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RACHAEL BLACKMORE ENJOYED a hat-trick of winners during a successful day on the opening card of Killarney’s three-day May meeting.
Mr Tambourine Man triumphed on his second run over hurdles when taking the Follow Killarney Races On Instagram Maiden Hurdle to give the Grand National-winning jockey the first leg of her treble when riding for trainer John Halley.
The four-year-old was previously campaigned on the Flat by Aidan O’Brien and joined Halley’s yard in April to embark on his jumping career.
The Galileo gelding was fourth on his hurdling debut at Kilbeggan, a run he built on to come home eight lengths ahead of San Pedro.
); Mullins had his 15th championship in the bag before Punchestown but it didn’t stop him dominating
Donn McClean takes a look back at the 2021 Punchestown Festival and Willie Mullins’ 19-winner haul. By Donn McClean Tuesday 4 May 2021, 7:00 AM 3 hours ago 1,575 Views 1 Comment
GOING INTO THE Punchestown Festival in 2018, one week to go in the 2017/18 Irish National Hunt season, and Willie Mullins trailed Gordon Elliott by over €500,000 in the trainers’ championship.
You knew that Willie Mullins would be strong at Punchestown but, even so, it was a fair gap, and the bookmakers made Gordon Elliott favourite to claim his first title.
James Thomas reports from the third leg of the European breeze-up season
Lot 113: the Postponed colt from Glending Stables is knocked down to Blandford Bloodstock at 135,000gns
Laura Green 8:58PM, APR 30 2021
A colt from the debut crop of Postponed who fetched 135,000gns emerged as the clear front runner in a solid market at Friday s renewal of the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale.
There was plenty of action on the Glending Stables-consigned youngster, but just when auctioneer Matt Hall s gavel was raised Richard Brown from Blandford Bloodstock emerged from behind the stairs to the left of the rostrum and gestured the decisive 5,000gns increase.