Probably the most nerve-wracking race I ve ever watched : Willie Mullins Monkfish justifies short odds
Not all plain sailing, but Mullins hotpot gets the job done. By Press Association Wednesday 17 Mar 2021, 2:34 PM Wed 2:34 PM 3,654 Views 2 Comments
Monkfish after claiming his second Cheltenham Festival success.
Image: Tim Goode/PA
Image: Tim Goode/PA
MONKFISH MAINTAINED HIS unbeaten record over fences with a comprehensive success in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham.
A narrow winner of the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at last year’s Festival, the Willie Mullins-trained chestnut was the 1-4 favourite to strike gold in the Cotswolds for a second time, having been faultless in three previous chase starts.
Race for the Pro14 final heats up as Leinster enter the final Furlong
Leo Cullen’s side have little margin for error left as they take on Scarlets in tonight’s Pro14 encounter. By Garry Doyle Saturday 30 Jan 2021, 6:00 AM Jan 30th 2021, 6:00 AM 5,794 Views 3 Comments
Tadhg Furlong returns from injury tonight.
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
Image: James Crombie/INPHO
THE PRO14 HAS just got interesting. That wasn’t a joke by the way.
From now until 19 March, every point in Conference A counts. Leinster, seemingly unstoppable, serial collectors of bonus-point victories, may have fate in their own hands but that won’t mean diddly-squat if they don’t take advantage of it.