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Richard Forristal

Cheaper beer is all okay but Cheltenham tweaks are mere window dressing in absence of much-needed changes to festival programme

Cheaper beer is all okay but Cheltenham tweaks are mere window dressing in absence of much-needed changes to festival programme

Richard Forristal

Aidan O'Brien targets the Melbourne Cup again - but after so much grief in Australia you wonder why he'd bother

Aidan O'Brien targets the Melbourne Cup again - but after so much grief in Australia you wonder why he'd bother

Richard Forristal

The 2025 Flat campaign has flattered to deceive at times but the Irish Champion Stakes might be where it finally ignites

The 2025 Flat campaign has flattered to deceive at times but the Irish Champion Stakes might be where it finally ignites

Richard Forristal

Irish media rights deal was meant to be a catalyst for more competitive racing but all we've got is fewer runners and more fixtures

Irish media rights deal was meant to be a catalyst for more competitive racing but all we've got is fewer runners and more fixtures

Richard Forristal

How the greatest dual-purpose jockey of all time still rides in racing folklore

How the greatest dual-purpose jockey of all time still rides in racing folklore

Richard Forristal

Andre Fabre is on the move - and I have full faith in this French ace for Saturday and beyond

Andre Fabre is on the move - and I have full faith in this French ace for Saturday and beyond

Richard Forristal

Nine races and 35-minute gaps were bad enough - now the Curragh has spoiled the Irish Derby card as well

Nine races and 35-minute gaps were bad enough - now the Curragh has spoiled the Irish Derby card as well

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

Cheaper beer is all okay but Cheltenham tweaks are mere window dressing in absence of much-needed changes to festival programme

Cheaper beer is all okay but Cheltenham tweaks are mere window dressing in absence of much-needed changes to festival programme

Richard Forristal

Aidan O'Brien targets the Melbourne Cup again - but after so much grief in Australia you wonder why he'd bother

Aidan O'Brien targets the Melbourne Cup again - but after so much grief in Australia you wonder why he'd bother

Richard Forristal

The 2025 Flat campaign has flattered to deceive at times but the Irish Champion Stakes might be where it finally ignites

The 2025 Flat campaign has flattered to deceive at times but the Irish Champion Stakes might be where it finally ignites

Richard Forristal

Irish media rights deal was meant to be a catalyst for more competitive racing but all we've got is fewer runners and more fixtures

Irish media rights deal was meant to be a catalyst for more competitive racing but all we've got is fewer runners and more fixtures

Richard Forristal

How the greatest dual-purpose jockey of all time still rides in racing folklore

How the greatest dual-purpose jockey of all time still rides in racing folklore

Richard Forristal

Andre Fabre is on the move - and I have full faith in this French ace for Saturday and beyond

Andre Fabre is on the move - and I have full faith in this French ace for Saturday and beyond

Richard Forristal

Nine races and 35-minute gaps were bad enough - now the Curragh has spoiled the Irish Derby card as well

Nine races and 35-minute gaps were bad enough - now the Curragh has spoiled the Irish Derby card as well

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

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