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Gold Cup duo to step up training

20 January 2015 0 comments

Cheltenham Gold Cup hopefuls Silviniaco Conti and Sam Winner are set to step up their preparations, Paul Nicholls has confirmed.

Saturdays Racing viewed by Charlie

17 January 2015 0 comments

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 ………

Saphir Du Rheu aims to follow in the footsteps of Big Buck’s

16 January 2015 0 comments

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls and owner Andy Stewart are hoping lightning will strike twice after novice chaser Saphir Du Rheu was pointed back down the hurdle route.

The New One ready for Haydock Trial

16 January 2015 0 comments

Nigel Twiston-Davies is confident The New One will have the chance to prove himself in Saturday’s Champion Hurdle Trial. The […]

Novice with bright future Sugar Baron stars at Newbury

14 January 2015 0 comments

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

31 December 2014 0 comments

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

30 December 2014 0 comments

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

30 December 2014 0 comments

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.

Coral Welsh National from Chepstow

27 December 2014 0 comments

The big betting race of the day is the Coral Welsh National from Chepstow

HAPPY FESTIVE RACING FROM ALL THE TEAM

24 December 2014 0 comments

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.

Cracking mile handicap the highlight at all-weather Kempton card

22 December 2014 0 comments

A competitive all-weather card at Kempton this afternoon including a cracking mile handicap for three-year-olds and upwards. Until Midnight tried to steal the race from the front at Lingfield last time but was chased down close home and has been raised 1lb for that effort.

Nitrogen makes his debut under rules at Exeter

18 December 2014 0 comments

A good card at Exeter this afternoon and Nitrogen (12.50) makes his debut under rules for Harry Fry having his first start for over two years since winning a point-to-point for Richard Barber

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.

Leighton Aspell can continue fantastic year on Mistral Reine

1 December 2014 0 comments

Many Clouds rolled back the years for Lambourn-based trainer Oliver Sherwood, who was collecting his second Hennessy Gold Cup, just 24-years after Arctic Call’s success under Jamie Osbourne back in 1990.

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.

Racing Ahead December Issue Out Now!

27 November 2014 0 comments

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

26 November 2014 0 comments

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

24 November 2014 0 comments

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.

Captain Cat must go close in listed contest at Kempton

19 November 2014 0 comments

There is a terrific listed contest at Kempton this evening with Captain Cat (6.25) stepping down in grade having finished fifth on ground softer than ideal in the QEII on Champions’ Day at a soggy Ascot last month.

Champagne Fever may be too much for Sizing Europe

13 November 2014 0 comments

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.

Packed day of racing headlined by Exeter

4 November 2014 0 comments

An excellent day’s racing is headlined by Exeter and their strongest card of the season with an excellent field assembled for the feature G2 Haldon Gold Cup.

Tothemoonandback Backed To Give Local Feel To Plumpton

3 November 2014 0 comments

The jump racing season is now in full swing with Ireland’s first G1 of the season going to Gigginstown House Stud with Road to Riches making all to land the JNWine Chase under Paul Carberry at Down Royal.

New All-Weather Season Kicks Off With Excellent Lingfield Card

30 October 2014 0 comments

There is an excellent card at Lingfield to open the new all-weather season and Crystal Zverda (12.50) showed promise on her debut when third in a decent Newbury Conditions’ Event last month.

Urban Hymn Fancied On Chase Debut At Carlisle

23 October 2014 0 comments

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

15 October 2014 0 comments

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.

Premier Thursday Racing Comes From Exeter

9 October 2014 0 comments

The recent rains have arrived in time for a cracking jumps card at Exeter and Regal Presence (3.20) needs good ground, has gone well fresh in the past and ran a cracker here back in March over C&D when just touched off from a 6lb lower mark.

Soft Ground Shouldn’t Bother Intimation At Leicester

7 October 2014 0 comments

The horses were declared for today’s flat cards on Sunday on fast ground and we are likely to see a raft of non-runners after the rain of Monday which is sure to have eased underfoot conditions ahead of today’s racing.

Ghalib The Preference At Kempton

2 October 2014 0 comments

By Charlie McCann There is a BetVictor sponsored flat card from Kempton this evening but the afternoon action is over […]

Martin Keighley Backed To Follow Up Success At Chepstow

30 September 2014 0 comments

A cracking midweek jumps card at Chepstow and a confident selection at Sedgefield this afternoon to boot. We begin in South Wales and Creepy won the opener 12-months ago for Martin Keighley and the trainer is taken to follow up in the corresponding race with Primo Capitano (2.00).

Racing Ahead October Issue Out NOW!

25 September 2014 0 comments

THE October 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.