Gruelling Haydock conditions point to another Bristol masterclass February 17, 2022 THERE don’t seem to be many places around the country that haven’t felt the wrath of the bad weather recently and Haydock is no different. The going at the Lancashire track is already heavy, and if as much rain comes as is expected, it’s going to be incredibly hard work. The feature on the card [...]
D’oudairies to bring more Irish joy in Ascot Chase February 17, 2022 CONDITIONS are set to be testing at Ascot tomorrow for the Grade One Betfair Ascot Chase (3.38pm) after a week of wind and rain with the promise of more to come. That will be music to the ears of last year’s winner Dashel Drasher who wouldn’t mind conditions worsening further still. He was nutted on [...]
Boothill can kick Betfair Hurdle rivals into touch February 10, 2022 ONLY 14 runners have been declared for tomorrow’s Betfair Hurdle (3.35pm) at Newbury, a race you would normally expect to fill its maximum field size limit of 24. It’s certainly no surprise to see a couple of unexposed novices at the top of the betting in Broomfield Burg and Jpr One, who could easily make [...]
Edwardstone to take home Kingmaker crown in Warwick feature February 10, 2022 THERE is some good racing up at Warwick as well on Saturday with the feature being the Virgin Bet Kingmaker Novices’ Chase (2.05pm). The Grade Two contest sees a rematch between EDWARDSTONE and Third Time Lucki after the pair met earlier in the season in the Henry VIII at Sandown where the former was a dominant 16-length [...]
Back Green Book to add a new chapter to Williams purple patch February 3, 2022 LEOPARDSTOWN takes centre stage this weekend, but there is still some good action closer to home at Sandown, Wetherby and Musselburgh. Having said that, punting opportunities look few and far between with a number of small fields. At Wetherby, Ahoy Senor should get back on the winning trail in the Grade 2 William Hill Towton [...]
Leopardstown at mercy of Mullins and Elliott again February 3, 2022 THERE have been 60 races run over four years since the launch of the Dublin Racing Festival back in 2018 with Willie Mullins (22) and Gordon Elliott (11) responsible for 33 of those winners. The pair once again appear to hold all the aces ahead of this season’s two-day renewal which gets underway at Leopardstown [...]
Look no further than Galahad in Quest for a winner January 27, 2022 FRODON and Siruh Du Lac were both recent winners of the Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (1:55) before going on to success at the Festival, proving how invaluable Cheltenham experience can be. The one horse who has better course form than most is Paul Nicholls’ Magic Saint, with a win and two places [...]
The time looks right to take on Hendo’s House January 27, 2022 TRIALS Day at Cheltenham is a final chance for Festival hopefuls to have a spin around Prestbury Park and lay down a marker for March. The easiest race to solve could be the Cleeve Hurdle, where Champ is rightly odds-on to follow up his Long Walk win from before Christmas and confirm himself as a [...]
Last year’s winner The Revenant can be crowned again October 14, 2021 RACE of the day could well be the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (3.10pm) as it features another box office clash between Palace Pier and the unbeaten Baaeed. The former only has one blemish on his glittering CV and that came in this race last season when he was sent off favourite. He has had a [...]
Dubai Honour and Sealiway look the value October 14, 2021 ASCOT stages QIPCO British Champions Day, the finale of the Flat racing season, on ground which is unseasonably approaching the easy side of good. Tomorrow’s six race card features a number of mouth-watering clashes that probably wouldn’t have happened if conditions had been heavy. To add spice to an already terrific day, the World Pool [...]