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NH Racing,Pt To Pts,NH Bloodstock,Tipp GAA

South Tipperary, Ireland
Joined September 2012
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Michael Looby
3 years
Whatever his riding ability may be at his age and with a big business the bottle David Maxwell has to go out and ride in races as well as the money he puts in to the game you have to say fair fucks to him,he's following his dream and has got a huge day from it
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Michael Looby
3 years
Champion Hurdles and Gold Cups dont count obviously!
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Michael Looby
2 years
That little lad has come of age today!
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David Betts
7 years
Quevega and her Walk In The Park colt this morning @IrishNatStud
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Michael Looby
2 years
Absolutely horrible morning today as we lost Mary earlier,for 24 she was in unreal form but she died instantly of a heart attack in the paddock,broken but so glad to have had her here for the last 17 years, she was a great character,RIP girl💔
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Michael Looby
2 years
Mary,aka Great Decision,Top Ville Ben's dam,24 years of age,rug as usual gone all over the place!
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Michael Looby
5 years
Youngest lead up ever 😂
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Michael Looby
10 months
Fair play to Listowel to not giving in to Dettoris price demands,the meeting hasn't needed him or never will need him or anyone else who tries the same.
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Michael Looby
1 year
Today has again shown what a bloody great game this is and fuck all those who want to knock it down.
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Michael Looby
5 years
Seriously need to get off Twitter atm before I launch a crusade against these anti racing clueless clowns
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Michael Looby
5 years
The blogger clown turning up at Naas is the biggest danger to Envoi Allen tomorrow
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Michael Looby
3 years
Just magnificent to see Douvan still out enjoying himself
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TREO EILE, Retraining Ireland's Racehorses
3 years
Debut outing for People's fave DOUVAN, at Glandoran where he placed 4th in the Racehorse Class. 👏🏻👏🏻 Some achievement for the recently retired @richricci -owned multiple G1 winner who was trained by @WillieMullins . Well done pilot @ClareRicketts ! #racehorsetoridinghorse
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Michael Looby
3 months
How Gerri Colombe got beaten by The Real Whacker is nearly up there with Champagne Fever being done by Western Warhorse
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Michael Looby
2 years
Was lovely too to see Paul patting Energumene a few times pulling up and the laugh with Nico,both knew they'd given everything and made a special race
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Michael Looby
3 years
Huge day for Sean O Keeffe on Sunday riding Kilcruit,Dysart Dynamo,Concertista and Energumene
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Michael Looby
5 years
Douvans full brother
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Michael Looby
3 years
Willie's in the bumper
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Sarah Stirk 💙
3 years
What’s the one thing, (above all else), which someone has said to you which has stuck with you through your life?
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Michael Looby
3 years
Such a nice story this,fair play to them.
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Michael Looby
3 years
Amazing that the Champion Hurdle,Gold Cup Supreme and Albert Bartlett winners all won their maiden at Dromahane,recall being there and it belting down snow when Appreciate It won the 4yo and the next race the 5yo was won by Minella Indo
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Michael Looby
5 years
Gutted yesterday to have lost Charlie after 12 years,place is so strange without him,RIP my grumpy little friend.
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Michael Looby
2 years
Gordon spot on about ITV especially in the last sentence in an excellent interview in the @TheIrishField
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Michael Looby
3 years
Sharjah has been some horse for connections and often doesn't get the credit he deserves
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Michael Looby
4 years
Pat Smullen,a great rider and a great man,deepest sympathy with Frances and the kids and extended family,ar dheis De go raibh a hanam.
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Michael Looby
3 years
Still recall Faugheen coming out of the fog a mile clear in a schooling bumper in Thurles on a freezing morning and an old lad saying,this thing must be fucking Pegasus! Some trio to retire at once,Douvan had an unreal presence about him walking around,Benie be some broodmare
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Michael Looby
2 years
Melon has earned over 520k roughly in euros in his career,what a warrior.
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Michael Looby
5 years
Happy retirement to Ballycasey one of the most stunning horses you'll see,great servant over the years 11 wins including a G1(beating Don Cossack) 3 G2s and a G3 and around 370k in prize money
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Michael Looby
2 years
Samcro ran a blinder there which was great to see
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Michael Looby
2 years
Hon the Shark,Hewick and Jordan
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Michael Looby
3 years
Mother of fuck that was impressive
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Michael Looby
5 years
The worst possible news,he did not deserve that,devasted for every one connected to him,an amazing little horse,RIP Wicklow Brave
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Michael Looby
4 years
Not content with being ready a conman,this prick has gone to higher levels of prickness
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Michael Looby
5 years
Rachael Blackmore is just something else entirely
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Michael Looby
4 months
Newland has lost the plot completely😂
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Michael Looby
5 years
Yeesss Ben you absolute hero,what a performance
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Michael Looby
2 years
Among the mares to foal to WITP in the spring,Quevega,Vroum Vroum Mag,Annie Power,Apples Jade,Benie Des Dieux,Colreevy,La Bague Au Roi,Verdana Blue,Star Face(dam of Douvan Jonbon)Elfile,Dame De Compagnie,Jers Girl,Salsaretta,Glens Of Antrim,Statuaire,Barra,Listen Dear,Posh Trish
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Michael Looby
3 years
Delighted for Paul Nolan,huge for Bryan Cooper too
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Michael Looby
1 year
@_JoMarney You could learn how to ride properly and not make the horse uncomfortable for a start
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Michael Looby
4 years
Davy and Ruby been excellent on RTE
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Michael Looby
1 year
Unbelievably proud of this amazing boy
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Michael Looby
2 years
Honeysuckle,State Man and Vauban surely going to Irish Champion now,come on Nicky you know what to do,owner and Nico want to do it!
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Michael Looby
5 years
So fucking proud of Ben,what an effort from him, third in a G1,can't believe it
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Michael Looby
5 years
What a bloody legend
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Michael Looby
3 years
Just brilliant to see Skyace win a G1,huge for Shark back at the top level,great ride by Jody and owned by a great bunch of lads,well done @MchughCathal ,delighted for ye all
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Michael Looby
3 years
Going to really hit not being at Leopardstown this weekend,two of the best cards that you'll see
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Michael Looby
5 years
One of the true true heroes of racing is Un De Sceaux
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Michael Looby
2 years
That's heartbreaking,poor Ginto
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Michael Looby
3 years
Altiors half sister entered in the bumper at Mallow on Thursday
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Michael Looby
3 years
She is just pure magic,but poor Latest Exhibition,absolutely horrible
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Michael Looby
5 years
Samcro has a 3yo half sister by Jet Away who has been named Samcros Sister!
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Michael Looby
4 years
Think Abacadabras gets a lot of unwarranted stick on here,a 5 time winner 2 G1s and a G3,been 2nd in 3 G1s inc to Envoi Allen and Shishkin and a G2,4th in a G1 to Envoi Allen and went through the rails when going to be 2nd to him in a G2,all in 11 runs,we'd all love to have him
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Michael Looby
5 years
Think Madonna is near being sent to Ben Haslam by JP
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Michael Looby
3 years
The documentary on Rachael was brilliant,great work by all involved.
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Michael Looby
5 years
Just a wonderful sight to have him back
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Michael Looby
3 years
Benie Des Dieux sells for 350,000 to Coolmore
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Michael Looby
4 years
So delighted for Paul Nolan to have a real proper horse again
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Michael Looby
4 months
Absolute farce from the track about the cross country course,no attention given to it during the season,should have been ready for this meeting regardless of weather,people's target all season gone by the wayside
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Michael Looby
1 year
Bit childish getting a lad banned and fined for this
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Michael Looby
3 years
Right,hit and miss but 26 I will be watching this season,includes pointers,few who ran in pt bumpers,a couple who would have ran in pts but had to run in a normal bumper and one well regarded horse who was to run in a pt but didnt get to and has been sold since unraced.
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Michael Looby
4 months
100k race for Cian Collins ,50k race for Dermot McLoughlin,45k listed race for Eoin Doyle,winners for Pat Foley and John Gleeson too,great to see at Fairyhouse
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Michael Looby
5 years
Hello,is that BDM Boylans in Cork
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Michael Looby
3 years
Think everyone will be happy there,Frodons got his G1 for the season,Galvin showed he can be competitive at that level,Minella Indo had a good blowout,likewise Delta Work who ran better today than last two years in this,super race it was,3m chasing is what it's all about
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Michael Looby
2 years
Mary,aka Great Decision,Top Ville Ben's dam,24 years of age,rug as usual gone all over the place!
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Michael Looby
2 years
High Definition in the maiden hurdle at Leopardstown on Stephens Day.
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Michael Looby
2 years
Unreal achievement by Dermot McLoughlin to win two Nationals in a row,having learned the trade at Dreapers it shouldn't be a surprise!
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Michael Looby
4 months
Limestone Lad was a proper horse,a legend and a warrior and will be forever loved and remembered by racing fans. It was a wonderful story and great he lived all his 32 years in the one place with the Bowe family who did such a job with him on and off the track RIP champ.
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Michael Looby
5 years
Superb,honest and heartbreaking writing from Paddy in The Field today
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Michael Looby
2 years
Land Rover bumper winner Absolute Notions sells for 370k
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Michael Looby
2 years
Two magnificent horses,great race,Shiskin done plenty wrong and still won,remarkable
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Michael Looby
5 years
The full brother to Douvan sells for 140k to Michael Shefflin who normally buys for Ellmarie Holden
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Michael Looby
4 years
Happy retirement to Un De Sceaux,one of the proper greats over a number of years,never lost a bit of enthusiasm for the game,such a sound horse,great jumper and had that huge will to give his all every time,a real warrior and a joy to watch during his career.
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Michael Looby
2 years
Very sad to hear of Milans passing,a terrific sire over the years
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Michael Looby
2 years
@tony_calvin Get over it
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Michael Looby
4 years
The Dawn Run documentary was a brilliant watch,youd still feel it over the way it all ended too.
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Michael Looby
2 years
Need a bank loan I think!
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Michael Looby
5 years
😂😂😂😂
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Michael Looby
1 year
Once she wasn't being retired after Sunday it's completely the right call to run Honeysuckle in the Mares rather than Champion,its a no brainer you go to the race which suits at the time and where your best chance is.
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Michael Looby
1 year
@apgeraghty @Nickthebat Do they want to release all snooker tables into the wild
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Michael Looby
6 years
Gutted to hear Sir Des Champs was lost today RIP
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Michael Looby
2 years
Dreadful luck for Hewick,that was a massive performance off 163
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Michael Looby
2 years
Gold Cup Day
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Gavan Reilly
2 years
Cabinet has formally signed off on declaring Friday 18 March as a bank holiday this year @VirginMediaNews
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Michael Looby
3 years
The big mare!
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Michael Looby
6 years
Redhotfillypeppers has a half sister called Whitehotchillifili 😂
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Michael Looby
5 years
Have all the vegan tree huggers disappeared for another year yet
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Michael Looby
4 months
If ever a horse deserved his big G1 it's Captain Guinness
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Michael Looby
2 years
Going to be a very nervous watch of a National this time with Ben involved, hope he and Tommy enjoy it and just come back safely,best of luck to the owners and all at the yard
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Michael Looby
4 years
The sooner the jumps return on the 22nd the better,this stuff at Newmarket would put anyone to sleep
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Michael Looby
26 days
This lads going to be serious hot property next week!
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Michael Looby
4 years
Still laugh at this,Faugheen nearly pulling John out of the parade ring after the race!
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Racing TV
4 years
😍 #Faugheen Willie Mullins - "I thought it was probably one of the most special winners I've ever had" @LeopardstownRC #DublinRacingFestival
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Michael Looby
2 years
Go on Ben you legend,lovely Plan B working out,well done to his owners and great placing by Phil
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Michael Looby
3 years
Jesus poor Asterion didnt deserve that again,a silly soft fall after jumping brilliant
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Michael Looby
4 years
First pint since Cheltenham Gold Cup today,a great moment!
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Michael Looby
2 years
Coolmore NH fees for next year.
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Michael Looby
2 years
Chapman's going to ruin what could be a good preview isn't he
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Michael Looby
3 years
5 Grade 1s for ex pointers this weekend so far Rupert
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Michael Looby
3 months
Trainers with 2 or more G1 winners this season. Willie 28 Gordon 11 Nicky. 5 Henry. 2 Nicholls 2 Skelton. 2
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Michael Looby
2 years
Put The Kettle On sells for 380k to Highflyer
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Michael Looby
4 years
As stunning a photo as you'll see
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Philip Kirby Racing
4 years
What a view!🌞
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Michael Looby
4 years
The thoughts of Envoi Allen,Monkfish,Latest Exhibition etc clashing as 3m chasers next season is something to hold on to
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Michael Looby
3 years
Sad to hear of the passing of Tom Foley,a lovely man and good trainer who deserved the huge days with the great Danoli.Many of you will remember he trained Moon Man too who looked a machine until tragedy struck early in his career
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Michael Looby
5 years
Great to see Yanworth winning and enjoying it over the banks
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Michael Looby
5 years
Paddy Mullins is top class on The Road To Cheltenham
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Michael Looby
4 years
Well pleased with that,3rd in a Cotswold to two proper good G1 horses,lovely ride from Tommy,that extra furlong up the hill was tough going but he gave it all,G3 winner and placed at G1 and G2 level will do nicely!!
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