Doyle retires from riding ranks
Tom Doyle has called time on his career as a jockey after riding at Navan on Saturday.
Tom Doyle has called time on his career as a jockey after riding at Navan on Saturday.
Tom Doyle brought Burrenbridge Lodge home a comfortable winner of the Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Handicap Hurdle.
Tom Doyle believes Follow The Plan has the class to be competitive off top-weight in thetote.com Galway Plate on Wednesday.
Watch the closing stages of the victory of Moon Dice for trainer Payl Flynn and jockey Tom Doyle in the hurdling highlight at Ballybrit.
An eventful day at the Festival saw Follow The Plan run out a surprise winner of the Guinness Gold Cup at odds for 20/1 for trainer Oliver McKiernan and jockey Tom Doyle.
Kauto Star was pulled up as Follow The Plan won a dramatic race for the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup for trainer Oliver McKiernan and jockey Tom Doyle.
Tom Doyle believes Sweet Kiln has plenty in her favour as she seeks to give the Bowe family a popular first winner at the Cheltenham Festival.
Narquois put in a very polished performance dropping in class in the novice hurdle and the grey could now be in line for a hike in grade again.
Noel Meade's view that Jazz Messenger would get two and a half miles was vindicated in thrilling style in the Tara Hurdle.
County Kilkenny combination Michael Bowe and Tom Doyle struck twice the weekend before last and the pair could double-up on this programme too.
Oscar Park (14-1) gave David Arbuthnot and Tom Doyle their first Festival winner in the finale on day three at the Festival - the Pertemps Final.
The 26-strong Ireland squad that will compete in the IRB Under-21 World Cup in Auvergne, France has been named.
The old rule of backing the outsider in a field of three or four proved spot on in the Betfred Celebration Chase when River City trumped favourite Nyrche for the Noel Chance/Tom Doyle combination.
The teams for this year's Betfair Jockeys Challenge have been revealed with strong line-ups for both the UK and the Irish teams again in evidence.
Five golfers have a share of the lead at the Senior Tour's final major of the season, the $2.4-million Ford Senior Players Championship.