#Tom George

Trainer Willie Mullins' nine-year-old returned to action with a win on New Year's Day at Tramore. He is one of 17 Irish entries for the Festival feature Dual winner Al Boum Photo heads 41 entries for this year's Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup. Willie Mullins' chaser could join Best Mate, Arkle and Cottage Rake as the fourth horse to record a hat-trick…

Tom George: trainer spoke about the challenges British racing faces against France The best quotes from the racing world this week. . . In the cricket analogy I'd say I'm Ben Stokes, going out to try and hit a six rather than a four. If you get out, you get out. Devon trainer Chris Honour explains his ways of taking on the big yards with his small…

Pic D'Orhy (Harry Cobden) landed the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon last month As I scan the field for the Silviniaco Conti, one question keeps coming to mind: what on earth are you doing here? That is no slight on the quality of the runners, of whom four have won at this Grade 2 level and the other two have won Grade 3s. It is more to do with…

Seddon: well supported in Leopardstown's opener on Thursday Seddon, a comfortable five-and-a-half-length winner over hurdles at Cheltenham's October meeting when last seen, has been well backed for the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (12.00), which kicks off the final day of Leopardstown's Christmas festival. The nine-year-old struck at the…

The crowds are about to descend on Aintree - the Grand National is finally upon us. Bookies will hold their collective breaths at 4.15pm, hoping for one of the outsiders to storm to the front and be first past the post. All of the best jockeys have a horse. The departing AP McCoy is on the favourite, Shutthefrontdoor, while Ruby Walsh will be…

Somersby spearheads trainer Mick Channon's attempts to win a first grade one race over fences when facing nine rivals in the Grade One Boylesport.com Champion Chase. The two-mile contest is one of three grade-one races on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival. With Sprinter Sacre sidelined, Somersby has posted claims to be the second best…

It was a whirlwind half hour for Christian Williams as he followed up his Eider Chase success at Newcastle with a one-two in the Coral Trophy Handicap Chase at Kempton. Before that, though, Knight Salute impressively maintained his unbeaten record over hurdles when justifying 15-8 favouritism in the Coral Adonis Juvenile Hurdle, his third Grade 2…

Hansard on his way to an impressive success in the 2m novice hurdle Sunday: Huntingdon Hot on the heels of Authorised Speed's impressive success at Sandown on Saturday, trainer Gary Moore unleashed another smart hurdler as Hansard made a winning debut over jumps in an intriguing 2m novice hurdle. A bumper winner for Charles Byrnes, Hansard was…

Ahead of the highly-anticipated WellChild Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, we cast our eye over each runner including hat-trick chasing Al Boum Photo and Santini Al Boum Photo, the Willie Mullins-trained chaser bidding to join Cottage Rake, Arkle and Best Mate as a three-time winner of the Gold Cup, heads the dozen runners declared for Friday's…

Wetherby is the stage on Saturday for a classy jumps card in Britain and the West Yorkshire venue will be hosting its marquee event, the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase, at 3.05pm. A Grade 2 contest, the Charlie Hall is often the first stop-off point for some of the finest staying chasers in the land. Silviniaco Conti, Cue Card, Bristol De Mai and…

And with George's son, Noel, soon to take out a trainer's licence across the English Channel, the pair hope to continue tapping into a lucrative market. Il Est Francais, owned by Richard Kelvin-Hughes in partnership with Haras De Saint-Voir owner Nicolas de Lageneste, who bred the horse, had finished second in a top-class bumper last November and…

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,…

Cornicello is well on top under Will Featherstone Thursday: Wincanton Jamie Snowden was spotted sprinting in the direction of the on-course bookies prior to Cornicello's success under Will Featherstone in the novice handicap hurdle for conditional and amateur riders, but it was not to have a flutter on his runner. "I was running to the start - I…

The Randox Grand National takes centre stage on the third and final day of the Aintree Festival - and what a race we have in store. The world's greatest steeplechase is woven into the fabric of the sporting year - an occasion when once-a-year punters get to pit their wits against the bookies, while more dedicated racing fans will look at the race…

The weekly TRC industry digest - a round-up of the international racing news from the past week. Europe: David Elsworth, one of the UK's finest dual-purpose trainers, has brought the curtain down on a career spanning 50 years, which will remembered mainly for his handling of the great Desert Orchid, one of the most popular racehorses in British…

We bring you live action from Ludlow, Taunton and Newcastle this afternoon - and it promises to be a thrilling day of racing. Favourites won the first five races of the day at Ludlow, culminating in Java Point lifting a competitive renewal of the Forbra Gold Cup (3:00) for Tom George, seeing off the challenge of Head To The Stars, the winner of the…