Tag: Trainers

Quote: ‘Most important is health and safety’ – trainer Aiden O’Brien By Andrew Atkinson Chief sports editor RACING in Ireland has followed suit of England and France on cancelling race meetings, due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that all sporting events were to be cancelled as of midnight on March 24 […]

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By Andrew Atkinson FERGAL O’Brien saddles Petite Power in the Martsons 61Deep Class 1 Midlands Grand National over 4 miles 2 furlongs at Uttoxeter on Saturday. Eleven-year-old Petite Power,  ridden by Liam Harrison, is priced at (10-1) and tipped each-way in the 15 runners’ field. Petite Power, who ran third of 13 at Warwick in […]

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Focus on trainer Philip Kirby Louis Vac Pouch swerves Kempton on Saturday for either Cheltenham or Aintree tilt By Andrew Atkinson Philip Kirby saddles runners at on Friday in what the Richmond, north Yorkshire, Green Oaks Farm stables based trainer describes as ‘a real challenge’ in the midst of awful weather in the UK. “It’s […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Richard Hannon jnr has the power at Chelmsford on Saturday night in saddling Today Power (5.30) tipped to land the toteplacepot Handicap, over 1 mile, with David Probert up. Today Power, who featured in Class 4 outings in 2019, finished second in a C6 on January 25 at Lingfield Park, over 1m […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Joseph O’Brien trained Bombshell (2.40) is napped to land the Ladbrokes Novice Stakes over 5 furlongs at Lingfield Park on Saturday. Irish trainer O’Brien has booked talented Ben Curtis for the ride, on the back of Bombshell finishing second and third in the last two outings at Dundalk. Bangkok (NB) (3.15) is […]

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