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Friday’s racing at Chester, Lingfield and Market Rasen

8 May 2015 0 comments

Chester’s three-day May Meeting comes to a climax with an excellent seven-race card and Tac De Boistron (3.10) the stand-out […]

Wednesday’s racing at Chester

6 May 2015 0 comments

The feature race of the opening day of Chester’s three day May meeting is the Chester Cup and the admirable […]

Friday’s racing

24 April 2015 0 comments

by Charlie McCann Four races live on Channel 4 this afternoon from Sandown Park beginning with the Esher Cup a […]

Thursday’s runners worth considering at Newmarket and Cheltenham

16 April 2015 0 comments

Day two of Newmarket’s Craven meeting boasts a fascinating card and Way Envoy (4.05) fancied to give trainer Aidan O’Brien […]

Wednesday’s racecards at Nottingham and Lingfield

8 April 2015 0 comments

Soft ground is the order of the day at Nottingham but conditions are sure to be drying at Colwick Park […]

Tuesday’s racing

7 April 2015 0 comments

Pontefract host their first meeting of the year on ground drying out all the time and likely to be good […]

Oscar coming good in Time for National

23 March 2015 0 comments

Robert Waley-Cohen says Oscar Time is shaping up well ahead of his third attempt at Grand National glory next month. […]

Saturday Preview: Doncaster, Newbury, Kelso racecards

27 February 2015 0 comments

By Charlie McCann Saturday’s card at Newbury is in aid of the excellent charity Greatwood, which supports the re-homing of […]

A preview of today’s Newbury and Doncaster racecards

27 February 2015 0 comments

by Charlie McCann An excellent card at Newbury this afternoon and Sebastian Beach (2.00) might need to win the opener […]

Devilment the best chance of a winner for AP McCoy at Doncaster

18 February 2015 0 comments

National Hunt fans are in clover this afternoon with action from Ludlow and Doncaster. AP McCoy heads to the latter with a tremendous book of rides and Devilment (2.55) his best chance of a winner for trainer John Ferguson in the 2m Juvenile Hurdle.

AP McCoy gets timing right again to announce retirement

9 February 2015 0 comments

It came as a shock to many but, as he has done throughout his long and distinguished career, AP McCoy had the timing just about right in announcing his retirement from the saddle at the end of the current jumps season live on Channel 4 on Saturday after 25 years in the saddle.

Monday’s Racing

9 February 2015 0 comments

It came as a shock to many but, as he has done throughout his long and distinguished career, AP McCoy […]

Coleman Thinking a Year Ahead

23 January 2015 0 comments

Aidan Coleman is already looking forward to the 2016 Grand National when he hopes he will be on a live […]

Holywell to skip Cheltenham run

23 January 2015 0 comments

Trainer Jonjo O’Neill will not run Gold Cup hopeful Holywell at Cheltenham on Saturday as he wants to wait for […]

Un De Sceaux ready to step up

19 January 2015 0 comments

Willie Mullins feels Un De Sceaux is now ready to take on top-class opposition over fences with the approach of […]

Josses Hill aiming to build on debut with win at Doncaster

9 January 2015 0 comments

The highlight of an excellent card at Doncaster this afternoon is the Novices’ Chase over 2m which sees Josses Hill (1.00) look to go one better than on his Chase debut when he was, ultimately, well beaten by the excellent Ptit Zig at Ascot last month.

Sandown

3 January 2015 0 comments

Sandown’s feature race the Grade 1 32 Red sponsored Tolworth Hurdle has only attracted four runners…….

Juvenile Hurdle kicks off second day of Newbury’s Hennessy meeting

28 November 2014 0 comments

Day two of Newbury’s Hennessy meeting and we begin with a Juvenile Hurdle. Alan King’s Karezak (12.25) looked an exciting prospect when scoring at Chepstow last month and the runner up, Golden Doyen, has subsequently franked the form by scoring in Grade 2 company at Cheltenham.

West Wizard targeting redemption at Kempton

24 November 2014 0 comments

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.

Quite By Chance has shown enough to win at Wincanton

20 November 2014 0 comments

A decent midweek card from Wincanton and Un Anjou can race from the same mark as when worn down close home at Worcester last time.

Doncaster waste little time with terrific seven-race card

18 November 2014 0 comments

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.

Value Rater Weekend Review #2

11 November 2014 0 comments

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.

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

24 October 2014 0 comments

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ryan Moore Looking For Upturn In Fortunes With Groor

16 July 2014 0 comments

We begin today’s preview at Leicester where Groor (2.25) is ridden by Ryan Moore for the first time in the opening nursery.