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METIER (3:15) can prevail in another magnificent renewal of the bet365 Morebattle Hurdle at Kelso. Harry Fry's horse looked a potential superstar when bolting up in last year's Tolworth at Sandown. The gelding's reputation then took a massive hit when he flopped in the Supreme at Cheltenham. No better on his return at Sandown, he showed signs of a…

MAJOR DUNDEE (3.35) can charge to victory for Alan King in the Scottish Grand National at Ayr. The Lanarkshire-born handler loves to target this race and the seven-year-old fits the bill perfectly. The gelding hammered the useful The Golden Rebel on his fencing bow over 2m 5f at Fakenham. The son of Scorpion then relished tackling three miles when…

YOU can have a punt on almost anything at the races these days - but the likelihood of anyone backing a SHEEP to invade the track is very low. But that is exactly what happened at Sedgefield Racecourse on Thursday. The races were interrupted on Thursday after a daring sheep invaded the track and evaded a number of desperate attempts to capture…

The Cheltenham Gold Cup is a horse race, it's a social gathering and it's a handsome 96-year-old trophy. But it's also the most prestigious National Hunt (ie horses which race over jumps) festival in the calendar. This year the Cheltenham Festival runs from Tuesday March 10 to Friday March 13, with the highlight, the Gold Cup race itself, is…

Class usually tells and it shouted loudly as smart mare Zambella scored a bloodless repeat success in the bet365 Yorkshire Silver Vase. The £75000 contest proved more of a lap of honour than a serious race as Daryl Jacob's mount produced an exhibition round of jumping from the front and scored by a comfortable seven and a half lengths. A seventh…

Our racing tips for Friday feature selections from the cards at Haydock and Taunton. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips on some of the biggest meetings in the UK. Those who have finished just behind Gelino Bello recently have come to win after, with the Paul Nicholls-trained horse going on to…

The world's most prestigious horse race returns to our screens on Saturday evening as the eagerly-anticipated Grand National takes place at Aintree. With the cancellation of last year's race due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been a full two years since race fans were able to watch the most anticipated race of the year. Last…

Our pundit and resident website tipster Dave Nevison thinks three runners at Haydock Park are worth a second look on the eve of a Grade One Saturday live on Racing TV. On Friday, enjoy more action from Taunton and the second round of the Bahrain Turf Series. It looks like an afternoon for sloggers and Mr Harp certainly runs his best races in…

We'll be providing you with live updates and the latest news on the race as it unfolds. King George Chase is one of the most prestigious National Hunt races, held annually at Kempton Park Racecourse in Surrey, England. Today's race is sure to be a thrilling event, with a competitive field of some of the best steeplechasers in the country vying for…

The crowds are about to descend on Aintree - the Grand National is finally upon us. Bookies will hold their collective breaths at 4.15pm, hoping for one of the outsiders to storm to the front and be first past the post. All of the best jockeys have a horse. The departing AP McCoy is on the favourite, Shutthefrontdoor, while Ruby Walsh will be…

It's a typically busy Boxing Day on Sky Sports Racing with Wolverhampton hosting a quality all-weather card, while there is top jumping from Fontwell and Newcastle. Art Power is the standout name among seven declarations for the Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Conditions Stakes (3.00). Disappointing when well beaten at Newcastle earlier this month,…

The memories of Cheltenham Festival are fading and it's all systems go for the Grand National at Aintree. The Scottish National takes place at Ayr before that and we'll be building up to next month's action every day. Market Rasen's feature at 3:20 saw One True King hold off the persistent threat of Royal Pretender as the pair gave us a finish…

There are five horse racing meetings scheduled across the UK and Ireland on Friday, two National Hunt cards preceding a treble of all-weather offerings on the Flat. Doncaster (12.15-4.00pm) and Huntingdon (12.25-4.10) provide the jumps fare, before Lingfield (1.05-4.20) stages the first of the all-weather racing at Lingfield, which concludes with a…

Last Saturday Harry Skelton was crowned champion jump jockey after a long tussle with Brian Hughes and now the Flat battle gets under way, and it could be just as exciting. After a pandemic-affected title chase last year, the race returns to its 2000 Guineas day to Champions Day format this time, with Oisin Murphy hoping to finish top of the table…

CHRISTIAN Williams has already won his "home" Grand National in Wales and I'm backing the young Bridgend handler to add the Scottish version to his c.v with KITTY'S LIGHT in Ayr's big race at 3.35. The former Paul Nicholls jockey saddled Potters Corner to win at Chepstow in 2019 and Kitty's Light has been campaigned at the highest chasing level…

2022-12-07Thursday racing tips for Warwick, Newcastle, Chelmsford, Clonmel and Taunton Here's a quick bit of detail on our key selections for Thursday's action, you can find the full list of tips for every race across all the tracks at the bottom of the page. Dan and Harry Skelton rarely leave Warwick without a winner and Galia Des Liteaux can add…

Lingfield hosts a busy eight-race card on the All-Weather on Wednesday, while there is jumping from Hexham, all live on Sky Sports Racing from 11.20am. The class three feature, the BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap (1.25), has attracted nine runners, with bottom-weight Flying Secret looking of interest despite having yet to get his head in…

Appleby, 47, a retained trainer for Godolphin at Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket, fought off sustained challenges from John & Thady Gosden and William Haggas to keep hold of the Trainers' title. It completes a clean sweep of the Jockeys', Trainers' and Owners' Championships for Godolphin in 2022, with the organisation winning the Owners' title and…

Peter Thomas (right) receives his racing writer of the year trophy from Chris McGrath Peter Thomas was crowned racing writer of the year for the first time at the 56th annual Derby Awards in London on Monday, securing an eighth consecutive success in the category for a writer at the Racing Post. Thomas, whose interview with trainer Peter…

John and Kitty Fairley, owners of Highfield Princess, receive the Yorkshire Horse of the Year Award from Eleanor Tomlinson Highfield Princess, who won Group 1s in three different countries in the space of 35 days across August and September, was crowned the Yorkshire Horse of the Year at the Go Racing In Yorkshire Awards on Thursday. The John…

The Winter Novices' Hurdle (14:20) at Sandown on Friday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. The Grade 2 Winter Novices' Hurdle (14:20) over nearly two and a half miles is the highlight on Sandown's card with all six of the lightly-raced runners having some sort of…

Henri The Second: will bid to emulate his half-brother Enrilo by winning the Winter Novices' Hurdle This race has produced a slew of Grade 1 performers since 1987, including winners of the Stayers' Hurdle, Gold Cup and Grand National. Success here usually indicates a penchant for a proper staying test further down the line and outstanding hurdler…

We use the Timeform filter to pick out our two most interesting bets on today's racing. Our Filter tool lets you create your own list of horses to bet on based on the criteria you judge to be most important. Jungle Prose - 13:50 Navan ✔ Irish jumps racing ✔ Horse is in focus ✔ Horse is top on weight-adjusted ratings ✔ Horse is open to…

Get the most interesting trends and statistics from today's horse racing with the free Stat Selector tips and best bets. Fiston du Mou - 12:55 Sedgefield Smart Stat: 26% - Brian Hughes's strike rate at Sedgefield Fiston du Mou proved at least as good as ever when resuming winning ways over this course and distance last time, hitting the front…

Cloth Cap: heads to Doncaster instead of Kelso this weekend Tom Scudamore hopes he will once again be dreaming of Grand National glory with Cloth Cap after the talented chaser contests the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Chase (3.30) at Doncaster on Saturday. The Jonjo O'Neill-trained ten-year-old had the option of running in Kelso's Premier Chase, which he…

Haydock: will open Betfair Chase day with a World Cup prediction race Haydock's Betfair Chase meeting will get off to an unusual start on Saturday as six horses bid to predict the winner of the Fifa World Cup. The Betfair Race to the World Cup Stakes will feature runners representing the six leading nations in the betting for the football…

Racing Gav returns after a successful Cheltenham weekend just seven days ago. Can we continue his strong run of from when tipping for Easyodds.com? This Friday Gavin has 6pts to back over the cards at Cheptstow, Catterick and Ascot including a rather tempting 22/1 selection for the racing at Berkshire. Remember, if you like the sound of any of…

Our pundit and resident website tipster has four tips for Saturday's high-class card at Haydock Park, headlined by the Grade One Betfair Chase. Enjoy more good racing from Punchestown and Huntingdon live on the channel. ]( https0) Hurry! There's only one way to watch the Jumps season, and that's on Racing TV. Unrivalled, expert coverage of every…

Can the Skeltons land the Scottish Champion Hurdle with West Cork? The Scottish and English Grand National meetings have flip-flopped in the calendar this season and a change in the pattern means Ayr precedes Aintree. The 30-day gap between the County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and Scottish Champion Hurdle in 2021 is reduced to 15 days this…

Laura Morgan was quick to emphasise the high regard she holds Glen Cannel in after hailing him the "real deal" following his victory in the Pertemps Network'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle on a rain-curtailed card at Market Rasen today. The Waltham-on-the-Wolds handler is steadily building a smart team around her, of which she expects the Tim…

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channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. After a strong week of tipping last week we hope to continue our good form. The horse racing NAP of the Day on Monday, 14 November for SportsLens tipsters is Storm Hill. He runs in the 2m4f110y handicap hurdle at Plumpton this afternoon (2.40). Next Best and earlier in the day,…

Ballyandy: an encouraging third on his return at Perth The Cross Country Chase which once spearheaded this card is replaced by a veterans' event and we have a former Champion Bumper winner facing a past Welsh National hero in a race packed with old friends. Admittedly, we are winding the clock back to 2016 for Ballyandy's Grade 1 strike and 2018…

Defending champion Brian Hughes has begun his pursuit of a third British Jumps Jockeys' Championship in the 2022/23 campaign. The man from Armagh is now a two-time winner of the trophy, as he lifted it in 2020 and 2022. Hughes had the best season of his career in the last campaign, as he finished with 204 winners. It was the first time he had…

Newcastle hosts a busy jumps card on Thursday, with champion jockey Brian Hughes in action on Sky Sports Racing, while there is a Listed contest in France featuring a Sir Michael Stoute runner. The feature event on the afternoon, the Ultimate Jumps Guide On attheraces.com/jumps Handicap Chase (1.40), looks a trappy one where several look to hold a…

The champion jockey had a busy and fruitful summer, racking up successes throughout the warmer months and closing in on the 100 figure as autumn began. A quieter spell followed, but at Bangor Hughes partnered both Nayati and Maximilian to impressive triumphs - getting to a century just under two weeks earlier than last season, when he went on to…

There are only four meetings taking place on Thursday following the abandonment of the card at Sedgefield, which reduces the number of National Hunt fixtures to three. The jump racing comes from Newcastle (12.25-3.55pm), Market Rasen (12.55-3.45) and Taunton (1.15-4.10), and is followed by an evening all-weather Flat card from Chelmsford…

There were plenty of high spots to look back on over the two afternoon jumps cards. Brian Hughes may want to shun the limelight but there's no doubting he grabbed it at Carlisle, partnering four winners, three of which were for his main supplier, Donald McCain. There was Scottish success there too for Maid O'Malley for the Stuart and Sam Coltherd…

Heading for a holiday in Sardinia, I remembered that the last time we were there our engine-less, drifting boat was rescued by a Mr Dettori. Mrs Oakley's relief was tempered only by my disappointment that our saviour wasn't Frankie or even a relative. This time it looks as though it is Frankie, the world's favourite sardine, who might need…

There is plenty of midweek racing action to take in on Wednesday, with five meetings scheduled across the UK and Ireland. National Hunt action takes place at Chepstow (12.52-4.25pm) and Musselburgh (1.07-4.07), with Nottingham (12.46-4.16), Dundalk (2.00-5.40) and Kempton (4.20-8.00) staging Flat cards, the last two on the all-weather. Wednesday's…

The Listed contest has a fairly distinguished recent roll of honour, with the last three winners - Langer Dan, Duffle Coat and Porticello - going on to win the Imperial Cup, a Grade Two at Cheltenham and the Grade One Finale Juvenile Hurdle at Chepstow respectively. Tuddenham Green failed to get his head in front in five starts on the Flat, but won…

Chantry House: one of five declarations for the Cotswold Chase Chantry House will sport cheekpieces for the first time in Saturday's Cotswold Chase (2.30) but does not take on talented novice Ahoy Senor in the Grade 2 event. Ahoy Senor had the option of entering open company at the weekend but instead is likely to contest the Towton Novices' Chase…

Tommy's Oscar pips Geromino in the opener at Carlisle Thursday: Carlisle The first race of Carlisle's jumps season produced a rarity as a photo-finish was called to the two-runner novice handicap chase with high-class hurdler Tommy's Oscar just edging out Geromino. The race-fit Geromino, sent off the 8-13 favourite, set the tempo under Brian Hughes…

channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. On Wednesday, 5 October, the horse racing NAP of the Day, according to SportsLens experts, is Kayfast Warrior. He contests the 2m 1f handicap hurdle off joint-topweight at Sedgefield this afternoon (4:30). Donald McCain's runner looks well worth a wager at sweet 7/2 odds here. A…

There are four meetings left across the UK and Ireland on Wednesday after Ludlow was forced to abandon its first autumn card because the severe lack of rain has left the course too quick for racing. However, the action still goes ahead at Navan (1.15-5.20pm), Nottingham (1.30-5.30) and Kempton (4.40-8.30, all-weather) on the Flat with one National…

Tough Enough sets a very tall standard for the others to aim at in the British Racing EBF Novice Stakes at Nottingham on Wednesday. James Tate's youngster only has one run in the formbook but it was a performance that was stacked with promise. Sent to Newbury for his initial foray, he beat all bar Owen Burrows' odds-on favourite Lajooje and there…