#Coral Gold Cup

Annsam - 1pt Win - 4/1 (William Hill) singleSelection My first selection today is Annsam in the 1:30 Kempton. This horse ran a cracker in the Coral Gold Cup considering he was hampered by the loose horse at one stage and he also jumped out to the right around Newbury which is a left-handed track. Returned to a right-handed track, I feel he can find…

The GoingStick reading of 4.2 on the chase course at Warwick on Saturday tells you everything you need to know about how deep the ground is going to be, especially with plenty more rain forecast to hit the track. When flicking back through the past decade of archive readings at the Midlands venue, I could find only one such low reading - on…

Guetapan Collonges looks to prove his stamina in the Wigley Group Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick on Saturday. The Charlie Longsdon-trained gelding has been rising through the ranks since graduating to steeplechasing, winning three of his past four outings over fences with the sole loss caused by a fall. He has been incrementally stepped up in…

Ground conditions at both Warwick and Kempton Park are likely to decide the winners of the two big weekend handicaps tomorrow. A month ago, clerks of the course and groundsmen up and down the country feared it might never rain again. Now it seems to pour almost every day and, as a result, it is essential to back horses that revel in the mud. The…

The 2023 Grand National is just over three months away and there have already been plenty of form pointers for the big race. Last year's winner Noble Yeats is the favourite in the latest Grand National odds after winning two of his three outings this season. However, with the handicapper likely to saddle the eight-year-old with a big weight, he may…

Bought from France where he was a Listed winner on very soft ground, L'Eau Du Sud looks to have been gaining some vital experience in his first couple of starts for Dan Skelton in Britain. He seemed badly in need of the outing first time out, following 230 days off the track, at Haydock in November but stepped forward from that when a good third -…

Newcastle's Flat card features a conditions race over a mile and a quarter with some smart older performers entered up. They include the John & Thady Gosden pair Harrovian and Forest of Dean who finished third and fifth respectively in a listed race at Lingfield in November which has thrown up some winners since. This looks a bit less competitive,…

1pt Snake Roll in 2.25 Warwick at 8/1 (Sky Bet) 1pt Outlaw Peter in 2.40 Kempton at 11/2 (Betway) 1pt Threeunderthrufive in 3.00 Warwick at 7/1 (William Hill) A few trainers will have been eyeing Warwick's Wigley Group Classic Chase as they continue to prepare their charges with a tilt at Aintree's Grand National in mind, none more so than Paul…

Despite getting a few things wrong, Tahmuras made it three from three over hurdles as he stepped up in grade to land the Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown. He made mistakes at the last two flights and still looked green as he wandered on the run-in, but he saw the race out well under testing conditions. There is clearly more to come as he gains experience…

The lightly-raced eight-year-old has won three of his nine starts over fences and triumphed in six of 17 races under rules, with three runner-up efforts to his name. The consistent Yeats gelding won at Cheltenham in October, before chasing home previous King George VI Chase winner Frodon in the Badger Beer Handicap Chase at Wincanton. His last run…

Last year's equivalent piece saw Ben Linfoot highlight the claims of 33/1 shot Tuesday in the Oaks, who duly obliged at odds of 13/2 at Epsom. That was just one of a number of antepost winners throughout the year, with Matt Brocklebank selecting Desert Crown at 25/1 for the Derby, and tennis expert Andy Schooler picking out Canada for the Davis Cup…

Chantry House: drops in class for the Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase Into Overdrive started the season as perhaps the most exciting prospect ever to emerge from Mark Walford's underrated North Yorkshire yard. In two runs this year he has only advanced his peak Racing Post Rating by 1lb, but he has enhanced his reputation considerably and the…

One of the most important handicaps in National Hunt racing takes place at Newbury this Saturday, as 15 top chasers take part in the 2022 Coral Gold Cup. Formerly known as the Hennessy and the Ladbrokes Trophy, this three-mile-two-contest has been won by many of the sport's best chasers, including One Man, Denman. Burrough Hill Lad and two-time…

Our man Harry Allwood looks ahead to the action at Haydock on Saturday, live on Racing TV, and picks five key horses to look out for, including one in the Betfred Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase. Freezing temperatures and snow have caused havoc over the past few days, and the forecast appears to be unfavourable for the rest of the week, with the…

GERICAULT ROQUE looks a Christmas cracker in the Coral Welsh Grand National. I'm a big fan of David Pipe's stayer who always gives his all and keeps hitting the frame in high-class races. His latest outing saw him run an absolute belter in the Coral Gold Cup - which many still know as the Hennessy. He was close to the pace right through the race…

IT IS brilliant when a horse lives up to the hype and CONSTITUTION HILL more than justified his billing as champion hurdler in waiting. He boosted the Newcastle gate to an 11-year high too - if you run them, they will come. Any Grade 1 victory on the bridle by 12 lengths will make headlines but he destroyed former Champion Hurdler EPATANTE which…

Protektorat flew the Lodge Hill flag high with victory in the Grade One Betfair Chase at Haydock but it is Skelton's handicappers who have been in scintillating form since then and the trainer has chances in both the Betfair Exchange Trophy - a race he first won with Willow's Saviour in 2013 - and the Howden Silver Cup Handicap Chase. The…

Dusart was sent off favourite for the open 3m handicap hurdle at Cheltenham on Friday, but could finish only sixth behind his stable companion Captain Morgs. Both runners attracted support, but it was Captain Morgs that coped better with the way the race unfolded. The omission of the final hurdle due to the low sun meant the tempo lifted only after…

Dusart: three from four over fences last season At Fishers Cross used this race as a springboard to top-level glory a decade ago and this year we might have another Grade 1 horse whose handicap days are numbered in Dusart. This unexposed seven-year-old has lost only twice and both were creditable efforts in defeat at the highest level. Dusart found…

Il Ridoto became favourite for Saturday's AIS December Gold Cup (1.50) at Cheltenham after ante-post market leader Midnight River was taken out by in-form trainer Dan Skelton due to the ground. Midnight River looked set to try to continue the yard's remarkable run of Saturday success following big-race victories with Protektorat in the Betfair…

The seven-year-old gelding has some useful course experience at the West London track when he beat Ahoy Senor with ease the Grade 1 Kauto Star Novices' Chase last year. He is currently 6-4 for the race, which might be short enough for some punters, but that price might go quickly if we get a small field. MCFABULOUS Once again we turn to Nicholls,…

Chris Wilson looks ahead to the International Meeting and shares five names to note on an exciting card from the home of jumps racing this Saturday, live on Racing TV. Fingers crossed the weather doesn't get in the way! Winter is officially here - but jumps fans should not crack open the mulled wine just yet. Cheltenham's executive will no doubt be…

Stolen Silver: unseated his rider three out when favourite for the Paddy Power Gold Cup last month Market principals Midnight River, Il Ridoto and Stolen Silver remain in contention for Saturday's £130000 Ais December Gold Cup at Cheltenham (1.50) after the confirmations stage on Monday. Midnight River could bid to continue the fantastic run of…

2m4f (2m4f19y) Eileen Peacock Memorial Handicap Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (Class 4) (4yo+ 0-120) 1pt Win - Fix It All - 9/2 (General) singleSelection My first selection of the day is Fix It All in the 12:30 Newcastle. Fix It All was a three time winner over in France and came to the UK with a mark of 124. He didn't shine last…

Look, no hands!: Harry Skelton celebrates Becher success on Ashtown Lad Saturday: Aintree Dan Skelton landed a major prize for the third Saturday in a row as Ashtown Lad stuck on gamely to provide the trainer with a first win over the National fences in the BoyleSports Becher Chase. Skelton's wonderful winter continued as Ashtown Lad followed up…

Grand National hero Noble Yeats made a spectacular return to Aintree in claiming the Boylesports Many Clouds Chase. Emmet Mullins' Irish raider was a 50-1 outsider in April when he provided amateur Sam Waley-Cohen with a fairytale farewell to the saddle and also became the first seven-year-old since Bogskar in 1940 to win the world's most famous…

NEWBURY racecourse is braced for a backlash over a Winter Wonderland-style carnival in the middle of the track which appears to block punters' views of the horses. But bosses insist'none of the action will be missed' and the attraction is crucial for finances. A photo from the grandstand overlooking the course showed a huge Ferris wheel slap bang…

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…

Cheltenham Festival-winning mare Love Envoi makes her seasonal reappearance at Sandown on a huge day for her trainer Harry Fry. The Mares' Novice Hurdle winner tackles handicap company for the first time off a mark of 139 in the Betfair Daily Rewards Handicap Hurdle (2.20). The six-year-old won a Grade 2 on her only previous trip to the Esher track…

TEMPLEGATE tackles Saturday's big Coral Gold Cup confident of finding the winner. Here he goes through every runner, rating them out of five stars, and reveals his tip at the bottom. Back a horse in the 3.05 contest by clicking their odds below. Good luck! FANION D'ESTRUVAL 2 Jockey: Miss Lucy Turner NOT a Fan. Decent form at 2m4f and went well in…

A RARE Triple Crown attempt is on the cards for Constitution Hill as racing's most exciting prospect is finally unleashed at Newcastle today. After only three runs, Constitution Hill is just 7lb off officially being more talented than triple Champion Hurdle hero and legend Istabraq - that's why today's Grade 1 event is a'must win' event. Last…

A week on from Constitution Hill's dazzling display in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle, it is the chasers who are booked for top billing in Britain on Saturday. Here are five who could light up what promises to be a compelling afternoon. 1.30 Aintree: Boylesports Many Clouds Chase. Odds: a general 5-2 One of last season's top staying novice chasers, he…

Le Milos and Harry Skelton take the last in the Coral Gold Cup from stablemates Remastered (left) and Gericault Roque The breathy sound that greeted Constitution Hill's thumping victory over Epatante and co in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle was partly awestruck gasp but mainly a collective sigh of relief that this wondrous talent is just as good as…

For once, you couldn't blame Matt Chapman's enthusiasm. "Nicky, you were rated 6lb below Istabraq going into that, have we seen, arguably, the greatest hurdler of the modern era just now?" Nicky Henderson, watery eyed at Newbury, 300 miles away from the scene of the Betfair Fighting Fifth, tried his best to play it cool. "Now now, hang on a minute,…

We're on the road to the Cheltenham Festival with the leading lights of the National Hunt game coming out to play. A number of clues for all four championship races - the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle and Gold Cup - are set to be dropped over the coming months. The Cheltenham Festival 2023 takes place between Tuesday,…

There's a trio of Monday meetings in Britain, with jumps fare from Catterick (12.30-3.30pm) plus two nine-race all-weather Flat cards at Kempton (1.45-5.45) and Wolverhampton (4.25-8.25). Monday's nap has been in the winning habit in recent times and could be set for more success at Catterick over hurdles. Enda McElhinney's Monday fancies are…

I'VE been clocking the miles this week with rides here, there and everywhere. My driver Bob has earned his crust, but after a couple of near misses it was great to get a winner on the board at Doncaster yesterday. I was up there to ride Hurricane Bay for Lucy Wadham in the novice hurdle and he was very impressive. We have always liked him and he…

Salvino: produced a nice performance when winning at Kelso this month on his second start in a handicap The form of the Coral Gold Cup is expected to work out tremendously as the season unfolds and this handicap hurdle might pay the first compliment to Saturday's running of Newbury's premier jumps prize through Johnson's Blue. David Pipe-trained…

Ross Millar looks back on a memorable Saturday headlined by some star performances, not least from the brilliant Constitution Hill at Newcastle. Our columnist also shares his Mondays tips for Catterick, live on Racing TV. What a difference a week makes. Last week we were all left frustrated as quick ground delayed the return of both Constitution…

Kapcorse: Harry Cobden sported Sir Peter O'Sullevan silks when successful in this race last year Perhaps the name most synonymous with the Coral Gold Cup undercard in recent years is dual Sir Peter O'Sullevan Memorial winner Kapcorse, and bookmakers are giving him more respect than is typically the case. The early favourite has contested three of…

Saturday's Coral Gold Cup (3.05), formerly known as the Hennessy Gold Cup and the Ladbrokes Trophy in recent years, is the flagship event of Newbury's jumps calendar - but who is the likeliest winner of the £250000 handicap based on previous trends? High-class horses such as Denman, Bobs Worth and Native River have won this race en route to…

Last week I was waxing lyrical about the autumnal conditions and how we should all be embracing the end of summer. Well, that didn't age particularly well, did it? As a result, you may have to forgive me if I repeat myself at times this week. Ascot staged their November meeting last weekend, and whilst it was November in name, it was not in nature.…

Corach Rambler has convinced trainer Lucinda Russell and Peter Scudamore that he is ready to attempt to defy history and deliver Scotland's first victory in 43 years in the £250000 Coral Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday 25 November 2022. A Scottish-trained horse has not won the race since Fighting Fit, trained in Hawick by Ken Oliver, who captured…

Noble Yeats: a 50-1 winner of the Grand National in April Auteuil in mid-October is not renowned as being the sequel to a blockbuster Grand National success, but Emmet Mullins has never been one to stick to scripts so Noble Yeats warms up for a crack at Newbury's Coral Gold Cup next month in the Prix Heros XII (2.50). The Grade 3 chase, over 2m6f,…

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…

Few could claim to be more synonymous with Newbury's most historic jumps race than Paul Nicholls, who has his sights firmly fixed on the Coral Gold Cup with Threeunderthrufive. The Ditcheat maestro will on Saturday week field the smart seven-year-old, who runs in the familiar colours of the McNeill family, in the second-most valuable handicap chase…

Trainer Henry De Bromhead believes last year's winner and Cheltenham Gold Cup hero A Plus Tard is ready to return as he heads back to Haydock Park for Saturday's Betfair Chase. The eight-year-old, who landed the Haydock feature by a massive 22 lengths on his first run last year and then took the blue riband at the Cheltenham Festival on his final…

Gericault Roque has the potential to be a contender in the major staying handicap chases and is a potential wildcard Spotting the improvers that few others will have considered is what will make the difference in terms of winning the Tote Ten To Follow. Do not go overboard, though: your list needs to be built on a solid base and that means giving…

Chantry House has the Coral Gold Cup as his early season target and is a lot better than he showed last season The best punters tend to think outside the box but that is definitely not the way to approach the Tote Ten To Follow competition, where year in year out the highest-scoring lines includes the winners of the bonus races. Consequently, I…