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Willie Mullins's seven-year-old is the highest rated horse in training after a superb season
By Irish Field Contributor on 24 May 2019
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In the event of a no-deal Brexit on Friday, the movement of animals will not be stopped
By Irish Field Contributor on 10 April 2019
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If something on a racecourse suggest a horse has been asked to do something that compromises his welfare, questions should be asked
By Anne Marie Duff on 22 March 2019
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A selection of comments from social media on the racing issues in the news this week
By Anne Marie Duff on 22 March 2019
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With the future of the four-mile chase for amateur-ridden novices continuing to be debated - the BHA are likely to take action - what options do they have?
By Anne Marie Duff on 20 March 2019
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Sitting down and engaging in constructive conversation is the only way forward for administrators and trainers after the BHA's wlefare stance caused anger
By Ian Carnaby on 22 March 2019
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'Is the Festival's future on the line?' - no, but let's make absolutely sure of that by sitting down together
By Ian Carnaby on 22 March 2019
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Declan Lavery has won his appeal against the ten day ban handed down to him for his ride in the National Hunt Chase
By Irish Field Contributor on 22 March 2019
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Rory looks back at a few disasters and some thrilling triumphs over the Cheltenham Festival
By Rory Delargy on 15 March 2019
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Severe bans for amateur riders on 'welfare' grounds proved one of the controversial incidents of the 2019 Festival
By Anne Marie Duff on 15 March 2019
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Harry Cobden and Paul Nicholls combined to win the feature race but there was another controversial incident with the wrong result called for an earlier race
By Ian Carnaby on 15 March 2019
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Enforcing a rule which bans trainers from encouraging their horses to cross the starting line brought more criticism of the BHA
By Rory Delargy on 01 February 2019
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"Free will" is the new deciding factor on how we handle horses on the racetrack
By Anne Marie Duff on 01 February 2019
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Former champion jockey John Francome gave his views on the banning of the whip this week - but he missed an important element
By Anne Marie Duff on 18 January 2019
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The BHA directive on horses having to wear hind shoes did not go down well with many leading trainers in Britain
By Anne Marie Duff on 18 January 2019
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Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said free movement of horses “would be harmed” which could affect Irish horses competing in the Grand National
By Irish Field Contributor on 16 January 2019
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Racing is still on the back foot when the use of the whip but it can still offer so many uplifting stories
By Anne Marie Duff on 21 December 2018
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Racing had to defend itself again this week against an article in The Times claiming that horses are being 'thrashed' to win races
By Anne Marie Duff on 14 December 2018
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Noel Hayes and Darren McGrath have come together to create Sunday, a branded business venture that aims to provide more people with access to learn about racing. Ronan Groome found out more
By Ronan Groome on 23 November 2018
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A guide to the figures winners might be needed to run to in order to achieve the requisite standard in various jumps categories
By Simon Rowlands on 23 November 2018
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