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West Wizard targeting redemption at Kempton

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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.

National Jockey Day to Launch on November 22

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When thinking of horse racing, our minds avert to the daring outfits, big hats, bright colours, and of course the beautiful horses. But what’s often overlooked is that, each day, jockeys get up at the crack of dawn to train, drive hundreds of miles to their races and put themselves in constant danger of injury – all to ensure they are performing at the highest level and taking the sport we love to new heights.

Value Rater Weekend Review #3

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

Doncaster waste little time with terrific seven-race card

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The curtain was brought down on the flat season just ten days ago at Doncaster’s November Handicap meeting and the South Yorkshire track have wasted little time preparing for the start of the NH season, starting with a seven-race card this afternoon.

Champagne Fever may be too much for Sizing Europe

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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.

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Minellahalfcentury can continue Paul Nicholls’ top form

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The Champion trainer Paul Nicholls’ is beginning to fire on all cylinders after a slow start and Minellahalfcentury (2.10) can make a winning reappearance for the yard on his chase debut at Exeter this afternoon having looked a decent prospect over timber last year.

Sedgefield offers up interesting jumps’ card

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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

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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.

Musselburgh present first jumps card of the season

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The first jumps card of the season at Musselburgh will be run on good ground this afternoon although showers are forecast. Roserrow is likely to be a warm order for the Novices’ Hurdle having won at Sedgefield last time for Donald McCain but he must give 7lbs to hurdling debutant Crinkle Crags and Narcissist (1.30) with the latter getting the vote for Mick Easterby whose string are in such good form.

Value Rater Weekend Review #1

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

Lightening Rod The Pick At Wetherby

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Wetherby stage the first of their two-day Charlie Hall meeting on good ground and Camachoice is sure to be a warm order for Jamie Snowdon in the 2m Handicap Hurdle having run away with a Southwell handicap last time in a first time visor.

Racing Ahead November Issue Out Now!

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THE November 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.

Magic Dancer And Scrutinise To Battle It Out At Windsor

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Soft ground is the order of the day at Windsor and in the mile maiden Scrutinise looks sure to improve on his promising Leicester debut but Magic Dancer (1.30) was only beaten a nose on his first start over C&D earlier in the month and is taken to go one better for Ralph Beckett.

UK Racing Form Figures Can Pinpoint Races Worth Following

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The final mile and a half handicap at Wolves back on 11 October didn’t seem like a particularly interesting affair at the time, but the figures produced by the first 5 home suggested the race had the potential to work out really well, and this has been the case so far.

Uxizandre Is The Deserved Favourite For Old Roan Chase

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The Old Roan Chase is one of the first big jumps race of the National Hunt season, and although it isn’t held in the same regard as the Paddy Power or the Hennessy Gold Cup’s, it has seen some real stars use this as a springboard to their jumps campaigns.

Soft Ground Forecast For Newbury’s Final Two-Day Flat Meeting

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Newbury’s last two-day flat meeting of the season is forecast to be run on soft ground this afternoon and in the opening division of the Mile Maiden those with experience look beatable and a chance is taken on Director (2.10) a £100,000 yearling who holds an entry in next year’s Derby for William Haggas and Highclere.

Urban Hymn Fancied On Chase Debut At Carlisle

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A wonderful card at Carlisle this afternoon where the feature event is the Beginners’ Chase which sees the Chase debut of both Urban Hymn (5.00) and Duke Of Navan and preference is for the former who is a winning point-to-pointer and who has always suggested he could go to the very top over fences.

Wardat Dubai Can Star On Juveniles Day At Newmarket

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Seven of the eight races at Newmarket this afternoon are for juveniles and I am very sweet on the chances of Wardat Dubai (1.30) in the opener who belied her odds (33/1) when running a race full of promise over a mile here on debut and steps back a furlong for her second racecourse appearance.

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