Strong feeling Leader will be in Aintree Cruz Control April 8, 2026 ONE mustn’t forget that Aintree is not just about the Grand National, with a host of top-class supporting action across the three days, such as Saturday’s Grade One Liverpool Hurdle (3.05pm). As ever, given its proximity to Cheltenham, we see many horses who starred at the Festival rock up to Merseyside looking to do the [...]
Fortune can Favour La brave on Friday with outsiders April 8, 2026 WHILE playing with a straight bat looks the strategy on Thursday, it could be worth swinging for the boundaries a little more on Friday. In the day’s opening race, the William Hill Handicap Hurdle (1.45pm), FAVOUR AND FORTUNE represents a bit of each-way value at around 12/1, lining up here off just a pound higher [...]
No need for form Study to see chance of Snow at Aintree April 8, 2026 AINTREE’s big three days of the year are here with the highlight of course being Saturday’s Grand National. Before that there is plenty of other top-class action to get stuck into, beginning with today’s card which includes four Grade One races. Many of the contests feature horses that ran at the Cheltenham Festival and several [...]
Cotai can leave name in Lights at Newcastle March 31, 2026 THERE is a feast of all-weather action to look forward to on Good Friday, with contests from Newcastle, Lingfield and Chelmsford all live on ITV. One horse that caught my eye is COTAI LIGHTS, who is set to line up in the BetMGM All-Weather Three-Year-Old Championships Handicap (1.50pm) at Newcastle. Trainer Adrian Keatley is bringing [...]
Milan and Bourbon the Quai to success in Irish National March 31, 2026 A BUSY Easter weekend of racing approaches with quality contests to get stuck into across the UK and Ireland, and the Irish Grand National meeting taking centre stage at Fairyhouse. Rebecca Curtis became the first UK-based trainer to win the Irish Grand National (5.00pm, Easter Monday) since 2014 with Haiti Couleurs, and the away team [...]
Long shots look Order of the day in the Lincoln March 24, 2026 NATIONAL Hunt racing takes a backseat this weekend as Doncaster hosts the traditional curtain raiser to the Flat season, the William Hill Lincoln Handicap (3.35pm). Plenty has been said about current Lincoln favourite La Botte, who looked an unlucky loser in the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot last summer. Harry Eustace’s contender could be the [...]
Caballo De one to make splash in Dubai Gold Cup March 24, 2026 DOMESTIC action in the UK is accompanied by a top-class Dubai World Cup card from Meydan, featuring five Group One races. The headline contest is the finale, where star Japanese raider Forever Young bids to become the first horse to do the Saudi Cup and the Dubai World Cup (4.45pm) double. He looks very likely [...]
Wolf and Watamu can Storm to victory March 17, 2026 AFTER the conclusion of four days of frenetic action at the Cheltenham Festival last week, this weekend is a far more low-key affair. However, there’s still a competitive card from Newbury, where we can dig out a few interesting ante-post propositions. The two-and-a-half-mile handicap chase (2.25pm) is a tight heat with the likes of last-start [...]
Story seems like a Stellar pick for the Grand National March 17, 2026 WITH Cheltenham now behind us, attention turns to Aintree and the Grand National from a long-range ante-post tipping perspective, with the market beginning to take shape. As is so often the case in the biggest jumps races, JP McManus holds a strong hand, with several leading contenders under his ownership. Previous winner I Am Maximus [...]
Uno that Haiti will take some Passing in Gold Cup March 11, 2026 FRIDAY at the Cheltenham Festival is always a day full of drama, and the crescendo comes with the blue riband itself, the Cheltenham Gold Cup (4.00pm). This year’s renewal might lack a standout superstar, but that only makes it more intriguing from a betting perspective. Gaelic Warrior heads Star Sports’ market at 7/2 and while [...]
