McAuley back with a winner through Shoot To Kill
Shoot To Kill made a winning start to life with Denis Hogan in the optional claimer at Gowran Park. He had been performing consistently well for Stephen Thorne before being claimed by (former trainer) James McAuley who sent him to Hogan after a runner-up berth in an optional claimer at Killarney. Joey Sheridan had him tracking the pace throughout […]
Mayflower shows plenty on debut in Leopardstown
Mayflower showed off her engine as she came from last to first on debut to land the fillies’ maiden over an extended seven-furlongs in Leopardstown. There was even more merit in the daughter of Ardad’s performance as it came after she missed the break. Teewinot picked it up from Spinning Around after two furlongs and held a narrow lead thereafter. […]
Pink Oxalis lands fillies handicap under Kearney
Apprentice Jack Kearney produced the Stephen Thorne trained Pink Oxalis with a well judged ride from off the pace to win the Mongey Communications Irish EBF Fillies Handicap at the Curragh. Having made the breakthrough for new connections when winning back-to-back races over a mile earlier in the season, the four-year-old had struggled when upped in trip subsequently. Back over her […]
Hightimeyouwon is another for Thorne & Kearney
Stephen Thorne and Jack Kearney combined for a third win in the space of nine days, as they struck with Hightimeyouwon in the Blackwater Apprentice Handicap. By far the oldest runner in the line-up, the admirable nine-year-old was providing Thorne with a third straight win. Racing in third, the now 11-time winner was pushed along from the two-furlong pole and […]
Shoot To Kill nails Dynamic Force in Roscommon
Shoot To Kill (10/1) got up to deprive Dynamic Force by a head in the www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap over an extended seven-furlongs. He was one of several horses who didn’t enjoy the clearest of passages but, once he got a seam inside the final furlong, he rattled home for Jack Kearney to catch Dynamic Force (10/1) on the line. Eddie G (18/1) was […]
Independent Expert makes breakthrough for Thorne
A five-time previous winner, Independent Expert got her head in front for the first time since joining Stephen Thorne when landing the Nursery Of Champions Handicap at Naas. Having finished a highly creditable seventh in the Irish Lincoln on her stable debut, the mare didn’t enjoy the clearest of runs when a beaten favourite at Cork last month. Stepping […]
Dance For Chester a winning recruit for Thorne
Dance For Chester showed his real aptitude for testing ground when winning a final-furlong battle in the Dining Packages At Gowran Park Handicap over seven furlongs. On his last start for Mick Mulvany, he won on soft to heavy ground over five furlongs at Naas in March and made his first start for Stephen Thorne today. Mulvany’s James The Second kept […]
Pink Oxalis a progressive sort
Stephen Thorne‘s Pink Oxalis was much too good for the opposition in the valuable fillies’ handicap over a mile in Gowran Park. She was backed from 11/2 to 7/2 joint favourite and the support proved well founded. She was held up by Jack Kearney and made headway approaching the final couple of furlongs. She stayed on well between horses […]
Well-backed Chester collects for Mulvany
Dance For Chester pounced late to continue a good start to the season for Mick Mulvany, at Naas this afternoon. Money arrived for the Ribchester gelding as he was supported from 16/1 into 4/1. Wesley Joyce got his mount rolling inside the final furlong to secure a three-parts-of-a-length win over Eric Look. The winner was showing a nice […]
First trebles for Thorne and Kearney as Harry set to finish on a win
Harry’s Bar completed a memorable night for Stephen Thorne at Dundalk when notching a treble for the trainer, and jockey Jack Kearney, with a narrow success in the concluding six furlong handicap. The ten-year-old looks set to head into retirement now after tonight’s win with 16 victories on his CV, including nine at this venue. It was his […]