Nicky Henderson has the front two in the betting for the Grade 2 Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday with Buzz – 3/1 with BetVictor – heading the market from stablemate Son Of Camas who is 4/1. Dan Skelton’s stable have not been pulling […]
2019 was a watershed moment for horse safety at the Grand National. Three horses tragically lost their lives after falling foul of the course’s treacherous fences during the meeting, bringing the overall total of Grand National fatalities over the years to eighty-four. The three deaths, […]
A number of excellent performances on Saturday, but two that stood out to my eyes were Copperhead (7s from 14s at BetVictor for the RSA Chase Non Runner No Bet) who was a class apart from his rivals in the Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot and […]
Two for tomorrow, both at Ascot. We start off in the 2.45 with RED INDIAN (9/2). He started favourite on his seasonal debut in the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock but it was a hot enough contest to be starting off in. He ran well […]
Eddie O’Leary – representative of Gigginstown Stud who own BetVictor’s 5/1 Grand National favourite Tiger Roll – said on Tuesday that the 10-year-old is 50/50 to run in the world’s greatest horserace after the unveiling of the weights in Liverpool even though racing immortality beckons. […]
Today’s Hereford card is subject to an 8am inspection this morning and, at the time of writing, there are further inspections planned for tomorrow’s meetings at Kelso and Fontwell. Nicky Henderson bypassed Newbury at the weekend to wait for a novice chase at the Borders […]
The weights for the Randox Health Grand National will be announced at the official luncheon in Liverpool on Tuesday and all eyes will be on the weight allocated by BHA Handicapper Martin Greenwood to dual winner Tiger Roll who heads the market at 5/1 with […]
Newbury’s Betfair Hurdle day is one of the highlights of the jumps season and the opening novice hurdle is a belter. L’Air Du Vent has had a wind operation since his last start when he was beaten in a soft ground Grade 2 at Cheltenham […]
Sorry, I wasn’t able to post the article last night as usual due to personal commitments. Back to normal next week. Only one today on what looks a tricky enough punting card. For the selection we go to Newbury and the 4.10 where HIGHEST SUN […]