Charlie Appleby revealed last week that his unbeaten colt Quorto would miss the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in May having picked up a soft-tissue injury in Dubai where he was spending his winter. As a result, John Gosden’s brilliant unbeaten juvenile Too Darn Hot is now Even money at BetVictor to give the Newmarket handler a first win in the colts’ classic on the first Saturday in May. Gosden also houses the second favourite Calyx (8/1 at BetVictor) who has not been seen since the son of Kingman landed the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. The ground had dried out to soft (good to soft in places) before racing at Chepstow yesterday and with another dry day forecast today conditions are likely to be dead and holding for today’s seven-race card back in […]
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Although owner Michael O’Leary of Ryanair fame will make the final decision, it does look increasingly likely that 2018 Grand National winner Tiger Roll will be given the opportunity to become the first horse since Red Rum to win the great race back-to-back at Aintree next month. Trainer Gordon Elliot has hinted in recent days that his stable star – 5/1 favourite at BetVictor- would line up on April 6th and he has looked better than ever so far this term. Indeed, his X-Country success last week suggested he should be lining up in the Gold Cup next March. Note BetVictor are now Non Runner No Bet on the race and betting five places on the greatest horserace in the world. The ground is described as heavy ahead of today’s card at Haydock and I’m […]
Duel Champion Hurdle winning jockey Noel Fehily will retire from the saddle at Newbury on Saturday. Fehily announced that his retirement was imminent after guiding 50/1 shot Eglantine Du Seuil to victory in the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham last week, but he has decided to call time on a brilliant career this weekend at the Berkshire track. Looking further afield and it doesn’t look as if Champion Chaser Altior will step up in trip at Aintree next month and is likely to be kept back for Sandown’s Grade 1 Chase on the final day of the jumps’ season. It is expected, however, that Altior will be aimed at the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day for which he is 4/1 joint favourite at BetVictor alongside the 2018 winner Clan Des Obeaux. Three […]
If you want to witness the Grand National firsthand, and it’s your first time- then this article is for you. Here you will learn: How to prepare (the basics) What to wear (and what to avoid) how to pick a winning horse How to bet Sound’s exciting? Let’ go! How to prepare- The basics you must take care of When going to watch the Grand National, it’s best to come super prepared. First, carry lots of cash with you so you can bet to your hearts content (and also because some bars won’t accept credit cards). Second, If you’re going with friends, it’s best to set a clear rendezvous poin. Otherwise you will miss each other (it gets really corwded there, and fast) Finally, come really early so hopefully you can avoid extremely long queues. […]
Swansea vs Manchester City – Saturday 5.20pm Having strolled through to the Champions League quarter finals with a 7-0 hammering of Schalke, Man City should have similarly little trouble in brushing aside Swansea and keeping their hopes of a historic quadruple alive. The 2011 winners are not infallible, as proven by their shock defeat to Wigan Athletic in last year’s competition, and that can give Swansea fans the briefest glimmer of hope. Pep Guardiola has so far resisted the temptation to heavily rotate his team for FA Cup matches, but such is the strength in depth that the Premier League leaders possess four or five players can drop in and out without affecting their overall quality. One of those players to come in will likely be Gabriel Jesus who has found game time hard to […]
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the feature race on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival and the reigning champion Native River will ensure there is no hiding place. The likelihood of soft or perhaps even heavy ground is the key to the chances of the Colin Tizzard-trained chaser who is bidding to become the first horse since Best Mate to win the Blue Riband of jumps racing back-to-back. The great Willie Mullins has never saddled the winner of the big race and he has four representatives led by Irish Gold Cup winner Bellshill, but it is fellow Irish raider Presenting Percy (3.30) who gets the each way vote. The selection has won at the last two Festivals but has not run over fences since running away with the RSA Chase at Cheltenham 12 months […]