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Watching Killarney on the TV last week had me reminiscing about the twenty plus years I spent on the racing circuit, travelling up and down the country reporting on the action.
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I'm from Ballynoe, Co Cork and I rode plenty of ponies when I was younger. I had plenty of success pony racing and partnered 50 winners. I did two full seasons pony racing and plenty of lads that I rode winners for are now training on the track like Maurice Ahern and Aidan Melia, and they are doing very well at the moment which is great to see. I was champion jockey in Dingle in 2024, and I rode five winners for Maurice then. It was then nice to ride winners for him on the track. I rode a nice winner for him in Galway (Perry Mason, last October) and I rode a winner on one of the first days at the Curragh this season (Perry Mason, March).
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By Dan McEvoy - This contest has gone for export for the last two years, and SOUL LOVE (8) has great claims to extend that trend for Karl Burke. Clear on official ratings, she has progressed with each start, winning at listed level before finishing third in a York Group 3. The Starman filly sets the standard and is expected to double her tally in this grade. Fregada is proven at this level, and her run against Big Gossey last time out was a step back in the right direction. Tahcawin and Oh Cecilia are closely matched on their recent meeting, though a slight preference is for the former, who seems to keep improving. Sarahmae is another who is rapidly rising in the handicap, but this sharper rise in class may be a bridge too far.
