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WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPION FIRST SEASON SIRE IN 2021? BETTING company Fitzdares has chalked up its opening show for the 2021 first season sires market, making Godolphin’s Profitable its 3/1 favourite, followed by a brace of Coolmore stallions in Caravaggio and Churchill at 4/1. Reigning champions Tally-Ho (thanks to Mehmas) have Cotai Glory, already the subject of a £1,000 wager at 5/1. VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. GRASSLAND: WEED CONTROL OPTIONS FOR PADDOCKS KEY POINTS. Spray weeds when they are green and leafy. Docks when about 8-10 inches high or across; thistles when about 10-12 inches high; buttercups and others before they flower out. If weeds are flowering out or gone too strong, top them and spray 2-3 weeks later when they are leafy again. Use plenty of water. THE BIG INTERVIEW: NOEL AND VALERIE MORAN Ronan Groome visits Bective Stud to talk to Noel and Valerie Moran who have built a breeding and pre-training facility to match their huge ambitions in jumps racing. “Our goal is to get to a place where we can hopefully have multiple Grade 1 winners and hopefully have multiple Cheltenham winners over a NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. THE BIG INTERVIEW: PETER NOLAN THE BIG INTERVIEW: Peter Nolan. PETER NOLAN’S partner Brenda asked him recently what days he wouldn’t be around the next few weeks. “I said ‘twud be easy to tell her what days I was. It’s six weeks now. It starts (yesterday) until the 13th of December, finishing in Goffs with the National Hunt. WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A HORSE IN THE PARADE RING Temperament. One of the most important things to keep an eye on in the parade ring before the race is the temperament of the horse. The obvious sign that the horse is not happy is when they look unsettled. This can be caused by the crowd around the ring, the weather, especially if it is a very warm day - or it may just be a lack of

experience.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: THE MAN FROM MINELLA THE BIG INTERVIEW: The Man from Minella. THE joke he keeps hearing from his English contacts is that it is only a matter of time before there is a cross-channel race comprising runners boasting only the Minella handle. There are 142 on the irishracing.com database, and THE IRISH FIELDLATEST NEWSEDITORIALLETTERSGIFT GUIDERACING NEWSINSIDE

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WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPION FIRST SEASON SIRE IN 2021? BETTING company Fitzdares has chalked up its opening show for the 2021 first season sires market, making Godolphin’s Profitable its 3/1 favourite, followed by a brace of Coolmore stallions in Caravaggio and Churchill at 4/1. Reigning champions Tally-Ho (thanks to Mehmas) have Cotai Glory, already the subject of a £1,000 wager at 5/1. VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. THE BIG INTERVIEW: NOEL AND VALERIE MORAN Ronan Groome visits Bective Stud to talk to Noel and Valerie Moran who have built a breeding and pre-training facility to match their huge ambitions in jumps racing. “Our goal is to get to a place where we can hopefully have multiple Grade 1 winners and hopefully have multiple Cheltenham winners over a GRASSLAND: WEED CONTROL OPTIONS FOR PADDOCKS KEY POINTS. Spray weeds when they are green and leafy. Docks when about 8-10 inches high or across; thistles when about 10-12 inches high; buttercups and others before they flower out. If weeds are flowering out or gone too strong, top them and spray 2-3 weeks later when they are leafy again. Use plenty of water. NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. THE BIG INTERVIEW: PETER NOLAN THE BIG INTERVIEW: Peter Nolan. PETER NOLAN’S partner Brenda asked him recently what days he wouldn’t be around the next few weeks. “I said ‘twud be easy to tell her what days I was. It’s six weeks now. It starts (yesterday) until the 13th of December, finishing in Goffs with the National Hunt. WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A HORSE IN THE PARADE RING Temperament. One of the most important things to keep an eye on in the parade ring before the race is the temperament of the horse. The obvious sign that the horse is not happy is when they look unsettled. This can be caused by the crowd around the ring, the weather, especially if it is a very warm day - or it may just be a lack of

experience.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: THE MAN FROM MINELLA THE BIG INTERVIEW: The Man from Minella. THE joke he keeps hearing from his English contacts is that it is only a matter of time before there is a cross-channel race comprising runners boasting only the Minella handle. There are 142 on the irishracing.com database, and VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. FEATURE - CAMILLA SPEIRS: BUILDING BACK BETTER Pictured at Tattersalls International 2019 in the Cooley Farm CCIYH 2* competition were Camilla Speirs and BT Martins Masterpiece, recently sold to a UK young rider \ Lorraine O’Sullivan. Full Screen. Camilla Speirs on the great Portersize Just A Jiff competing at Badminton 2016

\

FEATURE - SHANNONDALE STUD: A RENOWNED DYNASTY Full Screen. Elizabeth Power and Shannondale Mari (ISH) on their way to eighth place in the six-year-old competition at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses 2019 at Le Lion d’Angers in France. The horse was bred by Martin Walsh and is owned by Sarah Hughes \ Pam Cunningham Irish Eventing Times. THREE NEW STALLIONS FOR ANNSHOON STUD Three new stallions for Annshoon Stud. ANNSHOON Stud in Mullinavat, Co Kilkenny, has secured a half-brother to popular National Hunt stallions Coastal Path, Reefscape and Martaline from Juddmonte Farms. The three-year-old Pillar Coral was in training with Sir Michael Stoute but was unraced due to injury. The son of Zamindar is being

aimed at

NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. VIDEO: BARON SAMEDI SURPRISES VINTAGE CROP RIVALS VIDEO: Baron Samedi surprises Vintage Crop rivals. Baron Samedi continued his winning ways when springing a 20/1 surprise in a dramatic renewal of the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on Sunday. Baron Samedi denies Emperor Of The Sun to make it SIX in a row after landing the Group 3 Vintage Crop Stakes for @JosephOBrien2 ?? pic.twitter.com NEWS: DEIRDRE BOURNS NEWS: Deirdre Bourns - loss of a legend. EPITOMISING bravery and teaching us all a collective lesson in courage and fortitude, the incredible force that was well-known horsewoman and farmer, Deirdre Bourns, passed away today (Monday). Married to Richard, and mother to Andrew and Christopher, Deirdre's death was announced in a brief

notice on

FOZZY STACK: THE LIFE OF A HORSE TRAINER Co Tipperary’s Stack Racing is one of the latest converts to the Cavalor range. Best known for his success as a jockey on Red Rum, Tommy Stack is based at Thomastown Castle in Cashel, Co Tipperary. Assisted by his son Fozzy, Tommy has enjoyed classic and Royal Ascot success. “I only want the best for my horses," he said. DEATH OF BALLYCURRAGH STUD OWNER AINE MURPHY AINE Murphy, matriarch of Ballycurragh Stud in Rathoe, Co Carlow, passed away peacefully in St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, on February 3rd. She was 88. Her son Willie said: “A lot of people passed through the stud in her time, from all parts of the country, and made

tea for them all.

NEWS: GIGGINSTOWN HOUSE STUD TO SHUT DOWN RACING OPERATION NEWS: Gigginstown House Stud to shut down racing operation. Gigginstown House Stud have announced that they will be winding down their racing operation "over an extended four or five-year period" and will not be buying any more stores or young horses. The Michael O’Leary-owned operation, which was has captured the champion

National Hunt

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WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPION FIRST SEASON SIRE IN 2021? BETTING company Fitzdares has chalked up its opening show for the 2021 first season sires market, making Godolphin’s Profitable its 3/1 favourite, followed by a brace of Coolmore stallions in Caravaggio and Churchill at 4/1. Reigning champions Tally-Ho (thanks to Mehmas) have Cotai Glory, already the subject of a £1,000 wager at 5/1. VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. GRASSLAND: WEED CONTROL OPTIONS FOR PADDOCKS KEY POINTS. Spray weeds when they are green and leafy. Docks when about 8-10 inches high or across; thistles when about 10-12 inches high; buttercups and others before they flower out. If weeds are flowering out or gone too strong, top them and spray 2-3 weeks later when they are leafy again. Use plenty of water. THE BIG INTERVIEW: NOEL AND VALERIE MORAN Ronan Groome visits Bective Stud to talk to Noel and Valerie Moran who have built a breeding and pre-training facility to match their huge ambitions in jumps racing. “Our goal is to get to a place where we can hopefully have multiple Grade 1 winners and hopefully have multiple Cheltenham winners over a NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. THE BIG INTERVIEW: PETER NOLAN THE BIG INTERVIEW: Peter Nolan. PETER NOLAN’S partner Brenda asked him recently what days he wouldn’t be around the next few weeks. “I said ‘twud be easy to tell her what days I was. It’s six weeks now. It starts (yesterday) until the 13th of December, finishing in Goffs with the National Hunt. WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A HORSE IN THE PARADE RING Temperament. One of the most important things to keep an eye on in the parade ring before the race is the temperament of the horse. The obvious sign that the horse is not happy is when they look unsettled. This can be caused by the crowd around the ring, the weather, especially if it is a very warm day - or it may just be a lack of

experience.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: THE MAN FROM MINELLA THE BIG INTERVIEW: The Man from Minella. THE joke he keeps hearing from his English contacts is that it is only a matter of time before there is a cross-channel race comprising runners boasting only the Minella handle. There are 142 on the irishracing.com database, and THE IRISH FIELDLATEST NEWSEDITORIALLETTERSGIFT GUIDERACING NEWSINSIDE

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nominees here.

WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPION FIRST SEASON SIRE IN 2021? BETTING company Fitzdares has chalked up its opening show for the 2021 first season sires market, making Godolphin’s Profitable its 3/1 favourite, followed by a brace of Coolmore stallions in Caravaggio and Churchill at 4/1. Reigning champions Tally-Ho (thanks to Mehmas) have Cotai Glory, already the subject of a £1,000 wager at 5/1. VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. GRASSLAND: WEED CONTROL OPTIONS FOR PADDOCKS KEY POINTS. Spray weeds when they are green and leafy. Docks when about 8-10 inches high or across; thistles when about 10-12 inches high; buttercups and others before they flower out. If weeds are flowering out or gone too strong, top them and spray 2-3 weeks later when they are leafy again. Use plenty of water. THE BIG INTERVIEW: NOEL AND VALERIE MORAN Ronan Groome visits Bective Stud to talk to Noel and Valerie Moran who have built a breeding and pre-training facility to match their huge ambitions in jumps racing. “Our goal is to get to a place where we can hopefully have multiple Grade 1 winners and hopefully have multiple Cheltenham winners over a NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. THE BIG INTERVIEW: PETER NOLAN THE BIG INTERVIEW: Peter Nolan. PETER NOLAN’S partner Brenda asked him recently what days he wouldn’t be around the next few weeks. “I said ‘twud be easy to tell her what days I was. It’s six weeks now. It starts (yesterday) until the 13th of December, finishing in Goffs with the National Hunt. WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A HORSE IN THE PARADE RING Temperament. One of the most important things to keep an eye on in the parade ring before the race is the temperament of the horse. The obvious sign that the horse is not happy is when they look unsettled. This can be caused by the crowd around the ring, the weather, especially if it is a very warm day - or it may just be a lack of

experience.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: THE MAN FROM MINELLA THE BIG INTERVIEW: The Man from Minella. THE joke he keeps hearing from his English contacts is that it is only a matter of time before there is a cross-channel race comprising runners boasting only the Minella handle. There are 142 on the irishracing.com database, and VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. FEATURE - CAMILLA SPEIRS: BUILDING BACK BETTER Pictured at Tattersalls International 2019 in the Cooley Farm CCIYH 2* competition were Camilla Speirs and BT Martins Masterpiece, recently sold to a UK young rider \ Lorraine O’Sullivan. Full Screen. Camilla Speirs on the great Portersize Just A Jiff competing at Badminton 2016

\

FEATURE - SHANNONDALE STUD: A RENOWNED DYNASTY Full Screen. Elizabeth Power and Shannondale Mari (ISH) on their way to eighth place in the six-year-old competition at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses 2019 at Le Lion d’Angers in France. The horse was bred by Martin Walsh and is owned by Sarah Hughes \ Pam Cunningham Irish Eventing Times. THREE NEW STALLIONS FOR ANNSHOON STUD Three new stallions for Annshoon Stud. ANNSHOON Stud in Mullinavat, Co Kilkenny, has secured a half-brother to popular National Hunt stallions Coastal Path, Reefscape and Martaline from Juddmonte Farms. The three-year-old Pillar Coral was in training with Sir Michael Stoute but was unraced due to injury. The son of Zamindar is being

aimed at

NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. VIDEO: BARON SAMEDI SURPRISES VINTAGE CROP RIVALS VIDEO: Baron Samedi surprises Vintage Crop rivals. Baron Samedi continued his winning ways when springing a 20/1 surprise in a dramatic renewal of the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on Sunday. Baron Samedi denies Emperor Of The Sun to make it SIX in a row after landing the Group 3 Vintage Crop Stakes for @JosephOBrien2 ?? pic.twitter.com NEWS: DEIRDRE BOURNS NEWS: Deirdre Bourns - loss of a legend. EPITOMISING bravery and teaching us all a collective lesson in courage and fortitude, the incredible force that was well-known horsewoman and farmer, Deirdre Bourns, passed away today (Monday). Married to Richard, and mother to Andrew and Christopher, Deirdre's death was announced in a brief

notice on

FOZZY STACK: THE LIFE OF A HORSE TRAINER Co Tipperary’s Stack Racing is one of the latest converts to the Cavalor range. Best known for his success as a jockey on Red Rum, Tommy Stack is based at Thomastown Castle in Cashel, Co Tipperary. Assisted by his son Fozzy, Tommy has enjoyed classic and Royal Ascot success. “I only want the best for my horses," he said. DEATH OF BALLYCURRAGH STUD OWNER AINE MURPHY AINE Murphy, matriarch of Ballycurragh Stud in Rathoe, Co Carlow, passed away peacefully in St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, on February 3rd. She was 88. Her son Willie said: “A lot of people passed through the stud in her time, from all parts of the country, and made

tea for them all.

NEWS: GIGGINSTOWN HOUSE STUD TO SHUT DOWN RACING OPERATION NEWS: Gigginstown House Stud to shut down racing operation. Gigginstown House Stud have announced that they will be winding down their racing operation "over an extended four or five-year period" and will not be buying any more stores or young horses. The Michael O’Leary-owned operation, which was has captured the champion

National Hunt

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WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPION FIRST SEASON SIRE IN 2021? BETTING company Fitzdares has chalked up its opening show for the 2021 first season sires market, making Godolphin’s Profitable its 3/1 favourite, followed by a brace of Coolmore stallions in Caravaggio and Churchill at 4/1. Reigning champions Tally-Ho (thanks to Mehmas) have Cotai Glory, already the subject of a £1,000 wager at 5/1. VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. GRASSLAND: WEED CONTROL OPTIONS FOR PADDOCKS KEY POINTS. Spray weeds when they are green and leafy. Docks when about 8-10 inches high or across; thistles when about 10-12 inches high; buttercups and others before they flower out. If weeds are flowering out or gone too strong, top them and spray 2-3 weeks later when they are leafy again. Use plenty of water. THE BIG INTERVIEW: NOEL AND VALERIE MORAN Ronan Groome visits Bective Stud to talk to Noel and Valerie Moran who have built a breeding and pre-training facility to match their huge ambitions in jumps racing. “Our goal is to get to a place where we can hopefully have multiple Grade 1 winners and hopefully have multiple Cheltenham winners over a NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. THE BIG INTERVIEW: PETER NOLAN THE BIG INTERVIEW: Peter Nolan. PETER NOLAN’S partner Brenda asked him recently what days he wouldn’t be around the next few weeks. “I said ‘twud be easy to tell her what days I was. It’s six weeks now. It starts (yesterday) until the 13th of December, finishing in Goffs with the National Hunt. WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A HORSE IN THE PARADE RING Temperament. One of the most important things to keep an eye on in the parade ring before the race is the temperament of the horse. The obvious sign that the horse is not happy is when they look unsettled. This can be caused by the crowd around the ring, the weather, especially if it is a very warm day - or it may just be a lack of

experience.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: THE MAN FROM MINELLA THE BIG INTERVIEW: The Man from Minella. THE joke he keeps hearing from his English contacts is that it is only a matter of time before there is a cross-channel race comprising runners boasting only the Minella handle. There are 142 on the irishracing.com database, and THE IRISH FIELDLATEST NEWSEDITORIALLETTERSGIFT GUIDERACING NEWSINSIDE

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nominees here.

WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPION FIRST SEASON SIRE IN 2021? BETTING company Fitzdares has chalked up its opening show for the 2021 first season sires market, making Godolphin’s Profitable its 3/1 favourite, followed by a brace of Coolmore stallions in Caravaggio and Churchill at 4/1. Reigning champions Tally-Ho (thanks to Mehmas) have Cotai Glory, already the subject of a £1,000 wager at 5/1. VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. GRASSLAND: WEED CONTROL OPTIONS FOR PADDOCKS KEY POINTS. Spray weeds when they are green and leafy. Docks when about 8-10 inches high or across; thistles when about 10-12 inches high; buttercups and others before they flower out. If weeds are flowering out or gone too strong, top them and spray 2-3 weeks later when they are leafy again. Use plenty of water. THE BIG INTERVIEW: NOEL AND VALERIE MORAN Ronan Groome visits Bective Stud to talk to Noel and Valerie Moran who have built a breeding and pre-training facility to match their huge ambitions in jumps racing. “Our goal is to get to a place where we can hopefully have multiple Grade 1 winners and hopefully have multiple Cheltenham winners over a NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. THE BIG INTERVIEW: PETER NOLAN THE BIG INTERVIEW: Peter Nolan. PETER NOLAN’S partner Brenda asked him recently what days he wouldn’t be around the next few weeks. “I said ‘twud be easy to tell her what days I was. It’s six weeks now. It starts (yesterday) until the 13th of December, finishing in Goffs with the National Hunt. WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A HORSE IN THE PARADE RING Temperament. One of the most important things to keep an eye on in the parade ring before the race is the temperament of the horse. The obvious sign that the horse is not happy is when they look unsettled. This can be caused by the crowd around the ring, the weather, especially if it is a very warm day - or it may just be a lack of

experience.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: THE MAN FROM MINELLA THE BIG INTERVIEW: The Man from Minella. THE joke he keeps hearing from his English contacts is that it is only a matter of time before there is a cross-channel race comprising runners boasting only the Minella handle. There are 142 on the irishracing.com database, and VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. FEATURE - CAMILLA SPEIRS: BUILDING BACK BETTER Pictured at Tattersalls International 2019 in the Cooley Farm CCIYH 2* competition were Camilla Speirs and BT Martins Masterpiece, recently sold to a UK young rider \ Lorraine O’Sullivan. Full Screen. Camilla Speirs on the great Portersize Just A Jiff competing at Badminton 2016

\

FEATURE - SHANNONDALE STUD: A RENOWNED DYNASTY Full Screen. Elizabeth Power and Shannondale Mari (ISH) on their way to eighth place in the six-year-old competition at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses 2019 at Le Lion d’Angers in France. The horse was bred by Martin Walsh and is owned by Sarah Hughes \ Pam Cunningham Irish Eventing Times. THREE NEW STALLIONS FOR ANNSHOON STUD Three new stallions for Annshoon Stud. ANNSHOON Stud in Mullinavat, Co Kilkenny, has secured a half-brother to popular National Hunt stallions Coastal Path, Reefscape and Martaline from Juddmonte Farms. The three-year-old Pillar Coral was in training with Sir Michael Stoute but was unraced due to injury. The son of Zamindar is being

aimed at

NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. VIDEO: BARON SAMEDI SURPRISES VINTAGE CROP RIVALS VIDEO: Baron Samedi surprises Vintage Crop rivals. Baron Samedi continued his winning ways when springing a 20/1 surprise in a dramatic renewal of the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on Sunday. Baron Samedi denies Emperor Of The Sun to make it SIX in a row after landing the Group 3 Vintage Crop Stakes for @JosephOBrien2 ?? pic.twitter.com FOZZY STACK: THE LIFE OF A HORSE TRAINER Co Tipperary’s Stack Racing is one of the latest converts to the Cavalor range. Best known for his success as a jockey on Red Rum, Tommy Stack is based at Thomastown Castle in Cashel, Co Tipperary. Assisted by his son Fozzy, Tommy has enjoyed classic and Royal Ascot success. “I only want the best for my horses," he said. SIRE REVIEW: FINANCIAL REWARD : STANDING AT BALLINGLEN STUD SIRE REVIEW: Financial Reward : Standing at Ballinglen Stud. By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 20 April 2018. Full Screen. Photo : carolinenorris.ie. 1. Prev Next. The Grade 2 winning chaser Financial Reward has made the perfect start at stud, his only runner being a dual point-to-point winner. Please click here to login and view this

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NEWS: DEIRDRE BOURNS NEWS: Deirdre Bourns - loss of a legend. EPITOMISING bravery and teaching us all a collective lesson in courage and fortitude, the incredible force that was well-known horsewoman and farmer, Deirdre Bourns, passed away today (Monday). Married to Richard, and mother to Andrew and Christopher, Deirdre's death was announced in a brief

notice on

DEATH OF BALLYCURRAGH STUD OWNER AINE MURPHY AINE Murphy, matriarch of Ballycurragh Stud in Rathoe, Co Carlow, passed away peacefully in St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, on February 3rd. She was 88. Her son Willie said: “A lot of people passed through the stud in her time, from all parts of the country, and made

tea for them all.

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WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPION FIRST SEASON SIRE IN 2021? BETTING company Fitzdares has chalked up its opening show for the 2021 first season sires market, making Godolphin’s Profitable its 3/1 favourite, followed by a brace of Coolmore stallions in Caravaggio and Churchill at 4/1. Reigning champions Tally-Ho (thanks to Mehmas) have Cotai Glory, already the subject of a £1,000 wager at 5/1. VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. GRASSLAND: WEED CONTROL OPTIONS FOR PADDOCKS KEY POINTS. Spray weeds when they are green and leafy. Docks when about 8-10 inches high or across; thistles when about 10-12 inches high; buttercups and others before they flower out. If weeds are flowering out or gone too strong, top them and spray 2-3 weeks later when they are leafy again. Use plenty of water. THE BIG INTERVIEW: NOEL AND VALERIE MORAN Ronan Groome visits Bective Stud to talk to Noel and Valerie Moran who have built a breeding and pre-training facility to match their huge ambitions in jumps racing. “Our goal is to get to a place where we can hopefully have multiple Grade 1 winners and hopefully have multiple Cheltenham winners over a NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. THE BIG INTERVIEW: PETER NOLAN THE BIG INTERVIEW: Peter Nolan. PETER NOLAN’S partner Brenda asked him recently what days he wouldn’t be around the next few weeks. “I said ‘twud be easy to tell her what days I was. It’s six weeks now. It starts (yesterday) until the 13th of December, finishing in Goffs with the National Hunt. WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A HORSE IN THE PARADE RING Temperament. One of the most important things to keep an eye on in the parade ring before the race is the temperament of the horse. The obvious sign that the horse is not happy is when they look unsettled. This can be caused by the crowd around the ring, the weather, especially if it is a very warm day - or it may just be a lack of

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THE BIG INTERVIEW: THE MAN FROM MINELLA THE BIG INTERVIEW: The Man from Minella. THE joke he keeps hearing from his English contacts is that it is only a matter of time before there is a cross-channel race comprising runners boasting only the Minella handle. There are 142 on the irishracing.com database, and THE IRISH FIELDLATEST NEWSEDITORIALLETTERSGIFT GUIDERACING NEWSINSIDE

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WHO WILL BE THE CHAMPION FIRST SEASON SIRE IN 2021? BETTING company Fitzdares has chalked up its opening show for the 2021 first season sires market, making Godolphin’s Profitable its 3/1 favourite, followed by a brace of Coolmore stallions in Caravaggio and Churchill at 4/1. Reigning champions Tally-Ho (thanks to Mehmas) have Cotai Glory, already the subject of a £1,000 wager at 5/1. VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. GRASSLAND: WEED CONTROL OPTIONS FOR PADDOCKS KEY POINTS. Spray weeds when they are green and leafy. Docks when about 8-10 inches high or across; thistles when about 10-12 inches high; buttercups and others before they flower out. If weeds are flowering out or gone too strong, top them and spray 2-3 weeks later when they are leafy again. Use plenty of water. THE BIG INTERVIEW: NOEL AND VALERIE MORAN Ronan Groome visits Bective Stud to talk to Noel and Valerie Moran who have built a breeding and pre-training facility to match their huge ambitions in jumps racing. “Our goal is to get to a place where we can hopefully have multiple Grade 1 winners and hopefully have multiple Cheltenham winners over a NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. THE BIG INTERVIEW: PETER NOLAN THE BIG INTERVIEW: Peter Nolan. PETER NOLAN’S partner Brenda asked him recently what days he wouldn’t be around the next few weeks. “I said ‘twud be easy to tell her what days I was. It’s six weeks now. It starts (yesterday) until the 13th of December, finishing in Goffs with the National Hunt. WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN A HORSE IN THE PARADE RING Temperament. One of the most important things to keep an eye on in the parade ring before the race is the temperament of the horse. The obvious sign that the horse is not happy is when they look unsettled. This can be caused by the crowd around the ring, the weather, especially if it is a very warm day - or it may just be a lack of

experience.

THE BIG INTERVIEW: THE MAN FROM MINELLA THE BIG INTERVIEW: The Man from Minella. THE joke he keeps hearing from his English contacts is that it is only a matter of time before there is a cross-channel race comprising runners boasting only the Minella handle. There are 142 on the irishracing.com database, and VIDEO: JIM MERNAGH AND MOYGLARE STUD NAMED BREEDERS OF THE Prestigious award. Both Jim Mernagh and Moyglare Stud join a truly great cast of previous winners of this prestigious award, and this week Joe Connolly committed his company’s support to the competition for the coming year. 2019-20 National Hunt Breeder of the Year, Jim Mernagh \ Claire Nash. FEATURE - CAMILLA SPEIRS: BUILDING BACK BETTER Pictured at Tattersalls International 2019 in the Cooley Farm CCIYH 2* competition were Camilla Speirs and BT Martins Masterpiece, recently sold to a UK young rider \ Lorraine O’Sullivan. Full Screen. Camilla Speirs on the great Portersize Just A Jiff competing at Badminton 2016

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FEATURE - SHANNONDALE STUD: A RENOWNED DYNASTY Full Screen. Elizabeth Power and Shannondale Mari (ISH) on their way to eighth place in the six-year-old competition at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses 2019 at Le Lion d’Angers in France. The horse was bred by Martin Walsh and is owned by Sarah Hughes \ Pam Cunningham Irish Eventing Times. THREE NEW STALLIONS FOR ANNSHOON STUD Three new stallions for Annshoon Stud. ANNSHOON Stud in Mullinavat, Co Kilkenny, has secured a half-brother to popular National Hunt stallions Coastal Path, Reefscape and Martaline from Juddmonte Farms. The three-year-old Pillar Coral was in training with Sir Michael Stoute but was unraced due to injury. The son of Zamindar is being

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NINA CARBERRY HAS FIRST RUNNER ON MONDAY Nina Carberry has first runner on Monday. IN the not too recent past Nina Carberry would be gearing up for some of the biggest days of her season at the Cheltenham Festival, four days in racing which brought her a total of seven Festival victories. VIDEO: BARON SAMEDI SURPRISES VINTAGE CROP RIVALS VIDEO: Baron Samedi surprises Vintage Crop rivals. Baron Samedi continued his winning ways when springing a 20/1 surprise in a dramatic renewal of the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on Sunday. Baron Samedi denies Emperor Of The Sun to make it SIX in a row after landing the Group 3 Vintage Crop Stakes for @JosephOBrien2 ?? pic.twitter.com FOZZY STACK: THE LIFE OF A HORSE TRAINER Co Tipperary’s Stack Racing is one of the latest converts to the Cavalor range. Best known for his success as a jockey on Red Rum, Tommy Stack is based at Thomastown Castle in Cashel, Co Tipperary. Assisted by his son Fozzy, Tommy has enjoyed classic and Royal Ascot success. “I only want the best for my horses," he said. SIRE REVIEW: FINANCIAL REWARD : STANDING AT BALLINGLEN STUD SIRE REVIEW: Financial Reward : Standing at Ballinglen Stud. By Dr Sieglinde McGee on 20 April 2018. Full Screen. Photo : carolinenorris.ie. 1. Prev Next. The Grade 2 winning chaser Financial Reward has made the perfect start at stud, his only runner being a dual point-to-point winner. Please click here to login and view this

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NEWS: DEIRDRE BOURNS NEWS: Deirdre Bourns - loss of a legend. EPITOMISING bravery and teaching us all a collective lesson in courage and fortitude, the incredible force that was well-known horsewoman and farmer, Deirdre Bourns, passed away today (Monday). Married to Richard, and mother to Andrew and Christopher, Deirdre's death was announced in a brief

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DEATH OF BALLYCURRAGH STUD OWNER AINE MURPHY AINE Murphy, matriarch of Ballycurragh Stud in Rathoe, Co Carlow, passed away peacefully in St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, on February 3rd. She was 88. Her son Willie said: “A lot of people passed through the stud in her time, from all parts of the country, and made

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