#Go Steady

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…

Jet Powered, second in the ante-post lists for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle in March, continues his education at Newbury on Saturday. Nicky Henderson is keen not to ask too many questions too early of the Joe Donnelly-owned five-year-old, who was a very impressive 11-length winner on his hurdling debut at Newbury in November. He faces 10…

These nine veterans have 170 runs over fences between them, but in terms of significant recent efforts three pieces of form stand out. First is the race won by Certainly Red (runs in the Mandarin at Newbury on Saturday) at Wincanton 30 days ago, run in unhelpfully foggy conditions. La Cavsa Nostra pulled up sometime before the runners reappeared on…

Newbury's Challow Novices' Hurdle (1500) is the highlight of Saturday's racing, but I'm sure we'll find some other winners to get those champagne corks popping later on in the evening. First let's have a quick list of Saturday's selections, you can find more detail on our highlighted horses further down the page. Happy New Year and the best of luck…

A few of these are struggling for form including Casa Tall, Courtland, Not Available and Mongol Emperor but Only Money won twice in the autumn and has placed in both starts since. GALLIC GEORDIE was closing on the leaders when slipping and falling two out at Lingfield 10 days ago and is handicapped to close in this, though Gamaret is a fascinating…

We end 2022 with some competitive National Hunt racing on the ITV screens from Newbury, Warwick and Lingfield and we focus on the Jumps action in our final tipping column for the year and pick out our best bets from Newbury and Warwick... Sam Drinkwater's Gallic Geordie was a winner of this race 12 months ago and will look to retain the crown on…

NO RISK DES FLOS is from a good family and, though he was a four-time winner over hurdles, the switch to fences was always going to be the making of him and he left the bare form of his debut in this sphere well behind when winning over course and distance last month. He had cleary come on for his reappearance fitness-wise, but his jumping was also…

Newsboy's Nap selection on Wednesday, November 16, is the William Haggas-trained Brewing at Kempton (4.50). The next best selection is Southwell runner Broken Spear (4.08) THE William Haggas-trained BREWING (4.50, nap) looks well up to defying a penalty in the Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Novice Stakes at Kempton Park on Wednesday. The son…