#WKD Hurdle

American Mike and Jack Kennedy land the opening maiden hurdle at Down Royal Friday: Down Royal Talk beforehand was whether Gordon Elliott could go through the card on day one of the Ladbrokes festival of racing. That was scuppered early, but a haul of four on the day was more than satisfactory, and featured talented bumper horse American…

ITV Racing will be covering races at Exeter and Down Royal on Friday in what is a star-studded day of racing. Gordon Elliott will be hoping for a big day in Northern Ireland in a meeting that he does like to target with some smart types, with Pied Piper making his second start of the season in the WKD Hurdle. Viewers of ITV racing will be hoping to…

Carlisle's jumps meeting on Sunday (30 October) produced a winner and a runner-up who caught the eye of H&H's racing correspondent Marcus Armytage. Here is why he considers the duo, plus a potential Champion Hurdle contender, as horses to follow during the 2022/23 National Hunt season. "This lightly raced six-year-old, owned by the late Trevor…

Gordon Elliott's domination of Down Royal's two-day festival looks almost guaranteed to continue after the trainer declared a host of his most talented troops for battle at the track on Friday. Among them are leading Cheltenham contenders American Mike and Mighty Potter. Some 15 of the 28 races staged at the meeting over the last two years have…