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Reports in which Balefire (IRE) was mentioned

Shaman bids to put Galway punters in good spirits

Jessica Harrington’s Tauran Shaman has plenty of scope for improvement when he contests the Bet With The Tote At The Galway Races Handicap on Wednesday. Wed 31st Jul

Foley steps in for winning 'spare' on Halford's Balefire

Old friends trainer Michael Halford and former stable jockey Shane Foley combined to win the Clayton Hotel Leopardstown Handicap at Leopardstown today with the Godolphin owned Balefire. Thu 11th Jul

Killourney makes it a 159/1 Tipp treble for McCreery

Willie McCreery saddled his second treble this month as Killourney made virtually all in the Follow BetVictor Racing On Twitter Handicap at Tipperary. Sun 23rd Jun

Basic Law set to rule at Tipperary

Basic Law bids to claim a fourth successive victory in one of the feature events at Tipperary this afternoon. Sun 23rd Jun

Cnoc comes from last to first on handicap debut

Cnoc An Oir (8/1) came from last to first to land the 'Coolio' Handicap under Donnacha O'Brien for his brother Joseph. Thu 13th Jun

15/1 Cork brace for Whelan

Thirteen proved lucky for Royal Admiral in the Social Package Handicap at Cork. At the thirteenth time of asking the Royal Applause gelding shed his maiden tag in the ten furlong event to provide rider Ronan Whelan with a double on the card. Wed 22nd May

Godolphin on Fire with Cork brace

Following on from Midnight Dress in the preceding heat, there was another Godolphin victor in the Buy Online @ corkracecourse.ie Maiden with Balefire (3/1) winning for Michael Halford and Ronan Whelan. Wed 22nd May

Daddy gains deserved success

The Ger Lyons-trained California Daddy gained an overdue success when taking the opening Johnson & Perrott Land Rover Maiden in fine style at Cork. Fri 10th May

National Guard gets it done at the 10th time of asking

National Guard got off the mark at the tenth time of asking in the Marshes Shopping Centre Ladies Day Sunday 14th April Maiden at Dundalk. Fri 29th Mar

After race at Leopardstown Thu, 11th Jul, 2019 (1st)

we kept it simple; it was a small field for a nice pot which surprised me a little bit. They are his ideal conditions a mile on that ground and he quickened up and did it well. He’s very consistent, and I had my eye on his race for a while.

M Halford