Horse racing: David Pipe on his busy weekend with plenty of runners December 6, 2018 WE HAVE been waiting to run VIEUX LION ROUGE for some time now and he will take his chance in Saturday's Becher Chase (1.30pm) at Aintree, a race he won two years ago. The ground just hasn’t been right for him and that’s the reason we were unable to get a prep race into him. [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Aintree specialist Highland Lodge too big at 16/1 for Becher glory December 6, 2018 AWAY from the action at Sandown Park, we get our first look at the Grand National fences on Saturday, with the Becher Chase (1.30pm) and Grand Sefton (3.15pm) both run at Aintree. A field of 18 have been declared for the former, with the last three winners Blaklion (2017), Vieux Lion Rouge (2016) and HIGHLAND [...]
Horse racing betting tips: Altior set to join glittering list of Tingle Creek winners December 6, 2018 EVEN though only four runners have been declared for tomorrow's Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (3.00pm) at Sandown Park, the race now has a far more open look than had seemed likely a week ago. Plenty of rain has hit Esher this week meaning a race that had been billed as just a match between ALTIOR [...]
Hong Kong horse racing: De Sousa wins International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley December 6, 2018 Silvestre de Sousa has landed the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley, finishing clear of his world class rivals on 34 points. Adding to his UK Flat Jockeys’ Championship 2018 title, de Sousa put in a stunning display at Hong Kong’s inner-city track, winning two of the four IJC legs and being placed [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: It could pay to be Loyal to Cruz’s pair at Happy Valley December 5, 2018 REGULAR readers of this column won’t need reminding, alongside thousands of disgruntled bettors, that when red-hot favourites Country Star and Red Warrior lined up at Happy Valley three weeks ago, both went home empty-handed. The John Size duo had previously made successful excursions to the inner-city track and looked like ‘penalty kicks’ to complete hat-tricks [...]
Hong Kong Horse Racing Tips: Lunar Zephyr can bring Ryan Moore HK success December 5, 2018 HAPPY Valley hosts its most prestigious event of the year this afternoon with the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship. A dozen riders, including the likes of Ryan Moore, Hugh Bowman and Christophe Lemaire, will compete in four races, with the winner taking home a valuable £50,000 in prize-money. It’s hard to imagine a more spectacular venue, [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Dingo can leave King counting the Dollars November 29, 2018 MANY people argue the jumps season is focused too heavily on the Cheltenham Festival. While there is a degree of truth in that, you can be certain connections of all the runners in tomorrow’s £250,000 Ladbrokes Trophy (3.00pm) have their eyes firmly fixed on one prize. This is the richest handicap chase in Britain outside [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Don’t you D’Air desert Buveur in Fighting Fifth Hurdle November 29, 2018 IF THE action from Newbury isn’t enough, Newcastle stages its biggest fixture of the season, with the BetVictor Fighting Fifth Hurdle (2.05pm) the highlight. At the start of the week, plenty were sceptical that the big three of BUVEUR D’AIR, Samcro and Summerville Boy would turn up, but all are set to go to post [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Team Tizzard set to brew up another Storm November 29, 2018 DECLARATIONS for the bulk of tomorrow’s action at Newbury aren’t made until later this morning so, as always, it’s pretty tough peering through the looking glass trying to second guess running plans. All eyes will be on Nicky Henderson’s Santini if he makes his eagerly awaited chasing debut in the Ladbrokes John Francome Novices’ Chase [...]
Horseracing: David Pipe’s City AM Column November 29, 2018 FINAL plans for our runners tomorrow will be made later this morning, but at this stage it looks like MR BIG SHOT will be our only one at Newbury in the Ladbrokes John Francome Novices’ Chase (12.45pm). This is a really hot novice contest over the best part of three miles, but he has always [...]