#Greatwood Hurdle

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…

Well, we've finally arrived at my final blog of 2022. Have you had enough of racing yet this festive period? Of course not! Let's kick off 2023 as we ended 2022, with more superb sport headlined by Cheltenham's New Year's Day fixture. The first horse I'm pinning my hopes on to get the new year off to a flyer is SECRET REPRIEVE in the AIS Handicap…

National Hunt's traditional curtain-raiser to a new year will take place on Sunday as Cheltenham racecourse will host their New Year's Day card, and our man Steve Chambers has taken at the action from Prestbury Park and looks to kick off 2023 with some winning tips... Classy hurdler MONMIRAL was handed an almighty test on chasing debut when he…

Marie's Rock: returns to Cheltenham on Sunday Mares' Hurdle heroine Marie's Rock will return to Cheltenham and take on the boys for her seasonal comeback in the Dornan Group-sponsored Relkeel Hurdle (2.30) on New Year's Day. The Nicky Henderson-trained eight-year-old is one of nine declarations for the Grade 2 prize, with Knappers Hill,…

SUN Racing tackles Saturday's racing looking to find some winners on a huge day of racing - provided it goes ahead. Read on for our tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. LONGSHOT SIMPLY THE BETTS (1.50 Cheltenham) He can put his stamina to good use and hit the frame in this open race for amateur jockey David Maxwell. THIEF THIRD 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…

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…

Nigel Twiston-Davies has leading hope I Like To Move It in Saturday's Unibet International Hurdle, but he also has a couple of decent chances on Friday in the same Anne-Marie and Jamie Shepperd colours as the Greatwood Hurdle winner. Master Chewy was bought for £300000 by Twiston-Davies's son Willy at Cheltenham last November and he returns to the…

The bookmakers reckon the Unibet Champion Hurdle crown may as well be gift-wrapped and popped underneath Constitution Hill's Christmas tree. Last season's runaway Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner was similarly jaw-dropping on his return at Newcastle last month and that, coupled with Honeysuckle fluffing her lines at Fairyhouse on Sunday, means that…

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…

Six months after saddling Global Citizen to glory for the couple in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase at the Festival, the Naunton handler will now attempt to give them another special day in the £100000 Premier Handicap. Although the son of Nathaniel is yet to add to his debut success over hurdles at Carlisle in November 2020, the…

Jonbon is attracting support from ante-post punters ahead of his eagerly anticipated chasing debut at Warwick on Wednesday. The JP McManus-owned six-year-old finished second behind stablemate Constitution Hill in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival back in March before landing the Top Novices' Hurdle at Aintree a few weeks…

channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Nico de Boinville Cheltenham rides are once again about quality over quantity at the Festival this year. That has been something of a hallmark of his career, so here we look at six of the best hopes he gets the leg up on. No British jockey apart from De Boinville is really in the hunt for the…

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…

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…

Who turned off the taps? The weather is certainly causing plenty of headaches for clerks of the course and trainers alike. Having lost half of Sandown's card last Sunday to saturated ground, we have then seen Cheltenham's November Meeting dented by a host of non-runners due to the unseasonally good ground. Thankfully, it didn't stop the Paddy Power…

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Trainer Dan Skelton says Protektorat has had the perfect build up for his re-match with Cheltenham Gold Cup winner A Plus Tard in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday. Protektorat, part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, was the first British-trained horse home in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March when third. But the seven-year-old has 17-and-a-half…

Twice a winner over this course and distance last autumn, he won the Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle on this card 12 months ago and was always to the fore on this occasion in the hands of Sam Twiston-Davies. Only five flights of hurdles were jumped throughout the two-mile handicap with low sun signalling the removal of the timber in the home…

channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. This Sunday, 13 November, the horse racing NAP of the Day, according to SportsLens experts, is GIN COCO. He runs in the Greatwood Hurdle (2:55) at Cheltenham, one of the big races on the day. This Harry Fry runner appeals at a nice 4/1 price. The Harry Fry horse racing stable look to…

Bookmakers seem to run for cover whenever Emmet Mullins and Paul Byrne combine for a top handicap in Britain and the layers are taking no chances with Thousand Tears in the Greatwood. Byrne had a 35 per cent strike-rate over jumps in Britain in the last five seasons before the start of racing on Saturday and Thousand Tears shares a similar profile…

Another big day ahead for the ITV racing team this Sunday (13 Nov) as they take in four races from Cheltenham on the final day of their three-day November Meeting. Like all big race days, here at GeeGeez we are on hand with all the LIVE ITV race trends and stats……….. 1.

Day three of the November Meeting at Cheltenham on Sunday features the reappearance of Arkle Chase winner Edwardstone for a cracking Shloer Chase showdown with reigning champ Nube Negra. There's also the fiercely competitive Greatwood Hurdle and a Supreme Novices' Hurdle Trial that features an exciting Nicky Henderson import from France in familiar…

Alan King has enjoyed some memorable days at Cheltenham's November Meeting over the years, perhaps none more so than when Annacotty won the Paddy Power Gold Cup back in 2015. Not only was it his first win in that prestigious contest, but it was a success made even sweeter by the fact that Annacotty was out of the mare Mini Moo Min, who had provided…

Sunday's Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (2.55 Cheltenham) is the final highlight of the three-day November meeting, with the gambled-on Thousand Tears the favourite to give trainer Emmet Mullins a second win in the race in the last three runnings. Here we assess his claims, along with four other leading contenders. Form F340U- Strengths Twice a…

Day one of the International Meeting at Cheltenham on Friday features a bumper eight-race card from the Cotswolds with an early start time of 11.30am. That's down to the addition of the Grade 2 Peterborough Chase, which was lost to a waterlogged course at Huntingdon last Sunday, and adds even more quality to Friday's Cheltenham offering. Racing at…

If one Mullins doesn't get you, then another just may. It's perhaps no surprise that bookmakers are taking no chances with runners trained by Willie Mullins and his nephew, Emmet, when it comes to Sunday's Unibet Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham. The pair are responsible for the front two in the ante-post betting in Dads Lad (Willie) and Thousand…

Teddy Blue (right): could head to the Greatwood Hurdle next Friday: Fontwell Teddy Blue was trimmed by bookmakers for next Sunday's Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle after a commanding success in the 2m1½f maiden hurdle for father-and-son combination Gary and Jamie Moore. The headstrong four-year-old was no match for Vauban when tenth in the Triumph…

Entries have been revealed today for the £160000 Paddy Power Gold, the highlight of The November Meeting at Cheltenham (Saturday 12th November). Staged over two and a half miles, the Premier Handicap Chase was inaugurated in 1960 and is the first big race of the Jump season. Sponsor Paddy Power has three 7-1 co-favourites - French Dynamite (Mouse…

If you are looking for an industry professional with a long history in the gambling space, look no further than Unibet's Ed Nicholson. His hair may be long gone, but the Racing Communications and Sponsorship boss is only 53 and he has crammed plenty into his working life. Nicholson, the son of a teacher that visited every racecourse in the…

4561 total views, 4561 views today Paul Nicholls might have turned 60 earlier this year but his hunger for success remains as strong as ever as he bids to defend his Jump Trainers' Championship and claim a 14 title. The Ditcheat handler is confident he has another "great team" on his hands for his 32 season as a licence holder and is excited to…

Punters unearthed value bets as the Cheltenham Festival handicap weights were revealed. The annual event at Prestbury Park gives racing fans the opportunity to find some big winners. Betting markets for the nine handicaps over the four days change in response to marks certain runners are allotted by the assessors. State Man, trained by Willie…

Paul Nicholls might have turned 60 this year but his hunger for success remains as strong as ever as he bids to defend his Jump Trainers' Championship and claim a 14th title. The Ditcheat handler is confident he has another "great team" on his hands for his 32nd season as a licence holder and is excited to unleash an intriguing mix of established…

The National Hunt season is not far away from commencing and jumps fans who have been hibernating while the flat takes centre stage over summer can finally check their racing calendars. We have enlisted Billy Grimshaw to give us his ten most interesting horses to follow for the upcoming season, with some more under the radar picks mixed in with a…

In-form Racing TV presenter Angus McNae has five bets for Sunday's racing action at Cheltenham and Punchestown, including a 14-1 chance in the Unibet Greatwood Hurdle. Watch every race from both meetings live on Racing TV. It was good to get two winners - from four selections - in my Sunday column last week, including Buddy Rich at 5-1. Let's hope…

There was a late twist at the Goffs UK September Horses in Training Sale in Doncaster on Wednesday as a session that had been dominated by Gigginstown House Stud-consigned lots witnessed the once-raced bumper winner Royal Creek bring £90000 six from the end. This wasn't the first time that the daughter of Getaway, who was bred, sold and trained by…

TEMPLEGATE takes on the final day of Cheltenham Festival confident of banging in a few winners to end the week on a high. Our man delivers all his tips below - back a horse by clicking their odds. And while you're here, don't forget to check out the Sun Racing Lucky 15 for Friday and why we fancy this huge outsider. Good luck! CHELTENHAM…