Jockey Rachel Blackmore has done superbly to lead the standings up to now, but missed a chance to preserve her advantage at the Listowel Festival four days ago
Backing the hot favourite can backfire, as this column discovered last week, and Micheál Martin is better value than Leo Varadkar to be next Taoiseach
Saxon Warrior looks good value for the Irish Champion Stakes, while Dublin to beat the six-point spread against Tyrone today is our most confident selection ever
With the draw for the competition being held next Thursday, it’s worth considering an early wager on Jürgen Klopp’s team who, when they click, are just about as good as any in Europe
While All-Ireland hurling final tickets are as rare as hen’s teeth, the Dublin-Tyrone football clash will be interesting mainly to bettors
Fans are all set for the Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park this week – but here, as in Britain, the sport is struggling overall
Watford started last season superbly before a managerial departure killed their momentum. But new boss Javi Gracia has a great chance of steering them into the top half of the table
It was a week in which the blazers of Irish sport would probably have preferred to be on a convenient holiday
Our tip of France at 15/2 to win the World Cup came home, thanks to their mix of defensive steel and attacking efficiency
Still only 29, Rachael Blackmore has stormed to the summit of the leaderboard with a string of terrific wins in recent weeks
Bray Wanderers sum up all that’s wrong with the League of Ireland; Shamrock Rovers embody all that’s right
Mike de Kock, who trained quite a few horses once with Aidan O’Brien, was a surprising inclusio...
The new owner of the legendary Osborne Lodge is looking good for Royal Ascot this year
Members of the co-operatively owned League of Ireland club are set to vote on a potentially transformative takeover
The Belgian tends to struggle against the very best, but is merciless against everybody else - making him a good bet for top scorer at Russia 2018
