Frank Power

It will be interesting to see what way De Bromhead splits the rides between Blackmore and O Keefe going forward. #Blackmore #Naas #HorseRacing #Cheltenham

@icyestretro Probably the worst jockey you can back ew in maidens. Once his winning chance goes, he nearly pulls them up

@joshtoole91 Cobden not much better on that horse in the Triumph hurdle trial. Literally gave the horse no chance from where he was positioned and seemed to make very little effort to make ground as the race developed. #Cheltenham

Lovely ride by Cobden on Liberty Hunter, but I’m sorry Harry Skelton on Etalon that is disgraceful, horse should be banned for 6 months and fines all round, clear non trier

@RacingGav Denman beating Kauto Star in the gold cup. Two sensational horses battling it out up the hill. Denman one of the bravest ever...

What is your all time favourite moment at the Cheltenham Festival? 🤔 For me, it has to be Honeysuckle’s fairytale ending in 2023! 💫👇🏼 A really gusty performance from her to extend her record at the Festival to 4/4 and to retire on a high! 🩵🤍

@DenisCrowley @Leedsfan54 @JohnnyDineen @Berminn27 Fitzsimmons was outstanding???? Hardly touched the ball and could/should have been absolutely roasted today. Some of the wides Clifford hit were shocking for a lad of his ability. Should have come off the field with 9 or 10 points

It’s amazing how some top English soccer club hasn’t given David Clifford a trial considering he has more talent in his small toe than some of these 50m players. If they can make soccer players out of Niall Quinn and Kevin Moran, well then Clifford can’t be an impossibility.

@ConMurphyCarlow @redlinesman @Geaney15 @cody_eoin Fitzsimmons hardly touched the ball 😂😂

@jam40st @EwanMacKenna The only person who stopped him having a great game was himself. Fitz nowhere near him for the majority of them. Only for he was off colour he wouldn't have last 50 minutes on him

Con O'Callaghan is the most overrated Gaelic footballer of my lifetime. David Clifford had a horror show and was ten times as effective today. The idea there's some comparison is remarkable. If we are going to just throw out King that easy, I'm Sultan MacKenna.

@antooconnell @JoeBrolly1993 Dod Fitz get his hands on the ball at all? Clifford should have had 8 or 9 points and bee man of the match only for his poor shooting with little pressure on

@JoeBrolly1993 Michael Fitzsimons will still have David Clifford in his pocket when he gets home from coppers tomorrow morning

Pat Gilroy wins water boy of the year award.

@karolobrien @EwanMacKenna Did Clifford's club not win All Ireland last year?

@EwanMacKenna Will you give over you clown. Clifford might be better footballer but yet to see him spearhead his club to hurling club all Ireland whilst winning football AI. Con is an all round Gael and gifted beyond belief.

@ItchyCheeks6 @garkels @officialgaa @TheSundayGame How do you accidentally grab a faceguard. He grabbed it to stop the player getting away and getting a shot off. It was instinctive

@FrankPower81 @garkels @officialgaa @TheSundayGame You could argue it whatever way you want but when you have your back to someone it’s a lot easier to accidentally grab it when you’re just trying to shield them.

So @officialgaa are effectively saying an accidental touching of the faceguard is a definite sending off & suspension. That is madness. Meanwhile, what looks distinctly like intentional elbow to the head not even worthy of discussion on @TheSundayGame Hard to make sense of that

@garkels I must have been watching the league game so

@FrankPower81 No

@MaureenBahia @AnimalRising Horses can talk to me and they told me they love racing

@AnimalRising I see the Trolls are out in force here today!. Well done guys, just shows you it's all about money. If only horses had a choice they would want to be free of this slavery.

It was clear to security and police that several individuals attempted to enter the track before the race began, but race organisers chose to steam ahead regardless. The fact that the individuals involved were on the course's last stretch is no excuse for the Jockey Club's decision to not only start the race but then fail to follow the British Horse Racing Authority 'Stop Race' procedures for when people are on the track. We had repeatedly called on the Jockey Club to put safety first and cancel the race ahead of time. It is public knowledge that there was immense pressure to run the race before ITV1 coverage switched to the FA Cup Final. In an industry where a horse dies every other day, it is unsurprising that the need to run the race was put above care for animals. British Horseracing Authority General Instructions: media.britishhorseracing.com/bha/Rules/Revi…

@cmaloney6912 What calls had you an issue with? Thought it was a great game, ref missed obvious ones on both sides and resulted in scores for the opposition

Genuine question can the linesmen call the referee over if they see an incident occur on the pitch or do they have to wait for the referee to come to them? Because in that Joe McDonagh the lineman clearly seen stuff and nothing was done by him

@EdFreeman9 @jackcarty82 @chippie1974 @McDonnellDan Some smell of bitterness off you Ed. I presume you have evidence that contradicts the reported figure??

@jackcarty82 @chippie1974 @McDonnellDan So you're saying if the report is 10% right, that's great, and yet you still can't see all the contradictions and nonsense in it??? Starters for John, go with income and jobs created by horse racing in Ireland. Their claims should be in the cartoon section of newspapers A joke

How fake news works part 2. On page 70 of the report it says no one should place reliance on this. It was prepared by Deloittes based on what the HRI asked for. It was prepared solely for the HRI and is confidential. Most importantly it might not be suitable for non HRI people

@DermotCulliton @chippie1974 What have you an issue with Dermot?

@chippie1974 Wow. Way beyond stretching it a bit. Chancers.

This is how fake news works and is lapped up by most of the media and politicians. Headline number 30,350 employed due to racing. Detail includes every job involved in betting. Caveat that not all from racing but included in headline. If the first page is wrong, it says a lot

@Caolan1983 @chippie1974 What is incorrect in the report Caolan?

@chippie1974 This fiction created by Deloitte, not even their greatest fiction of recent years as they also audited the FAI accounts for John Delaney. Did nobody read it and think “lads, maybe we are stretching things a little bit”

@Eamonnmoran @chippie1974 Agreed, thought the same when the FAI one was commissioned. "What are these cowboys at now"

@chippie1974 First thing to look at, when it comes to a report is, who has paid for it.

@oisinshoots @chippie1974 Wha????

@chippie1974 Company hired to produce report magically authors a report to match narrative of bill payer.

@little_football @chippie1974 So just to be clear, you think investing money in something that returns over 30 times that money back to you inside 12 months is a bad thing and should be stopped??