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

16 December 2014 0 comments

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

15 December 2014 0 comments

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.

Still no sign of star two milers as Sacre misses Sandown

28 November 2014 0 comments

There’s something of a surreal feel to the ante-post market for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Neither of the two market leaders having been seen this season, and there are significant fitness and health questions to answer for both the former champion Sprinter Sacre, and current title holder Sire de Grugy.

Opener at Plumpton could fall to As De Mee

17 November 2014 0 comments

Trainer Paul Nicholls has his string in good fettle and his As De Mee (1.00) can follow-up the Ditcheat handler’s Paddy Power Gold Cup success in this afternoon’s opener at Plumpton.

Sedgefield offers up interesting jumps’ card

11 November 2014 0 comments

We have three Jumps’ cards to get our teeth into this afternoon and we begin in the north east at Sedgefield where Distime (1.50) is taken to go one better than on his seasonal reappearance when runner up to the very progressive Baileys Concerto at Aintree.

Cheltenham Opens Its Gates For Another Season Over The Jumps

17 October 2014 0 comments

Future Champions Day may grab most of the column inches on Friday as the elite juveniles head to Newmarket to compete in array of Group races, but National Hunt fans will be waiting with bated breath for the start of Cheltenham’s Showcase meeting, as the Gloucestershire venue opens its gates for the first time this season.

Treve To Aim For Unprecedented Third Longchamp Success

13 October 2014 0 comments

The news broke on Saturday that the brilliant Treve would put her date with Dubawi on hold for at least another 12 months as connections have decided to keep her in training as a 5-year-old and aim her at an unprecedented third Arc success in Paris next October.

Final Interview With Legendary Trainer Toby Balding

3 October 2014 0 comments

As the ‘Value Rater’, I am a top class horse racing form analyst and tipster and have a racing slot every Saturday morning at 10.30am on Castle Down Radio 104.7Fm alongside the broadcaster Simon Davis.

High Church Tipped On Top Class Day Of Newbury Flat Racing

19 September 2014 0 comments

There’s top class flat racing from Newbury with High Church (2.25) fancied to go in again for the in-form Roger Charlton yard after scoring impressively just ten days ago at Leicester.

Yarmouth and Ayr Gold Cup Highlights Of Today’s Racing

18 September 2014 0 comments

By Charlie McCann The final day of Yarmouth‘s Eastern Festival and the first Day of Ayr‘s Gold Cup meeting are […]

Norfolk Stakes Kicks off Ladies’ Day At Royal Ascot

19 June 2014 0 comments

Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot kicks off with the Norfolk Stakes over 5f for juveniles and Aidan O’Brien has not saddled the winner of the race since Johannesburg back in 2001 but I think he will put that right courtesy of the unbeaten The Great War (2.30).

Sacred Act Can Continue Improvement At Sandown Park

24 April 2014 0 comments

Sandown Park stage a cracking flat card this afternoon on ground officially, at the time of writing, good to soft but there is more rain forecast for later today.

You Must Know Me Tipped For Topham

4 April 2014 0 comments

The Topham has never been the luckiest of races for me but I am sweet on the chances of You Must Know Me (3.40) with Andrew Lynch in the plate.

Aintree Festival Kicks Off With Tremendous Day Of Jump Racing

3 April 2014 0 comments

The opening day of the Aintree festival boasts four Grade 1’s on a tremendous day of jump racing in Liverpool, with the Thursday of the festival competing with Ladies Day and National Day in terms of both drama and excitement.

Bobs Worth On Track For Back-To-Back Gold Cup Victories

14 March 2014 0 comments

Photo courtesy of RacehorsePhotos By Charlie McCann THE Cheltenham Gold Cup is the Blue Riband of jump racing and, having […]

Hurricane Fly Will Have To Battle For Champion Hurdle

11 March 2014 0 comments

Photo courtesy of RacehorsePhotos By Charlie McCann THE highlight of the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival is the Stan […]

Lance Bombardier Jody Sole Can Claim Hat-Trick At Sandown

6 March 2014 0 comments

IT IS Grand Military Gold Cup Day at Sandown on Friday and Lance Bombardier Jody Sole is looking for a personal hat-trick in the race

Cheltenham Festival Is The Best Four Days Racing Of The Year – Fact!

28 February 2014 0 comments

THIS month’s Cheltenham Festival gets called a lot of things – ‘The Greatest Show On Turf, Jump Racings Olympics’ – […]

March Issue Out NOW!

27 February 2014 0 comments

THE March 2014 issue of Racing Ahead is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in most […]

AP McCoy Tips Last Instalment For Gold Cup

12 February 2014 0 comments

AP MCCOY BLOG – EXCLUSIVE FROM CHELTENHAM.CO.UK 12 FEBRUARY 2014 –The Festival is getting very close with only four weeks to […]

Betting tips on the Cheltenham Gold Cup

8 January 2014 0 comments

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is seen by many horse racing enthusiasts as one of the biggest events in the calendar, and it is one of the races that results in particularly high sports betting interest.