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  • 2 weeks ago | irishmirror.ie | PAOisin Doherty |Adam Morgan |Oisin Doherty

    Willie Mullins is still floating on cloud nine after the "stars aligned" for an emotional triumph as his Grand National winner Nick Rockett was celebrated with a homecoming parade in Leighlinbridge that captivated everyone. Notching up his third Aintree victory, Mullins experienced an especially poignant win this time around, as his amateur jockey son Patrick steered Nick Rockett to glory etching the day in the family's heart and racing history alike.

  • 1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Nick Robson |Ashley Iveson |Adam Morgan

    Inothewayurthinkin scuppered Galopin Des Champs' hat-trick hopes in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup. Trained by Gavin Cromwell and ridden by Mark Walsh, the seven-year-old was supplemented for the race at a cost of £25,000 and that decision paid off in style for owner JP McManus.

  • 1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Adam Morgan |Nick Robson |Ashley Iveson

    Golden Ace was a shock winner of an incredible Unibet Champion Hurdle, in which both Constitution Hill and State Man crashed out - the latter clear as he jumped the last in front. Constitution Hill departed relatively early on in the Cheltenham showpiece and it was Brighterdaysahead who looked set to battle it out with State Man up the hill, but Willie Mullins' defending champion came down at the final flight, just as he looked set to run out an emphatic winner.

  • 1 month ago | express.co.uk | Adam Morgan |Charlie Parker-Turner

    Cheltenham Festival to be 'highly charged' as stage set for Michael O'Sullivan tributeMichael O'Sullivan will be remembered at the Cheltenham Festival this week, with the Supreme Novices' Hurdle set to be run in his name. Michael O'Sullivan rode Marine Nationale to victory in 2022 (Image: Getty)Barry Connell is bracing himself for an emotional few days at the Cheltenham Festival as he hopes Marine Nationale and William Munny can pay tribute to the late jockey Michael O'Sullivan.

  • 1 month ago | irishmirror.ie | PAOisin Doherty |Adam Morgan |Oisin Doherty

    Barry Connell is expecting next week's Cheltenham Festival to be emotionally charged as he looks to honour the life of Michael O'Sullivan with a win. O'Sullivan passed away at the age of 24 last month 10 days after suffering serious injuries in a fall at Thurles. The young jockey had close ties to both Connell and his stable star Marine Nationale, having enjoyed his finest hour aboard the horse when winning the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in 2023, a ride that shot the youngster to stardom.

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