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He hadn't run for 644 days, his jockey hadn't ridden a winner for 255 days and he was 22-1 outsider in a field of six but Grandads Cottage defied the odds. The winner got the better of 10-11 favourite Bass Rock by a neck in the novice handicap chase under Will Kennedy, who was smiling in the rain after landing his first success since a…

Joseph O'Brien's charge, who took the Martin Pipe at the Festival in March and landed a novice chase at Gowran on his fencing debut last month, was always travelling and jumping sweetly under J J Slevin. Tommy's Oscar likewise tanked through the race but after momentarily being short of room turning in, it soon became clear he wasn't going to get…

Shishkin and Energumene are on course for a mouth-watering rematch at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the pair among eight runners declared for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. The top-class duo served up one of the races of the season in January's Clarence House Chase at Ascot when the Nicky Henderson -trained Shishkin narrowly got the better…

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 Thursday, 13 October, the horse racing NAP of the Day, according to SportsLens experts, is Court Dreaming. He contests the extended 3m handicap chase at Carlisle this afternoon for the third consecutive year (2:45). Nicky Richards' well-treated runner appeals as a bit of value at…

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. Tico Times - 15:25 Sedgefield ✔ UK jumps racing ✔ Horse was a winner last time ✔ Horse is top on weight-adjusted ratings ✔ Jockey has…