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Tuesday: Champion Novice Chase, Punchestown There was a feeling of deja vu about the Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase as Bob Olinger, just like stablemate Envoi Allen a year earlier, failed to fire and was pulled up in a Grade 1 dominated by Capodanno, who trainer Willie Mullins labelled a potential "Gold Cup horse". With Henry de…

THE biggest week of the racing year is fast approaching - meaning time is running out to get real value on some fancied runners. Already we have seen the likes of Constitution Hill go long odds-on to win the Champion Hurdle. But there is still plenty of money to be made elsewhere from some the bookies may have missed. Here, Sun Racing's top tipster…

All eyes were on the course as Day Three of Cheltenham Festival got underway. That wet course has had more rain overnight, and the going already described as tacky by some jockeys yesterday. After a fourth Coronavirus case was confirmed in Gloucestershire yesterday, racegoers can can expect increased hygiene measures, including extra hand sanitizer…

IT was just after 9pm last night when the racing world briefly went into meltdown as Davy Russell's astonishing return was confirmed. Only 23 days earlier, after riding one final - final at that time, at least - winner, he was back. A two-time Grand National hero, a man who doesn't suffer fools gladly, a man Elliott still needed. Russell released a…

Okay, it wouldn't be quite as dramatic as Lester Piggott at the 1990 Breeders' Cup. "I have decided to come out of retirement and ride for the short period while Jack [Kennedy] is on the sidelines," Russell said in his statement. But, with Kennedy breaking his leg for a fifth time at Naas on Sunday, the Cheltenham Festival, just two months away,…

1pt Snake Roll in 2.25 Warwick at 8/1 (Sky Bet) 1pt Outlaw Peter in 2.40 Kempton at 11/2 (Betway) 1pt Threeunderthrufive in 3.00 Warwick at 7/1 (William Hill) A few trainers will have been eyeing Warwick's Wigley Group Classic Chase as they continue to prepare their charges with a tilt at Aintree's Grand National in mind, none more so than Paul…

The week just gone over jumps was a welcome pause after the unrelenting Christmas and New Year action, but it has nevertheless thrown up several Festival clues in the last few years. The feature event at Sandown, the Unibet Tolworth Hurdle, has gone to subsequent Sky Bet Supreme winners Constitution Hill and Summerville Boy in recent seasons, while…

Run Wild Fred: declared for the BetVictor Ten Up Novice Chase at Navan on Sunday Leading National Hunt Chase contender Run Wild Fred is set to clash with high-class stablemate Farouk D'Alene at Navan this Sunday after featuring among declarations for the Grade 2 BetVictor Ten Up Novice Chase (4.05). Trainer Gordon Elliott had indicated earlier this…

Jack Kennedy: took a heavy fall from Top Bandit at Naas on Sunday X-rays have confirmed that Jack Kennedy has broken his leg for a fifth time following a fall from Top Bandit at Naas on Sunday, but Gordon Elliott is hopeful his number one jockey will be back in time to ride at the Cheltenham Festival. The 23-year-old leads the Irish jump jockeys'…

The weekend's action at Leopardstown provided further pointers towards the Cheltenham Festival with plenty of movers in the betting markets ahead of the four-day extravaganza at Prestbury Park in March. Who are the big movers following the sixth renewal of the Dublin Racing Festival? We've taken a look at their impact on the big Grade Ones…

Despite getting a few things wrong, Tahmuras made it three from three over hurdles as he stepped up in grade to land the Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown. He made mistakes at the last two flights and still looked green as he wandered on the run-in, but he saw the race out well under testing conditions. There is clearly more to come as he gains experience…

1pt win Ballygriffincottage in Brown Advisory Novices' Chase at 16/1 (Coral, Unibet, Ladbrokes, bet365) There might not be a huge amount of strength in depth when it comes to the British novice chasers this year but Sporting Life Arkle favourite Jonbon obviously looks the real deal, while the likes of Thyme Hill and The Real Whacker have thrown…

Laura Morgan will ready promising novice chaser Loughderg Rocco for the Cheltenham Festival after his impressive success at her local track last week. And the burgeoning Leicester shire stable could be doubly represented at the Prestbury Park track in March if Notlongtillmay builds upon his impressive display over fences at Musselburgh on…

PUNTERS all over could be holding onto extremely valuable betting slips - after bookies revealed which Cheltenham Festival fancies have slashed in price. The blockbuster Christmas racing period saw a surge of activity in the ante-post markets. And with 11 weeks to go until the biggest four days in the racing calendar, punters were quick to hoover…

The entries for the 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup have this week been announced, with A Plus Tard in the mix to defend his crown for Henry De Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore. Last year, Blackmore and the then seven year old were favourites going into the race and won in stunning fashion with 2021 winner Minella Indo second and Protektorat third. The duo…

Picking up from my last column to cover the remainder of the holiday program (December 28 to January 1) in what was the busiest post-Boxing Day period for some time, the narrative seemed to me more of the same - some horses enhanced their reputations, a bigger number diminished theirs, and a standout performance to breathe new life into some…

The high-class James Du Berlais made no mistake as 1/4 favourite on his debut over fences and first run for 612 days in the McInerney Beginners' Chase. Willie Mullins' charge has always held a lofty reputation since arriving as an experienced hurdler from France, so much so he made his belated first start for the yard in the 2021 Unibet Champion…

2022-12-31Andy Gibson's big race review: The fall-out from the Kauto Star Novices' Chase Thyme Hill's previous race at Newbury could not have turned out much worse for him, but conversely, the Kauto Star Novices' Chase unfolded very kindly for him, and resulted in him looking more impressive in the finish than he might otherwise have done. The…

The Cheltenham Festival is back this month and here's everything you need to know about the major horse racing event One of Britain's favourite showpiece horse racing events is just around the corner as the Cheltenham Festival is back to provide four days of enthralling jump racing. Cheltenham Racecourse will welcome the UK and Ireland's most…

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…

State Man continued his march towards a likely clash with Constitution Hill at the Cheltenham Festival in March with a comprehensive victory in the Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown. Nicky Henderson's Constitution Hill is long odds-on to lift the Champion Hurdle crown in March following his latest demolition job in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on…

2022-12-29Grade One glory again for Willie Mullins as Gaillard Du Mesnil romps home Willie Mullins and Paul Townend grabbed another Grade One success this week as Gaillard Du Mesnil claimed an easy victory in the Neville Hotels Novice Chase at Leopardstown. Although winless in six previous outings over the larger obstacles, the dual Grade…

Ruby Walsh has offered his expert insight into the upcoming Cheltenham Festival with the legendary jockey expecting another thrilling week of action in England. Walsh is no stranger to Cheltenham having been the leading jockey 11 times at the Festival, nabbing 59 winners and twice racing to Gold Cup glory. And previewing the races, Walsh is backing…

Gaillard Du Mesnil: clears a fence on the way to Grade 1 win at Leopardstown Thursday: Neville Hotels Novice Chase, Leopardstown Willie Mullins believes Gaillard Du Mesnil would have little difficulty excelling over the National Hunt Chase distance, after his high-class six-year-old picked the perfect moment to make his breakthrough over fences in…

On only two occasions in the past decade has either Gordon Elliott or Willie Mullins failed to win this top-level prize, a race that has been won in that time by the likes of Carlingford Lough, Don Poli, Our Duke, Shattered Love, Delta Work and Monkfish. Ireland's two powerhouse trainers come to the fore once again, with Mullins' sole…

Success on this day last year fuelled Paul Nicholls' ambition that Bravemansgame could deliver the champion trainer with a 13th victory in the King George and everything so far has gone perfectly to plan. The seven-year-old, who gave Ahoy Senor a significant beating in the Kauto Star over course and distance last season, made a flawless return in…

Loughderg Rocco: hurdle winner got off the mark over fences at Leicester Wednesday: Leicester All eyes were on Unexpected Party, who was third in Grade 1 company behind Arkle favourite Jonbon last time, but the odds-on favourite was comprehensively turned over by Loughderg Rocco in the 2m4f novice chase. The six-year-old was only beaten half a…

Gerri Colombe and Jordan Gainford land the Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick Monday: Limerick Gerri Colombe made it six out of six on the track and two out of two over fences when recording a workmanlike yet convincing success in the Faugheen Novice Chase, giving trainer Gordon Elliott a second win in the race since it became a Grade 1 in 2018. The…

Market confidence in BRAVEMANSGAME wavered in the week leading up to the King George, but his trainer's didn't. Replaced as favourite by L'Homme Presse in the build-up to the Christmas highlight, Paul Nicholls didn't reference that in his pre-match notes, simply stating that "he looks fantastic, as well as I've ever had him." And this King George…

The stranglehold Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott have had on Limerick's premier race was interrupted last season by the exploits of small-scale trainer Paddy Corkery, but normal service is well on its way to resuming this Christmas. It's disappointing we don't have more than the five runners declared for this Grade 1 named after Mullins' talented…

As is Boxing Day tradition, horse racing returns to Kempton and the spectacle that everyone is looking forward to is the King George VI National Hunt chase. With this deemed as the festive horse race that gets people up and down the country invested in a Christmas flutter, here is a run down of this year's nine runners. L'Homme Presse…

Leopardstown 12:00 - Parmenion Leopardstown 13:10 - Lossiemouth Limerick 14:08 - Itsallabouteve Limerick 14:40 - Gerri Colombe WE'VE 100 GRAND UP FOR GRABS IN OUR BOXING DAY TIPPING COMPETITION. CLICK THE BANNER BELOW TO ENTER We might see the hurdles debut of High Definition, who was 117 on the flat. Willie has a few including PARMENION who cost…

The festive season is one of the busiest periods of the year for horse racing, with 11 meetings taking place between Ireland and the UK on St Stephen's Day alone. Leopardstown and Limerick both host four-day meetings, with Grade 1 races among the action at both tracks, while Down Royal also stages a card on December 26. Across the water, races like…

The festival's headline Gold Cup race will take place in its usual slot of 3:30pm on Friday 16th March The 2018 Cheltenham festival is one of the biggest meets in the racing calendar It's that time of year when horse-racing punters nationwide begin to sharpen their focus, as the jump-racing season reaches the business end. And there aren't many…

HITMAN has the King George in his sights. This speed track will be right up his street and he was impressive when scoring at Haydock last time. There's more to come and Paul Nicholls has a cracking record in this race. Stablemate Bravemansgame is right in the hunt but L'Homme Presse looks a bigger threat. He is a proven Grade 1 performer who gave…

Cheltenham Festival 2022 will cover four days from Tuesday, March 15 to Friday, March 18, 2022. The popular horse racing festival is returning to Prestbury Park Racecourse, also known as Cheltenham Racecourse in Gloucestershire, and day two is Ladies Day. Each day will see seven events, meaning the entire festival will provide 28 events in total.…

PAConstitution Hill is set to face just four rivals when he puts his unbeaten record and huge reputation on the line in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton. # Preview Constitution Hill, Facile Vega, A Plus Tard - A star-studded cast for Christmas festivals Donn McClean looks ahead to the coming days' racing for The42. Donn McClean MANY STARS OF the…

Bravemansgame and L'Homme Presse feature among a final field of nine horses declared for the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase at Kempton. Paul Nicholls has long since considered the Boxing Day showpiece as a tailor-made target for Bravemansgame, who was a brilliant winner of the Kauto Star Novices' Chase on this day last season. The seven-year-old…

Cheltenham Festival is fast approaching with horse racing fans across the world eagerly anticipating how the events unfold over the four days. Despite concerns over the coronavirus, the Festival is scheduled to go ahead as planned on Tuesday March 10 until Friday March 13 where we will find out who will be crowned this year's Gold Cup…

It's time to get excited everyone as one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar, the Cheltenham Festival, is about to get underway. Jump racing's elite will descend upon Cheltenham this week with the 2022 edition kicking off on Tuesday and there are plenty of exciting runners to keep your eye out for. Fans will be back in their numbers to…

Another blank week of jumps racing has forced me, not unreluctantly I should add, to widen the scope of the column this week. The latest prolonged cold snap might not have been as severe as some of those in my living memory - December in 1981 in Newcastle in my second year at Uni living in a soon-to-be-condemned terrace in Elswick with three others…

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…

Tickets have been snapped up by fans eager to return to the Cheltenham Festival, after no crowds in 2021. Willie Mullins and Rachael Blackmore are two of the big names chasing winners Chris Hughes takes a tour of Dan Skelton's racing stables before Cheltenham Fans are counting down the days to the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. One of the biggest weeks…

There was mild controversy at Cheltenham on Wednesday after officials watered the track on Tuesday evening only for rain to fall all day turning the ground heavy. Such was the volume of rain which hit the Prestbury Park track throughout the afternoon, the ground would likely have turned heavy even without the five millimetres which clerk of the…

FAKIR D'OUDAIRES can land a big prize for Ireland in the Grade 1 Marsh Chase. Joseph O'Brien's chaser is as tough as they come and bounded clear by 11 lengths in this race 12 months ago. Returning in his usual consistent manner, JP McManus' seven-year-old recorded a 15-length score at Grade 2 level in November. There was no disgrace in finding…

Right around the time of the Kentucky Derby every spring, there's another big American horse race you may not know about: the Maryland Hunt Cup. The biggest, most demanding event there is in the world of timber racing. It's the American version of Steeplechase and the course is not for the fainthearted. It stretches four miles over the Maryland…

Dusart was sent off favourite for the open 3m handicap hurdle at Cheltenham on Friday, but could finish only sixth behind his stable companion Captain Morgs. Both runners attracted support, but it was Captain Morgs that coped better with the way the race unfolded. The omission of the final hurdle due to the low sun meant the tempo lifted only after…