#Tom Scudamore

Recruited by owner/trainer Syd Hosie for £90000 in November after winning a Castletown-Geoghegan point-to-point the previous month, the five-year-old produced an eye-catching display on his Rules bow. Sent off a 66/1 outsider for the Ballymore Maiden Hurdle over an extended two and a half miles, the son of Getaway made a mockery of those long odds…

I'M so bored of the God damn whip. In fact, if you catch me writing about the subject again from this day forward, you have permission to troll me on social media. Sadly, because racing chiefs made it this way, it has again been the dominant story over the last few weeks. In a nutshell, after carrying out a painstaking 18 MONTH review and…

KILLER CLOWN can scare a few better-fancied rivals in the Jewson Monet's Garden Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (3pm) as racing returns to Aintree Racecourse on Sunday afternoon. Emma Lavelle's seven-year-old may just come out on top for a slight shock win in the Grade Two feature at the home of the Randox Grand National. Last year's…

The world's most prestigious horse race returns to our screens on Saturday evening as the eagerly-anticipated Grand National takes place at Aintree. With the cancellation of last year's race due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it has been a full two years since race fans were able to watch the most anticipated race of the year. Last…

The Ladbrokes Christmas Festival is upon us once again. Horse racing fans will look toward the two biggest races on Boxing Day (Monday). Below, we will discuss the Ladbrokes Trophy 2022 entries confirmed. There are several horse races taking part during Boxing Day with two of them being Grade 1 races. The biggest race of the day is King George VI…

We'll be providing you with live updates and the latest news on the race as it unfolds. King George Chase is one of the most prestigious National Hunt races, held annually at Kempton Park Racecourse in Surrey, England. Today's race is sure to be a thrilling event, with a competitive field of some of the best steeplechasers in the country vying for…

The Christmas festivals continue into the Tuesday 27th December with Leopardstown, Chepstow and Kempton hosting festive contests. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips on some of the biggest meetings in the UK. Lac De Constance might appeal for his huge victory here in November but the other two…

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…

The Scottish Grand National takes centre stage of the horse racing calendar this weekend in Ayr. Here's a full breakdown of every runner and rider among what is a quality field. First off, let's get the basic info out of the way. What date is the race on and when does it start? It takes place on Saturday April 2 with the race set to get underway at…

The horse racing NAP of the Day for Tuesday, 18 October with SportsLens tipsters is Red Happy. He contests the 3m Best Mate Handicap Chase at Exeter this afternoon (2:15). David Pipe's in-form runner looks value at terrific 100/30 odds now reverting back to fences here. Trained just a 30-minute drive from this Devon horse racing venue, Red Happy is…

Kempton hosts an absolutely cracking card on St Stephen's Day as some of the UK's best National Hunt horses do battle. The King George is the feature race of the day at 2.30pm, but it's a cracking support card too with old rivals Champ and Paisley Park set to do battle again in the rearranged Long Walk hurdle before Champion Hurdle favourite…

Racing bosses who were warned not to run Many Clouds in big races due to health concerns could face prosecution, MailOnline can reveal today. The 2015 Grand National winner died after collapsing due to a suspected heart attack at the Cheltenham Trials yesterday - just minutes after winning the Cotswold Chase. After inflicting a first steeplechase…

One of the most important handicaps in National Hunt racing takes place at Newbury this Saturday, as 15 top chasers take part in the 2022 Coral Gold Cup. Formerly known as the Hennessy and the Ladbrokes Trophy, this three-mile-two-contest has been won by many of the sport's best chasers, including One Man, Denman. Burrough Hill Lad and two-time…

On one of the biggest days in the horse racing calendar, Win My Wings romped home to victory and won the 2022 Scottish Grand National. Christian Williams dominated the race, as he secured a 1-2 finish in Win My Wings and stablemate Kitty's Light. It was a historic achievement for Williams, who also enjoyed a 1-2 finish in the Coral Trophy at…

Well two for Paul Nicholls and with neither Nicky Henderson or the Ditcheat maestro having runners in the feature - he looks firm favourite to take a 13th Trainers' Championship. We had a winner for Ireland - one for Scotland - and one for Wales... Make sure you join Andy Jones and myself for all of the action tomorrow from 10am. The feature race…

TEMPLEGATE tackles Saturday's big Coral Gold Cup confident of finding the winner. Here he goes through every runner, rating them out of five stars, and reveals his tip at the bottom. Back a horse in the 3.05 contest by clicking their odds below. Good luck! FANION D'ESTRUVAL 2 Jockey: Miss Lucy Turner NOT a Fan. Decent form at 2m4f and went well in…

The Grand National Festival ends with the world-famous steeplechase today. The three-day race meeting at Aintree began on Thursday, continued on Friday with Ladies Day and will culminate for another year today. Come 5.15 pm on Saturday there will be 70000 on the racecourse for the Grand National and 500 million people watching the racing across the…

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…

A RARE Triple Crown attempt is on the cards for Constitution Hill as racing's most exciting prospect is finally unleashed at Newcastle today. After only three runs, Constitution Hill is just 7lb off officially being more talented than triple Champion Hurdle hero and legend Istabraq - that's why today's Grade 1 event is a'must win' event. Last…

When Cue Card landed the 32Red King George VI Chase at Kempton last year the traditional Boxing Day family party hosted by trainer Colin Tizzard turned into a'bloody good night'. Goodness knows how Tizzard will describe the celebrations this time round if everything goes to plan. Not that Tizzard seems to know what that means. Five horses will line…

CLOTH CAP can enhance his Randox Grand National credentials with victory in the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (3.37pm) at Doncaster on Saturday afternoon. After some of the Grand National hopefuls from Ireland put down their case last weekend with Any Second Now narrowly beating Escaria Ten in the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse, some…

Saturday's Coral Gold Cup (3.05), formerly known as the Hennessy Gold Cup and the Ladbrokes Trophy in recent years, is the flagship event of Newbury's jumps calendar - but who is the likeliest winner of the £250000 handicap based on previous trends? High-class horses such as Denman, Bobs Worth and Native River have won this race en route to…

Corach Rambler has convinced trainer Lucinda Russell and Peter Scudamore that he is ready to attempt to defy history and deliver Scotland's first victory in 43 years in the £250000 Coral Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday 25 November 2022. A Scottish-trained horse has not won the race since Fighting Fit, trained in Hawick by Ken Oliver, who captured…

Cloth Cap: heads to Doncaster instead of Kelso this weekend Tom Scudamore hopes he will once again be dreaming of Grand National glory with Cloth Cap after the talented chaser contests the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Chase (3.30) at Doncaster on Saturday. The Jonjo O'Neill-trained ten-year-old had the option of running in Kelso's Premier Chase, which he…

Dodging Bullets, bred by Flat jockey Frankie Dettori, won the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham for rider Sam Twiston-Davies and trainer Paul Nicholls. The 9-2 chance won by one and a quarter lengths from Somersby (33-1) with Special Tiara (18-1) third. Last year's winner Sire De Grugy finished fourth while the 2013 victor Sprinter Sacre -…

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…

The Grand National isn't the most prestigious horse race in the world for nothing. It's an incredibly challenging course, featuring 30 jumps (16 fences, with 14 of those being jumped twice) on the four-mile and two and a half furlong race. But, while safety improvements have been made in recent years, the Grand National remains a challenging task…

Ramses De Teillee: bounced back at Warwick under Tom Scudamore Wednesday: Warwick DavidPipe summed up what many racegoers were thinking following the success of Ramses De Teillee in the 3m veterans' handicap chase. The ten-year-old seemed destined for retirement after failing to make an impression in four runs last season but the spring was back in…

The David Pipe-trained chaser, who races for Brocade Racing's Garth and Anne Broom who owned 2016 race winner Native River, won a handicap hurdle at Aintree on Saturday after which he was promoted to 6-1 joint favouritism by Coral, alongside Corach Rambler. Remastered and Gericault Roque are the two Pipe stable representatives among 36 horses who…

Rachael Blackmore can make history and win her first Cheltenham Gold Cup riding A Plus Tard. Henry De Bromhead's chaser, second last year, was extremely impressive in the Betfair Chase at the start of the season. He was then pipped by Galvin, when Blackmore probably hit the front a little sooner than ideal against a strong stayer, at…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The horse racing NAP of the Day for Tuesday, 13 September with SportsLens tipsters is Throne Hall. He runs in the extended 1m 7f novices' hurdle at Uttoxeter today (2:25). Next Best, meanwhile, is Belle Na Bann in the novices' handicap hurdle over that trip later on the same card (3:35). Both of…

De Barley Basket recorded his third win of the season Wednesday: Uttoxeter Trainer Ben Pauling has enjoyed a great summer and it was made even better when De Barley Basket bounced back to winning ways in the 2m4f handicap chase. The 3-1 shot had finished a well-held third in better company on his last start but showed his class at this level,…