Horse racing betting tips: Sit back on your Chesterfield and enjoy a nice glass of Red March 2, 2017 CHELTENHAM is all consuming at this time of year, so it’s actually quite nice to have weekend meetings where Prestbury Park isn’t the main focus. In fact up at Doncaster, attention turns to the Grand National as some decent chasers line-up in the BetBright Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (3.35pm). The Last Samuri bolted up by 10 [...]
Road to Cheltenham: Get the Champagne ready for a right Royal celebration February 23, 2017 NEXT month’s Cheltenham Festival lost arguably its biggest star earlier this week when news broke that Gold Cup favourite Thistlecrack will miss the rest of the season. His absence from the meeting’s feature race means his stablemates Native River and Cue Card now head the betting at 3/1 and 7/2 respectively. Both should play a [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Steve looks just the job for punters at Kempton February 23, 2017 WITH just 18 days to go until the Cheltenham Festival, Saturday's Kempton card is pretty much the last chance for some horses to book their ticket to the party. The big race of the day is the BetBright Chase (3.35pm), where last year’s winner Theatre Guide will be hoping to perk up his trainer Colin [...]
Road To Cheltenham: Empire can strike back in the Ryanair Chase February 17, 2017 OVER the coming weeks I will be taking a look at the ante-post markets for this year’s Cheltenham Festival and putting together a portfolio of bets. The first horse I’d like to recommend is EMPIRE OF DIRT at 9/1 for the Ryanair Chase. An impressive winner of last season’s Festival Plate, the ten-year-old routed his [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Taquin looks value to upset Cue Card in Ascot Chase February 17, 2017 HATS off to the connections of Cue Card who this week scratched the lovable 11-year-old from next month’s Ryanair Chase, signifying their intentions to once again go for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The seven-time Grade One winner completes his preparations for this year’s Festival by running in Saturday's Ascot Chase (3.35pm), for which he is [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Veinard and Gassin Golf look value alternatives in Betfair Hurdle February 10, 2017 LOOKING back at the roll of honour for Saturday's Betfair Hurdle (3.35pm), plenty of quality horses have masqueraded as handicappers to land this hugely valuable contest. Get Me Out Of Here (2010), Zarkandar (2012) and My Tent Or Yours (2013) are just three recent examples of winners who went on to be regulars at Grade [...]
Horse racing betting tips: The Sun will come out in Saturday’s Edinburgh National February 3, 2017 PLENTY of southern-based trainers are making the long pilgrimage up to Musselburgh in search of better ground. Nicky Henderson’s well-regarded Charli Parcs missed his intended engagement at Cheltenham last Saturday because of the conditions and will be a warm order in the Triumph Hurdle Trial (1.30pm) if lining up. A far more interesting betting heat [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Buveur D’Air looks serious Contender February 3, 2017 WITH so much rain around, Sandown’s meeting on Saturday is sure to be run on heavy ground, putting huge emphasis on stamina. Every drop that falls will be music to the ears of the connections of BUVEUR D’AIR, who dramatically makes the switch back from fences to the smaller obstacles in the Contenders Hurdle (1.50pm). [...]
Doncaster horse racing betting tips: Southfield looks Royale bet for bang in-form Mulholland January 26, 2017 WHILE most eyes will be on Cheltenham, there is still some intriguing action up at Doncaster on Saturday. Undoubtedly one of the fairest tracks in the country, and famous for producing decent ground, 18 are set to line-up for the £80,000 Sky Bet Chase (3.30pm). Last year’s first and second, Ziga Boy and Coologue, are [...]
Cheltenham horse racing tips: Leading Festival fancies set for tricky Trials Day tests January 26, 2017 WITH just over six weeks to go until this year’s Cheltenham Festival, plenty of leading contenders are set to test their credentials at Saturday's Trials Day meeting. The bumper nine-race card now features the rescheduled running of last week’s abandoned Clarence House Chase, as well as the next chapter in the Thistlecrack story. Our new [...]
