#Barbury Castle

A scroll through Twitter on the evening of December 26 in recent years has tended to reveal Paul Nicholls celebrating King George success with a McDonald's on the way back from Kempton. The Ditcheat maestro, who is seeking a record-extending 13th win in the race, could well be lovin' it again on Monday with Bravemansgame and Hitman among the main…

Edwardstone: last year's Henry VIII Novices' Chase winner returns to Sandown on Saturday in the Tingle Creek Chase The big races come thick and fast in the run-up to Christmas and the best of Saturday's action comes from Aintree and Sandown. Here we look at three of those races and what the results of the last ten years can tell us about what might…

L'Homme Presse takes what connections hope will be the first step towards a Gold Cup challenge in the Chanelle Pharma 1965 Chase at Ascot. The seven-year-old, trained by Venetia Williams, was an impressive winner of the Brown Advisory at Cheltenham in March and connections believe he will continue to progress and make up into a blue riband…

The ITV Racing team round off their coverage of the May Festival at Chester with another five races from the Roodee on Friday afternoon. The headline act is the Chester Cup at 3.15pm, while the ITV4 broadcast also takes in a race from the jumps card at Market Rasen. Our expert has selections for all of Friday's terrestrial racing. Enda McElhinney…

Alan King has enjoyed some memorable days at Cheltenham's November Meeting over the years, perhaps none more so than when Annacotty won the Paddy Power Gold Cup back in 2015. Not only was it his first win in that prestigious contest, but it was a success made even sweeter by the fact that Annacotty was out of the mare Mini Moo Min, who had provided…

2022-11-04Saturday ITV racing tips: Best bets for Aintree, Wincanton, Doncaster and Down Royal A bumper day of action this Saturday for the cameras to feast upon, with Aintree, Doncaster, Wincanton and a Grade 1 at Down Royal all in the spotlight as the National Hunt season starts to muscle its way back into view. First a quick list of our…

Israr looks to cap a fine season and complete a Doncaster double when he heads the 22 that go to post for the BetGoodwin November Handicap. John and Thady Gosden's charge has been the most consistent of performers this term, winning Newbury's London Gold Cup over 10 furlongs before moving up to a mile and a half. He followed that up with a third in…

86 - the number of runners Alan King has saddled at the Cheltenham Festival since his last winner Only four British-based trainers - Nicky Henderson (twice), Sue Smith, Jonjo O'Neill and Will Biddick - hit the target at last year's Cheltenham Festival as no fewer than 23 of the 28 races held at the fixture were won by their Irish counterparts. That…

The crack stayer needs plenty of cut underfoot if he is to run in the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at the weekend. His defence of the Group Two prize he won last year will depend on the weather, with a dry early part of the week forecast before showers from Thursday. King said: "The plan is to run him at Ascot, but I am a wee bit…

The Verdict: Angus McNae studies last year's Long Distance Cup Alan King may wait for the Prix Royal-Oak at ParisLongchamp should the Ascot ground not turn in favour of Trueshan. The crack stayer needs plenty of cut underfoot if he is to run in the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup at the weekend, for which he is the general 7-4…

Barbury Castle trainer Alan King is the ideal antidote to the huge trainers who tend to dominate the Cheltenham Festival. King always sends out hard working horses and goes to Cheltenham 2022 with a leading chance of taking the Arkle with the talented Edwardstone. Planet Sport goes through the standout five winners for King in the Cheltenham…

channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. The horse racing NAP of the Day for Saturday, 8 October with SportsLens tipsters is Tuddenham Green. He makes his bow over obstacles in the opening 2m Champion Hats Juvenile hurdle at Chepstow (1:42). Next best is Epicetus, who steps up in grade for the 1m Group 3 Autumn Stakes at…