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MARK BOYLAN: Why are we leaving our top staying hurdlers at home on DRF weekend?
Mark Boylan
Could an already excellent Dublin Racing Festival programme be even better? Mark Boylan examines how a Grade 1 hurdle over three miles at the meeting might be beneficial to many
30 January 2026 Columns
HEART OF RACING: Reese Holohan - 'It would be great to be champion apprentice'
Reese Holohan has his sights set on becoming champion apprentice, and with his current trajectory, it looks well within reach
30 January 2026 Columns
EOGHÁIN WARD: Future stars primed to shine
Eogháin Ward highlights new owners, well-bred siblings and academy hurdle graduates to watch as the new four-year-old division begins
TONY KEENAN: Taking apart the Thyestes
Tony looks back at some fine efforts at Gowran and has a few newer names to check out at the DRF
30 January 2026 Columns
ANGUS McNAE: Questions remain for Spillane’s
Angus sets the stopwatch over the three Grade 2 contests on Cheltenham Trials day
30 January 2026 Columns
THE OWNER: John Bolger - Times Are A Changing Racing Syndicate
John Bolger tells Amy Corrado about the Times Are A Changing Racing Syndicate and their first winner together at Navan
30 January 2026 Columns
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Galopin through the rain
It's been nervous times for Leopardstown but the star horses are ready for action
30 January 2026 Columns
RACE iQ: i Catcher: Nicholls novice worth noting
Page Fuller highlights a beaten novice from Trials Day that could step up at the Festival
30 January 2026 Columns
MARGIE McLOONE: 'It has been a privilege to serve'
A round up of the northern-related winners and news over the last week's action
30 January 2026 Columns
VIEW FROM ABOVE: Conan's charity night
Co Derry native Conan was diagnosed with a Grade 2 Astrocytoma brain tumour
30 January 2026 Columns
TREO EILE: Beyond the Finish Line: Barberton
Unplaced on the flat, the veteran gelding has developed into an outstanding performer on the eventing circuit
30 January 2026 Columns
MARK BOYLAN: New rule change spells trouble for some of Mullins' Cheltenham team
Willie Mullins has so often been dangerous when running novices in Cheltenham Festival handicaps, but he looks light on qualified novices for those races in 2026
23 January 2026 Columns