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- The Sun
Billionaire owner of Willie Mullins' ‘very classy' new £300,000 horse confirmed and Cheltenham Festival target decided
THE billionaire owner of Willie Mullins' 'very classy' new £300,000 horse has been confirmed. And her Cheltenham Festival target has already been decided. 1 The latest Horse Racing Ireland update showed Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud as the owner of Poetisa. Mullins and right-hand man Harold Kirk saw off Nicky Henderson to land the Cheltenham winner at the Goffs sales in May. Formerly trained by Toby Bulgin, Poetisa won a mares' bumper at the home of jumps in April. Sent off 20-1 under former champion jockey Brian Hughes, she stayed on well up the hill after meeting trouble to win by a neck. Poetisa commanded a price tag of £42,000 as a three-year-old but her value soared after the Cheltenham victory. And Mullins clearly liked what he saw, with her pedigree suggesting big things lie in store in the future. Poetisa is from the same family as multiple Grade 1-winning superstar Macs Joy. The Jessica Harrington-trained hurdler won over half a million quid from 31 career races, which included nine victories. And O'Leary will be hoping for something similar from his newly-acquired mare. Gigginstown House were also listed as the new owners of French import Mino Des Mottes, who it is thought is also in training with Mullins. But it's Poetisa who Kirk has big hopes for. And he had already decided her target for the Festival when splashing the cash a few months ago. The bloodstock expert said: "She's a Cheltenham winner already and she'll only improve. "She was very classy when she won. She's a lovely mare and hopefully she'll go down the mares' route over hurdles as there's a big programme for these mares now." Poetisa can be backed at 10-1 for the Mares Novices' Hurdle, with Mullins' Champion Bumper winner Bambino Fever the 3-1 favourite. . Remember to gamble responsibly
Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Roy Keane reveals how his summer cruise holiday almost descended into chaos after he confronted four fellow holidaymakers when they 'manhandled' female DJ: 'I had to put a marker down'
has opened up on a chaotic incident that took place on his one of his holidays this summer. Hard-hitting pundit Keane was discussing his time away from the game over recent months on the latest episode of Stick To Football. When he was asked about where he had been, Keane remarkably revealed that he almost came to blows during one of his trips. 'I've had a great summer,' he said. 'No tournaments, bit of a break. I went on a cruise and really enjoyed that. 'I did (get annoyed on) the first night. I put a marker down on the first night to a few people. They weren't coming up to me but they were just being rude to other people.' When pressed on what he meant, Keane added: 'They were just being rude to other people, rude to the woman playing the music and getting aggro with her and I stepped in. 'Listen lads calm down, this is a nice boat remember but these lads about four of them who were about the same age as me, maybe a bit older, they were being really rude to this woman DJ and manhandling her. 'And I just went over to them and went "lads just calm down" so I sat down and four of them came across ready to... no I didn't have them, it didn't kick off but it was pretty close.' Keane's story left Gary Neville in hysterics, before he asked how his wife Theresa had reacted. 'She wasn't too bad with it,' Keane responded. 'She said they were really rude.' Neville then joked about Keane's comments in regards to 'putting a marker down', to which Keane quipped: 'It's like a pre-season game, Charity Shield, studs down the back of somebody. 'They were still annoying the rest of the week but I kept my distance and a few nights later I saw them having a few words with this other guy. 'I went over to support him a little bit, but it wasn't as bad as I'm kind of making out.' Keane's hilarious anecdote was well received by his colleagues and it came just a day after it was announced he would become a grandfather for the fourth time. "It didn't kick off, but it was pretty close!" 😅 New season, same Roy... 😂 — The Overlap (@WeAreTheOverlap) August 14, 2025 On Wednesday, his daughter Leah shared her pregnancy alongside England international Taylor Harwood-Bellis. Leah shared black and white photos of her positive tests, baby bump, and scans of the foetus alongside Harwood-Bellis in their car. He and Leah are engaged and looked over the moon as they shared their news with the world with a touching video, captioned: 'Half of me, half of you.' The Manchester United legend already has three grandchildren and welcomed his latest in April with a nod at one of his classic punditry lines: 'My new grandson, big baby.'
BBC News
4 hours ago
- BBC News
Ireland 'have to put right' scoring woes
Goals win matches and the stark reality for Ireland at the EuroHockey championships is that they drew a blank in their three pool received plaudits for a battling performance against the Netherlands, losing only 0-2 against the world number one side who went on to put five past Germany and six against under different circumstances a scoreless draw against Germany would have been a phenomenal result. Had they beaten the lower ranked French in their second game, Ireland would now be preparing for a semi-final against they let France off the hook in a shock 1-0 they hit three posts but their failure in front of goal allowed the French to remain in the game and take one opportunity that confined Ireland to a defeat they should never have suffered, one that meant they needed a two-goal victory over Germany to does speak to their resilience that they outplayed the Germans and created more chances, but again they failed to take plaudits for the effort and for the performance, but almost always in sport it's the result that counts and Ireland finished bottom of the pool with only a point to show for their just conceded three goals across three games, but scored none and they'll compete with England and Scotland for 5th-8th place instead of chasing medals. 'The France game, really we needed to win that one' "I mean, it's definitely the closest we've got to beating Germany in competition over the last number of times that we've played them," said Ireland's Katie Mullan."Really, really proud of the fight we put up. To come back from a really disappointing performance against France and go out there and fight as hard as we did. We had some really, really good chances."You know, the reality is that the France game, really, we needed to win that one."That would have made life a lot easier but that being said, we had our opportunities and we fought really hard against a good German side."There are usually small margins at this level between success and the opening quarter against France, Mullan was one of three Irish players to hit a post. Had one or more of those crept a few inches to the right or left then perhaps Ireland go on to Germany there was a penalty stroke saved early in the game that was a pivotal moment."We just had to wipe that slate clean from the French game and go out there and chase two goals, and that's what we did," added Mullan."I mean, yeah, there's a stroke, but there's also a number of penalty corners again."We didn't get the rebounds on off the keeper and there's a number of ways we could have scored those two goals today."We just have to go back to the drawing board on looking to get that ball in the back of the net because to have scored no goals this far into the tournament, you know, it's something we have to put right." 'It's a test of character' Ireland also mis-fired on 22 short corners in the three games, a horrible statistic and one that means you simply won't win games at this level."We put a huge emphasis on penalty corner attack. We put the time in, we put the effort in, we put the analysis in. It's all there."Sometimes you need a couple to click, and then you just build confidence after confidence and they all start going in."It's not an ability thing, for sure. We have the ability. It's not a technical thing, we have the technical side and we have the corner calls there."So yeah, we just need to find the back of the net on a couple and I believe then they'll start, they'll start on a roll."The tournament isn't over for Ireland and their remaining games in the 5th-8th bracket are an opportunity to put those scoring issues to bed, especially as they look forward to making their debut in the FIH Pro League later this Ireland will take on the best in the world and goals will surely be at a premium."We've got to step up to that level," added Mullan. "We have to split the tournament in two - part one's done, start part two now and if we have two solid performances and two good results, we'll get on the plane happy."It's a test of character for this group."
