THE TRUTH ABOUT: Barry connell - The Untold Story

British stables beware: Ireland’s green tide is ready to roll into Cheltenham

The first four Grade One favourites at the festival are British horses but the Irish battalions are ready for battle

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12

Queen comforts girlfriend of late jockey at Cheltenham Festival

Camilla spoke to Charlotte Giles when she joined trainer Barry Connell on the winning podium.

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025

‘That’s for Michael’: Marine Nationale leads poignant day at Cheltenham

Marine Nationale and Jazzy Matty’s victories at the Cheltenham festival were a poignant reminder of the talents of the late Michael O’Sullivan who tragically died in a fall last month

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2025

Barry Connell confident Espanito Bello can run big race in Irish Grand National

Marine Nationale and Good Land have both provided the former hedge fund manager with Grade One success this season

Irish Mirror · Apr 4, 2023

Cheltenham Festival 2023 day 2 full race card and tips - list of runners Wednesday

Seven more races take place at Prestbury Park this afternoon

Irish Mirror · Mar 15, 2023

Honeysuckle ends career with Mares’ Hurdle win at Cheltenham Festival

Honeysuckle’s trainer Henry de Bromhead said: ‘You dream of the fairytale ending,’ while Irish horses took the first eight places in the Supreme Novice Hurdle

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Cheltenham Festival 2023: Rachael Blackmore and Honeysuckle provide Henry de Bromhead with emotional win

Just six months after the Waterford trainer's 13-year-old son Jack tragically died following a fall during a beach race in Co Kerry, the supermare won at the Festival for the fourth year in a row in what looks to have been her final race

Irish Mirror · Mar 14, 2023

Cheltenham Festival 2023: "I told the whole of Ireland to back the two horses. And we're coming back for a double with Good Land tomorrow!"

Barry Connell rules Supreme with "superstar" jockey and Marine Nationale in Cheltenham Festival opener

Irish Mirror · Mar 14, 2023

‘Extraordinary’ Constitution Hill wins Champion Hurdle with ease

The unbeaten Constitution Hill won the Champion Hurdle on day one of the Cheltenham Festival in scintillating fashion

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Cheltenham Festival 2023: Marine Nationale wins the Supreme Novices' Hurdle

Trainer Barry Connell and jockey Michael O'Sullivan land Cheltenham Festival first in the opener while El Fabiolo gives Willie Mullins his 89th winner at the meeting

Liverpool Echo · Mar 14, 2023