Horseracing: David Pipe’s City AM column October 25, 2018 I AM delighted to be writing my first column in City AM today as the jumps season really starts to get going at Cheltenham this afternoon. Frustratingly, we don’t have any runners today as we haven’t got that winter ground yet. Cheltenham can’t be blamed, and they have done an excellent job producing the good, [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Excellent jumper Martre set for Big things this season October 25, 2018 TODAY is the day National Hunt enthusiasts have been waiting for since April, Cheltenham’s first fixture of the new season. The two-day Showcase meeting has become increasingly popular in recent years, with a nice spread of competitive handicaps and decent novice events. This afternoon’s action looks very competitive, so I’m going to focus on tomorrow’s [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Magna Grecia looks a great bet to give O’Brien his ninth Futurity October 25, 2018 TRADITIONALISTS will keep calling it the Racing Post Trophy for a while, but tomorrow sees Doncaster’s one mile Group One contest run for the first time as the Vertem Futurity Trophy (4.05pm). Some top class horses have won it over the years and last year’s renewal produced an incredible finish with Saxon Warrior just denying [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Back Cracksman for repeat Champion Stakes success October 18, 2018 ASCOT once again stages QIPCO British Champions Day tomorrow which now marks the end of the British Flat racing season. The race to be crowned Stobart Champion Jockey was in truth over months ago with Silvestre de Sousa well clear in his pursuit of a third title. John Gosden is all set to bag the [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Coronet to upset stablemate and take fillies’ crown October 18, 2018 TRAINER John Gosden has dominated the current Flat season and it would be no surprise if that trend continues at Ascot tomorrow. His Ascot Gold Cup winner Stradivarius is the odds-on favourite to land the opening QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup (1.25pm) and win his fifth successive race of the campaign. The likelihood is [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Flaming Spear could prove too hot for Balmoral rivals October 18, 2018 ANYONE who witnessed Raising Sand win a valuable soft ground Ascot handicap earlier this month will more than likely think that they saw the Balmoral Handicap (4.30pm) winner in action. The truth is that they are right, but in my opinion, it is not Raising Sand but the horse that finished fifth behind him that [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Baritone looks pitch perfect in Old Rowley October 11, 2018 NEWMARKET’S two-day Dubai Future Champions Festival is a precursor to next week’s QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot. The juveniles are the stars of the show, but for most punters the big betting race of the day is the valuable Old Rowley Cup (4.10pm). This 1m4f handicap for three-year-olds is an interesting race, particularly with [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Vis A Vis can land Cesarewitch for that man De Sousa October 11, 2018 HAVING spent hours studying tomorrow’s Dubai £500,000 Cesarewitch Stakes (3.40pm), I have managed to narrow things down to around 20 of the 34 runners in the 2m2f contest! Earlier in the week, I was desperate to be against Willie Mullins’ well-fancied five-year-old Stratum, but the nearer we get to the race, the more I have [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Advertise out to prove he’s a Future Champ October 11, 2018 TOMORROW’S star-studded card at Newmarket should give us plenty of clues ahead of next season, with so many exciting juveniles set to go on trial. The pick of the trio of two-year-old races has to be the Group One Dewhurst Stakes (3.00pm) where John Gosden’s Too Darn Hot, already a warm favourite for both next [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Sea can show she’s a Class act in the Arc October 4, 2018 AFTER being run at Chantilly for the last two years during the redevelopment of Longchamp, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3.05pm) returns to its rightful home on Sunday. Europe’s most valuable horse race was won in emphatic fashion by the John Gosden-trained Enable 12 months ago and she’s back to defend her crown. The [...]
