Gordon Elliott

Jack Kennedy claims first Irish jump jockeys’ title despite sitting out final day

Paul Townend’s two wins at Punchestown not enough to close the gap on his rival

Willie Mullins targets first British trainers’ title after Grand National triumph

Irish champion trainer a 1-2 favourite to beat Paul Nicholls and Dan Skelton when season ends on Saturday week

Numbers game ensures strong Irish challenge for Grand National glory

Topweight Conflated could be switched from National to other Aintree target if testing ground conditions prevail

Smallest Irish Grand National field in over 20 years to set out at Fairyhouse

Tony Martin aiming for Irish National success with Good Time Jonny ahead of starting three-month suspension in May

Fairyhouse aiming to extend upward attendance curve during Easter festival action

Fairyhouse officials hoping to improve on the 28,000 fans that attended the 2023 Easter Festival

Irish Grand National field could be smallest in years with just ‘23 or 24 runners’

Easter Monday's traditional Irish Grand National can have a maximum field of 30 runners but officials expect fewer to line up this year

Gordon Elliott ‘very disappointed’ in comments from Grand National-winning trainer

Dr Richard Newland proposed blanket ban on Irish-trained runners in Britain on the back of Cheltenham festival dominance

Willie Mullins gearing up for what could be another final day festival bonanza

Champion trainer Willie Mullins saddles seven runners as he pursues fourth Triumph Hurdle success in five years

Rule Britannia at Cheltenham as home team rallies with handful of winners

Team Skelton leads the way with Grade One double through Grey Dawning and Protektorat

Teahupoo earns Gordon Elliott back-to-back Stayers’ Hurdles at Cheltenham

Seven-year-old was third in last year’s race behind stablemate Sire Du Berlais

Cheltenham Day 3: Teahupoo team hope it will be successful ‘Take Two’ in Stayers Hurdle

Home By The Lee could be Stayers player in first-time blinkers

Cheltenham preview: Brighterdaysahead aiming to best several quality rivals

Progressive Capodanno potential best option in Ryanair Chase puzzle

Ultimate ‘could be’ horses Ballyburn and Fact To File put huge reputations to the test

Ballad singer Paddy Reilly's Fleur Au Fusil may be value option from nine-strong Willie Mullins team as he chases 13th Bumper success

Shark Hanlon opts for Jordan Gainford to ride Hewick in Cheltenham Gold Cup

Trainer Shark Hannon keeps faith with Wexford jockey Jordan Gainford to ride Hewick in the Cheltenham Gold Cup

Gordon Elliott rejects competitive criticism of great rival Willie Mullins

‘We’re making him hungrier and he’s making us better,’ says trainer closing in on 40 Cheltenham festival winners

Spectators voting with their feet as Cheltenham’s competitive appeal gets spread too thin

The 2023 Cheltenham Festival attracted 40,000 less fans than in 2022 – has the bloated festival menu diminished a vital competitive ingredient?

Paul Townend facing meagre weekend to team up with We’llhavewan in Punchestown feature

Champion jockey still odds-on to beat Jack Kennedy to title despite trailing by 14 winners

Genius or not, Willie Mullins has transformed the face of jump racing

Champion trainer has created the most powerful winning machine the sport has ever seen

Gordon Elliott lavishes praise on unbeaten Brighterdaysahead

Willie Mullins’s team strike at Exeter with Fun Fun Fun victorious in Listed contest

Gordon Elliott hoping for momentum ahead of taking on Willie Mullins at Cheltenham festival

Unbeaten Brighterdaysahead bids to book Cheltenham ticket in Navan Listed contest on Sunday

Mystical Power enters Cheltenham reckoning after Punchestown success

Willie Mullins back on top of trainers’ championship with prize money haul of close to €3.5m

Uncle Phil caps off Willie Mullins treble at Fairyhouse

Hunters Yarn and Miss Manzor also win as jockey Paul Townend scores hat-trick

Regally-bred Mystical Power has a lot to live up to in Punchestown feature

Power of Willie Mullins’s novice team underlined by 1-2-3 in first Grade One of 2024 at Naas

State Man puts seal on another successful Christmas festival for Willie Mullins

Willie Mullins completes a 17-2 hat-trick at Leopardstown that includes both Grade One prizes, topped by State Man’s Matheson Hurdle victory

Meetingofthewaters makes biggest Leopardstown splash with Paddy Power Chase victory

Willie Mullins rallies to saddle seven winners on Wednesday including Grade One success for Dinoblue

Amirite can answer the call in Paddy Power Chase puzzle

Martin Brassil pair Panda Boy and Desertmore House prominent in betting for €200,000 handicap feature

Racegoers make merry on first day of Leopardstown festival

Punters said having fun, not picking a winner, was what counted most

Gavin Cromwell’s rapid rise flies in face of elitist fears at top end of Irish racing

Co Meath trainer Gavin Cromwell had a single horse a decade ago but now has ‘Old Firm’ in his sights

Gordon Elliott’s relentless rise drives Willie Mullins on to new heights

Gordon Elliott continues to go from strength to strength as he tries to match the phenomenal feats of champion trainer Willie Mullins

Allaho and Gerri Colombe among contenders for King George VI Chase at Kempton

Gordon Elliott-trained Gerri Colombe has only met with defeat once in his career

British racing testing the waters on trainer limits smacks of oven-ready opportunism

A deeper sense of them-and-us the inevitable result of BHA pandering to domestic resentment

BHA plan to limit trainers to four runners in top handicaps dismissed as ‘window dressing’

Horse Racing Ireland says it has ‘no plans’ to examine similar restrictions in this country

Gordon Elliott dominates again with Navan four-timer

Willie Mullins takes two wins while Patrick Mullins rides one of Elliott’s winners

Captain Guinness set to tackle Jonbon in bid to secure elusive Grade One victory

Constitution Hill now likely to take his chance in rescheduled Fighting Fifth Hurdle

Impaire Et Passe the star attraction at Sunday’s ‘Winter Festival’ action in Fairyhouse

Officials hopeful freezing weather conditions won’t impact Grade One action at Fairyhouse

Gordon Elliott hot streak continues with 10 weekend winners

‘Altercation’ between trainer Thomond O’Mara and clerk of course at Cork to be investigated

Gordon Elliott defends saddling record 14 runners in Navan’s Troytown

Trainer says it would have been “embarrassing” if only eight or nine runners had lined up in big handicap

Trainer Gordon Elliott enjoys another fruitful day at Navan

What’s Up Darling edges out stablemate Dee Capo in a stirring finish to the Bar One Racing For Auction Novice Hurdle

Gordon Elliott faces uphill battle in trainers’ championship despite purple patch

Marine Nationale’s chasing debut could be delayed to Christmas due to testing ground conditions

Elliott returns to happy hunting ground with high hopes for Gerri Colombe

Gordon Elliott hoping stable star Gerri Colombe can embellish his Gold Cup credentials in rescheduled €150,000 Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal

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