Sir Joshi (9/4f) finalised Royal Ascot preparations by winning at Tipperary today, as David Marnane's MRC International-owned colt landed the Tipperary (C&G) Maiden under jockey Luke McAteer.
Surpass (13/8f) overcame greenness and some in-running traffic to win on debut today, landing the Tipperary Races Median Auction Maiden for trainer Aidan O'Brien and jockey Ryan Moore.
The Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Hurdle produced a cracking finish with three horses in with a chance after the last.
Ralph Beckett is responsible for four of the 12 runners declared as he goes in search of a third victory in Friday’s Betfred Oaks at Epsom.
A winner of his previous start over 2m3f at Clonmel, Flicker Of Hope had no problem in staying a further five furlongs in the Discover Wexford Handicap Hurdle.
As the National Hunt season was wrapping up at Punchestown I headed away for a few weeks to Spain to recharge the batteries and take a short break from the sport.
The region of Spain I was in has no horse racing and no betting offices, but that doesn’t stop the population from gambling. Lottery is the primary form of gambling with kiosks and shops dedicated to these numbers games dotted around every town and uniformed ticket sellers manning the entrances to most big grocery stores to ensure those looking for their punting fix are well catered for.
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I'm from Allenstown between Navan and Kells in Co Meath. I grew up there with my three older brothers and we were all involved in horses and ponies growing up. My dad bred and produced a lot of half-breds, so we broke ponies, hunted and did the usual pony club. They would have been produced and resold, and we worked hard at it. My dad still does a bit now as well. My brothers helped out in the yard and my older brother, Greg Harford, was into racing first. He was an amateur rider and he started off with Michael Cunningham and in his later years went to Noel Meade. He was a pretty successful amateur there. I used to go pointing and racing with Greg and that was how I got into racing.
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