Katchit’s trainer Alan King has his lot in good order at the moment, with Franchoek looking good in the Triumph Hurdle so there are a lot of positives there.

It has some of the best grazing land in the county, says Sheehan, all in one block with a central roadway and road frontage on two sides. The son of an accountant from the relatively non-horsey town of Killarney in Kerry, he had started by spending his holidays in a yard where his father owned a couple of horses. He is lightly raced, but the noises coming out of the yard would indicate that he is on course for a strong run. ‘I think he has the class to win and it wouldn’t bother me that he was a mile behind Kauto Star in the King George.

He is favourite, but he strikes me as a horse he tends to run his best races in the early part of the season.’, In conversation with RTÉ Publishing’s James McMahon. "Dusk Duel and Wahiba Sands are no mugs on their day and giving that sort of weight away is going to be more of a task than Exeter," he points out. The world, it seemed, would be his oyster as a professional but his first three seasons were interupted by breakages to his ankle, collar bones and arm which kept him out for three months each year. "He's certainly the best I've ever sat on," says Culloty.

A larger yard beckoned so he moved to Henrietta Knight’s where he became Champion Amateur in his first season, this success led him to turning professional and becoming stable jockey to Knight for ten years.

He had a clear run, as the opposition on the day was so inferior. He's intelligent and always seems to arrive at a fence on the right stride. As for the Ryanair Chase itself, Culloty sees Our Vic as the likely winner. He rode a winner at the last Cheltenham Festival, Lord Noelie, and was a runner-up on Best Mate in the Supmeme Novice's Hurdle. * Also in the Churchtown area, negotiations on the sale of a large dairy-grazing enterprise have reached offers of €950,000, with selling agent John Paul Sheehan of Lisney saying the sale of Egmont House is ‘heading in the right direction’.

Lot one is the entire holding; lot two comprises the house, outbuildings and 18 acres; and lot three consists of 13 acres. ", A new name on the Champions Cup as the 'holy grail' awaits: How it feels to win your first European Cup, Sport letters: Jack Grealish is a charming throwback to dazzling wing play of the past. Owned by Dr Ronan Lambe Lord Windermere is trained by Jim Culloty (at his yard in Mount Corbitt, Churchtown, Mallow, Co. Cork. Delivered at 1pm each day. We won't know if he truly gets three miles plus until we try it, but he's so laid-back you'd think he would get any trip. He is a horse for the big event and will be well able to handle a stiff track like Cheltenham. ‘Last year, he was nowhere to be seen in the Gold Cup, and even if he goes in the Ryanair Chase, I don’t expect him to figure there either. When the number of horses in her yard declined, Culloty sought Fitzgerald's advice and he suggested he move to Miss Knight's where first jockey Jason Titley struggled to do 10st.


The training performance of Paul Nicholls has been little short of remarkable all season and Culloty feels this year’s Festival could be the ‘Nicholls & Ruby’ Show.

The property includes a detached bungalow which comes with full planning for an extension and can be sold in lots, says Derry Walsh.

His familiarity with the undulating nature of the famous track places him in a favourable position as to who will land the coveted prizes on offer in mid March. © Irish Examiner Ltd, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork.
A lunchtime summary of content highlights on the Irish Examiner website. Mr Walsh was the agent who sold a Chuchtown farm to jockey turned trainer Jim Culloty. There is no Kauto Star to face here and if Our Vic can improve a bit on his last run at Cheltenham than he will be hard to beat.

However he is also aware that there are jockeys who wouldn't mind this precious hot seat. Egmont is 6km from Buttevant, 18km from Mallow and 10km from Charleville, and would suit any farming enterprise, including an equestrian facility, adds John Paul Sheehan. "He's brilliant to ride, he settles, he jumps, he's quick over a fence and all you have to do is sit quiet. Jim Culloty knows all about success at the Festival, having piloted Best Mate to three successive Gold Cup victories earlier this decade. Ahead of this year’s Cheltenham Festival, former jockey and now trainer Jim Culloty gives his thoughts on how the feature events at Prestbury Park are likely to unfold. The entire property is on the market with Derry Walsh of Sherry FitzGerald Walsh and Willie Broderick Auctioneer, for offers in the region of €650,000.

‘I have a feeling that Denman can out battle Kauto Star to the line. Paul Nicholls has the leading two in the market for the Gold Cup – Kauto Star & Denman and Culloty has a fancy that the latter. Farmed by the Sherlock family for three generations, the property is a recognisably good quality farm, says Sheehan, with the benefit of quality living accommodation.


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