Irish Trained Winners Of The National
In recent years the Irish have had incredible success at the Aintree Grand National but it’s association and links go much deeper than that. In fact it was two Irish fox-hunting gentlemen Edmund Bake...
View ArticleWest Tip
The son of Gala Performance, he was owned by Peter Luff and trained by Michael Oliver in Worcester. Nicknamed ‘Tippy’, he had been named after an Irish hurling team the West Tipps [West Tipperary]. In...
View ArticlePaul Carberry
Hailing from one of the fore-most racing families in Ireland, Paul Carberry, born on 9 February 1974, is the son of jockey Tommy Carberry, who was a famous National Hunt jockey in the 1960s and 1970s....
View ArticleFoggy Recollections
The history of the Grand National is full of strange tales but one of the strangest stories is that of the 1947 winner ‘Caughoo’. Jockey Daniel McCann who was well beaten on ‘Lough Conn’ accused...
View Article2011 Irish Grand National Video
You can view the full 2011 Irish Grand National race video above, just click on the play button to watch. The race was won by Organisedconfusion, ridden by Nina Carberry from Ratoath in County Meath...
View ArticleWho Is JP McManus?
He’s not in the Irish top ten rich lists (14th In 2012), claimed embarrassment when he received a medal from his home city, and famously took Facebook to court over a fake account scam and won. Born in...
View ArticleIrish Horses Looking Good
The 2012 Grand National sees the largest number of Irish entries take to the starting line today with an unprecedented 15 of them ready to saddle up. Heading them up is Jonjo O’Neill’s Gold Cup hero...
View ArticleAidan Coleman
Retained by Venetia Williams, Aidan Coleman was born in Innishannon, Cork, Ireland and by professional jockey standards was incredibly young when he turned pro at just 21 years of age. Riding Mon Mome...
View ArticleKatie Walsh
Katie is the daughter of the well known amateur jump jockey, trainer and television pundit, Ted Walsh, as well as being a sister to top class jump jockey, Ruby Walsh. Hailing from a horse racing...
View ArticleEnda Bolger
Seven time point to point champion Enda Bolger is a renowned Limerick-based trainer who has had incredible success with cross-country races especially with Garde Champetre in the Glenfarclas Cross...
View Article7 Random Ways To Pick A National Horse
As you’ve probably already gathered from the title, this is not a ‘serious’ guide to picking a Grand National Winner but if you’re a ‘once a year punter’, fed up of studying ‘form’ or just fancy a fun...
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