Meade enjoys a Lenebane treble Horses for Courses

In form yard of Noel Meade’s struck with a treble in Roscommon’s opening meeting on Monday with Zero Fighter and Port Louis winning the first two races under Adam Caffery and Colin Keane. Leigh Roche completed the treble on Pearl Of Australia. Caffery went on to complete a double on Whisky On The Hill for Adrian McGuinness

Racing this week starts this evening in Limerick with national hunt meeting, all chases, with first race at 5 pm.

On Friday, racing is over the jumps with five hurdle races and a bumper, at Limerick, off at 5 pm.

The Guineas meeting starts at headquarters on the Curragh on Friday with the Novibet Emerald Mile Handicap, stalls for the first open at 4.40 pm.

Saturday sees the 2000 Guineas as the feature race with the card starting at 1.40 pm, and on Sunday the feature race is the 1000 Guineas backed up with the Gold Cup both sponsored by Tattersalls starting at 1.45 pm.

Ballinrobe has a two-day national hunt meeting starting on Monday, with the first away at 5.25 pm.

On Saturday, there are ten races being covered on ITV and Virgin Media 1 with five races from Haydock, in- cluding both the Group 2 Sandy Lane and the Temple Stakes, with two from Goodwood and York and ending with the Group 1 2000 Guineas from the Curragh. RTÉ is covering racing from the Curragh on RTÉ 2 on Saturday and Sunday on RTÉ 1.

Racing News

The opening Classic of the Irish season on Saturday, the 2000 Guineas, has 12 entries, headed by English trained Hi Royal, runner-up in Newmarket, trained by Kevin Ryan. The third home, Royal Scotsman, has been supplemented by Paul and Oliver Cole, fourth Galeron and eighth Charyn also take their place as does Simon and Ed Crisford’s Knight.

The Irish challenge comprises of Aidan O’Brien’s Age Of Kings, Cairo and Paddington, Jessie Harrington’s Quar Shamar and Bold Discovery, Donnacha O’Brien’s Proud and Regal, and Luke Comer’s Alexander John. The Cloe’s expect enough improvement from Royal Scotsman to supplement him at a cost of €50,000 and this is good enough for me. Aidan O’Brien has not won the race since 2017 with

by Tom Red

Churchill and must be respected, Ryan Moore’s choice of three.

On Sunday, there are 11 fillies in the 1000 Guineas with Dermot Weld’s Tahiyra, second at Newmarket, probably odds on and difficult to oppose. She is joined by stablemate Tawara with Aidan O’Brien supplying four, Fozzy Stack two and one from Harrington, Jim Bolger and a lone British raider from John Quinn. Aidan O’Brien has supplemented Jackie Oh at a cost of €50,000. There are 11 in the Tattersalls Gold Cup with runners from Ireland, Britain and France. The French runner Vadeni trained by Claude Rouget has been supplemented at a cost of €45,000.

Rachael Blackmore has been hit with a five-day ban after the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board concluded its investigation into her ride at Kilbeggan on May 12th, which found she mistook the winning post a circuit early on Lady Rita. The stewards on the day had accepted her explanation.

Competition Corner

Second chance to win tickets for Kilbeggan on Sunday, June 4th and all we want to know is in which county is Kilbeggan Racecourse located? First chance for tickets for Roscommon on June 12th and to win please tell us who enjoyed a treble in Roscommon last Monday?

Answers please on a postcard to The Roscommon People, Abbey Street, Roscommon or by email to tomred17@gmail.com for Kilbeggan by 5 pm on Wednesday, May 31st and for Roscommon by June 7th. Don’t forget to include your name, address, and a contact phone number with all competition entries. Tickets will have to be collected in the office in Abbey Street, Roscommon. There will be no competition for tickets for the rescheduled meeting at Roscommon on June 1st as entry will be free.