Winners & News

The Dotski added to a maiden win at Ballinrobe last month when readily landing the Matchbook Betting Exchange Mares Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown. The evens favourite was soon sent to the front by Darragh O'Keeffe and took command after asserting entering the home straight. A slight mistake at the last proved no problem as she galloped on strongly to beat Astelia by 12 lengths. Fraher Field kept on one paced just a neck further adrift in third. Related Stories De Bromhead to

Henry de Bromhead and Darragh O'Keeffe recorded a double for the second consecutive day at Punchestown highlighted by the Grade 3 victory of Gorgeous Tom in the €55,000 Matchbook Betting Exchange Chase. The 4/6 favourite cut out most of the running against just three rivals in this 2m7f event and shook off the challenge of Croke Park after three out. The Champs Elysees gelding stretched well clear before the last and kept on strongly under O'Keeffe to score by a facile 22 len

Trainer Henry De Bromhead and stable jockey Darragh O'Keeffe combined for Punchestown doubles today, with Pat O's Rock (7/4) completing the feat in neatly landing the William Hill Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle. Homebred by owner Michael O'Flynn's Rockfield Farm, the daughter of top stallion Walk In The Park had landed a Kilbeggan bumper in September and today, on jumps debut, overcame more experienced rivals to score by four and a quarter lengths from Ealu Tapa . Both O'Keef

Fortunate Killarney winner Sea Of Dubka (2/1) again capitalised on another's final flight-error today, when landing Punchestown's opening William Hill Challenge Series 3-Y-O Hurdle for trainer Henry De Bromhead and jockey Darragh O'Keeffe. A Flat winner at Down Royal in July, the Head/McCarthy/Shanahan-owned daughter of Sea The Moon was left clear to score at Killarney in August and today completed a hat-trick, gaining a half-length success over Danny Power (11/8f) who blunde

Henry De Bromhead saddled the top two in the weights for Cork's featured Co-Op Superstores Handicap Steeplechase, over two and a quarter miles, and they duly outclassed their rivals to provide the Knockeen handler with a one-two. Harry Cobden's mount in the J.P, McManus silks was Birdie Or Bust and the daughter of Walk In The Park put in a good round of jumping to land the spoils. In front from the fourth, Cobden's mount was very good over the three fences in the home straigh

Ash Hobbs made a winning start over timber with an impressive display in the Irish Stallions Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse. The Jack Hobbs mare was an impressive point-to-point winner on her debut but had been slightly disappointing in a couple of bumpers. Back over jumps today the Henry de Bromhead-trained five-year-old was a well-backed 10/11 favourite. She tracked front-runner Red Acres Georgie in the two-miler before Darragh O'Keeffe sent her for home going

The Henry de Bromhead-trained Starflow (5/1) made it a hat-trick of victories under talented apprentice Conor Cusack in the Boylesports Handicap (0-60) contest at Thurles Racecourse. The son of Starman was happy to track the pace throughout the contest, sitting third, and when urged on by his rider Cusack, he picked up immediately and kept on well to fend off the onrushing Cause I Like You and The Blue Panther by a length-and three-quarter and half-a-length. Speaking after th

Henry de Bromhead had a one-two in Gowran's Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Maiden Hurdle over two miles with stable jockey Darragh O'Keeffe on the right one. It was a mighty close-run thing though, as the margin of victory for The Captain's Word was only a nose. In a slowly-run contest, the 10/11 favourite sat second and went on after two out. He looked set to win readily, but a mistake at the last meant the picture suddenly changed as Jordan Gainford's mount Lirakali built up a h

Handicap-debutante Premier View (10/3) followed up a recent Down Royal maiden success with another over the same course-and-distance today, landing the opening Molson Coors Beverage Company Nursery for jockey Conor Cusack and trainer Henry De Bromhead. Purchased as a yearling for just €3,500 from Kilkenny's Pipe View Stud, the son of Invincible Army had scored under 7lb apprentice jockey Cusack at today's course on September 4 and today followed up with his rating of 74, when