IRELAND S premier show, The Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show, the largest one-day event of its kind, is returning this year on Sunday, August 14, .
IRELAND S premier show, The Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show, the largest one-day event of its kind, is returning this year on Sunday, August 14, .
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With just five days to go in an epic battle to decide this season’s jump jockeys’ championship, Brian Hughes and Harry Skelton are separated by just eight winners as the pair race towards Saturday’s finish line.
Reigning champion Brian entered the final week with a total of 140 winners this season, while 31-year-old challenger Harry held a six-point advantage with 146 winners and an impressive strike rate of 22%.
But adding a winning double to his tally at Hexham this afternoon (19 April), it is Harry who is now the odds-on favourite to claim his first jockeys’ championship.
); Sitting in silence, coasting along thinking you re on the verge of winning the biggest race in the world
Retired star jockey Barry Geraghty reflects on his memories of Irish and Aintree Grand Nationals. By Fintan O Toole Monday 5 Apr 2021, 8:00 AM 3 hours ago 6,878 Views 0 Comments
Image: Cathal Noonan/INPHO
BARRY GERAGHTY TRACES his mind back thirty years.
He pinpoints his first Easter Monday outing at Fairyhouse, soaking up the atmosphere of an Irish Grand National.
Standing as an 11-year-old at the last fence with his brothers Ross and Norman, watching Omerta take flight with Adrian Maguire on board en route to victory.