#Bet365 Gold Cup

An incredible rise through the ranks in 2022, which included victories in the Bet365 Gold Cup and Galway Plate, as well as an agonising final-fence exit in the Kerry National when looking set to carry topweight to success, endeared Hewick to the racing public, and his reputation soared again when capturing the American Grand National at Far Hills…

Shark Hanlon has never been one to shy away from the big occasion and believes it will take a "fair one" to beat bet365 Gold Cup winner Hewick in next week's Galway Plate. The trainer is readying the seven-year-old for a tilt at the €270000 contest on Wednesday, July 27 (6.40) on his first start over fences since a dominant display on the final day…

John "Shark" Hanlon told Racing TV that Hewick, the easy winner of Sandown's feature race at odds of 16-1, impressed him at the sales. Full results from the jumps season finale here Jockey Jordan Gainford, trainer John Joseph Hanlon and winning connections with Hewick after his bet365 Gold Cup triumph John "Shark" Hanlon has revealed the secret to…

Jockey Adam Wedge will miss the Cheltenham Festival next week after sustaining a fracture to his T12 at Newbury on Friday. Wedge won last year's Stayers' Hurdle on Lisnagar Oscar, and is expected to be replaced by Tom O'Brien on Tuesday's Champion Hurdle hope Silver Streak. Trainer Evan Williams said: "Adam has a fracture to his T12 - he did it at…

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…

Has flown through the grades since the turn of the year and won the Scottish Grand National like a very well-handicapped mare. Subsequent rise of a stone makes life much tougher now but she jumps, she stays and she's clearly in exceptionally good heart. Has more than held his own over the past few seasons and generally lands on a nice prize each…

Lightning rarely strikes twice when it comes to a mare producing genuinely top-class performers and that's probably even more true over jumps than it is on the Flat. But that doesn't stop owners spending a lot of money in the belief that if it's happened once it can happen again. J. P. McManus' purchase of Jonbon for £570000, a record for a pointer…

Harry Cobden believes Henri The Second could be the'real deal' after following in the hoof prints of his half-brother Enrilo to provide trainer Paul Nicholls with a record-equalling fifth win in the Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle at Sandown Park this afternoon. After filling the runner-up spot on his hurdles debut at Chepstow 38 days ago the…

Welcome one and all to this new weekly column on horse racing. The industry is facing some challenging times - low prize money, small fields, rising costs for trainers/owners, a lack of cohesive leadership and more. But it is not all doom and gloom and Penworthy - the name derives from a character in P.G. Wodhouse's short story The Purity of the…

Harry Cobden believes Henri The Second could be the'real deal' after following in the hoofprints of his half-brother Enrilo to provide trainer Paul Nicholls with a record-equalling fifth win in the Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle at Sandown Park. After filling the runner-up spot on his hurdles debut at Chepstow 38 days ago the gelded son of…

Hewick provided Ireland with another big-race success on British soil when running out an impressive winner of the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown. £800 horse Hewick runs out a ready winner of the £160000 feature Winner of the Durham National at Sedgefield in the autumn, Shark Hanlon's charge was pulled up on his return from a break in last month's…

TEMPLEGATE takes on a simply massive Saturday of action confident of banging in a few winners. Our man has all the action covered from Doncaster to Kentucky via Down Royal. You can find his top three tips below - but don't forget to check out his race-by-race guide to ALL the top class Breeders' Cup action HERE as well. Our top tipster also goes…

The six-year-old arrived at Hanlon's yard in Bagenalstown, County Carlow this week, having been purchased for American owners. The former Irish Cesarewitch winner has been bought out of Emmet Mullins' yard with the aim of landing the Aintree spectacular exactly 100 years after new connections' great-grandfather, American businessman and…

Take your horse racing betting to the next level with BOVADA and receive a 75% matched deposit welcome bonus (up to $750) to use on the 2022 American Grand National Bought for just €800, the Irish-trained HEWICK is a real'rags-to-riches' horse racing story that equine fans will love. The bargain buy 7 year-old, who is trained by John'Shark' Hanlon…

Hewick: an easy winner of the bet365 Gold Cup under Jordan Gainford Saturday: bet365 Gold Cup, Sandown Hewick may have only cost the price of a cow but he showed a far greater turn of foot when bounding clear in the bet365 Gold Cup. The seven-year-old, who was bought for just €850 in 2017, has been a regular visitor to Britain this season and won…

Finished second in the Galway Plate last year, just a length behind his stable companion Royal Rendezvous. He is 3lb higher now than he was then, but he is a classy chaser, he is four for four this season, and he warmed up for this nicely with an impressive victory at Tramore last time. We haven't seen him since he finished third behind Blue Lord…

Frodon and Enrilo: Paul Nicholls-trained stablemates head the market for the Badger Beer Testing ground at Down Royal forced Paul Nicholls into rerouting stable legend Frodon to this valuable handicap from the Grade 1 Ladbrokes Champion Chase. The three-time Grade 1 winner had been trained specifically for the Down Royal race that he landed 12…

The ITV Racing cameras are at Haydock, Leicester and Sandown on Saturday afternoon, serving up action on the Flat and over the jumps. There are six televised races, including the Grade 1 Celebration Chase and the bet365 Gold Cup from Sandown. Our expert has a race-by-race guide to Saturday's ITV Racing action, with the programme on air from…

Harry Allwood shares his verdict on each contender in Saturday's bet365 Charlie Hall Chase, live on Racing TV, plus reveals who he is siding with. Vote for your favourite renewal of the Charlie Hall Chase from the three options above for your chance to win a pair of tickets to Cheltenham Gold Cup Day! We are in for a treat on Saturday with Grade…

The Galway Plate (18:40) on Wednesday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. Wednesday evening's Galway Plate (18:40), a handicap chase over an extended two and three quarter miles, is the big race of the whole week at Galway, with a fiercely competitive edition in prospect.…

Take your horse racing betting to the next level with BOVADA and receive a 75% matched deposit welcome bonus (up to $750) to use on the 2022 American Grand National See below the final 9 runners for the 2022 American Grand National, which will be run at Far Hills race meeting this Saturday Oct 15. Plus, read on for to see a more in-depth form guide…

Join our channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing The American Grand National 2022 is one of the highlights this Saturday on the US horse racing front - with an international field of jumpers, that include the Irish-trained Hewick, heading to the Far Hills race meeting in New Jersey for the Grade 1 $300000 contest. Interested in horse…

Jump racing kicks off at Chepstow on Friday and Saturday with a fantastic card but as the National Hunt season starts it's always good to have a list of horses who could progress nicely this year. Especially as attention always starts well ahead of Cheltenham Festival, King George VI Chase and all the big meetings jump fans love. There's a plethora…

Bet365 Gold Cup and Galway Plate hero Hewick goes in search of another huge prize in the Guinness Kerry National at Listowel. The seven-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic year for trainer Shark Hanlon, with his victory on the final day of the British season at Sandown followed by an even more lucrative success at Ballybrit in July. An 8lb hike for…

SUN Racing hops over to Ireland for a close look at the Guinness Kerry Grand National at Listowel on Wednesday. The betting bonanza takes place over three miles and will be run at 4.20pm. Here, we go through all the runners and riders with a verdict on each - and reveal our tip at the bottom. Hewick Jockey: Reserve Cost just €850, won Galway Plate,…

Tom Thurgood shares his views on the €200000 Guinness Kerry National, the highlight of the Listowel Festival. Enjoy Wednesday's big event live on Racing TV and Racing TV Extra. The Tote Galway Plate could well prove the key form line to Wednesday's Guinness Kerry National, with no less than eight contenders from that big race set to line up once…

Lord Lariat: Irish Grand National winner set to contest the Guinness Kerry National next week The stablemates who caused massive shocks in the last two Irish Grand Nationals are set to take each other on in next week's Guinness Kerry National (4.20 Wednesday) after trainer Dermot McLoughlin confirmed both Lord Lariat and Freewheelin Dylan are on…