#Cheltenham

Andy Stephens identifies an 8-1 chance heading for the £75000 Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock on Saturday and has another quartet to monitor. Watch how they all fare on Racing TV 1.30 Haydock: Sky Bet Supreme Trial Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle Horse: Rare Edition Odds: a general 13-8 Rare Edition's owners seem resigned to their horses costing them…

Letsbeclearaboutit and Keith Donoghue winning the maiden hurdle Monday: Punchestown Gavin Cromwell enjoyed a productive afternoon as he landed a double on the card, headlined by Letsbeclearaboutit winning the 3m½f maiden hurdle. The eight-year-old justified favouritism under Keith Donoghue, pulling 22 lengths clear of Rowdy Romeo in second, and…

There's plenty of football this January with the FA Cup, league cup and Premier League along with horse racing, tennis and tonnes more sport on offer. And Betway are offering new customers a £10 free bet if you deposit £10! Arsenal are clear at the top of the Premier League now by eight points after Man United took all three points in the…

Prediction and odds: Forest Green (3/1) vs Birmingham (10/11) We're backing Draw/Forest Green (HT/FT) at 15/2 When: Tuesday, 17th January 2023 - 7.45pm KO (GMT) Where: The innocent New Lawn Stadium Forest Green Rovers will attempt to spring an FA Cup surprise this week when they host Birmingham City in their rearranged third round clash. The rise…

14:50 - Punchestown - Letsbeclearaboutit 15:40 - Hereford - Asa 16:10 - Hereford - Pay The Pilot 18:00 - Wolverhampton - Barenboim *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change. Each and every day of the racing year we bring you a bumper NAPs Table to give you…

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…

Energumene: is entered into the Clarence House at Ascot on Saturday The week kicks off with two seven-race cards at Fontwell and Hereford. At the former, the Chris Gordon-trained Coolvalla is attempting to complete a four-timer in the £20000 3m2f handicap chase (2.30). Three runners go to post in Hereford's feature race, the 3m1f novice handicap…

From Hurricane Fly's fourth consecutive Irish Champion Hurdle victory to The New One brushing aside the opposition in Cheltenham's International Hurdle, it has been an exciting year of racing. As 2014 nears its conclusion racing correspondent Marcus Townend reviews the past 12 months of racing, and picks his best race of each month. JANUARY Paul…

Only once since 2010 has the Cheltenham Festival top trainer title been won by a British handler. Proof, as if needed, that the best horses are in Ireland was there for all to see last year. Willie Mullins heads Cheltenham top trainer odds once again with the bookies with what looks a top Festival team. These are our five best betting sites for…

The Christmas Hurdle at Kempton is one of the leading two-mile contests over timber, with the field looking to add their name to a roll of honour that includes the likes of Harchibald, Faugheen and Buveur D'Air. Epatante, last season's Champion Hurdle winner and the defending champion here, is short odds-on to prevail again. But our tipster has…

After two days of brilliant racing in Liverpool, amid the fancy hats and the tossed bet slips, it all comes down to this: day at Aintree. The flagship race, a four-mile steeplechase, leads the attractions on Saturday, the big one at 5:15. But there's plenty of other racing before that. And after a thrilling Thursday and a fantastic Friday, you can…

7 February 2022 By Roger Kennedy [email protected] Starting on Tuesday, 15 March and continuing till Friday, 18 March, the Cheltenham Festival is almost upon us. If you want to get your ante post bets in, now is likely the best time to start picking your horses for each race. Of course, you will need some information on the favourites to win major…

2023-01-15Monday racing tips for Punchestown, Fontwell, Hereford and Wolverhampton Hugo Palmer's charge landed a competitive staying affair when trained by Tom Dascombe. The five-year-old has drawn a blank in seven subsequent outings, but he posted a fair effort in defeat when beaten just under two lengths by Trueshan in the Northumberland Plate,…

Can Al Boum Photo join Golden Miller, Arkle, Best Mate and Cottage Rake to become only the fifth horse to win the Gold Cup on three occasions? It's the main event that everyone's talking about: the Gold Cup. Last year's winner, Al Boum Photo, will head to Cheltenham Festival on 19 March with just one start under his belt this season, having won the…

Newsboy's Nap selection on the New Year's Day racing programme is the Warren Greatex-trained Abuffalosoldier at Cheltenham (3.05). The next best is another Prestbury Park runner Midnight River (1.55) Stattler MIDNIGHT RIVER is fancied to get punters off to the perfect start for 2023 with a victory in the Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase…

Colin Tizzard can sign off in style with a win for Eldorado Allen in the Betway Bowl (2.55). The top trainer is soon to hand over the reins to his son Joe and the grey has a fine chance of victory at Aintree. He stayed on determinedly behind star chaser Allaho in Cheltenham's Ryanair Chase last month and is in an upward curve. Earlier, Pied Piper…

Annsam - 1pt Win - 4/1 (William Hill) singleSelection My first selection today is Annsam in the 1:30 Kempton. This horse ran a cracker in the Coral Gold Cup considering he was hampered by the loose horse at one stage and he also jumped out to the right around Newbury which is a left-handed track. Returned to a right-handed track, I feel he can find…

Sheikh Mohammed winning the Champion Hurdle with a horse who'd been first past the post in the Gold Cup at Ascot... Barry Hills and Robert Sangster combining to land the Stayers' Hurdle... Saeed Manana's silks carried to victory in the Sun Alliance Hurdle and a Gold Cup that caused such a rumpus it ended with a Jockey Club Enquiry at Portman Square…

Horse racing is one of the most popular sports to bet on in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Only football can match its appeal for punters, who try to make their fortunes gambling on the races. However, customers can fall into traps when betting on the races, allowing the bookmakers to rake in the cash. We'll now give you a masterclass on what to…

After a week of action, elation, tears and turmoil, the Cheltenham Festival concluded with the Gold Cup. The Gold Cup is one of the richest races in Britain, and this year's crown went to A Plus Tard as Rachael Blackmore created history. Blackmore had a dream 2021 though she made the decision to go with A Plus Tard last year when stablemate Minella…

The seven-year-old has been ultra-consistent for the Newmarket yard, winning six of her 12 starts over hurdles and finishing runner-up in three others. Those placed efforts have all been in her three runs this term and her latest effort saw her 13 lengths behind the impressive Love Envoi in a Listed race at Sandown last week. Though beaten less…

The five-year-old was sent off the 1/3 favourite for Sunday's Sky Bet Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle on the back of a wide-margin Irish debut win in a Naas maiden during December. Supporters of Willie Mullins' son of Diamond Boy didn't have much to worry about throughout the two-mile contest, Paul Townend pushing the 1/3 favourite out to a six and a…

Trainer Willie Mullins' nine-year-old returned to action with a win on New Year's Day at Tramore. He is one of 17 Irish entries for the Festival feature Dual winner Al Boum Photo heads 41 entries for this year's Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup. Willie Mullins' chaser could join Best Mate, Arkle and Cottage Rake as the fourth horse to record a hat-trick…

The Irish 1000 Guineas winner, ridden by Colm O'Donoghue, powered clear for a scintillating six-length victory over runner-up Threading, with Veracious third. Victory for the 11-4 favourite was another flat racing triumph for the Irish trainer whose successes over the jumps include last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Sizing John. "I have a lot…

Conditional jockey Charlotte Jones gave up her rides at Sedgefield on Friday after suffering concussion in a fall at Catterick the day before. Jones crashed out at the third hurdle in a 1m7f race at the Yorkshire track on Thursday and the field had to bypass that flight when they came round again as she was still being treated. "She suffered a…

METIER (3:15) can prevail in another magnificent renewal of the bet365 Morebattle Hurdle at Kelso. Harry Fry's horse looked a potential superstar when bolting up in last year's Tolworth at Sandown. The gelding's reputation then took a massive hit when he flopped in the Supreme at Cheltenham. No better on his return at Sandown, he showed signs of a…

BRIGHTON'S billionaire owner Tony Bloom could be celebrating two huge pay days early this year - thanks to his superstar horse. But you could argue Energumene owes his owner a thing or two - after costing him £540000 12 months ago. Bloom, hailed as the'godfather of gambling', was the man behind a £340000 punt on the star chaser to beat Shishkin in…

Newsboy has napped Dan Skelton's Protektorat in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham races. The horse is part-owned by Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson PROTEKTORAT is fancied to make light of top weight in the Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.15) at Cheltenham this afternoon. Jumps fans are in for a treat as the two-and-a-half-mile test, viewed…

It's the race that attracts more bets than any other. Who's your money on at the Grand National 2018? Bookmakers are preparing for their busiest day of the year as the Grand National nears. The world's most famous steeplechase will take place at Liverpool's Aintree racecourse today. It attracts more bets than any other race in Britain - and this…

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…

13:37 Fairyhouse - Martha Divine 13:57 Wetherby - Hattons Gardens 14:40 Kempton - West Balboa 15:00 Warwick - Iwilldoit *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change. Each and every day of the racing year we bring you a bumper NAPs Table to give you the inside…

By Andrew Asquith, Saturday 14 January 2023 Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips Andrew Asquith looks ahead to the 2023 Mares' Hurdle and picks out his best ante-post bet. It is hard to get away from Willie Mullins' record in the Mares' Hurdle, winning it a total of nine times since its inception in 2008, and he has five horses entered in this…

By Andrew Asquith, Saturday 14 January 2023 Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips Andrew Asquith looks ahead to the 2023 Champion Hurdle. The Champion Hurdle is the main race on day one of the Cheltenham Festival and this year's renewal revolves around one horse, and one horse only, Constitution Hill, who produced the best performance by a novice…

By Andrew Asquith, Saturday 14 January 2023 Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips Andrew Asquith looks ahead to the 2023 Stayers' Hurdle and picks out his best ante-post bet. At this stage the Stayers' Hurdle looks wide open and that is reflected by the betting with most firms going 5/1 the field. The obvious place to start is with one of the…

Haddex Des Obeaux: could be just the sort for a big handicap following his win at Warwick On a busy day of action across Britain and Ireland, there were plenty of clues on offer looking ahead to some of the major handicaps at Cheltenham, Aintree and Punchestown this spring, but who caught the eyes of our judges? As Tony Blair might have said, the…

Grand National winner Noble Yeats is heading to Lingfield next weekend before taking aim at the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Emmet Mullins is committed to attempting an audacious spring double in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup and Randox Grand National with last year's Aintree hero Noble Yeats. The trainer drew comparisons between the…

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh hold the records for the most wins by a trainer and jockey respectively at the Cheltenham Festival. Walsh, who was leading jockey at the meeting on 11 occasions, retired in 2019 having taken his Festival record to 59 when successful for the final time at Cheltenham on Klassical Dream in the Supreme Novices' earlier…

12:10 - Impaire Et Passe 14:10 - Impervious *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change Impaire Et Passe is dropping down in trip for the Grade 2 Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle on a sharper track might not suit. I think he'll still win but he looks more of a…

Galia Des Liteaux never put a foot wrong as she jumped her rivals into submission in the eventmasters.co.uk Hampton Novices' Chase at Warwick. Dan Skelton has made no secret of the regard in which he holds the seven-year-old mare, and when she won a Listed event for mares on her chasing debut the sky looked the limit. Upped to Grade One level for…

Cheltenham's Showcase meeting is one of the highlights of the opening salvos of the jumps season and Saturday's card looks an absolute cracker. The ITV cameras will be at Prestbury Park for five of the seven races, including two £60000 handicap chases and a £40000 Masterson Holdings Hurdle that has been won by the likes of Dodging Bullets, Tiger…

Nicky Henderson plans to waste no time in trying to secure Arclight some valuable black type after she maintained her unbeaten record over jumps facile in the Play Coral "Racing-Super-Series" For Free Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday. Faced with just the three rivals the daughter of Champs Elysees saw her task made all the more…

The Betfair Ascot Chase could be next for Shishkin Nicky Henderson has nominated the Betfair Ascot Chase on February 18 as the likely next race for Shishkin after the star chaser underwent a recent wind procedure. The Lambourn trainer had been hoping to run in Saturday's Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton but a flipped palate ruled him out of the…

It is going to be very good to see Davy Russell back in action at Fairyhouse on Saturday, and racegoers on the day won't have too long to wait, as the three-time champion returns to the saddle on Jazzy Matty in the opening four-year-olds' hurdle. This is a warm contest, with the impressive Cork winner Blood Destiny in opposition, as well as the…

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,…

Barra could be the value in a really competitive Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares' Handicap chase on Day Four of the Punchestown Festival today. Gordon Elliott's mare was a progressive handicap hurdler last season. She finished second in the Paddy Mullins mares' handicap hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival at…

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…