Tag: Haydock

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.

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 #4

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.

National Jockey Day to Launch on November 22

When thinking of horse racing, our minds avert to the daring outfits, big hats, bright colours, and of course the beautiful horses. But what’s often overlooked is that, each day, jockeys get up at the crack of dawn to train, drive hundreds of miles to their races and put themselves in constant danger of injury – all to ensure they are performing at the highest level and taking the sport we love to new heights.

Minellahalfcentury can continue Paul Nicholls’ top form

The Champion trainer Paul Nicholls’ is beginning to fire on all cylinders after a slow start and Minellahalfcentury (2.10) can make a winning reappearance for the yard on his chase debut at Exeter this afternoon having looked a decent prospect over timber last year.

Sedgefield offers up interesting jumps’ card

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.

Musselburgh Can Be Second Time Lucky For Henrytheaeroplane

Musselburgh stage the flat action this afternoon and it will be disappointing if Henrytheaeroplane (2.30) can’t break his maiden at the second attempt having shaped with promise in a decent Haydock novice event won by a stablemate on debut earlier in the month.

New Story Backed To Take Haydock Opener

Haydock stage a most informative afternoon card and in the opener Idder is of interest for Roger Varian but as a son of Authorized he might be quite at his best on the forecast good to firm ground and he is overlooked.

Falmouth Stakes

Sir Michael Stoute’s filly Integral (2.40) heads a field of seven for this afternoon’s feature Falmouth Stakes the famous red […]

Grounds For Concern Ahead Of Saturday Card At Sandown

The state of the ground is fundamental to any turf race and with rain forecast at Sandown ahead of Saturday’s card the hope is that the ground doesn’t deteriorate too much from the good ground which Clerk Of The Course Andrew Cooper was describing the track on Friday.

Classic Generation Handicap The Pick At Doncaster

Doncaster stage the pick of the afternoon action including a valuable Handicap for the classic generation over a mile. Only seven go to post but all have a chance including Moohaarib (3.35) who landed a Ripon maiden with the minimum of fuss last time.

Winners To Battle It Out At Kempton Park

It is rare to have a race where all in the field won their previous race but that is what we have in the BetVictor sponsored 12f Handicap at Kempton Park this evening and all four have a realistic chance.

Superb Weekend Of Racing Ahead

Image courtesy of RaceHorsePhotos.co.uk By Charlie McCann WITH only ten days to the Cheltenham Festival the racing, almost by definition, is […]

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GRAND NATIONAL winning trainer Donald McCain is aiming for another victory with 2011 winner Ballabriggs who is among his four […]