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Many Festival Clues On New Year’s Day At Cheltenham

Posted on January 3, 2020
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The horse named Champ was living up to his name before falling at Cheltenham on New Year's Day. He is still the favourite to win the RSA Chase back on the track at the Festival. However, there is now a chink in the armour and there will be more pressure on Champ's jumping at Cheltenham[...]

Posted on January 1, 2020
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The major meetings at Kempton and Leopardstown over Christmas often provide pointers for the Cheltenham Festival in March. This year there were important trials for the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Champion Chase. The two fixtures also had implications for ante post betting on the novice events over hurdles and fences at the most important[...]

Posted on December 31, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The fourth and final day of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival (Sunday 29th December) featured key trials for the Cheltenham Festival in March. Battleoverdoyen and Sharjah won the Grade 1 races and are now leading contenders for the RSA Chase and Champion Hurdle. Champ runs at Cheltenham on New Year's Day and his performance will have[...]

Posted on December 30, 2019
in Tips

The Paddy Power 68 Sleeps To Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on Wednesday is a great name for a race. Champ is a great name for a horse and he can win the novices' chase (1.25pm) on that same race card come New Year's Day. The Festival begins 68 days later on Tuesday, March 10[...]

Posted on December 28, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

There are two Grade 1 races at Leopardstown on Saturday and the Grade 1 Challow Hurdle at Newbury is the main race in the UK. Thyme Hill has the form and ratings to win the Newbury race while Apple's Jade and Kemboy can win the Frank Ward Memorial Hurdle and Savills Chase for the second[...]

Posted on December 27, 2019
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There are now Grand Nationals all around the UK and Elegant Escape is tipped to win the Welsh version for the second year in succession at Chepstow on Thursday. The supporting card features the Grade 1 Finale Juvenile Hurdle for which Cerberus stands out on ratings. Meanwhile in Ireland, Blue Sari is the horse to[...]

Posted on December 26, 2019
in Tips

The Kauto Star Novices' Chase is the third Grade 1 race at Kempton today. Fusil Raffles and Cyrname have been tipped for the Christmas Hurdle and King George VI Chase and Black Op is the selection to complete the treble. Meanwhile at Wetherby, Didero Vallis has the ratings and form to get in the mix[...]

Posted on December 25, 2019
in Ireland Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Cyrname is the highest rated chaser in the UK and Ireland. The horse can justify that status by winning the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. The race is the mid-season championship for staying steeplechasers and a major trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Cyrname can beat a small[...]

Posted on December 24, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Race horse trainers are not often bullish about the horses they prepare for Grade 1 races. However, Nicky Henderson seemed to suggest Fusil Raffles could go the top in the two mile hurdling division. His opinion will be put to the test in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. Cyrname ticks all[...]

Posted on December 23, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Laurina, Samcro and Chacun Pour Soi are favourites in Ireland this week and fancied to prevail at Cheltenham in March. Kemboy is the market leader for his target at Leopardstown and prominent in the betting for the Gold Cup.

Posted on December 21, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Royal Ascot is the most famous Flat meeting in the world. The racing on today (21 December) at the track could not be more different than Group races for expensively bred horses. It's all about chases and hurdle races over two miles and more rather than races on the level from five furlongs up to[...]

Posted on December 20, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Colin Tizzard used to combine dairy farming with training National Hunt horses. He has had some wonderful chasers in his care including Cue Card, Thistlecrack and Native River. Those three horses have won races at the highest level but Lostintranslation could prove to be the best horse Tizzard has trained. If Lostintranslation wins the King[...]

Posted on December 19, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The card at Haydock this Saturday features a competitive handicap chase and handicap brush hurdle, in which Vintage Clouds and Poetic Rhythm are the horses to back respectively.

Posted on December 18, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Paisley Park is the top dog in the stayers’ hurdle division and looks difficult to depose. The process of defending his title at Cheltenham next March continues in the Marsh Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday.

Posted on December 17, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

The Cheltenham Festival takes place in the second week in March, but the ante-post betting markets are developing and online bookies are already lining up their special offers and bonus deals.

Posted on December 17, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Trainer Nicky Henderson gave a huge hint about the ability of Fusil Raffles when discussing the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton Park. The horse could be one of his three runners in the major trial for the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

Posted on December 17, 2019
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Altior’s participation in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day has been subject to much debate, but trainer Nicky Henderson has hinted the champion chaser could revert to the two-mile distance.

Author: Ian Hudson

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