Altobelli no run of the Mill pick in Betfair Hurdle February 6, 2024 LAST weekend’s Dublin Racing Festival was many of the Irish contenders’ final chance to strut their stuff before next month’s Cheltenham Festival, and this weekend it’s the turn of some of Britain’s best to show what they are about. Perhaps the most high-profile of those is Shishkin who bids to atone for that much talked-about [...]
Dance to the Guinness village with De Bromhead’s Captain February 6, 2024 MAJOR Cheltenham protagonists Galopin Des Champs, El Fabiolo and State Man all impressed at last weekend’s Dublin Racing Festival, but there were also bubbles burst with Marine Nationale and Gaelic Warrior notable disappointments. Two performances in Ireland caught my eye with a view to the Festival, which is now just five weeks away. CAPTAIN GUINNESS [...]
Three winners in a week for new racing syndicate Racing Club February 2, 2024 RECENTLY launched horse racing syndicate, Racing Club, landed an incredible three winners in three days last week. Launched at the back end of 2023 with 5 racehorses to choose from and bespoke VIP options available at www.racingclub.com, things have really stepped up a gear recently. Last Friday, saw the fantastic Farceur Du Large win the prestigious [...]
Cream looks a Peachy bet at Musselburgh January 30, 2024 RACING in Britain this weekend will be largely overshadowed by the action from Leopardstown’s Dublin Racing Festival, but there are still several interesting contests at Sandown and Musselburgh that present good betting opportunities. Musselburgh hosts it’s two-day Scottish Cheltenham Trials meeting, and the big betting race on Saturday is the £100,000 bet365 Edinburgh National (2.15pm), [...]
Chianti Classico can pour on the style in the Ultima January 30, 2024 WE’RE getting to the point of the National Hunt season when Willie Mullins really begins to take a grip on the ante-post markets for the Cheltenham Festival, particularly as many of the Irish handler’s big guns are set to strut their stuff at this weekend’s Dublin Racing Festival. Given Mullins’ superiority in so many races, [...]
Ridoto can strike Accord in warm up for Cheltenham January 23, 2024 PUNTERS around the country have been starved of real top-quality racing for a couple of weeks now. Freezing temperatures put paid to the fixtures at Ascot and Haydock last weekend, but with the mercury rising gradually, we should have no issues at Cheltenham and Doncaster on Saturday. I’ll start at Prestbury Park where the eight-race [...]
JPR the One to take on Marine Nationale in the Arkle January 23, 2024 WE LEARNED a few more clues on the road to Cheltenham last weekend at Lingfield, with the return of L’Homme Presse and an impressive success in the Grade Two Lightning Novices’ Chase for JPR ONE. Joe Tizzard’s runner jumped and travelled brilliantly throughout the contest and could be called the winner a long way out. [...]
Put a few Bob on Olinger to spring a Champion surprise January 16, 2024 WITH less than 60 days until the Cheltenham Festival, attention is quickly turning to those four golden days in March and in the coming weeks I’m going to be putting up a few long-range pointers that are likely to shorten up considerably come race day. The art to picking ante-post selections has changed somewhat in [...]
Jonbon can Bridge the gap in Ascot’s Clarence House January 16, 2024 HOPEFULLY the temperature rises a bit before the weekend because the Clarence House (3.37pm) at Ascot could be a belter. We’ll have to wait to see if El Fabiolo and JONBON turn up, but let’s hope they do because if both are at their best it could be a real spectacle. The former is clearly [...]
Malina and Dundee hold Major chances in Warwick Classic January 9, 2024 THERE is some quality racing this weekend, with Kempton, Wetherby and Warwick all staging Grade Two chases, but perhaps the biggest betting race is Saturday’s Wigley Group Classic Handicap Chase (3.00pm) at Warwick. This 3m5f marathon is quite a unique staying test as it requires accurate jumping around a tight track, with Warwick’s famous row [...]
