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Richard Forristal

All class - Wayne Lordan's Derby triumph was a poignant highlight on an awesome day for the Rebel County

All class - Wayne Lordan's Derby triumph was a poignant highlight on an awesome day for the Rebel County

Richard Forristal

The Curragh lost its soul long ago - and there's just no getting it back now

The Curragh lost its soul long ago - and there's just no getting it back now

Richard Forristal

Elbows out and no excuses - Preakness rumble was a joyous reminder of what racing ought to be

Elbows out and no excuses - Preakness rumble was a joyous reminder of what racing ought to be

Richard Forristal

Roy Keane, Rory McIlroy and Rachael Blackmore - for all her humility, that's the realm in which this proper legend of Irish sport belongs

Roy Keane, Rory McIlroy and Rachael Blackmore - for all her humility, that's the realm in which this proper legend of Irish sport belongs

Richard Forristal

Harry Cobden's maverick flair is a glorious throwback to the past - and it's a crime he doesn't have more top-class rides

Harry Cobden's maverick flair is a glorious throwback to the past - and it's a crime he doesn't have more top-class rides

Richard Forristal

Irish regulator set for busy and expensive time as three trainers take High Court action

Irish regulator set for busy and expensive time as three trainers take High Court action

Richard Forristal

Willie Mullins is definitely not out of the British title race - as the strength of his Aintree battalion confirms

Willie Mullins is definitely not out of the British title race - as the strength of his Aintree battalion confirms

Richard Forristal

Ireland's authorities have talked the talk about racehorse welfare - now they need to actually do something

Ireland's authorities have talked the talk about racehorse welfare - now they need to actually do something

Richard Forristal

So many dramatic and poignant storylines at Cheltenham - but the meeting is still trapped in a spiral of decline

So many dramatic and poignant storylines at Cheltenham - but the meeting is still trapped in a spiral of decline

Richard Forristal

There's little to stop the Mullins mob - but that shouldn't stop us celebrating one of the greatest chasers of all time

There's little to stop the Mullins mob - but that shouldn't stop us celebrating one of the greatest chasers of all time

Richard Forristal

Willie Mullins isn't happy - but the great man's interests and those of racing aren't necessarily one and the same

Willie Mullins isn't happy - but the great man's interests and those of racing aren't necessarily one and the same

Richard Forristal

My five highlights of 2024 - including a golden era for the division that is jump racing's beating heart

My five highlights of 2024 - including a golden era for the division that is jump racing's beating heart

Richard Forristal

Winners identifying as maidens? Ireland's bizarre new academy hurdles initiative is impossible to fathom

Winners identifying as maidens? Ireland's bizarre new academy hurdles initiative is impossible to fathom

Richard Forristal

Jack Kennedy's latest grim misfortune is a massive blow to Gordon Elliott - and there's no Davy Russell to call upon this time

Jack Kennedy's latest grim misfortune is a massive blow to Gordon Elliott - and there's no Davy Russell to call upon this time

Richard Forristal

Outstanding weekend highlights prove that change is good - even if it wasn't quite a revolution

Outstanding weekend highlights prove that change is good - even if it wasn't quite a revolution

Richard Forristal

An act of Henderson's revered sorcery is about all we have left to cling to after Constitution Hill's underwhelming gallop at Newbury

An act of Henderson's revered sorcery is about all we have left to cling to after Constitution Hill's underwhelming gallop at Newbury

Richard Forristal

Long-awaited report into IHRB scandal makes one thing absolutely clear - the whole situation stinks

Long-awaited report into IHRB scandal makes one thing absolutely clear - the whole situation stinks

Richard Forristal

Racing should take comfort from government support - but don't forget the danger of unintended consequences

Racing should take comfort from government support - but don't forget the danger of unintended consequences

Richard Forristal

Jockeys are being hit by shambolic whip rules on a daily basis - how sad it took a high-profile DQ to concentrate minds

Richard Forristal

The Arc remains pretty darn close to perfect - so can people please stop misguidedly trying to change it

The Arc remains pretty darn close to perfect - so can people please stop misguidedly trying to change it

Richard Forristal

Time to pulp the paperwork as 'strategic plans' are exposed as vacuous corporate frippery

Time to pulp the paperwork as 'strategic plans' are exposed as vacuous corporate frippery

Richard Forristal

Cheltenham Festival changes should help jump racing - but they need to be part of a wider overhaul

Cheltenham Festival changes should help jump racing - but they need to be part of a wider overhaul

Richard Forristal

Another worrying Irish Champions Festival - and races that feel like an intrusive, post-coital afterthought don't help

Another worrying Irish Champions Festival - and races that feel like an intrusive, post-coital afterthought don't help

Richard Forristal

I was a racing-mad teenager - and Sir Michael Stoute inspired my ideals of how top-class Flat horses should be campaigned

I was a racing-mad teenager - and Sir Michael Stoute inspired my ideals of how top-class Flat horses should be campaigned

Richard Forristal

All class - Wayne Lordan's Derby triumph was a poignant highlight on an awesome day for the Rebel County

All class - Wayne Lordan's Derby triumph was a poignant highlight on an awesome day for the Rebel County

Richard Forristal

The Curragh lost its soul long ago - and there's just no getting it back now

The Curragh lost its soul long ago - and there's just no getting it back now

Richard Forristal

Elbows out and no excuses - Preakness rumble was a joyous reminder of what racing ought to be

Richard Forristal

Roy Keane, Rory McIlroy and Rachael Blackmore - for all her humility, that's the realm in which this proper legend of Irish sport belongs

Richard Forristal

Elbows out and no excuses - Preakness rumble was a joyous reminder of what racing ought to be

Richard Forristal

Roy Keane, Rory McIlroy and Rachael Blackmore - for all her humility, that's the realm in which this proper legend of Irish sport belongs

Richard Forristal

Harry Cobden's maverick flair is a glorious throwback to the past - and it's a crime he doesn't have more top-class rides

Harry Cobden's maverick flair is a glorious throwback to the past - and it's a crime he doesn't have more top-class rides

Richard Forristal

Irish regulator set for busy and expensive time as three trainers take High Court action

Irish regulator set for busy and expensive time as three trainers take High Court action

Richard Forristal

Willie Mullins is definitely not out of the British title race - as the strength of his Aintree battalion confirms

Willie Mullins is definitely not out of the British title race - as the strength of his Aintree battalion confirms

Richard Forristal

Ireland's authorities have talked the talk about racehorse welfare - now they need to actually do something

Ireland's authorities have talked the talk about racehorse welfare - now they need to actually do something

Richard Forristal

So many dramatic and poignant storylines at Cheltenham - but the meeting is still trapped in a spiral of decline

So many dramatic and poignant storylines at Cheltenham - but the meeting is still trapped in a spiral of decline

Richard Forristal

There's little to stop the Mullins mob - but that shouldn't stop us celebrating one of the greatest chasers of all time

There's little to stop the Mullins mob - but that shouldn't stop us celebrating one of the greatest chasers of all time

Richard Forristal

Willie Mullins isn't happy - but the great man's interests and those of racing aren't necessarily one and the same

Willie Mullins isn't happy - but the great man's interests and those of racing aren't necessarily one and the same

Richard Forristal

My five highlights of 2024 - including a golden era for the division that is jump racing's beating heart

My five highlights of 2024 - including a golden era for the division that is jump racing's beating heart

Richard Forristal

Winners identifying as maidens? Ireland's bizarre new academy hurdles initiative is impossible to fathom

Winners identifying as maidens? Ireland's bizarre new academy hurdles initiative is impossible to fathom

Richard Forristal

Jack Kennedy's latest grim misfortune is a massive blow to Gordon Elliott - and there's no Davy Russell to call upon this time

Jack Kennedy's latest grim misfortune is a massive blow to Gordon Elliott - and there's no Davy Russell to call upon this time

Richard Forristal

Outstanding weekend highlights prove that change is good - even if it wasn't quite a revolution

Outstanding weekend highlights prove that change is good - even if it wasn't quite a revolution

Richard Forristal

An act of Henderson's revered sorcery is about all we have left to cling to after Constitution Hill's underwhelming gallop at Newbury

An act of Henderson's revered sorcery is about all we have left to cling to after Constitution Hill's underwhelming gallop at Newbury

Richard Forristal

Long-awaited report into IHRB scandal makes one thing absolutely clear - the whole situation stinks

Long-awaited report into IHRB scandal makes one thing absolutely clear - the whole situation stinks

Richard Forristal

Racing should take comfort from government support - but don't forget the danger of unintended consequences

Racing should take comfort from government support - but don't forget the danger of unintended consequences

Richard Forristal

Jockeys are being hit by shambolic whip rules on a daily basis - how sad it took a high-profile DQ to concentrate minds

Richard Forristal

The Arc remains pretty darn close to perfect - so can people please stop misguidedly trying to change it

The Arc remains pretty darn close to perfect - so can people please stop misguidedly trying to change it

Richard Forristal

Time to pulp the paperwork as 'strategic plans' are exposed as vacuous corporate frippery

Time to pulp the paperwork as 'strategic plans' are exposed as vacuous corporate frippery

Richard Forristal

Cheltenham Festival changes should help jump racing - but they need to be part of a wider overhaul

Cheltenham Festival changes should help jump racing - but they need to be part of a wider overhaul

Richard Forristal

Another worrying Irish Champions Festival - and races that feel like an intrusive, post-coital afterthought don't help

Another worrying Irish Champions Festival - and races that feel like an intrusive, post-coital afterthought don't help

Richard Forristal

I was a racing-mad teenager - and Sir Michael Stoute inspired my ideals of how top-class Flat horses should be campaigned

I was a racing-mad teenager - and Sir Michael Stoute inspired my ideals of how top-class Flat horses should be campaigned

Richard Forristal

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