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THE proceeds of a fantastically successful fundraiser were presented this week to the Help Rose Bloom campaign. Skelper Quane’s Cheltenham Preview night was held on March 3 and hundreds converged on the popular Blennerville hostelry to hear tips from the stars of the racing world. When all was said and […]

IT’S back! After a break of a couple of years, the Cheltenham Races Preview night will return to Skelper Quane’s Bar in Blennerville on Thursday, March 3 from 7pm. Just as in the past, it’ll be an occasion to get tips from the experts and with COVID cases on the […]

IT’S not that far away now! The Cheltenham festival begins in three weeks and the next best thing to being there is the craic in The Castle Bar. In fact, many racing fans in town take a week’s holidays to enjoy the atmosphere. Of course, the highlight at the Rock […]

A KERRY person won an incredible €182,567.80 for a €2 stake on the first day of Cheltenham, according to Boylesports. The anonymous Boylesports customer won it in a placepot in six of Tuesday’s races. The dividend of the successful selection was €91,283.90 with the €2 stake returning a total payout of […]

JOCKEYS Bryan Cooper and Philip Enright are among those who will share some of their tips for the Cheltenham festival at a ‘Preview’ night in Skelper Quane’s this Thursday, March 7. Racing fans will get the inside track from the jockeys as well as other well-known figures from the racing world […]

THE Castle Bar was rocking on Wednesday as the pub enjoys their busiest week of the year for Cheltenham. On Wednesday, those who couldn’t be at the real thing in the Cotswolds, attended the Best Dressed Day at the bar. Martin O’Shea came out with Best Dressed man, as decided by a ‘secret’ judge. […]

TRALEE’S Bryan Cooper landed his first win of the Cheltenham festival 2017, when he rode Apples Jade to victory in the Mares’ Hurdle earlier today. It was already a good day for Kerry jockeys as 17 year old Jack Kennedy from Dingle won the festival opener on board 25/1 shot Laibaik, trained by […]

CHELTENHAM week is coming and there’s some line-up of craic planned for The Castle Bar. It all revolves around their famous Rollover competition where thousands of euros will be won. Running since 1998, it has now grown to the stage where there are over 115 entries for this year so far. At €100 per entry, that’s a lot […]

THEY went mad last Friday when Bryan Cooper rode to Cheltenham Gold Cup victory on Don Cossack and last night the people of Blennerville got to cheer him in person. The young jockey came to the village fresh from riding in Thurles that afternoon and a large crowd greeted him […]

THEY’RE a bit fond of Bryan Cooper out in Blennerville. The young jockey had an amazing ride on Don Cossack on Friday to win the Gold Cup and at his local in Blennerville, Skelper Quane’s, they went bananas while watching the race. Just the week before, Bryan was talking in […]

TRALEE’S Bryan Cooper and Philip Enright shared some of their tips for the Cheltenham festival last night at a ‘Preview’ fundraiser for Blennerville school. Racing fans present in Skelper Quane’s in the village, heard expert tips from the top jockeys and other well-known figures from the racing world such as photographer Pat […]

ENABLE Ireland will be hosting a ‘Cheltenham Preview Night’ this Friday, March 11, at The Brandon Hotel, at 8pm. Well known personalities from the racing world like Jim Culloty, Philip Enright and Brian O’Connell will attend and on the night, there will also be a sports auction held as part […]

THE Castle Bar was the place to be this week for punters in Tralee who couldn’t be at the real thing at Cheltenham. The well known pub even went as far as holding a best dressed ladies and men’s competition on Thursday to add a bit of style in the bar. The […]

CHELTENHAM has arrived and  while many pubs and bookies will see a surge in business, one Rock Street hostelry becomes the hub of activity for the week. It has almost become a tradition for many punters in town to converge on The Castle Bar where their ‘Cheltenham Rollover’ is the highlight of […]

A CHELTENHAM preview night in aid of Enable Ireland, sponsored by Paddy Power took place in the Fels Point Hotel on Monday night. This is the second time Enable Ireland have put on the racing event where the public get to quiz a panel of well known faces in the […]

  IT’S still more than two weeks to the off, but punters, bookies and publicans are already rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of the racing extravaganza that is Cheltenham. But if you want to wipe the smile off your bookies face, there’s an event in the Fels […]