Aidan O'Brien introduced another smart debutant in the shape of Truly Enchanting who stayed on strongly to open her account at the initial attempt in the Visit Tipperary Fillies Maiden.
Expensive breeze-up purchase Evening Saigon (2/1jf) made a winning debut today, landing Tipperary's Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race for trainer Michael O'Callaghan to provide champion jockey Colin Keane with a double.
She's A Fine Wine got up close home under Rachael Blackmore to edge out Je T'Ai Porte in an exciting finish to the Monroe's Live John Monroe Memorial Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe.
Smart Flat handicapper Jungle Cove (10/1) made a winning start over jumps when landing the Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle under Conor Smithers.
Minella Hollow made a winning start to his racecourse career when overcoming greenness to land the concluding QuinnBet INH Flat Race at Ballinrobe.
As the National Hunt season was wrapping up at Punchestown I headed away for a few weeks to Spain to recharge the batteries and take a short break from the sport.
The region of Spain I was in has no horse racing and no betting offices, but that doesn’t stop the population from gambling. Lottery is the primary form of gambling with kiosks and shops dedicated to these numbers games dotted around every town and uniformed ticket sellers manning the entrances to most big grocery stores to ensure those looking for their punting fix are well catered for.
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I'm from Allenstown between Navan and Kells in Co Meath. I grew up there with my three older brothers and we were all involved in horses and ponies growing up. My dad bred and produced a lot of half-breds, so we broke ponies, hunted and did the usual pony club. They would have been produced and resold, and we worked hard at it. My dad still does a bit now as well. My brothers helped out in the yard and my older brother, Greg Harford, was into racing first. He was an amateur rider and he started off with Michael Cunningham and in his later years went to Noel Meade. He was a pretty successful amateur there. I used to go pointing and racing with Greg and that was how I got into racing.
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