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Fairyhouse, Tramore and Naas ticket-only meetings due to covid

Tramore manager Owen Byrne: A very stressful time with everything that's going on.

By Andrew Atkinson Irish race meetings this weekend at Fairyhouse and Tramore on Saturday and Naas on Sunday are ticket-only. Tramore stages its biggest meeting of 2021 with dual Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Al Boum Photo vying to land the Savills Chase for a fourth consecutive year. Tramore manager Owen Byrne said: “We are keen […]

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Ahoy Senor eyes 2022 Cheltenham Festival

Lucinda Russell OBE trainer of Ahoy Senor: You can't expect to win every time.

By Andrew Atkinson Lucinda Russell OBE reports Ahoy Senor is heading for the 2022 Cheltenham Festival in the wake of his defeat on Boxing Day – with an outing at Wetherby in February pencilled in. “We could look at the Towton Novices’ Chase at Wetherby in February – that would give him enough time before […]

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CD Murada founding member Jose Tomas ‘El Sánchez’ dies

CD MURADA founding member Jose Tomas 'El Sánchez' has sadly died. A statement from the club said: "It is with great sadness to announce the death...

Michael Owen appointed new member of Jockey Club

In November 2017, Owen rode Calder Prince at Ascot, finishing second

By Andrew Atkinson Former Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle and England star Michael Owen has been appointed as a new member of the Jockey Club. Owen, who owns Manor House Stables in Cheshire, is one of eight new members named by the Jockey Club. Owen, 42, joined Real Madrid in 2004 from Liverpool in […]

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Temperatures rise in Torrevieja – and so do cases of covid

'In the Department of Torrevieja there are 1,658 cases, with an incidence of 901.46 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. 37 hospitalised, six ICU patients' Temperatures...