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Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
What time, TV channel is Leinster v Scarlets on today in the URC quarter-final
Leinster are massive favourites to advance to the URC semi-finals next weekend but will want to put their stamp on the play-offs with a big performance and result. Their loss to Northampton Saints in the last four of the Champions Cup seemed to have a hangover effect on Leo Cullen's charges in their final regular URC season game against Glasgow Warriors a fortnight ago, but they came out with the victory. Leinster won't be short of motivation as it was Scarlets who highlighted their vulnerability in defence just a week before the Northampton game, and even though it was a largely second string side that travelled to Llanelli, that defeat stung the whole organisation. Cullen has made six changes to the starting line-up from the Glasgow encounter, with Garry Ringrose and Jimmy O'Brien missing out through injury, while Robbie Henshaw's club campaign is over so it will be interesting to see how Jamie Osborne fairs in the centre partnership with Jordie Barrett. The game takes place at Aviva Stadium, Dublin The match kicks off at 3pm on Saturday It will be shown live on TG4 (from 2.30pm) and Premier Sports 1 (from 2.45pm) and will be streamed on Leinster are 1/50 to win, Scarlets are 9/1 to win, the draw is 50/1 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) "In fairness to them they're a cohesive bunch.," said Leinster's assistant coach Robin McBryde of Scarlets. "They're obviously tight as a unit, tight as a team. It's a test that we failed a couple of weeks ago. "First against the Scarlets and against Northampton. It will be a good test for us on Saturday. It is great from a Welsh perspective to see a Welsh team making it through to the quarter-final. It's been a tough season for everybody in Wales. From their perspective, it's great." Scarlets head coach Dwayne Peel remarked: 'We have worked hard to get to the play-offs, now we have to embrace it, we have to make the most of it now we're here. 'There is no greater task in club rugby than going to Dublin, but we're looking forward to it. We won't shy away from it. We are confident in our own ability and we know we are going to have to be at our very, very best. 'It is going to be a great occasion, it will be a new experience for a lot of our boys - we are going to have to be brave, we are going to have to be accurate and we are going to have to try and put our stamp on our game, play the Scarlets way.' Leinster: Hugo Keenan, Jimmy O'Brien, Jamie Osborne, Jordie Barrett, James Lowe, Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park, Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, Ryan Baird, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan (captain). Replacements: Dan Sheehan, Jack Boyle, Rabah Slimani, RG Snyman, Max Deegan, Scott Penny, Luke McGrath, Ciarán Frawley. Scarlets: Blair Murray, Tom Rogers, Joe Roberts, Johnny Williams, Ellis Mee, Sam Costelow, Arhie Hughes, Alec Hepburn, Ryan Elias, Henry Thomas, Alex Craig, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Josh Macleod (captain), Taine Plumtree. Replacements: Marnus van der Merwe, Kemsley Mathias, Sam Wainwright, Dan Davis, Jarrod Taylor, Efan Jones, Ioan Lloyd, Macs Page.
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Osborne to partner Barrett as Ringrose misses out
Jordie Barrett and Jamie Osborne will form the centre partnership in Leinster's United Rugby Championship quarter-final against Scarlets at Aviva Stadium on Saturday (15:00 BST). Robbie Henshaw, who lined up alongside New Zealand international Barrett in Leinster's last game against Glasgow, was ruled out earlier this and Irish Lions squad member Garry Ringrose is not included in the Leinster 23. James Lowe returns to start on the left wing with Jimmy O'Brien set to make his 100th appearance for the province on the opposite side. Jamison Gibson-Park partners Sam Prendergast in the half-backs with Jack Conan again captaining the team from number eight in Caelan Doris' absence. With Ronan Kelleher named to start at hooker, Dan Sheehan is included on a strong-looking bench alongside Rabah Slimani and RG Snyman. In addition to Henshaw and Ringrose, Leinster boss Leo Cullen is without Lions prop Tadhg Furlong, with Thomas Clarkson picked at tight-head. Leinster: Keenan; J O'Brien, Osborne, Barrett, Lowe; Prendergast, Gibson-Park; Porter, Kelleher, Clarkson; McCarthy, Ryan; Baird, Van der Flier, Conan. Replacements: Sheehan, Boyle, Slimani, Snyman, Deegan, Penny, McGrath, Frawley.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The British woman aiming to upset the Americans and win £1m in Preakness Stakes
Saffie Osborne is embodying the spirit of adventure that racing needs this weekend. The 23-year-old Briton will bid to win £1 million on Saturday night as she becomes only the fourth female to ride in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the United States Triple Crown. Fresh from her last-gasp win in last week's Victoria Cup on 22-1 shot Hickory at Ascot, Osborne will be riding Heart Of Honor at Pimlico in Maryland – a horse trained by her father Jamie. Advertisement After the Lambourn trainer's Toast Of New York finished runner-up in a three-way photo for the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2014, the locals will be wary about underestimating the first European runner in 150 editions of the race. It appears the owners of Heart Of Honor, Jim and Claire Bryce, have already done their hosts a favour by spelling the dirt-bred colt's name the American way but, originally bought to give them a bit of winter entertainment in Dubai, he has already met that goal by winning two at Meydan and finishing second in three others, including in the UAE Derby, beaten a nose by the Japanese horse Admire Daytona. Osborne rode a 22-1 winner at Ascot last week so heads across the Atlantic in form - PA/Nick Potts 'We reckoned we couldn't beat Charlie Appleby on turf in Dubai so we came up with the idea to buy a few dirt horses for Jim and Claire,' says Jamie Osborne, taking up the story. 'The motivation for buying was not to go for Preakness, it was to compete on dirt in Dubai in winter. We did not set out with the idea of 'US Triple Crown, here we come'. But no one needs a racehorse, so part of my job as a trainer is to entertain. Advertisement 'I still have very happy memories of the Breeders' Cup Classic, even though we were second. Our chances? In football terms you'd love to be somewhere near the goal-line, I'm not sure we're even in the box, but sometimes goals get scored from there. It's very hard to know how we stack up against the US horses. 'A bit like when we ran Toast in the Classic, as a trainer trying something different, the first wish is that you're not a million miles wrong and it's not an embarrassment. Do I think [an embarrassment] that's possible? Anything is possible, I think it's unlikely. 'Do I think we can win the Preakness? No. But I believe there's a chance he could cause an upset in the same way I believed Toast could – and he nearly did. I'm not sure what I consider par. What I know is this is an exciting adventure for us and the Bryces. The horse has been the driver. Clearly, there's no point in running him in Europe, he's an out-and-out dirt horse. Alternative? There wasn't one.' Watch: Toast Of New York (white silks, black cap) finishes second at 2014 Breeders' Cup The Kentucky Derby has been a proverbial graveyard for UAE Derby winners, hence why Osborne opted to run at Preakness instead. 'It would have been too soon and why go and take on 20 in a race, which would be a bit alien to what he's been doing when two weeks later you could run against a smaller field [nine runners] and benefit from the extra time, it made more sense,' he says. Advertisement 'Toast won the UAE Derby on Tapeta, it wasn't a dirt track. His first run on dirt was in the Classic. This horse has only run on dirt apart from his first start at Southwell. There are similarities between the two horses; physically, they're both massive. From what I can see the good dirt horses look like four-wheel drive trucks: huge back ends, huge strong hips and hind legs. They have to be relentless and tough. 'When we went to the Classic with Toast, there wasn't a lot in his pedigree to say he'd go on dirt, but he had a proper dirt horse's physique, had thrived through the middle part of his three-year-old career and by the time we got to Santa Anita he was an incredible specimen. To my mind, Heart Of Honor has done his maturing a tiny bit earlier. He's changed out of all recognition from February. He's a spectacular-looking horse with strength now that he didn't have at the start of the year.' Ultimately, Osborne is aiming Heart Of Honor for much bigger prizes than the £1 million on offer to the winner, which is chicken feed in comparison to the Saudi Cup and Dubai World Cup. 'That's the master plan and if I thought this was at all detrimental to that, we wouldn't be doing it,' says the trainer. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Telegraph
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
The British woman aiming to upset the Americans and win £1m in Preakness Stakes
Saffie Osborne is embodying the spirit of adventure that racing needs this weekend. The 23-year-old Briton will bid to win £1 million on Saturday night as she becomes only the fourth female to ride in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the United States Triple Crown. Fresh from her last-gasp win in last week's Victoria Cup on 22-1 shot Hickory at Ascot, Osborne will be riding Heart Of Honor at Pimlico in Maryland – a horse trained by her father Jamie. After the Lambourn trainer's Toast Of New York finished runner-up in a three-way photo for the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2014, the locals will be wary about underestimating the first European runner in 150 editions of the race. It appears the owners of Heart Of Honor, Jim and Claire Bryce, have already done their hosts a favour by spelling the dirt-bred colt's name the American way but, originally bought to give them a bit of winter entertainment in Dubai, he has already met that goal by winning two at Meydan and finishing second in three others, including in the UAE Derby, beaten a nose by the Japanese horse Admire Daytona. 'We reckoned we couldn't beat Charlie Appleby on turf in Dubai so we came up with the idea to buy a few dirt horses for Jim and Claire,' says Jamie Osborne, taking up the story. 'The motivation for buying was not to go for Preakness, it was to compete on dirt in Dubai in winter. We did not set out with the idea of 'US Triple Crown, here we come'. But no one needs a racehorse, so part of my job as a trainer is to entertain. 'I still have very happy memories of the Breeders' Cup Classic, even though we were second. Our chances? In football terms you'd love to be somewhere near the goal-line, I'm not sure we're even in the box, but sometimes goals get scored from there. It's very hard to know how we stack up against the US horses. 'A bit like when we ran Toast in the Classic, as a trainer trying something different, the first wish is that you're not a million miles wrong and it's not an embarrassment. Do I think [an embarrassment] that's possible? Anything is possible, I think it's unlikely. 'Do I think we can win the Preakness? No. But I believe there's a chance he could cause an upset in the same way I believed Toast could – and he nearly did. I'm not sure what I consider par. What I know is this is an exciting adventure for us and the Bryces. The horse has been the driver. Clearly, there's no point in running him in Europe, he's an out-and-out dirt horse. Alternative? There wasn't one.' Watch: Toast Of New York (white silks, black cap) finishes second in 2014 Breeders' Cup The Kentucky Derby has been a proverbial graveyard for UAE Derby winners, hence why Osborne opted to run at Preakness instead. 'It would have been too soon and why go and take on 20 in a race, which would be a bit alien to what he's been doing when two weeks later you could run against a smaller field [nine runners] and benefit from the extra time, it made more sense,' he says. 'Toast won the UAE Derby on Tapeta, it wasn't a dirt track. His first run on dirt was in the Classic. This horse has only run on dirt apart from his first start at Southwell. There are similarities between the two horses; physically, they're both massive. From what I can see the good dirt horses look like four-wheel drive trucks: huge back ends, huge strong hips and hind legs. They have to be relentless and tough. 'When we went to the Classic with Toast, there wasn't a lot in his pedigree to say he'd go on dirt, but he had a proper dirt horse's physique, had thrived through the middle part of his three-year-old career and by the time we got to Santa Anita he was an incredible specimen. To my mind, Heart Of Honor has done his maturing a tiny bit earlier. He's changed out of all recognition from February. He's a spectacular-looking horse with strength now that he didn't have at the start of the year.' Ultimately, Osborne is aiming Heart Of Honor for much bigger prizes than the £1 million on offer to the winner, which is chicken feed in comparison to the Saudi Cup and Dubai World Cup. 'That's the master plan and if I thought this was at all detrimental to that, we wouldn't be doing it,' says the trainer.
Daily Mail
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Sparkling Saffie Osborne is blazing a Stateside trail as she chases $2m Triple Crown glory for her and trainer dad Jamie
Alarm bells should ring when the first question of an interview is met with silence but, on this occasion, Saffie Osborne can be excused. Saffie is one of the most talented young riders in the business, and next Saturday at Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore, she will become something of a pioneer. Thanks to the ambition of her father Jamie - a once fine jump jockey, whose second career as a trainer in Lambourn has been a great success - this 23-year-old will be on a bonny colt called Heart Of Honor in the Preakness Stakes. It is the middle leg of the American Triple Crown, an event on a dirt surface worth $2m that creates legends. But it tends to be contested by horses based in the United States. So how many European horses have tried to win it since the turn of the century? 'Oh!' Saffie says. 'Erm... five?' The answer is none. Just two European riders - Frankie Dettori and Fergal Lynch - have made it to the start in the last 25 years, while the sole female jockey is Rosie Napravnik in 2014. When this is pointed out, the words begin to flow and the smile is as warm as the sun that shines on Chester's paddock, where we speak. It has been recommended she try the local delicacy of soft-shell crab when arriving in Baltimore but, much as she loves travelling, there is a job to be done. 'You dream when you are growing up about these races,' she enthuses. 'I've asked Ryan Moore and Will Buick for pointers, but neither of them have been to Pimlico so I best call Frankie and find out what I need to do! 'I think I'll have watched the last 23 races by the time I get there. I'm riding against some of the best in the world, so you want to make sure you are well equipped and know everything in store for you.' There is so much more to this than just the sporting aspect, as how often will a father and daughter get an opportunity to make history? When it is framed that way, Saffie tells the story of Heart Of Honor's recent run at Meydan. Seven months earlier he made his debut at Southwell on a dank October night, but come April it was the glitz and glamour of Dubai. Jamie felt Heart Of Honor would be perfect for the UAE Derby, worth £464,000 to the winner, but Saffie and Heart Of Honor were beaten in a photo finish. They were in front a stride before and a stride after the line but the judge's decision cost them £304,000. Jamie knows what it is like to be on the wrong side of a close finish - his Toast Of New York was inches away from winning the 2014 Breeders Cup Classic - but this loss stung. 'On World Cup night, you have to walk across the grass track on to the dirt,' Saffie explains. 'The groom who looks after Heart Of Honor has been with dad for 10 to 15 years. 'I've known Jimmy McCarthy, who was leading me on the other side, since I was a baby. He's like a second dad to me. That's when it hit me. I was thinking, "This is why I want to be a jockey". 'For the horse to come from fairly humble beginnings to there was pretty spectacular, so it was agonising to get beat. I've had some boyfriends, but that was the most heartbroken I've ever been! 'But the heartbreak wasn't just for me. It was for Jim and Claire Bryce, who own the horse, and for dad. 'I was fine when I walked in, but I saw dad and he was half welling up. It just got me. To have a horse of this calibre is incredible but to do it for dad? It's just so exciting.' While Saffie will likely use the flight to Baltimore to watch Yellowstone - a friend has likened her to the firebrand character Beth Dutton - her travelling companion is likely to be a bit more fidgety. 'My mum, Katie, always used to say "pressure is a privilege" and it's true,' Saffie, who sparkled at Ascot on Saturday when delivering 22-1 shot Hickory to win the historic Victoria Cup, says. 'If you work so hard to get into these positions, you have to appreciate it. 'You are there to do a job, but a bit of nervousness is good - that's the thrill of it. Dad? He gets very nervous! I wouldn't want to see how many cigarettes he smokes between legging me up and off time! But it makes it so special. 'Last year, he did a talk about Toast Of New York as it had been 10 years since the Breeders Cup. At the end, he got quite emotional and said, "I want another one!" 'It's quite amazing that less than a year later, we have got this lad. 'A couple of days after Dubai, he asked me, "What do you think about America?" I just said, "He is only three once. Let's go for it".'
