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Sandown’s feature race the Grade 1 32 Red sponsored Tolworth Hurdle has only attracted four runners…….

Racing Ahead January 2015 Issue Out Now!

THE January 2015 issue of Racing Ahead is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in around 300 WHSmith’s as well as Martin McColl’s, Morrison’s Eason’s and TESCO Ireland, along with numerous independent retailers across the country.

Afternoon of jump racing from Ffos Las and Ayr

Jump racing this afternoon comes from Ffos Las and Ayr with an excellent BetVictor sponsored card at the latter and Mijhaar (3.10) taken to land the feature Best Odds Guaranteed at BatVictor.com Handicap Hurdle over two and a half miles. John Ferguson’s dual-purpose animal made a winning debut over timber last term before disappointing thereafter, albeit in much higher grade.

Punchestown racing goes ahead after abandonments

Warwick and Uttoxeter need to pass late inspections to race this afternoon however jump racing looks sure to go ahead at Punchestown, whilst there’s action on the all-weather from Lingfield. Should racing get the thumbs up at Warwick then Venetia Williams’ Super Sam (1.20) would have obvious claims in the handicap hurdle over three and a quarter miles.

Value Rater Weekend Review #9

WELCOME to the latest edition of the Value Rater Weekend Review here on RacingAhead.net, where Matt Mitter, the Value Rater, reviews the weekend’s racing.

Kilgeel Hill can continue progression at Haydock

Today’s feature action comes from Haydock, where Kilgeel Hill (3.10) can continue his progressive profile in the novices’ hurdle over two and a half miles. Last year’s renewal saw Urban Hymn lay a marker down for the upcoming festivals and Oliver Sherwood’s son of Oscar can do likewise after his impressive victory earlier this month at Leicester.

Jezki tipped for clash with Hurricane Fly at Leopardstown

Hurricane Fly and Jezki clash for a 6th time in this afternoon’s Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown with the score currently reading Hurricane Fly 3 v 2 Jezki after ‘The Fly’ recorded a 20th G1 success in the Morgiana Hurdle last month at Punchestown.

No article this week

There will be no article this week from Form Reading Vs The Statistical Approach  back to normal next weekend. Happy […]

HAPPY FESTIVE RACING FROM ALL THE TEAM

The King George VI Chase is the Christmas racing highlight of a wonderful Boxing Day card at Kempton Park with last year’s 1-2-3 Silviniaco Conti, Cue Card and Al Ferof all facing the starter again on ground forecast to be good to soft.

Value Rater Weekend Review #8

WELCOME to the latest edition of the Value Rater Weekend Review here on RacingAhead.net, where Matt Mitter, the Value Rater, reviews the weekend’s racing.

Josses Hill makes much anticipated chase debut at Ascot

A fascinating card at Ascot this afternoon with the eagerly-awaited chase debut of Josses Hill (2.30) the highlight for Nicky Henderson and Barry Geraghty in the Grade 2 Noel Novices’ Chase. The selection finished runner up to Vautour in the Supreme at the Cheltenham Festival before going one better when scoring at Aintree.

Pre-Christmas treat with Newbury jumps card

A wonderful pre-Xmas treat at Newbury this afternoon with a cracking jumps card including a fascinating Novices’ Handicap Chase over three miles. Oscar Fortune has been raised 2lbs since finishing runner up at Wetherby last time and this winning point-to-pointer must go close for Jonjo O’Neill.

Value Rater Weekend Review #7

WELCOME to the latest edition of the Value Rater Weekend Review here on RacingAhead.net, where Matt Mitter, the Value Rater, reviews the weekend’s racing.

Powerful stables to battle it out in Kempton’s Mile Nursery

There is a terrific BetVictor sponsored card at Kempton this afternoon and the Mile Nursery features some of the most powerful stables in the land including Charlie Appleby’s progressive maiden Mountainside who improved for the step up to a mile at Wolverhampton last time.

Road to Cheltenham begins as New Year approaches

We are closing in on the New Year, as 2014s busy horse racing schedule comes to a close, after another exhilarating 12 months of amazing action. But the excitement hasn’t finished yet, there are plenty more races throughout the country right up to the last days of 2014, as well as the schedule for next year having been officially released.

Into the Wind set to improve at Plumpton

The New One was the star of Cheltenham’s two-day International meeting winning the feature 2m Hurdle for Sam and Nigel Twiston-Davies. The 6-y-o tasted success at the festival in 2012 winning the Neptune Novices’ Hurdle and was perhaps unlucky when hampered in last season’s Champion Hurdle in the spring.

Form Reading Vs The Statistical Approach PART 2

In this day and age more and more punters are looking at statistical data rather than ‘reading the form’. The regular ‘punter’ has also changed, with a higher percentage becoming far more professional in their approach to gambling………