
Brian Hayes
Brian Hayes is a leading Irish jockey based with the Willie Mullins yard and regular rider at all the big national hunt racing festivals including Galway, Punchestown Aintree and Cheltenham. The Cork native has ridden high in the riding ranks despite not hailing from a racing background and quickly becoming a relied on partner for some of the best horses in top training yards.

Dark Raven Too Big At 33/1 For The Ballymore
Last weekend was quiet, due to the weather unfortunately, but that is how the game goes at times. It looks like a great week of racing ahead, and it all kicks off with the brilliant card at Gowran Park on Thursday. Thyestes Chase Day It’s a great card with Sir Gerhard making his reappearance, while […]
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Cheltenham Festival 2023 - Day 4 Preview
Cheltenham Festival 2023 Day 4 Tips Horse Race Odds (click to bet) Bet With Blood Destiny Triumph Hurdle 7/4 888sport Hunters Yarn County Hurdle 5/1 bet365 Corbetts Cross Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle 7/2 Bet UK Galopin Des Champs Gold Cup 15/8 William Hill Vaucelet Open Hunters' Chase 5/2 Parimatch Impervious Mares' Chase 2/1 Spreadex Spanish […]
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Cheltenham Festival 2023 - Day 3 Preview
Cheltenham Festival 2023 Day 3 Tips Horse Race Odds (click to bet) Bet With Mighty Potter Turners Novices' Chase 11/10 888sport Thanksforthehelp Pertemps Handicap Hurdle 7/2 bet365 Shishkin Ryanair Chase 8/11 Bet UK Home By The Lee Stayers' Hurdle 13/2 William Hill So Scottish Magners Plate Handicap Chase 4/1 Parimatch Lot Of Joy Mares Novices' […]
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Cheltenham Festival 2023 - Day 2 Preview
Cheltenham Festival 2023 Day 2 Tips Horse Race Odds (click to bet) Bet With Champ Kiely Ballymore Novices' Hurdle 8/1 888sport Adamantly Chosen (EW) Brown Advisory Novices' Chase 20/1 bet365 Run For Oscar Coral Cup Handicap Chase 8/1 Bet UK Energumene Champion Chase 13/8 William Hill Delta Work Cross Country Chase 5/4 Parimatch Dinoblue Grand […]
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Cheltenham Festival 2023 - Day 1 Preview
Cheltenham Festival 2023 Day 1 Tips Horse Race Odds (click to bet) Bet With Facile Vega Supreme Novices' Hurdle 5/2 Bet UK El Fabiolo Arkle Novices' Chase 6/4 bet365 Fastorslow Ultima Handicap Chase 9/1 William Hill Constitution Hill Champion Hurdle 4/11 888sport Honeysuckle Mares' Hurdle 7/2 Parimatch Byker Noodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle 6/1 Coral Gaillard […]
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Three Horses To Follow At The 2023 Dublin Racing Festival
The upcoming weekend is an absolute cracker, and like everyone involved in Irish horse racing, I can’t wait. I have two rides on Saturday, both for Willie Mullins. In the Spring Juvenile, I ride Cinsa and in the Irish Arkle, I ride Flame Bearer. Cinsa was bought as a result of a good fourth behind […]
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Impervious & Mr Incredible Prove Their Top Table Credentials
It was great to be in the winner’s enclosure at the weekend with Impervious, and it was nice to do it for our new owner JP McManus. What a mare she is, and everyone associated with her should be extremely excited about her future. On Saturday, I was thrilled with the effort from Mr Incredible […]
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Two To Follow For The Cheltenham Festival Handicaps
We’re now only three weeks out from the Cheltenham Festival and the excitement around is really growing. This week we have decided to take a look at the Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival and the handicaps where I offer up two to keep an eye on. The Week That Was I hit the crossbar twice […]
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Four To Follow for The 2023 Cheltenham Festival
It is incredibly exciting to be this close to the Cheltenham Festival. We’re full on into preview season, and every horse is a winner at this stage! Since we’re so close, now is the best time to put together my four to follow for the Cheltenham Festival. Check out the Racehour Festival Preview Night Cheltenham […]
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Dublin Racing Festival 2023 Review
What a top-class weekend of racing that was... Everyone at Leopardstown, and Irish Racing as a whole, should be immensely proud of what was a great spectacle for the Dublin Racing Festival. It was two days full of top-class action, with plenty of drama thrown in for good measure! I was absolutely delighted with the […]
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Cheltenham Festival Novice Chase Preview
We really are flying towards Cheltenham now. The buzz around the yards is really picking up and it is a great time of the year as every horse is a winner and all our dreams are still intact. For the blog this week we decided to run through the Novice Chase division at the Cheltenham […]
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Brian Hayes' 2023 Cheltenham Festival Preview
The 2023 Cheltenham Festival is just around the corner and excitement is definitely building. Everyone involved in horse racing is putting the finishing touches on everything now. Check out the Racehour Festival Preview Night Final Preparations This week we are all just getting that last bit of work into the horses who are bound for […]
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