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Renowned Horse Racing Tipster and Journalist Ed Quigley, aka'Longshot Ted' offers up his best bets for Saturday's ITV action, and picks out some of the other horses who have made him sit up and take note, on what should be a cracking weekend of sport. Saturday Advice: BLOOD DESTINY, Fairyhouse 12.27, win Evens - William Hill PAINT THE DREAM,…

Guetapan Collonges looks to prove his stamina in the Wigley Group Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick on Saturday. The Charlie Longsdon-trained gelding has been rising through the ranks since graduating to steeplechasing, winning three of his past four outings over fences with the sole loss caused by a fall. He has been incrementally stepped up in…

Ground conditions at both Warwick and Kempton Park are likely to decide the winners of the two big weekend handicaps tomorrow. A month ago, clerks of the course and groundsmen up and down the country feared it might never rain again. Now it seems to pour almost every day and, as a result, it is essential to back horses that revel in the mud. The…

Racing TV tipster Dave Nevison has four selections for Saturday's action on the channel, including fancies at Wetherby, Kempton and Warwick. Much as I have always enjoyed my visits to Wetherby, I don't find it an easy track to bet at - especially when the going is testing as the home straight at'the A1 course' can be punishing and you definitely…

Bought from France where he was a Listed winner on very soft ground, L'Eau Du Sud looks to have been gaining some vital experience in his first couple of starts for Dan Skelton in Britain. He seemed badly in need of the outing first time out, following 230 days off the track, at Haydock in November but stepped forward from that when a good third -…

SPORTING MIKE looked really unlucky not to win at Wetherby a fortnight ago and is worth backing in his bid to go one better at Doncaster on Tuesday. A point-to-point winner in Ireland before joining Ben Pauling, the rather striking son of Walk In The Park has improved with every start since finishing fourth of five behind recent Challow winner…

Monmiral: the likely favourite for Paul Nicholls Weighing up Graded novice chases in the middle portion of the season has its unique challenges. Who do you side with: horses who have shown the most promise in their nascent chasing careers or those who have a generally larger body of work over hurdles which may not be as relevant? There is no…

Simply The Betts: can he go one better after finishing second in the race last year? In a normal season, the Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase would be the most winnable of the major handicap chases around 2m4f at Cheltenham. That was the lesson from findings presented in these pages before the December Gold Cup on December 10, but the fact…

13:15 Newbury - Gallic Geordie 13:35 Warwick - Langley Hundred 13:50 Newbury - Martello Sky (each way) 14:10 Warwick - High Counsel (each way) 14:25 Newbury - Laskalin 14:40 Lingfield - Morgan Fairy 15:00 Newbury - Joyeux Machin 15:35 Newbury - Malinello *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at…

Newbury's Mandarin Chase has unearthed some real talent among staying chasers down the years Considering it has not been part of the Pattern since 1989, the Mandarin holds a strong roll of honour. Its first winner after demotion was Party Politics, with Jodami a couple of years down the line. Over the last 15 years or so it has become one of the…

Nothin To Ask: Fergal O'Brien's seven-year-old is two from two over fences Were it not for this race coming shortly after the Challow, it would be more widely recognised as an indicative formline. Since taking up its current spot on the card in 2017, winners have included De Rasher Counter and Paint The Dream, both subsequent winners of top…

Saturday sees the 174th running of the Grand National at Aintree. The Charlie Longsdon-trained Snow Leopardess heads the betting but here we run through the entire field, in order of allotted weight. 1) MINELLA TIMES (Henry de Bromhead) Rating (out of 10) 6, weight 11st 10lbs Created history for Rachael Blackmore last year but he has only run twice…

Our pundit and resident website tipster Dave Nevison thinks three runners at Haydock Park are worth a second look on the eve of a Grade One Saturday live on Racing TV. On Friday, enjoy more action from Taunton and the second round of the Bahrain Turf Series. It looks like an afternoon for sloggers and Mr Harp certainly runs his best races in…

Gesskille (near side) has twice finished second at Aintree this season Turn the clock back 12 months and Nestor Park was being prepared for a crack at the prestigious Mandarin Chase at Newbury. Trainer Ben Pauling had indicated that would be his main aim for the season and he ran well to finish third without getting to grips with easy winner Saint…

Having only found the mighty Jonbon too good last time out in the Grade One Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices' Chase at Sandown Park, Boothill came home the ultimately comfortable winner of the Grade Two Ladbrokes Wayward Lad Novices' Chase over two miles at Kempton Park on Tuesday, day two of the Ladbrokes Christmas Festival. With 13-8 Favourite…

Having only found the mighty Jonbon too good last time out in the Grade One Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices' Chase at Sandown Park, Boothill came home the ultimately comfortable winner of the Grade Two Ladbrokes Wayward Lad Novices' Chase. With 13/8 favourite Lac De Constance unseating Harry Skelton at the eighth fence, Boothill made smooth…

Geraghty has had 43 winners at the Cheltenham Festival, and gives his thoughts on how the Irish and British runners will do plus Supreme fancy Constitution Hill Chris Hughes takes a tour of Dan Skelton's racing stables before Cheltenham When Barry Geraghty celebrated the first of his 43 Festival winners in 2002, his triumph on Moscow Flyer in the…

Racing is really finding its stride after the cold snap derailed the programme last week, with six meetings across Britain and Ireland on Wednesday. Jumps cards take place at Fairyhouse (11.35-3.07), Hereford (12.15-3.45), Lingfield (12.30-3.30) and Taunton (12.53-3.53) before the all-weather kicks in from Dundalk (4.15-7.45) and Wolverhampton…

The Randox Grand National is underway and racegoers have returned to the world's greatest steeplechase for the first time in three years. Punters have not been at Aintree to cheer on the Grand National runners since 2019, after the race meet was cancelled in 2020 and held behind closed doors last year. They braved rain and chilly temperatures on…

The weights for the 2022 Randox Grand National at Aintree Racecourse have risen by 5lbs after the top three in the handicap - Galvin, Conflated and Melon - were taken out at the latest scratchings' stage. There are now 78 entries remaining, with Henry De Bromhead's Chris's Dream now topping the weights at 11st10lb, for the Aintree showpiece on…

The live action continues to come thick and fast on Sky Sports Racing with three Flat meetings and an evening jumps card to enjoy on Wednesday. Her Majesty The Queen will be hoping to add another winner to her tally as Naval College aims to get off the mark at the fourth attempt for trainer Sir Michael Stoute in the at Lingfield. The three-year-old…

HARRY REDKNAPP hopes this is finally the year he hits the back of the net at the home of jumps racing. The legendary manager has owned horses on and off for over 30 years - but so far his only victory at Cheltenham was of the 3-0 variety in the FA Cup. It looked like his wait could come to an end this afternoon with the well-fancied Back On The…

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…

The average winner of the opening-day highlight of Cheltenham's December Gold Cup meeting over the last ten years has been a nine-year-old, on their 17th chase start, beating eight rivals. Add in the fact only half went off at single-figure odds for their next race and there are definite trends that do not sit all that comfortably with the…

The Cob: impressive winner over fences at Uttoxeter Tuesday: Uttoxeter Grade 2-winning hurdler The Cob ended a near two-year drought when making a successful debut over fences with a dominant front-running victory in the 2m4f novice handicap chase. The eight-year-old had not won since the Grade 2 River Don Novices' Hurdle at Doncaster in January…

Attached stable: Ben Pauling First ride: 2017 First winner: Hoke Colburn, Ludlow (October 2018) Total winners: 70 Best horse ridden: Top Notch Luca Morgan is currently four clear of his closest pursuer in the conditional jockeys' championship having ridden 27 winners in Britain this season. Morgan has really seized the initiative in recent days…

Well, time to round up our live coverage from an epic four days. From the moment Constitution Hill romped home to huge cheers in the opening race on Tuesday, the action and atmosphere have both been electric. It's been a pleasure keeping you all updated and thank you so much for following. It has been a Festival for the ages. Last year, crowds…

We use the Timeform filter to pick out our two most interesting bets on today's racing. Our Filter tool lets you create your own list of horses to bet on based on the criteria you judge to be most important. Regal Renaissance - 12:30 Sedgefield ✔ UK jumps racing ✔ Horse is in focus ✔ Horse is top on weight-adjusted ratings ✔ Horse is open to…

The Winter Novices' Hurdle (14:20) at Sandown on Friday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. The Grade 2 Winter Novices' Hurdle (14:20) over nearly two and a half miles is the highlight on Sandown's card with all six of the lightly-raced runners having some sort of…

Henri The Second: will bid to emulate his half-brother Enrilo by winning the Winter Novices' Hurdle This race has produced a slew of Grade 1 performers since 1987, including winners of the Stayers' Hurdle, Gold Cup and Grand National. Success here usually indicates a penchant for a proper staying test further down the line and outstanding hurdler…

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…

One of the biggest race meeting in the British sporting calendar is returning to Ayr Racecourse this weekend. Action at the Scottish Grand National in 2012 Last year local hero Mighty Th under, trained by Kinross-based Lucinda Russell, was first over the line in the Scottish Grand National - the first home-grown winner in a decade. It completed an…

Cheltenham's popular New Year's Day fixture is set to continue that theme under coronavirus precautions. Around 30000 fans are expected to enjoy their first day at the races of 2022 on Friday. Racegoers will be permitted entry to the course with a vaccine pass or proof of a negative lateral flow test. The crowd, one of the biggest outside of the…

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…

Laura Morgan was quick to emphasise the high regard she holds Glen Cannel in after hailing him the "real deal" following his victory in the Pertemps Network'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle on a rain-curtailed card at Market Rasen today. The Waltham-on-the-Wolds handler is steadily building a smart team around her, of which she expects the Tim…

Monday racing tips feature selections from Plumpton, Exeter and Leicester with the jumps season in full swing! talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips from all the racing across the UK! Heritier will be looking to overturn some form with Bempton Cliffs who has beaten him twice this calendar year -…

Bookmakers seem to run for cover whenever Emmet Mullins and Paul Byrne combine for a top handicap in Britain and the layers are taking no chances with Thousand Tears in the Greatwood. Byrne had a 35 per cent strike-rate over jumps in Britain in the last five seasons before the start of racing on Saturday and Thousand Tears shares a similar profile…

Having enjoyed success on Ga Law in the feature Paddy Power Gold Cup, jockey Jonathan Burke enjoyed day two of The November Meeting in 2022 would be one to remember when Queens Gamble (9/4 Favourite) came home the impressive winner of the concluding Listed Stirrups Restaurant And Cocktail Bar Evesham Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race. Trained by…

Wiltshire-based trainer Milton Harris landed the Grade Two JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle 12 months ago with Knight Salute and he repeated the feat with Scriptwriter (4/1), who landed the 2022 renewal of the same extended two-mile contest at Cheltenham on Saturday. Travelling ominously well entering the home straight, the son of Churchill was…

Shishkin and Energumene are on course for a mouth-watering rematch at Cheltenham on Wednesday with the pair among eight runners declared for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase. The top-class duo served up one of the races of the season in January's Clarence House Chase at Ascot when the Nicky Henderson -trained Shishkin narrowly got the better…

Luccia created a big impression when making a successful bumper debut at Warwick in January and she then posted an even more impressive victory when bolting up in a listed affair at Sandown, putting up the best effort by a mare in the division last season. The ground at Sandown was testing and not many in the field handled the conditions, but it…

Willie Mullins: saddles Hubrisko The champion trainers of Britain and Ireland clash in an intriguing Grade 2 novice hurdle and, while Willie Mullins might be the king of the Cheltenham Festival, he has an ordinary record at the track away from the four big days in March. Since the start of 2012 Mullins has saddled only five winners from 37 runners,…

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…

David Pipe seems fairly sweet on Umbrigado (left) The fingerprints of the Pipe family are all over the Paddy Power Gold Cup and there is hope Saturday's showpiece at Cheltenham (2.20) can find its way back to their Devon yard. Legendary trainer Martin Pipe won the race a record eight times before handing the licence to his son David, who struck in…

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…

Ten-times Grade One winner Altior might now be enjoy a well-deserved retirement, but the silks of owner Patricia Pugh he carried to glory on 21 occasions were seen back in the winner's enclosure following the victory of Attacca at Kempton. Having finished second on his debut at Warwick 221 days ago, the form of which has already been franked by…