Horse racing tips Talking Horses Talking Horses: breaking down the impact of Racing UK's Irish deal Michael O’Leary feels At The Races will be on borrowed time after RUK grabbed the rights to cover Irish racing Noel Fehily riding Monalee on their way to victory at Leopardstown on Sunday. Samcro superb but Michael O’Leary pleads for halt to Cheltenham hype Read more“If Racing UK takes over Irish racing then At The Races folds,” O’Leary told the Racing Post’s Richard Forristal. I’ve seen nothing yet to say Racing UK have offered double the money. And that would be a very damaging development to Irish racing.”O’Leary’s view reflects widespread concern in Irish racing about what seems an inevitable switch to RUK. Any attempt to derail the move would almost certainly lead to a very costly contractual wrangle with between Irish racing and SIS.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2018 10:30 UTC