Horse Racing Betting Tips: Rain the biggest threat to Mogul’s Vertem Futurity Trophy challenge October 24, 2019 TRAINER Aidan O’Brien has won the last two renewals of tomorrow’s Vertem Futurity Trophy (3.25pm) at Doncaster and was responsible for an astonishing 11 of the 12 entries at Monday’s five-day declaration stage. The master of Ballydoyle has whittled that challenge down to just five now with only Andrew Balding’s Kameko standing his ground against [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: The Revenant to produce an Oscar-winning performance October 17, 2019 WHEN the first ever QIPCO British Champions Day was staged at Ascot back in 2011, the sceptics raised concerns at the time about the risk of heavy ground spoiling the end of season finale. To be honest, the weather has largely behaved itself over the last eight years, with plenty of wet renewals but not [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Course form points to Coulis and Escobar in Balmoral October 17, 2019 RACING purists are spoiled tomorrow with four Group Ones and a Group Two kicking off QIPCO British Champions Day, yet for many punters the most important race of the day is the closing Balmoral Handicap (4.40pm). John Gosden is yet to win Europe’s richest mile handicap, but he has saddled the runner-up in four of [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Coronet to crown Gosden in perfect style with victory in the Champion October 17, 2019 THEY say it’s not over until the fat lady sings, but surely it is impossible for Aidan O’Brien to win his eighth British trainers’ championship. John Gosden, seeking a second consecutive title, has had a remarkable season and, with a lead of over £700,000, it would require the Ballydoyle horses to win practically everything on [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: O’Brien’s Wichita can give Pinatubo a true test in the Dewhurst Stakes October 10, 2019 NEWMARKET takes centre stage again tomorrow with all eyes on Godolphin’s Pinatubo as he bids to make it a perfect six out of six in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes (3.30pm). The son of Shamardal landed the first Group One of his career in last month’s National Stakes at the Curragh by a breathtaking nine lengths [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: No Drama for Johnny and Lampang on the Knavesmire October 10, 2019 KING Power Racing have had an excellent season, with Morando’s win in last Saturday’s Cumberland Lodge Stakes the latest Group level prize the operation has snared this campaign. After such a difficult 12 months, they have been rewarded with plenty of success and I can see them celebrating again at York tomorrow. The coral.co.uk Rockingham [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Cayenne Pepper will be too hot to handle in Fillies’ Mile October 10, 2019 JESSICA Harrington has enjoyed plenty of success over the past couple of years. Firstly, she won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2017 with Sizing John and then followed up with Our Duke in the Irish Grand National. Last year, Alpha Centauri gave her a maiden Classic success in the Irish 1000 Guineas, before landing three [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Japan could be the one to foil Enable’s hat-trick bid October 3, 2019 NO HORSE has won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe more than twice. In fact, of all the dual winners of Europe’s richest horse race, only Treve even managed a hat-trick attempt. That’s the size of the task that faces Enable and Frankie Dettori at Longchamp on Sunday afternoon (3.05pm) and despite that she is [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Hermosa ready to give O’Brien yet another Sun Chariot success October 3, 2019 PUNTERS were left with burnt fingers when Laurens finished a well-beaten fourth behind Iridessa in the Matron Stakes in Ireland a fortnight ago. She was sent off the well-backed even money favourite that day and will be fancied to bounce back in tomorrow’s Group One Sun Chariot Stakes, a race she won 12 months ago. [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Pondus set to enjoy Newbury Encounter with Simcock runner September 20, 2019 AFTER landing his 16th Group One of the season aboard Star Catcher in last weekend’s Prix Vermeille, the racing headlines have once again all been about Frankie Dettori. That victory equalled the 48-year-old Italian’s best ever season at the highest level and came just a day after winning the St Leger on Logician. In recent [...]
