Cheltenham Wednesday: The Punter Summary Podcast March 13, 2023 Hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s Festival tips in a short, summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on [...]
Snowden’s mare to wear it well in Mares’ Novice March 13, 2023 WITH one of the driest build-ups to a Cheltenham festival on record, it had been widely expected that this year’s meeting would take place on traditional decent watered spring ground. In fact, the watering cans have been out for the last four weeks in an attempt to produce that easier surface. All that has changed [...]
Banbou looks another tasty treat in the Plate for Williams March 13, 2023 THERE aren’t many trainers I respect more than Venetia Williams when it comes to lining one up for the Cheltenham Festival. The Herefordshire-based handler had two winners and several placed horses at the meeting 12 months ago from just a handful of runners. She is set to saddle FRERO BANBOU in Thursday’s Magners Plate (4.10pm) [...]
Barry Geraghty: ‘Sir Gerhard is the best value bet of the week’ March 13, 2023 UNDER the lights at Wetherby Racecourse and in front of a 250-strong audience, William Hill assembled an impressive stable for their 2023 Cheltenham Festival preview. Hosted by Ross Brierly, the panel consisted of jump racing royalty in the shape of Sir AP McCoy and Barry Geraghty, while former Gold-Cup winning pilot Andrew Thornton was also in [...]
Nico de value to topple Townend in top jockey market March 13, 2023 WILLIE Mullins has completely changed the face of National Hunt racing. After last year’s record-breaking haul of 10 winners at the Festival, the Master of Closutton sits atop the all-time list on 88 winners with 16 back to his nearest rival Nicky Henderson. He is only 7/2 with William Hill to bring up the century [...]
Constitution will be running up that Hill clear of his rivals March 13, 2023 SOME horses are just different. They don’t come along often, but they have that special something that others don’t. Think of Frankel and Flightline on the Flat; Kauto Star and Sprinter Sacre over fences. CONSTITUTION HILL is undoubtedly the most exciting hurdler we have seen in a long time. I know he hasn’t won a [...]
Champion Hurdle favourite Constitution Hill hits the High Street March 13, 2023 HORSE racing needs superstars and in the form of Constitution Hill, the favourite for this year’s Champion Hurdle, many are hoping we have found one. Based on what we’ve seen so far, notably his 22-length demolition job in last year’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, Nicky Henderson’s unbeaten six-year-old looks the real deal and he could easily [...]
EP: 186 Cheltenham Festival – Tuesday March 12, 2023 The Supreme Novices Hurdle kicks off the much anticipated 2023 Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday. We hear from Tom Palin from Middleham Park Racing who send Marie’s Rock back to defend her Mares Hurdle crown. We are also joined by former leading jockey and now syndication manager Noel Fehily who is looking forward to seeing both [...]
Cheltenham Tuesday: Punter Podcast Summary March 12, 2023 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s Festival tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a [...]
See the light with Phoenix and Wide Blue Yonder March 10, 2023 SUPPORTERS of progressive top-weight Dragon’s Luck, a winner of three of his four races, will probably know their fate before the home straight in the Tak Ku Ling Handicap (9.45am) over six furlongs. Trainer Douglas Whyte has gone on record stating the Australian-bred four-year-old needs to dictate the pace to show his best form, and [...]