#Badger Beer Handicap Chase

The lightly-raced eight-year-old has won three of his nine starts over fences and triumphed in six of 17 races under rules, with three runner-up efforts to his name. The consistent Yeats gelding won at Cheltenham in October, before chasing home previous King George VI Chase winner Frodon in the Badger Beer Handicap Chase at Wincanton. His last run…

With more than £1.1 million in prize-money already banked from his 46 previous starts the popular 10-year-old, who is one of three likely runners in the race for trainer Paul Nicholls, will bid to increase his career earnings with a third outing in the prestigious Grade One. In 2020 the Nickname gelding produced one of the stories of the season…

Who can stop superstar chaser A Plus Tard? No horse has even got close on his last two visits to Britain. He ran away with the Cheltenham Gold Cup last March, putting 15 lengths between himself and stablemate Minella Indo from the final fence in a way that even the down-to-earth Henry de Bromhead described as "extraordinary." However, that was a…

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…

Fergal O'Brien's Manothepeople, an impressive winner at Chepstow, is one of my Twelve to Follow. [Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images] We all tend to put a value on what we haven't got. Talking to a West Indian friend, Mrs Oakley, a foodie to her core, envied her the fresh pineapple, mangoes and bananas of her Caribbean childhood compared with our post-war…

Adam Houghton highlights the key changes to the Timeform ratings following the weekend's action, including the big turf races at the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland. The Breeders' Cup as a whole underlined the current strength of European horses on turf compared to their American counterparts and Meditate (114 from 109), in particular, looked simply a…

SENIOR CITIZEN can go one better than last year and win Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (2.11pm) at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday afternoon. In the first race run over the famous of the Randox Grand National fences of the season Alan King's nine-year-old can finally get his head in front. Last year at Aintree,…

Two of the crown jewels in the West Country racing calendar are combining for the first time this weekend - with a star-studded equine line-up helping the region take centre stage. The idea of creating the "double" was a Jockey Club initiative that has seen Exeter's Haldon Cup Day move from its traditional Tuesday slot to a Friday, joining it onto…

Frodon: will not defend his Ladbrokes Champion Chase crown at Down Royal Three-time Grade 1 winner Frodon will not defend his Ladbrokes Champion Chase crown at Down Royal this weekend and will instead head to Wincanton after soft ground in Northern Ireland forced connections to change their plans. The ten-year-old was last seen finishing midfield…

ITV Racing is gearing up for a record TEN straight hours of coverage on a blockbuster Super Saturday stretching from Doncaster to Kentucky via Down Royal. Popular presenter Ed Chamberlin is grateful to be getting ten minutes' respite to change his outfit when he heads this weekend's marathon day of punting. The domestic action kicks off on ITV4 at…

Exeter and Wincanton Racecourses have reported'outstanding' interest in the inaugural West Country Weekend, when both tracks will combine their two feature race days on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November. The Jockey Club initiative will see Exeter's Betway Haldon Cup Day moved from its traditional slot on Tuesday 1st November to the Friday of…

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…