Tag: Kempton

Newbury hoping Saturday’s card can beat the freeze

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Frost and snow have wiped out today’s turf meetings but Newbury are cautiously optimistic that Saturday’s card can beat the current freeze with temperatures forecast to rise later in the week. The big betting race is the Betfair Hurdle and Calipto currently heads the market at 9/2 with BetVictor with Activial 7s and Sign Of A Victory 12s.

Kempton Park take centre stage after cold snap

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No turf racing today because of the frost which has claimed both Sedgefield and Market Rasen but Kempton Park envisage no problems, despite the cold snap, for their all-weather card this afternoon and they stage a competitive six-race card.

Trust Thomas tipped to go one better at Ayr

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Today’s BetVictor sponsored card from Ayr survived an 8am inspection. There is a cracking handicap chase over the minimum trip to open the card and Trust Thomas (12.40) can go one better than when runner up at Newcastle last time from a 3lb lower mark.

Saturdays Racing viewed by Charlie

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The Clarence House Chase (formerly known as the Victor Chandler Chase) and the eagerly-awaited return of Sprinter Sacre (3.00) is the Grade 1 highlight from Ascot this afternoon. The former Champion Chaser ………

Novice with bright future Sugar Baron stars at Newbury

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There’s a fabulous card this afternoon at Newbury, with promising second season novices’ Dawalan and Cole Harden successful on the corresponding card last term. The latter is 16/1 with BetVictor to give trainer Warren Greatrex a first Cheltenham Festival success in the World Hurdle at the festival in the spring.

Punchestown racing goes ahead after abandonments

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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

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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

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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.

HAPPY FESTIVE RACING FROM ALL THE TEAM

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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.

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

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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.

Still no sign of star two milers as Sacre misses Sandown

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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.

Racing Ahead December Issue Out Now!

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THE December 2014 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.

Wonderful Wetherby card tops off a fantastic Wednesday

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A terrific card at Wetherby this afternoon and we begin with the Beginners’ Chase over an extended three miles. If In Doubt came down at the second on his chase debut and a clear round might be the order of the day although Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson remain in scintillating form.

West Wizard targeting redemption at Kempton

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Two Champion Hurdle candidates starred at the weekend with The New One winning the inaugural Betfair Price Rush Hurdle for the Twiston-Davies’ at Haydock, whilst Faugheen was flawless under Ruby Walsh at Ascot.

Champagne Fever may be too much for Sizing Europe

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A wonderful renewal of the Grade 2 Clonmel Oil Chase is the afternoon feature with that wonderful old warrior Sizing Europe trying to give weight (11lbs) and a beating to Champagne Fever (2.20) and that might be a bridge too far for Henry De Bromhead’s stable star.

Urban Hymn Fancied On Chase Debut At Carlisle

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A wonderful card at Carlisle this afternoon where the feature event is the Beginners’ Chase which sees the Chase debut of both Urban Hymn (5.00) and Duke Of Navan and preference is for the former who is a winning point-to-pointer and who has always suggested he could go to the very top over fences.

Cirrus Des Aigles Looking For Second Win At Ascot’s Champions’ Day

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The rain is due to clear towards the end of the week but the ground is sure to be soft at best at Ascot on Saturday for Champions’ Day for which Gallic raider Cirrus Des Aigles, looking for a second win in the race, is 6/4 favourite for the feature Champions’ Stakes with Free Eagle 5/2 and Noble Mission 9/2.

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