{"id":116028,"date":"2021-02-09T17:16:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T17:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=116028"},"modified":"2021-11-05T09:34:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T09:34:19","slug":"new-national-hunt-racing-series-on-tg4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2021-2\/new-national-hunt-racing-series-on-tg4\/","title":{"rendered":"New National Hunt Racing Series on TG4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Arkle_1_1920x1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Arkle_1_1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Arkle\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-116020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Arkle_1_1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Arkle_1_1920x1080-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Arkle_1_1920x1080-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Arkle_1_1920x1080-252x141.jpg 252w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Arkle_1_1920x1080-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tg4-docs.s3.amazonaws.com\/tg4-redesign-2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Arkle_1_1920x1080-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; overflow: auto; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AtHz73wwRJI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowFullscreen=\"true\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TG4 and Touchline Media are delighted to announce that a new horseracing series <em>\u2018Laochra Na R\u00e1sa\u00edochta\u2019<\/em>, featuring some of Ireland\u2019s greatest National Hunt horses, has been specially commissioned by TG4 and will commence on Thursday 18th February with a one-hour documentary on the tale of the legendary <strong>Arkle<\/strong>, winner of three Cheltenham Gold Cups in the 1960\u2019s. This is a repeat of the IFTA winner for Best Sports Documentary, first broadcast on TG4 in March 2014.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nEpisode Two of <em>\u2018Laochra Na R\u00e1sa\u00edochta\u2019<\/em> airs on February 25th 9.30pm and tells the stories of: <strong>L\u2019Escargot<\/strong> \u2013 winner of the 1970 and 1971 Gold Cups and the 1975 Grand National. <strong>Captain Christy<\/strong> \u2013 winner of the 1974 Gold Cup. <strong>Brown Lad<\/strong> \u2013 the only horse ever to win three Irish Grand Nationals. <strong>Monksfield<\/strong> \u2013 who won back-to-back Champion Hurdles in 1978 and 1979. And <strong>Istabraq<\/strong> \u2013 the horse regarded by many as Ireland\u2019s greatest ever hurdler, who won three Champion Hurdles in a row. It features contributions from Aidan O\u2019Brien, JP McManus, Charlie Swan, Arthur Moore, Ted Walsh, Tom Taaffe, Jim Dreaper, Des McDonogh, Jonjo O\u2019Neill, Sandra Hughes, Paul Carberry and Nina Carberry.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nEpisode Three of <em>\u2018Laochra Na R\u00e1sa\u00edochta\u2019<\/em> airs on March 4th 9.30pm and tells the stories of four horses much loved by Irish racing fans: <strong>Limestone Lad<\/strong> \u2013 bred, trained and owned by the Bowe family in Gathabawn, County Kilkenny. <strong>Danoli<\/strong> \u2013 regarded as \u2018The People\u2019s Champion\u2019 \u2013 who was trained by Tom Foley near Bagnelstown in County Carlow. And <strong>Dorans Pride<\/strong> and <strong>Beef Or Salmon<\/strong> \u2013 two horses who catapulted Limerick trainer Michael Hourigan into the racing limelight.   It features contributions from Michael and John Bowe, Tom Foley, Tommy and Jim Treacy, Michael Hourigan, Kay Hourigan, Charlie Swan, Aidan O\u2019Brien and Ted Walsh.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nEpisode Four of <em>\u2018Laochra Na R\u00e1sa\u00edochta\u2019<\/em> airs on March 11th 9.30pm and tells the stories of: <strong>Florida Pearl<\/strong> \u2013 the horse who put trainer Willie Mullins on the map and won a record four Irish Hennessy Gold Cups. <strong>Hardy Eustace<\/strong> \u2013 who won back-to-back Champion Hurdles at Cheltenham in 2004 &#038; 2005, during a golden era for Irish hurdlers. And <strong>Moscow Flyer<\/strong> \u2013 trained by Jessica Harrington and ridden by Barry Geraghty \u2013 who won numerous Grade One races, including two Queen Mother Champion Chases at the Cheltenham Festival. It features contributions from Willie Mullins, Jessica Harrington, Barry Geraghty, Conor O\u2019Dwyer, Davy Russell, David Casey, Sandra Hughes and Eamonn Leigh. <\/p>\n<p>The final episode (episode five) of <em>\u2018Laochra Na R\u00e1sa\u00edochta\u2019<\/em> is a special <strong>Dawn Run<\/strong> documentary featuring contributions from all the major characters in this incredible tale of promise, achievement, disappointment, glory and ultimately tragedy. This airs on March 18th 9.30pm. Contributors include the late Paddy Mullins, his wife Maureen, their sons Tony, Tom and Willie Mullins. Owner, the late Charmian Hill, and her son Jeremy Hill also feature, while jockey Jonjo O\u2019Neill gives his unique perspective on one of racing\u2019s most extraordinary tales. The Dawn Run documentary also features the never-to-be-forgotten 1986 match between Dawn Run and Buck House at Punchestown, with trainer Mouse Morris and jockey Tommy Carmody providing us with their memories of that special day.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>\u2018Laochra na R\u00e1sa\u00edochta\u2019<\/em> series was directed by Stephen Cullinane, produced by Denis Kirwan and Dave Keena, and director of photography was Peter Moffett.<br \/>\nDenis Kirwan, Producer, Touchline Media says, <em>\u201cApart from the incredible achievements of Arkle in the 60\u2019s and the huge amount of Irish success in recent decades, there were also many lean years, occasionally brightened by some heroic horses on the biggest stages. \u2018Laochra na R\u00e1sa\u00edochta\u2019 brings many of these great stories to life. Touchline Media is delighted to have been specially commissioned by TG4 to produce this important documentary series, which was filmed and edited over the past few months, despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions. We are confident that racing fans will enjoy this fast-paced trip down memory lane. Similar to the hugely popular TG4 \u201cLaochra Gael\u201d series, we hope it will be enjoyed by sports fans both young and old.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Touchline Media has a successful track record in producing racing documentaries; <em>\u2018Arkle \u2013 The Legend Lives On\u2019<\/em>, was the winner of the 2015 IFTA Sports Programme of the Year and also winner of the same category at the 2015 Celtic Media Awards. The same team also produced the IFTA-nominated sports documentary <em>\u2018Jump Boys\u2019<\/em> in 2012 and the critically acclaimed <em>\u2018Jump Girls\u2019<\/em> in February 2019. Touchline Media have also produced a four-part series on the Galway Races, <em>\u2018Seachtain na R\u00e1sa\u00ed\u2019<\/em>, and have produced Cheltenham and Punchestown Festival preview progammes for well over the past decade.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; TG4 and Touchline Media are delighted to announce that a new horseracing series \u2018Laochra Na R\u00e1sa\u00edochta\u2019, featuring some of Ireland\u2019s greatest National Hunt horses, has been specially commissioned by TG4 and will commence on Thursday 18th February with a one-hour documentary on the tale of the legendary Arkle, winner of three Cheltenham [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":876,"featured_media":0,"parent":115587,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pr.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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