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MARK BOYLAN: An odds-on graveyard? The Festival record that's a worry for Jonbon
Mark Boylan
Jonbon clearly is the standout two-mile chaser around, but the Queen Mother Champion Chase has delivered some of the biggest shocks in Cheltenham history
7 February 2025 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN: Lossiemouth watch - how do last-time-out fallers run at Cheltenham?
After a nasty tumble in the Irish Champion Hurdle, Lossiemouth remains a 4/1 chance for her clash with Constitution Hill at Cheltenham
31 January 2025 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN: Lack of British runners at DRF disappointing but understandable
Why is there such a lack of British-trained horses coming to Leopardstown this weekend? Mark Boylan looks into some of the factors at play
MARK BOYLAN: Why some owners may prefer private sales to public auctions
The vast majority of Grade 1 winners in Ireland last season joined their existing owners privately
24 January 2025 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN: Should Supreme favourite backers be worried by hood and tongue-tie?
Salvator Mundi split opinion when winning the Grade 2 Sky Bet Club Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle last weekend at Punchestown
17 January 2025 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN: Does a testing-ground Betfair Chase leave a mark on horses?
When the ground has been testing at Haydock for the Grade 1 contest, there have been poor results for next-time-out runners in the last decade
10 January 2025 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN: Have we seen the Champion Bumper winner yet?
There was no standout, wide-margin bumper winner across the Christmas Festival at Leopardstown
3 January 2025 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN: 'He can mix it at Grade 1 level' - names to note for 2025
As we count down to the new year, Mark Boylan highlights his equine and human names to watch out for in 2025
2 January 2025 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN: Why Mullins' megastars may have significant improvement to come
An intriguing Christmas period of racing lies in store with the likes of State Man and Galopin Des Champs seemingly set to take a sizeable step forward
6 December 2024 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN: New Grade 2 does little to help Limerick's Grade 1 Faugheen Novice
The Guinness 00 Faugheen Novice Chase has had an odds-on favourite in 11 of the last 13 runnings, and an average field of 5.5 runners since 2010
29 November 2024 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN: What Irish racing can take from Melbourne Cup Carnival success
This year's Melbourne Cup Spring Carnival crowd across the four days was the highest since 2018
15 November 2024 Racing columns
MARK BOYLAN'S MELBOURNE DIARY: A career-defining day for a proud Irishman
It was a momentous afternoon in the life of Kildare native Robbie Dolan at Flemington on Tuesday
8 November 2024 International Racing