobbs can score back-to-back wins in Exeter’s Deloitte LLP Beginners’ Chase as Copper Bleu makes his fencing bow at the Devon venue this afternoon. Hobbs sent out the ultimately disappointing I Hear A Symphony to win this race last year and Copper Bleu looks just the type to give him a repeat.
Zen masters the males to take Classic
Breeders’ Cup 09/11/09While Sea The Stars enthralled European race fans this year, Zenyatta has captivated America and the star mare earned the ultimate prize when stretching her unbeaten run to 14 with a last-to-first sweep in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday.
The Listener scores at last
Down Royal review 09/11/09Persistence paid dividends for The Listener when the Nick Mitchell-trained horse collected the featured JNwine.com Chase on his third visit to Down Royal. A faller at the first fence in 2007, and fourth last year, The Listener made all the running in the testing...
Wing to stop Larking about
Neville Ring... keeping Irish racing punters ahead of the field 09/11/09Larkwing is the classiest horse on view at Limerick this afternoon, but Eric McNamara’s 133-rated hurdler is taking his time when it comes to getting off the mark over fences and his appearance in the Munster Beginners’ Chase will be his fourth since Listowel.
Zeb makes a Big statement
Horse Racing 09/11/09Big Zeb laid down an early challenge to Master Minded’s dominance in the two-mile chase division with a cheeky victory in the Ladbrokes.com Fortria Chase at Navan yesterday. Colm Murphy’s charge, beaten just a head by the dual Queen Mother Champion Chase hero at Punchestown...
You must take Tewin to win
Red Hand... top tips from the track, from our man on the inside 09/11/09Tewin Wood has shown plenty of promise in his three starts to date and is one to follow as he switches to handicap company at Wolverhampton this afternoon. The gelding hardly shone on his debut, finishing out the back of the field in a Newmarket maiden, but he improved for the run when...
