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Weekend tips for racing at Ascot, Uttoexeter and Exeter

18 November 2016 0 comments

The 3m Betfair Chase is today’s Grade 1 highlight and it is great to see former Gold Cup winner Coneygree […]

Tuesday’s top tips for racing at Galway, Huntingdon and Leicester

11 October 2016 0 comments

I’m really looking forward to seeing Monksland make his seasonal debut for Noel Meade at Galway this afternoon. The 9-year-old […]

All the best tips for Thursday’s action at Salisbury, Stratford and Leopardstown

10 August 2016 0 comments

The second day of Salisbury‘s two-day Sovereign Stakes meeting sees a field of seven go to post for the feature […]

Tuesday’s racing tips at Hamilton, Stratford and Chepstow

28 June 2016 0 comments

There is the chance of light drizzle at Hamilton this afternoon for their seven-race card the feature of which is […]

Toomey’s career ends in disappointment

15 June 2016 0 comments

There was no fairytale ending to Brian Toomey‘s riding career as he was brought down in his final race at […]

Today’s racing tips from Goodwood and Stratford

20 May 2016 0 comments

Something for everyone today with one of my favourite meetings of the year at Stratford this evening but before that […]

Cheltenham in good shape

10 March 2016 0 comments

Cheltenham clerk of the course Simon Claisse is confident that the ground will continue to dry for next week’s Festival. […]

Today’s racing tips from Stratford and Sedgefield with BetVictor

29 October 2015 0 comments

The ground at Stratford is likely to be on the soft side of good for this afternoon’s jumps card and […]

Today’s racing tips from Exeter, Windsor, Wolverhampton and Lingfield with BetVictor

20 October 2015 0 comments

Paul Nicholls and Will Biddick teamed-up to land the opening 3m Novices’ Hurdle on the corresponding card last year at […]

Today’s Racing from Leicester, Huntington and Musselburgh from BetVictor

13 October 2015 0 comments

Champions Day is the weekend feature and a number of eyebrows were raised when Jack Hobbs missed the Arc to […]

Today’s tips from Market Rasen, Pontefract and Windsor from BetVictor

5 October 2015 0 comments

The Skelton brothers enjoyed an excellent week, scoring a double at Fontwell on Friday, and can continue the stable’s fine […]

Tuesday’s racecards at Beverley, Warwick

22 September 2015 0 comments

by Jack Milner Richard Fahey enjoyed a magnificent weekend at Ayr’s Gold Cup meeting winning both spring handicaps with Don’t […]

Monday’s tips for the cards at Stratford, Brighton and Wolverhampton

14 September 2015 0 comments

by Jack Milner John Ferguson’s yard have thrived throughout the summer with the handler’s Bloomfields Operation enjoying six winners from […]

Thursday’s racecards at Stratford, Southwell and Musselburgh

27 August 2015 0 comments

by Charlie McCann You would think it the middle of winter with three jumps cards to get our teeth into […]

Tuesday’s racing at Stratford, Chepstow and Hamilton

30 June 2015 0 comments

An excellent six-race card at Stratford is today’s highlight, including nine going to post for an excellent renewal of the […]

ROYAL ASCOT: a preview of Day 1

16 June 2015 0 comments

by Charlie McCann The opening day of Royal Ascot 2015 begins with, arguably, the most eagerly-anticipated contest of the whole […]

Friday’s racing at Newcastle, Newmarket and Stratford

29 May 2015 0 comments

Today’s sees the return of the brilliant dual-Arc winner Treve who makes her seasonal reappearance at Saint-Cloud in a Group […]

Tuesday’s racing at Southwell, Wincanton and Beverley

12 May 2015 0 comments

There is a decent card at Southwell this evening and Owen Na View wears a hood for the first time […]

Tuesday’s racing at Sedgefield, Fakenham and Brighton

5 May 2015 0 comments

There is significant rain forecast for a number of today’s tracks and the ground is likely to be more testing […]

A full preview of Fridays racecard at Newbury

20 March 2015 0 comments

A highly-competitive card at Newbury this afternoon beginning with an excellent six-runner Novices’ Hurdle over the intermediate trip of 2m […]

Duke of Navan the star attraction for excellent card at Ayr

23 February 2015 0 comments

BetVictor sponsor an excellent six-race card this afternoon at Ayr, where Nicky Richards’ Duke of Navan (2.50) is undoubtedly the star attraction, running in the Back of the Net at BetVictor.com Novices’ Chase.

Quite By Chance has shown enough to win at Wincanton

20 November 2014 0 comments

A decent midweek card from Wincanton and Un Anjou can race from the same mark as when worn down close home at Worcester last time.

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.

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.

Competitive Jumps Card At Uttoxeter

16 October 2014 0 comments

Uttoxeter stage a competitive jumps card on ideal good to soft ground and many of the leading yards are represented.

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).

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.

William Haggas’ My Spirit Preferred For Feature Race At Newbury

24 June 2014 0 comments

One winner for Godolphin at Royal Ascot in a handicap last week was not a vintage return for the operation and I do not think they have covered themselves in glory since the “resignation” of Racing Manager of 22 years Simon Crisford earlier in the year.

It’s Like Christmas Eve For Richard Hughes At Windsor Ahead of Royal Ascot

16 June 2014 0 comments

It’s Christmas Eve for Richard Hughes with four plumb rides on Toronado, Night of Thunder, Kool Kompany and Sole Power tomorrow on the first day of Royal Ascot and the Champion Jockey heads to his beloved Windsor for five rides, including two for the boss Richard Hannon.

Action Packed Saturday Starts At Newbury

21 March 2014 0 comments

A CRACKING jumps card at Newbury this afternoon beginning with a Novices’ Hurdle over the minimum trip and the progressive Sign Of A Victory (1.50) looks to have been very well placed by trainer Nicky Henderson and is taken to land his hat-trick having landed a Bumper at Kempton and a Novice Hurdle at Doncaster in his last two starts.