Tag: Wincanton

Four National Hunt meetings make for fantastic Thursday

Wednesday saw Newcastle lose its battle with the elements however all four National Hunt meetings look to be given the green light for an excellent day of jump racing action. The afternoon’s feature comes from Thurles with Don Cossack and Champagne Fever meeting in an excellent renewal of the G2 Kinlock Brae Chase over two and a half miles.

Value Rater Weekend Review #10

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.

Sandown

Sandown’s feature race the Grade 1 32 Red sponsored Tolworth Hurdle has only attracted four runners…….

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.

HAPPY FESTIVE RACING FROM ALL THE TEAM

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.

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.

Stamp Of Authority to bounce back at Kempton Park

There is a decent card at Kempton Park this evening and in the Get Svens Inside Track At BetVictor Maiden, hope you enjoy our new TV ad, I am not surprised to see Stamp Of Authority (5.45) drop back in trip having pulled hard and failed to get home over an additional furlong here last month.

West Wizard targeting redemption at Kempton

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.

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.

Value Rater Weekend Review #2

WELCOME to the second edition of the Value Rater Weekend Review here on RacingAhead.net, where Matt Mitter, the Value Rater, reviews the weekend’s racing.

Racing Ahead May Issue Out NOW!

THE May 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.