Horse Racing

Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates £139,000 payday as Protektorat headlines huge Haydock double

Summarized by: Live Sports Direct
 

Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates a £139,000 payday as Protektorat spearheaded a huge double at Haydock. Hitman earned £26,015 by winning the Get Daily Rewards With Betfair Graduation Chase. A Plus Tard was pulled up in the straight and didn't finish the race. Henry de Bromhead had no answers to explain the flop of A plus Tards. Protektorats trainer Dan Skelton had success of his career so far.

IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Cup Alex Ferguson
Play Vikings Unleashed Megaways Slots
Recommended Slot Game To Play: Vikings Unleashed Megaways Slots
MyBookie Casino Double Your 1st Deposit Up To $1000
Related
Talking Horses: Protektorat can defend Betfair Chase crown

Talking Horses: Protektorat can defend Betfair Chase crown

With due respect to Royal Pagaille and Grand National hero Corach Rambler, the Betfair Chase, the first Grade One contest of the British jumps season, shapes as a match between defending champion Protektorat and Bravemansgame, an impressive winner of last season's King George. The classy duo met in last season's Gold Cup where Bravemansgame crossed…
Horse Racing
MyBookie
The business of owning horses has Fergie eyeing up the Gold Cup

The business of owning horses has Fergie eyeing up the Gold Cup

Alex Ferguson's Protektorat represents, once again, the Scot's best chance of tasting glory in Cheltenham's biggest race. Last year the toast of the festival, Rachel Blackmore completed an incredible week by securing the Gold Cup in style on board A Plus Tard. Mayo businessman Barry Maloney will be looking to get back in the winner's circle…
Horse Racing
Gold Cup Lowdown: Galopin Des Champs looks a Gold Cup winner in waiting

Gold Cup Lowdown: Galopin Des Champs looks a Gold Cup winner in waiting

Galopin Des Champs has looked a Gold Cup winner in waiting for two seasons and he can vindicate that view this afternoon. Much has been made of his suspect stamina at today's trip, but Paul Townend took an age to pull him up after he won the Irish Gold Cup at the Dublin Racing Festival and he hit the line hard that day, so he could even improve for…
Horse Racing
BetOnline Casino

50% up to $1,000 Signup Bonus

Get the latest betting odds & lines for NFL Futures at BetOnline Sportsbook for betting on your favorite sport and snag a huge sign-up bonus.
IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Cup Alex Ferguson
Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1)

Cheltenham Trials Day in late January was such a strange meeting to explain. Strange because I don't think I have been to a major Saturday meeting at Cheltenham in recent years where just about everyone appeared happy with how their beaten horses had run and so many remain convinced that their Festival prospects remain intact. Delta Work's team…
Horse Racing
Skelton: Protektorat will be leaner and meaner in Gold Cup

Skelton: Protektorat will be leaner and meaner in Gold Cup

Dan Skelton remains convinced his star staying chaser Protektorat will once again make his presence felt in next month's Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup. The eight-year-old finished best of the British in the blue riband last season when third behind Henry de Bromhead's pair of A Plus Tard and Minella Indo - and could hardly have been more impressive…
Horse Racing
RELATED LOCATION
Country
Australia
Country
Ireland
Country
United Kingdom
Betfair Chase: Protektorat sets Cheltenham Gold Cup dream alight with Haydock victory for Dan and Harry Skelton

Betfair Chase: Protektorat sets Cheltenham Gold Cup dream alight with Haydock victory for Dan and Harry Skelton

Protektorat put himself in the Cheltenham Gold Cup picture with a commanding victory in the Betfair Chase at Haydock. Third behind A Plus Tard at the Festival in March, Dan Skelton's charge reversed that form in style as Henry de Bromhead's 1/2 favourite failed to fire and was pulled up three out. Bristol De Mai led the quintet along as he sought a…
Horse Racing
Protektorat storms to superb Betfair Chase victory at Haydock Park

Protektorat storms to superb Betfair Chase victory at Haydock Park

Trainer Dan Skelton hailed'personal bests' as Protektorat (15-2) scored a superb 11-length victory in the Betfair Chase in fine style at Haydock Park. While Henry De Bromhead's Cheltenham Gold Cup hero and last year's Betfair Chase winner A Plus Tard failed to fire and was pulled up, Skelton's progressive eight-year-old chaser - under the trainer's…
Horse Racing
'Unbelievable' Protektorat wins Betfair Chase with A Plus Tard pulled up

'Unbelievable' Protektorat wins Betfair Chase with A Plus Tard pulled up

Protektorat: clears the last under Harry Skelton Saturday: Betfair Chase, Haydock Protektorat took advantage of a flop from odds-on favourite A Plus Tard to land the Betfair Chase in brilliant style. The Dan Skelton-trained seven-year-old, who was partnered by the trainer's brother Harry, travelled best throughout the race and pressed ahead at the…
Horse Racing
Confirmed runners and riders for the Betfair Chase and Coral Hurdle on Saturday

Confirmed runners and riders for the Betfair Chase and Coral Hurdle on Saturday

Connections of A Plus Tard ended speculation he may not run in Saturday's Betfair Chase (3.00), declaring the Gold Cup winner for the Haydock Grade 1 and stating "we're green for go". A drift on Betfair overnight prompted doubts around his participation on social media, but Cheveley Park's Chris Richardson was unequivocal last year's runaway winner…
Horse Racing
RELATED CATEGORIES
Category Icon
Category
Horse Racing
Category Icon
Category
Football
Category Icon
Category
Horse Racing: Melbourne Cup
Can reigning champion A Plus Tard be beaten?

Can reigning champion A Plus Tard be beaten?

The Betfair Chase seems to attract more chat than most when it comes to high-profile small-field horse races. It's far from being alone in the genre but here we have a race where the entry stage is now being debated. Would switching from an early-closing race to the usual six-day entry make any difference to field sizes for the first Grade One of…
Horse Racing
A Plus Tard ready for double bid in the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park

A Plus Tard ready for double bid in the Betfair Chase at Haydock Park

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…
Horse Racing
Nube Negra on course for Shloer showdown with Edwardstone geegeez.co.uk

Nube Negra on course for Shloer showdown with Edwardstone geegeez.co.uk

Dan Skelton is keen to have a crack at Arkle winner Edwardstone with Nube Negra in the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham on Sunday week. The eight-year-old famously beat Altior in the Desert Orchid Chase of 2020 before finishing a narrow second in the Champion Chase to Politologue. He won the Shloer last season, but missed the Champion Chase due to a…
Horse Racing
Betfair Chase: Protektorat primed for first run of the season at Haydock Park

Betfair Chase: Protektorat primed for first run of the season at Haydock Park

Never one to duck a potentially difficult assignment, the success-hungry Skelton is completely focused on getting his seven-year-old in the best possible shape for the first Grade One chase of the British jumps season at Haydock. Protektorat - the highest-rated horse in Skelton's top-class yard according to Timeform (164) - has reportedly summered…
Horse Racing
A Plus Tard stars in six entries for Betfair Chase

A Plus Tard stars in six entries for Betfair Chase

A Plus Tard will face a maximum of five rivals when he bids to retain his Betfair Chase crown at Haydock Park on November 19. The Henry de Bromhead-trained star went from Merseyside to Leopardstown last year and then to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup, where he triumphed in brilliant style in the hands of Rachael Blackmore. Owned by Cheveley Park Stud,…
Horse Racing
A Plus Tard stars in six entries for Betfair Chase geegeez.co.uk

A Plus Tard stars in six entries for Betfair Chase geegeez.co.uk

A Plus Tard will face a maximum of five rivals when he bids to retain his Betfair Chase crown at Haydock Park on November 19. The Henry de Bromhead-trained star went from Merseyside to Leopardstown last year and then to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup, where he triumphed in brilliant style in the hands of Rachael Blackmore. Owned by Cheveley Park Stud,…
Horse Racing
  • 18 plus
  • eCogra
  • Trusted Site
  • Game Care