Jockey Sean Houlihan chats with the Munster Express on his career, brotherhood and future ambitions Jordan Norris When Sean Houlihan headed to England after sitting his Leaving Certificate, his mother thought he’d be back in a year. Seven and a half years later and there’s still no sign of him – but there’s...
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2021 Cheltenham Festival Preview – Magical Waterford Memories
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2021 Cheltenham Festival Preview – Magical Waterford Memories
Catherine Power Given the strength in particular of Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott over the past few years, it’s easy to forget that the Cheltenham Festival wasn’t always a happy hunting ground for Irish trainers. The late 80’s were particularly bad. In 1989 there was no Irish trainer winner of the Cheltenham...
Livelihoods in limbo: point-to-point peril
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Livelihoods in limbo: point-to-point peril
Jordan Norris Some things in life are abstruse. I often lie awake at night, pondering the difficult questions life has to offer, the ones it can never seem to provide any semblance of an answer to. This week, I found myself scratching my head at another abstruse instance. It wasn’t along the usual calibre, but I...