Winners & News

A half-sister to the stables Champion Chase winner Captain Guinness, the Henry De Bromhead trained Stoneyford Lady landed the William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Chase at Thurles. Sent off 6/1jf under Darragh O'Keeffe , the Declan Landy owned mare was always to the fore before going clear with fellow market leader Stily before two out. Ridden to head the latter on the run to the last, the daughter of Valirann stayed on well to score by four-and-a-quarter

July Flower remained unbeaten over fences when putting in some spectacular leaps in landing the Paddy Power Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham. The Grade Two contest was almost a duel throughout between the eventual winner and Dan Skelton ’s Be Aware but July Flower’s proven stamina and 7lb mares’ allowance proved crucial up the hill. They are polar opposites. July Flower is the sweetest mare you could come across, whereas all Put The Kettle On wanted

Yeshil (4/6f) survived a stewards’ enquiry when winning Punchestown’s Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle today, scoring for trainer Henry De Bromhead , owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, and retained jockey JJ Slevin. Runner-up on his Punchestown festival bumper debut in April 2024, the five-year-old had finished 21 lengths behind top prospect Kopek Des Bordes last December and today made his reappearance. Yeshill was challenged by Vitorio Piel (5/2) at

Hurdling debutante Fruit De Mer (30/100f) continued trainer Henry De Bromhead and jockey Darragh O’Keeffe’s excellent form with success in Naas’ Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle today. Winner of a Ballycrystal point-to-point on career debut in April 2024, the Basil Holian-owned son of Pour Moi was disqualified for casing interference in a Limerick bumper last March and today reappeared against 10 rivals. Making all, Fruit De Mer was briefly pressed by runner-up Newbro

Jockey Darragh O’Keeffe and trainer Henry De Bromhead ’s hot streak continued at Gowran today, as the pair combined again to win the Noreside Catering Handicap Chase with Downmexicoway (5/4 — 5/2f). O’Keeffe, who leads the jockeys’ championship, held Downmexicoway behind the leaders before improving him to lead approaching the second-last, with the pair scoring by three lengths from Drumgill . It was O’Keeffe’s 13th win in a fortnight and afterwards De Bromhead, with his 12

Scope To Improve galloped on powerfully in the closing stages to land the odds in the Connolly’s Red Mills EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel, for in-form pair Darragh O’Keeffe and Henry de Bromhead. The Telescope gelding had won a bumper at Naas last December before finding life tougher in Grade 2 company at Aintree in April. He went to post a 2/7 shot on his hurdling debut today. He was very keen in O’Keeffe’s hands early on but settled into things after a few hurdles an

Echoing Silence (6/5 fav) was another winner for the red-hot combination of Henry de Bromhead and Darragh O'Keeffe when taking the mares' maiden hurdle  at Cork.  The daughter of Doyen, in the Honeysuckle colours of Kenny Alexander, tracked the leaders and improved to lead before the second-last before staying on well to beat Divaboriva by six lengths.  Winning trainer Henry de Bromhead, completing a double along with O'Keeffe after Mister Pessimistic in the opener, said:

Mister Pessimistic (4/11 fav) continued the tremendous form of Henry de Bromhead and Darragh O'Keeffe when making most in the first division of the four-year-old maiden hurdle at Cork. In front before the second, the point-to-point and bumper winner was pursued down the home straight by Grey Jude and a mistake by the winner two out gave that horse a chance.  The Westerner gelding was much better than Grey Jude over the final flight, though, and went on to post a two and th

Fifth in this very contest 12-months ago, Lieber Nicc (or Dear Nicc when translated from German) justified plenty of market confidence in the Ampion Testing Handicap Hurdle. Back over flights for the first time since December, the Henry de Bromhead-trained bay was available at 6/1 in early shows for this extended two-mile heat, eventually going off the 7/2 favourite in the colours of the Niccolai Schuster Horse Racing Club. In a share of the lead early on, the market leader

There'll be something missing each November at Down Royal when Envoi Allen eventually calls it a day and this performance will be one of the focal points of what will be a fabulous career highlight reel. He sparkled once again at his early-season playground to land a third Grade 1 BetVictor Champion Chase for Henry de Bromhead. From seven visits to Down Royal, including two for former trainer Gordon Elliott, the evergreen 11-year-old has landed a maiden hurdle, beginners' c