David Jennings
@DavidJenningsRP
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Deputy Ireland Editor of the Racing Post
Joined August 2012
Joey Sheridan is 18. That ride on Princess Zoe was as close to perfection as you will get. He is 18. A teenager. A rare talent.
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Monkfish doesnโt half make Galopin look like a midget!
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Pleased to report that the @RacingPostโs Upping The Ante will return on November 10 with myself and Gavin Lynch counting down to the 2021 Cheltenham Festival.
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Weโve just filmed the final episode of UPPING THE ANTE which will be out at 6pm. A massive thanks to each and every one of you for watching over the last 20 weeks. Myself & @JohnnyDineen just have a laugh really and we enjoy it even more than you do. Thanks again & take care, DJ.
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Jesus, arenโt we blessed. What a glorious spectacle that was. Thatโs jump racing. Magic.
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Just filmed the final episode in the latest series of UPPING THE ANTE which will be live later this evening - thanks a million for joining us over the last 20 weeks ๐๐.
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I can officially confirm Allaho is alive and well. He looks terrific ๐
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And, thatโs a wrap for the 2025 Cheltenham Festival! Last episode of UPPING THE ANTE has been filmed and will be out at 6pm. Thanks so much for watching every week and thanks most of all to the legend @JohnnyDineen - even more of a gent off the screen than he is on it โญ๏ธ.
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Words I wish I never had to write. Farewell, Mikey. By God we'll miss you. ๐.
"Michael made a lasting impression on everyone and won the hearts of the Irish people - everyone loved him". Racing community and well-wishers turn out en masse to remember the life of a huge riding talent ๐๏ธ.
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Delighted to announce UPPING THE ANTE will be returning to a screen near you on Tuesday, November 7 at 6pm with @JohnnyDineen returning for a second series before he jets off to Hollywood. More information later this week about how you can be part of the show too ๐บ.
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This could not possibly have gone any worse. Your fault @captheath and @BrianSheerin91 - I would like to nominate Alan Byrne, Gavin Lynch and @MarkBoylanMusic #doitforDan
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No Upping The Ante this week.
As a mark of respect to Michael OโSullivan, there will be no Upping The Ante this week. We offer our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.
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Words I wish I never had to write ๐ข.
At noon on Wednesday, in the shadows of the gallop where Honeysuckle, Minella Indo and A Plus Tard were moulded into superstars, we said goodbye to the most precocious talent to have ever emerged from Knockeen.
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Patrick Mullins might be an amateur but that ride on Sharjah was a thing of beauty. Not many would have the balls to do that in a Champion Hurdle. He may have been beaten but that was a peach.
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See you on November 12 @JohnnyDineen ๐ค.
๐จ JOHNNY DINEEN IS BACK FOR UPPING THE ANTE! ๐. That's right. @JohnnyDineen will return with @DavidJenningsRP for this season's Upping The Ante with @bet365 starting on Tuesday 12th November ๐
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The last dance with this absolute legend @JohnnyDineen - join us at 6pm for the final UPPING THE ANTE
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Youโd be a brave man to take on Galopin Des Champs in March. โ๏ธ.
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Honoured to be shortlisted for the Writer of the Year award at the 2020 @HorseraceMedia HWPA Awards. Massive congrats to all the other nominees ๐.
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Am I the only one who thinks itโs utterly bonkers Glen will get a replay? The world has gone mad. Honest mistake. Made no difference to result. If I were Crokes I would go one better and instead of giving them a replay, give them the game. It wouldnโt be worth celebrating then.
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There was once a time when Saturday mornings were Trans World Sport followed by The Morning Line followed by Gazzetta Football Italia.
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Constitution Hill is a G1 horse. It couldnโt be easier to map out his season. Fighting Fifth/Christmas Hurdle/Champion Hurdle/Aintree Hurdle. There. Ten seconds. Job done.
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Whatโs the perfect cure for a Cheltenham hangover? A weddingโฆ๐ซ๐ซ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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That was just like watching Sprinter Sacre all those years ago at Donny. Each fence could not come quick enough for Shishkin. He was like a child waiting for another episode of Peppa Pig to come on.
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Galopin Des Champs v A Plus Tard is officially on. Willie says he is Gold Cupinโ. on St Patrickโs Day 2023 โ๏ธ.
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The final episode of Upping The Ante on @RacingPost will be available at 9.30am with selections from myself and Gavin at 20-1 and 10-1. in the same race might I add! Thanks for joining us for the last 19 weeks and the very best of luck at Cheltenham.
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The drought is over! Hallelujah . UPPING THE ANTE ๐
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UPPING THE ANTE will be out at 1pm today where Gary OโBrien and Johnny Dineen give their views and selections for all 28 races of the Cheltenham Festival. No nonsense preview. Itโs snappy. Itโs superb from both ๐.
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The new series of Upping The Ante returns tomorrow ๐.
Upping The Ante with @bet365 returns TOMORROW! ๐. @DavidJenningsRP and Gavin Lynch answer your questions ahead of their awaited return. 18+ #GambleAware
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Wow. Imagine having no interest in racing. Itโs such a special sport. A glorious Gold Cup.
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Upping The Ante returns on Tuesday. Any questions for us?.
Upping The Ante with @bet365 returns next week!. Got a question for @DavidJenningsRP and Gavin Lynch? Send them in for your chance to have your question answered on the show!. 18+ #GambleAware
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Watching the aftermath of Ire v Oz and one thing is very clear. @MolloyJoe is the best sports presenter Ireland has produced for a very, very long time. Would love to see the @TheSundayGame snap him up.
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I canโt remember a performance like Goshenโs around Cheltenham in recent years. It was jaw-dropping stuff. Awesome. To quicken off that pace was astonishing. A freak.
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My wife just told me that she hates the fact I have no sense of direction. So I packed up my stuff and right.
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Well, this aged beautifully anyway. Five minutes of pure misery๐๐
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When are the @TheSundayGame pundits going to realise that it doesnโt matter if itโs an All-Ireland final or not, the rules are the same for every match. โโItโs very harsh to be sent off for that in an All-Ireland final.โโ It was the same rubbish after the hurling final.
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This bloody charade of acting out the walkover now. Utter nonsense. Why are we making the embarrassment even worse by having the horse gallop up the straight. Just give him the money and move on. Quickly. Jesus.
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Sweet Jesus. Heโs not a horse at all. Horses donโt do things like that. There are no words. Constitution Hill.
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And, in five minutes, we have just been shown everything that is wrong with jump racing right now. Try giving her 7lb in a Champion Hurdle.
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We had a chat. He just wanted ye all to get 12-1 for the Gold Cup instead of 7-2. Clever boy.
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I canโt stop watching this ๐.
Every racing fan will love this โค๏ธ. Pure emotion from Nicky Henderson watching Constitution Hill win the Unibet Champion Hurdle โบ๏ธ. #CheltenhamFestival
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This blew my mind ๐คฏ.
๐ NEW: Upping The Ante with @bet365 ๐. @JohnnyDineen attempts the A-Z of Willie Mullins-trained horses. Can he name one for each letter? ๐ . ๐บ Watch now ๐ 18+ #GambleAware
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Weโre back on Tuesday - UPPING THE ANTE returns to a screen near you ๐บ have you got a question you would like answered on our opening show? Just reply to this if you do and weโll pick the best ones ๐.
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Dysart Enos must have watched that and puked into her bowl of nuts ๐คฎ.
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Iโm not great at judging crowds but there must be literally 3.5 billion people at the @gelliott_racing open morning ๐
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This @ConorSketches guy is scarily good. this is a must watch.
Ahead of Cheltenham next week, we asked the great @ConorSketches to work his magic on some of the biggest names in horse racing.
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And, here it is ๐ The final episode of UPPING THE ANTE. Thanks so much for watching over the last 20 weeks. Weโve had a ball ๐๐.
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Just finished filming UPPING THE ANTE and, holy God, I nearly fell on the ground when @JohnnyDineen revealed his latest tip for Cheltenham. Show will be out at 6pm. You donโt want to miss this ๐ณ.
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I know Iโm like a broken record but Harry Cobden is glorious to watch over fences. Everything in sync. Effortless. Youโre a lucky man @PFNicholls.
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โEdwardstone has come out because of the ground? Why? Is it too green?โ - Steve Mellish, 2022.
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That Imperial Alcazar is going to be some cert in the 2021 Pertemps Final off just 147.
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Itโs good to be back. Upping The Ante returns next week!.
๐ข UPPING THE ANTE with @bet365 returns 10th November โญ . Gavin Lynch and David Jennings return every Tuesday until the festival (with some surprises along the way). Welcome back, boys ๐ค . 18+ #GambleAware
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UPPING THE ANTE returns at 6pm on Tuesday! Any questions you would like answered on the show? Reply here if you do or, if you would like to appear on the show, send in a video with your question to UTAquestions@gmail.com - over 25s only - and we will use the best ones ๐.
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There is only one Johnny Dineen ๐คฉ.
๐ NEW: Upping The Ante with @bet365 ๐. ๐ฃ "Bad luck follows people around! I knew a fella in our town, he could have stopped the Orient Express". @JohnnyDineen with an all-timer on betting superstitions and jinxes ๐คฃ. ๐บ Watch now ๐ 18+ #GambleAware
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Heโs a brave man is our Johnny ๐
๐ฃ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ค. Coming to our YouTube channel this weekend. @DavidJenningsRP and @JohnnyDineen meet @PFNicholls ๐. You don't want to miss this!
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Paul Townend turns into Paul Daniels in these big races. He pulls yet another rabbit out of the hat on Nick Rockett in the Thyestes. Phenomenal rider.
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โJesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkeyโ - Con is the bomb. ๐ฃ.
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The greatest ๐ข.
Alastair Down, the most celebrated, decorated and cherished racing writer of modern times, has died aged 68
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BIG NEWS this morning: Brighterdaysahead v Constitution Hill is officially on ๐ฅ ๐ฅ.
๐จ BREAKING: Brighterdaysahead will take on Constitution Hill in the Unibet Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, Gordon Elliott has revealed to the Racing Post
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Episode 1 of Upping The Ante counting down to the 2022 Cheltenham Festival ๐.
๐ UPPING THE ANTE WITH @bet365 IS BACK ๐. ๐ฃ @DavidJenningsRP & Gavin Lynch are back for a brand new season of our Cheltenham Festival preview show! . Watch the full episode ๐ Open a @bet365 account here ๐ 18+ BeGambleAware
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Credit where itโs due, this is class ๐.
All roads lead to @LeopardstownRC for the #DublinRacingFestival this weekend - follow the action live on @RTE2 and the @RTEplayer from 1pm on Saturday & Sunday #RTEracing
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Upping The Ante - Episode 19 with tips at 16-1 and 14-1. The FINAL one before the festival. Thanks for tuning in over the last few months & the very best of luck this week ๐.
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Darts commentators talk some scutter. Price has apparently gone into โโdefensive modeโโ. How is that even possible in darts? And, Anderson is going to โโattack ferociouslyโโ in the next set? Wayneโs world is a different place to the actual world.
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This ๐๐.
๐ฃ "We should be proud of our sport". @RichardHoiles delivers a passionate plea on making racing accessible and fun to all. #ITVRacing | #TheOpeningShow
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Bob. Lovely. Just lovely. What a beautiful beast of a horse. The third was in County Laois when he passed the line.
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Our UPPING THE ANTE Cheltenham preview with Gary OโBrien, Gavin Lynch and Pat Cooney will go live at 9am on Friday morning. Apologies for the delay but, itโs Gar and Gav, itโll be worth the wait ๐.
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The Chase connoisseur - @JohnnyDineen - will be returning to a screen near you on November 12 ๐คฃ.
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Some news about UPPING THE ANTE ๐.
IT'S BACK ๐. Upping The Ante with @bet365 is bigger and better than ever before! . @DavidJenningsRP is set to be joined this season by former bookmaker and legendary punter ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป. Returning to a screen near you on November 8 ๐
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Upping The Ante, in association with @bet365, returns tomorrow (Nov 5) with myself and Gavin Lynch.
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Big day for @RacingPost GAA readers tomorrow as the All Stars are revealed. 50-1 winners donโt grow on any trees I grow anyway so this could be a first. Best of luck, Raymond โญ๏ธ
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This time tomorrow ๐.
Yep that's right - Upping The Ante with @bet365 returns TOMORROW! ๐. @DavidJenningsRP and @JohnnyDineen are back in action ๐คฉ. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: . 18+ #GambleAware
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