It is now 16 years since Keane first shot to our attention. As a baby-faced teenager, just 16 years of age, he steered No Trimmings to success for his father Ger in a mile handicap at Dundalk a few weeks before Christmas.
Soldier In Milan delivered one of the best performances seen in a BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National for many years before a packed Easter Monday crowd of 18,753 at Fairyhouse.
Ireland’s richest jumps race, worth a total of €500,000, can trace its history all the way back to 1870. Since then, it has found a special niche in our sporting identity and culture.
But, on the big day when it matters most, Meade still has the Midas touch no matter what code it is and he had The Mourne Rambler at the peak of his powers.
This year’s BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse promises to be another race to savour and perhaps one that could influence the destiny of the National Hunt trainers’ championship at the end of the season.
The Grade 1 Irish EBF Honeysuckle Mares’ Novice Hurdle will be followed by the Grade 1 WillowWarm Gold Cup and the first wave of entries promise two very competitive contests on the eve of the BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National.
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