A fantastic 2011/12 for Lynch [05:29]
Andrew Lynch announced himself as a big race jockey this year, riding Grade One winners for multiple trainers. Relive and recap with Andrew and Sean Boyce here.
Tags: Punchestown Champion Chase, Sizing Europe, Henry De Bromhead, Andrew Lynch Horse Racing, Big Zeb, Colm Murphy Horse Racing, Barry Geraghty, Realt Dubh Horse Racing, Cheltenham Champion Chase 2011, Cheltenham Champion Chase 2010, Queen Mother Champion Chas
Tickity Bleue and Glorious Twelfth in the winner's enclosure Cheltenham [01:39]
One of Eliza's friends Peter Gordon is co owner in a small syndicate of 'Tickity Bleue' an exciting prospect for next season trained by Alan King . She was beaten on this ocassion by Glorious Twelfth from the Nicky Henderson yard; but had beaten it on her sole run previously at Newbury. The big tests is always Cheltenham to see if a horse copes with the hill; and also they were unsure about the soft going but she handled it well. The race was a 'bumper' - an introduction to racecourse action for future jumpers but on the flat; also known as a 'National Hunt flat race'. Tickity Bleue was giving weight to Glorious Twelfth (and the rest of the runners) because of the fact she'd won before; but the latter is a 5 year old. The last race of the day on a filthy afternoon; many racegoers had departed and as a result have probably missed two of the new stars of next season...
Tags: Cheltenham, races, bumper, national, hunt, flat, race, future, winners, exciting, prospects, jumping, Tickity, Bleue, Glorious, Twelfth, soft, ground, wet, Eliza, lovetheraces, owners, trainers, jockeys, Barry, Geraghty, Robert, chocolate, Thornton, winne
Cheltenham 2012 Ryanair Chase - Riverside Theatre [06:05]
Tags: Cheltenham, 2012, Ryanair Chase, Riverside Theatre, barry Geraghty, horse, racing
Barry Geraghty Interview after Riverside Theatre win [00:45]
Tags: Barry Geraghty, Interview, Riverside Theatre, horse, racing
Moscow Flyer- The 2003 William Hill Tingle Creek Trophy Chase (Sandown) [01:49]
Moscow Flyer was a top-class National Hunt horse over distances between 2 miles and 2½ miles (3.2--4 km). He won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2003 and 2005, the Tingle Creek Chase in 2003 and 2004 and the Arkle Challenge Trophy in 2002. He was trained by Jessica Harrington and Barry Geraghty was his jockey during almost all his successes. Here's Moscow Flyer's win at the 2003 William hill Tingle Creek Trophy Chase at Sandown.
Tags: Moscow, flyer, 2003, William, Hill, Tingle, Creek, Trophy, Chase, Sandown, Horse, Racing, National, Hunt, Queen, Mother, Champion, Arkle, Challenge, Jessica, Harrington, Barry, Geraghty, Fat, Jockey, hurdle, tips, bets, gamble, jumps