Purton booked for Sweet success aboard Bear March 15, 2024 REIGNING champion jockey Zac Purton is nearly over the hill and far away with regards to winning his seventh jockeys’ championship title this season. With nearly two thirds of the season gone, the Zac-Man has an unassailable 29-win advantage over his nearest pursuer Karis Teetan, and has been firing in winners at a near 25 [...]
EP: 260 Uttoxeter, Kempton & Hong Kong March 15, 2024 Following on from the festival it’s the traditional Midlands National at Uttoxeter on Saturday, plus they race at Kempton on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, with Wally Pyrah discussing Saturday’s meeting in Hong Kong. Hosted by Chris Barnett. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been [...]
Rambler won’t leave you lost in superb Gold Cup March 13, 2024 AS SHOULD be the case with the showcase event in National Hunt racing, this year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup (Friday, 3.30pm) is undoubtably the race of the meeting and probably the season as well. Bar Shishkin, who was unfortunately ruled out due to an unsatisfactory scope yesterday, everything else looks set to line up in the [...]
Irish raider Kayf looks the Answer in Festival finale March 13, 2024 LOOKING at the remainder of the action on Friday and the form of the Nicky Henderson stable is a huge worry for backers of Sir Gino in the Triumph Hurdle (1.30pm). He was odds-on this time last week and can currently be backed at 9/4 with the chance he could be sent off even bigger. [...]
The Lee and Tea could be first Home in Stayers’ March 13, 2024 MANY will find a bet that comes from the heart in today’s Stayers’ Hurdle (3.30pm). The roof will come off both grandstands if Paisley Park can a plunder the Stayers’ crown on his 12th visit to Prestbury Park, while 2022 Grand National winner Noble Yeats and good old Flooring Porter will also have their cheerleaders. [...]
Protektorat could lay down the Law in an open Ryanair March 13, 2024 JOSEPH O’Brien may have had a good start to this year’s Cheltenham Festival, with Lark In The Mornin winning the Boodles in smart fashion on Tuesday, but the testing ground has almost certainly gone the wrong way for his biggest Festival hope, Banbridge, in today’s Ryanair Chase (2.50pm). Given better ground, he’d have been my [...]
Make it a Golden finish to the day with Cloudy Glen March 13, 2024 WILLIE Mullins won the first five editions of the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (4.50pm) but has gone without success in this race for three years now. The master trainer relies upon Jade De Grugy here and she looks a big player, having been mightily impressive when winning last time out at Fairyhouse. She faces two other [...]
Top-weight Farouk has a Noble chance in the Pertemps March 13, 2024 AS WE know finding the winner of the Pertemps Final (2.10pm) is like finding a needle in a haystack, but that does mean it’s a race we get plenty of value in. I’ve narrowed it down to two starting with the top-weight FAROUK D’ALENE who I think is very interesting here. He might be a [...]
EP: 259 Cheltenham Festival – Friday March 13, 2024 Gold Cup Day is for many fans the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival with last year’s champion Galopin Des Champs hoping to retain his title in the Grade 1 event. Racing kicks off with the 4-year-olds in the Triumph Hurdle, plus the novices are in action in the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Hurdle on the [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast – Cheltenham Festival Friday March 13, 2024 Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s selections for Gold Cup Day at the Cheltenham Festival 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 [...]