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Wardat Dubai Can Star On Juveniles Day At Newmarket

22 October 2014 0 comments

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.

Alcala Can Boost Paul Nicholls At Exeter

21 October 2014 0 comments

Paul Nicholls enjoyed a somewhat frustrating two-days at Cheltenham with Vicente his solitary winner from a hatful of runners over the weekend (two seconds both caught late on) but Alcala (2.40) should see the stable back in the winners’ enclosure on an excellent card of NH racing this afternoon at Exeter.

Excellent Field For Last Race-Day Of Season At Pontefract

20 October 2014 0 comments

The final race-day of the season at Pontefract brings an excellent field for the feature Listed Silver Tankard Stakes for 2-y-o’s over a mile.

Fantastic Day Of Racing At Newmarket And Cheltenham

17 October 2014 0 comments

It should be a sensational days racing with no fewer than three Group One races on the flat at Newmarket on Future Champions’ Day and the opening day of Cheltenham’s new jumps season.

Cirrus Des Aigles Looking For Second Win At Ascot’s Champions’ Day

15 October 2014 0 comments

The rain is due to clear towards the end of the week but the ground is sure to be soft at best at Ascot on Saturday for Champions’ Day for which Gallic raider Cirrus Des Aigles, looking for a second win in the race, is 6/4 favourite for the feature Champions’ Stakes with Free Eagle 5/2 and Noble Mission 9/2.

Emirates Skywards Backed To Go One Better At Leicester

14 October 2014 0 comments

Soft ground is likely to be the order of the day for our turf meetings this afternoon and Emirates Skywards (4.40) is taken to go one better than on his two previous starts in the Mile Maiden at Leicester.

Treve To Aim For Unprecedented Third Longchamp Success

13 October 2014 0 comments

The news broke on Saturday that the brilliant Treve would put her date with Dubawi on hold for at least another 12 months as connections have decided to keep her in training as a 5-year-old and aim her at an unprecedented third Arc success in Paris next October.

Four Seasons Should Appreciate Soft Ground At York

10 October 2014 0 comments

The ground has turned soft at York and the ground looks sure to be testing for the juveniles in the opener.

Premier Thursday Racing Comes From Exeter

9 October 2014 0 comments

The recent rains have arrived in time for a cracking jumps card at Exeter and Regal Presence (3.20) needs good ground, has gone well fresh in the past and ran a cracker here back in March over C&D when just touched off from a 6lb lower mark.

Soft Ground Shouldn’t Bother Intimation At Leicester

7 October 2014 0 comments

The horses were declared for today’s flat cards on Sunday on fast ground and we are likely to see a raft of non-runners after the rain of Monday which is sure to have eased underfoot conditions ahead of today’s racing.

Nothing Replaces Tradition

7 October 2014 0 comments

The tradition and reputation of Ascot or Epsom will always stand firm, even in the face of apparent adversity. Not […]

Ascot – Noel Murless Stakes

3 October 2014 0 comments

By Charlie McCann Ascot stage a competitive six-race card with the feature race the listed Noel Murless Stakes over 1m […]

Final Interview With Legendary Trainer Toby Balding

3 October 2014 0 comments

As the ‘Value Rater’, I am a top class horse racing form analyst and tipster and have a racing slot every Saturday morning at 10.30am on Castle Down Radio 104.7Fm alongside the broadcaster Simon Davis.

Ghalib The Preference At Kempton

2 October 2014 0 comments

By Charlie McCann There is a BetVictor sponsored flat card from Kempton this evening but the afternoon action is over […]

Martin Keighley Backed To Follow Up Success At Chepstow

30 September 2014 0 comments

A cracking midweek jumps card at Chepstow and a confident selection at Sedgefield this afternoon to boot. We begin in South Wales and Creepy won the opener 12-months ago for Martin Keighley and the trainer is taken to follow up in the corresponding race with Primo Capitano (2.00).

Court Minstrel Is The Biggest Star At Newton Abbot

29 September 2014 0 comments

Richard Hannon’s star filly Tiggy Wiggy gained a sixth success of her illustrious season winning the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket.

Grandeur Looking To Repeat In Foundation Stakes At Goodwood

24 September 2014 0 comments

Some top class action from Goodwood this afternoon including the listed Foundation Stakes over 10f where Grandeur (3.50) can follow up last year’s win in the corresponding race as long as the ground does not deteriorate too badly.

Bob Taken To Follow Up Doncaster Success At Newcastle

23 September 2014 0 comments

Some competitive midweek racing this afternoon and we begin at Newcastle where the BetVictor Racing Club’s Bob (4.20) is taken to follow up his Doncaster win two weeks ago over a mile dropping back in trip.

Game Show Can Land Opener At Kempton Park

22 September 2014 0 comments

The first five races on the BetVictor sponsored card at Kempton Park this afternoon are all juvenile events and Charlie Appleby, who saddled the winner of the corresponding 10f maiden 12-months ago courtesy of Devilment, can land the opener with Game Show (2.10).

High Church Tipped On Top Class Day Of Newbury Flat Racing

19 September 2014 0 comments

There’s top class flat racing from Newbury with High Church (2.25) fancied to go in again for the in-form Roger Charlton yard after scoring impressively just ten days ago at Leicester.

Yarmouth and Ayr Gold Cup Highlights Of Today’s Racing

18 September 2014 0 comments

By Charlie McCann The final day of Yarmouth’s Eastern Festival and the first Day of Ayr’s Gold Cup meeting are […]

John Musker Fillies’ Stakes Is Highlight Of Yarmouth’s Eastern Festival

17 September 2014 0 comments

Excellent midweek racing on both sides of the Irish Sea including the middle day of Yarmouth’s Eastern Festival where the feature event is the listed John Musker Fillies’ Stakes over 10 furlongs.

George Baker Has Great Brighton Chance Aboard Fieldsman

8 September 2014 0 comments

Danny Tudhope and David O’Meara were the big winners on Saturday as G-Force won the Haydock Sprint Cup at connections to land both jockey and trainer their first success at Group One level.

Haydock Sprint Cup: Day Two

5 September 2014 0 comments

Day two of Haydock’s Sprint Cup meeting and an interesting maiden to start proceedings featuring the British debut of Karezak […]

Haydock Park Expect Dry Week In Run Up To Saturday’s Group One Sprint

4 September 2014 0 comments

Haydock Park play host to the first of their three-day September meeting on Thursday with the ground, at the time of writing, good to soft but a largely dry week is expected in the run up to Saturday’s big Group One sprint.

Wait Almost Over For Final English Classic St Leger

4 September 2014 0 comments

Like every year we have to wait around 3 months for the final English Classic – the St Leger – but this gap between the five races does at least give these 3 year-olds the opportunity to race in the King George against the older horses in July, or at least strengthen-up a bit more before tackling this longer 1m6f trip in September.

Franklin Roosevelt Tipped For Southwell Feature Handicap Hurdle

3 September 2014 0 comments

An excellent card of summer jumping brings further opportunity for AP McCoy to enter the winners’ enclosure after his excellent start to the new season.

Cartier Gets The Nod At Goodwood Ahead Of Mystic Jade

2 September 2014 0 comments

There is an excellent midweek card from Goodwood this afternoon including a mile fillies’ maiden to open the card. Mystic Jade is a half-sister to six winners and should appreciate the step up in trip having ran well when third over six furlongs here last month on debut despite not getting the best of runs.

Haydock Tipped Pearl Secret Starting To Live Up To The Hype

1 September 2014 0 comments

David Barron’s Pearl Secret bounced back to form landing the Beverley Bullet at the East Yorkshire track; cut to 12/1 (from 16s) to finally fulfil the hype that has surrounding the colt for oh so long now and land the G1 Sprint Cup at Haydock.

Sandown Weekender

29 August 2014 0 comments

There’s two excellent days racing at Sandown starting with the opener on the card’s opener, a nursery over the minimum trip and Clive Cox’s Profitable (2.00) fancied to defy the burden of top weight after an excellent second last time out at Haydock when beaten a neck.