Horse Racing: Andrias Guerin won his first race over hurdles in the GROLSCH HCP CHASE 5500m at Wincanton (GBR) (3:10pm) on Hobb’s Dream last Friday March 9th. He spent the whole race at the back of the field, made his move with four fences to go, jumped the last in second (photo right), and just pipped it by a head. “Fabulous ride Andrias Guerin” – the commentator [See the video of the race at the bottom of this post] [read an article in the SportingLife.com]
He followed that up the following day with his second win over hurdles in the 5:25 at Chepstow (UK), a 2m 4f race, winning by half a length on “Meet me at Dawn”, sent off at 8/1. He rides again today in the 4:30 at Plumpton, another hurdle … three in a row, what are the chances … [not to be as he was raised 9lbs since his race on friday and fell two from home … breaking Andrias’ collar bone 🙁 ]
GAA: • U13 A/B FL: Wolfe Tones 5-4 Millstreet 10-11, 14:30 Saturday 10th March
• All-Ireland Vocs Schools Junior Football Semi-Final (U16): Boherbue Comp 2-07 Virginia Coll Cavan 1-07. Paul Sheehan & Ryan Tarrant on the Boher team march on to the final, where they will play Coláiste Cnoc Mhuire Granard (Co.Longford) who beat An Ceathru Rua (Galway) by 2-15 to 0-6. (March 10th). The Final is Saturday next, St. Patrick’s Day, at a venue yet to be confirmed (1pm).
• Sunday March 11th 1:15pm: Ducon Cup Millstreet 1-13 Knocknagree 1-7 (0-9 to 0-3 at half time) [match photos]
• U16 A FL: Fermoy 1-7 Millstreet 0-11 @ Fermoy 12:00 Sunday 11th March
• JBFL St. John’s 1-10 Glenlara 0-9, Sunday, March 11th
Soccer:
AUL 1A: Innishvilla 1 Millstreet Celtic 1, Sat 10th Mar 2.30pm
AUL 1A: Greenmount Rangers v Rathcoole Rovers (OFF), Sat 10th Mar 2.30pm
AUL 3B: Los Zarcos 0 Strand Utd 2, Sat 10th Mar 2.30pm
AUL 3B: Newmarket 3 Rathcoole Rovers 0, Sun 11th Mar 10.45 am
Umbro 15 Division 4: Churchvilla v Rathcoole Rovers, OFF, March 10th
The latest standings – 26 eliminated this week =>51 remain
Greyhounds: Edward Murphy’s dog Ballydaly United finished second in a 525 in Clonmel in a time of 29.09 (11th March). Last out of the traps, he was passed all but one down the back straight, but went wide around the last bend and probably ran out of steam. [race video below]
Brendan O’Shea’s Dog Crossfield Queen got her first win in The Cork GOBA N2-N3 Unraced Stake Final (525) at Curraheen Park on Saturday evening, by six lengths in very good time of 28.77, and took home the big money for the night. [race video below]
[read more …] “Results & Fixtures: March 12th 2012”
Seán Radley’s appearance on the Late Late Show last Friday night with his backroom staff (see photo right), has people wondering if the LTV2 anchor man will be leaving the station and heading to RTÉ. Following his recent freelance work for the station at President Higgin’s inauguration, it seems that RTÉ are now trying to lure him away, when they gave him and his backroom staff tickets to last Friday’s Late Late Show, showed them around their studios, and gave them top hotel accomodation in Dublin over the weekend.
