#Fergal O'Brien

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…

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…

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,…

Pic D'Orhy (Harry Cobden) landed the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon last month As I scan the field for the Silviniaco Conti, one question keeps coming to mind: what on earth are you doing here? That is no slight on the quality of the runners, of whom four have won at this Grade 2 level and the other two have won Grade 3s. It is more to do with…

2023-01-13Saturday Kempton racing tip preview: Pic D'Orhy set to dominate small field Fiosrach is run by multi-award winning tipster Andrew, who was the founder and main tipster at Cleeve Racing. Profits were made in every season when Andrew was tipping at Cleeve and he was admitted into the Secret Betting Club Hall of Fame in 2019. You can…

MAJOR DUNDEE (3.35) can charge to victory for Alan King in the Scottish Grand National at Ayr. The Lanarkshire-born handler loves to target this race and the seven-year-old fits the bill perfectly. The gelding hammered the useful The Golden Rebel on his fencing bow over 2m 5f at Fakenham. The son of Scorpion then relished tackling three miles when…

THERE is one jockey all punters need to keep on side in a Pinch. That's the in-form Lilly Pinchin, who has been tearing it up this winter for her new boss Charlie Longsdon. It helps that nice guy Longsdon is doing his best Midas impression at the moment - everything he touches turns to gold. But you still have to get the job done in the saddle, and…

Fresh from riding two winners in front of the ITV cameras at Newbury and Cheltenham at the weekend, the 23-year-old will bid to take centre stage once again, this time aboard the Saint Des Saints-gelding in the £100000 three-mile contest. Having finished fifth in the race 12 months ago for Hobson aboard Valadom the Winchcombe based rider hopes she…

There are four race meetings across the UK and Ireland on the first Wednesday of the year. Jumps fare comes from Hereford (1.00-4.00pm) and there's a trio of all-weather cards at Newcastle (11.50-3.20), Dundalk (1.40-5.15) and Kempton (4.55-8.30). Wednesday's nap has been in cracking form over hurdles and fences since joining trainer Ryan Potter…

There are four meetings across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday, two National Hunt and two Flat. They jump off first at Fontwell (1.00-4.25pm), followed by Uttoxeter (1.55-5.20) and a seven-race Flat card at Navan (2.15-5.40). All-weather racing on the level at Wolverhampton (6.00-8.30) completes the programme. Tuesday's nap is a Fergal O'Brien runner…

Jet Powered, second in the ante-post lists for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle in March, continues his education at Newbury on Saturday. Nicky Henderson is keen not to ask too many questions too early of the Joe Donnelly-owned five-year-old, who was a very impressive 11-length winner on his hurdling debut at Newbury in November. He faces 10…

The ITV cameras roll into Newbury on Saturday as the Christmas Racing Festival continues with five races in Berkshire, headlined by the Grade 1 Coral Challow Novices' Hurdle (3.00). It's one of the highlights of the season at the track and in recent years the race has produced top-class names such as Champ, Thyme Hill, Stage Star and this year's…

A few of these are struggling for form including Casa Tall, Courtland, Not Available and Mongol Emperor but Only Money won twice in the autumn and has placed in both starts since. GALLIC GEORDIE was closing on the leaders when slipping and falling two out at Lingfield 10 days ago and is handicapped to close in this, though Gamaret is a fascinating…

Join our channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. The 2022 Challow Hurdle trends can help you find the best profile of past winners of Saturday's big Newbury horse race. It's a prize the powerful Paul Nicholls yard have won for the last two years and look to have another leading chance with Hermes Allen. Plus, we've a stack…

The crowds are about to descend on Aintree - the Grand National is finally upon us. Bookies will hold their collective breaths at 4.15pm, hoping for one of the outsiders to storm to the front and be first past the post. All of the best jockeys have a horse. The departing AP McCoy is on the favourite, Shutthefrontdoor, while Ruby Walsh will be…

There are five horse racing meetings scheduled across the UK and Ireland on Friday, two National Hunt cards preceding a treble of all-weather offerings on the Flat. Doncaster (12.15-4.00pm) and Huntingdon (12.25-4.10) provide the jumps fare, before Lingfield (1.05-4.20) stages the first of the all-weather racing at Lingfield, which concludes with a…

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…

Since joining Fergal O'Brien the nine-year-old has run three times at Prestbury Park, scoring twice - including over the course and distance - and finishing a gallant third at the track in his most recent appearance during October's Showcase meeting. Having skipped the November meeting, he returns from a 48-day break off the same mark looking to…

Anyharminasking: goes for a third victory under rules Anyharminasking remains the only horse to have done the unthinkable in beating Constitution Hill and now attempts to emulate his old Tipperary point-to-point foe by winning at Cheltenham in the Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle (3.00). The five-year-old was extremely fortunate to win that day in…

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…

There are seven meetings across the UK and Ireland on Thursday, five Flat and two National Hunt. Haydock (1.00-4.00pm) and Yarmouth (1.50-4.50) provide the afternoon Flat action and there's also a jumps card at Perth (1.40-4.40). The evening meetings come from Bellewstown (4.35-8.30), Newbury (5.20-8.40) and Epsom (6.01-8.50) on the Flat, with jump…

1pt win War Lord in 1.50 Cheltenham at 10/1 (Hills) 1pt win Theatre Glory in 3.35 Cheltenham at 3/1 (General) The Ais December Gold Cup, run over Cheltenham's New Course, is more of a stamina test than the Paddy Power Gold Cup but regularly tempts those who ran at the track four weeks ago to come back and have another go at this big prize.

THE Cheltenham Festival ante post markets have been in full swing since March. Shrewd punters have been busy plotting and predicting how this year's races will finish. Irish trainers dominated last year and with the likes of Willie Mullins and Henry de Bromhead having such strong yards, it's no surprise many of their superstars lead the way…

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…

Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham is one of the single most informative days for ante-post Cheltenham Festival punters in the National Hunt Calendar and the 2022 edition of this popular raceday threw up several key talking points ahead of the March bonanza.

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 seven-year-old was a smart novice hurdler for Dan Skelton last season, finishing a fine fourth behind The Nice Guy in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham, and last month's Colin Parker winner Beauport was among two rivals standing in the 13/8 chance's way in the Jewson St Helens Novices' Chase, alongside the Paul Nicholls-trained…

There is a simple but effective example in the Plate of the sort of trends worth noting and those that are stories, which are of use to the casual viewer but not to punters. The link has been made from Celebre D'Allen to Salut Flo and Ballynagour, who both won this race in the same colours early in the 2010s. You would have heard less often that…

Except, perhaps, top trainer Fergal O'Brien. That's because he is enjoying a stunning season with practising lawyer Graeme McPherson as his new right-hand man. The dream team already have 84 winners and £800000 in prize-money in the bag this season, and their ambitions know no bounds. O'Brien is firmly on course to smash his personal best of 128…

Several of the principals in last month's Paddy Power Gold Cup, won by Midnight Shadow (second right), are set to clash again Saturday's big race is the newly named Racing Post Gold Cup at Cheltenham. The long-established feature has been won by some of jump racing's greats including Flyingbolt and Pendil, as well as popular performers such as…

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. Bear Ghylls - 13:23 Uttoxeter ✔ UK jumps racing ✔ Horse is top-rated ✔ Horse is an improver ✔ Horse is a Horse In Focus Bear Ghylls was a…

Our ersident website tipster Dave Nevison shares his three best bets for Hamilton and Stratford in his first column of the new week. Enjoy the Listed card from Roscommon too with live coverage on Racing TV and Racing TV Extra. 2.45 Hamilton: Sip And Smile It is at the end of June that I tend to focus on the three-year-olds taking on their elders in…

RacingGav returns to tip for Easyodds this week for all three days of Cheltenham. Today's tips sees a six point spread across three seperate tips for the opening couple of races at Cheltenham. Remember if any of the selections that Gavin has chosen take your fancy, then click on the odds to add that horse to your bet slip where you can always get…

Another big day ahead for the ITV racing team this Sunday (13 Nov) as they take in four races from Cheltenham on the final day of their three-day November Meeting. Like all big race days, here at GeeGeez we are on hand with all the LIVE ITV race trends and stats……….. 1.

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…

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…

The five year old Mastercraftsman gelding landed the Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot last month and took the step up to Listed company in his stride this afternoon. Dropped back to two miles, the well-supported 5-2 Favourite appeared in a league of his own when putting his assured stamina to good use under Rob Hornby to secure the fifth victory of his…

Entries have been revealed today for the £160000 Paddy Power Gold, the highlight of The November Meeting at Cheltenham (Saturday 12th November). Staged over two and a half miles, the Premier Handicap Chase was inaugurated in 1960 and is the first big race of the Jump season. Sponsor Paddy Power has three 7-1 co-favourites - French Dynamite (Mouse…

Our resident website tipster marks your card for the Betway Haldon Gold Cup card from Exeter on a great day of action. Enjoy day one of the big meeting from Down Royal, Listed action from Dundalk and night one of the Breeders' Cup live on Racing TV. 1.50 Exeter: Mulberry Hill She finally did me a favour on her reappearance and I am hopeful that now…

Betting expert Dave Nevison has been among the winners this week and suggests a trio who it could pay to follow on Thursday. Racing TV is proud to support Safer Gambling Week, a cross-industry initiative to promote safer gambling in the United Kingdom and Ireland. If you're concerned about your own - or someone else's - gambling, there's lots of…

86 - the number of runners Alan King has saddled at the Cheltenham Festival since his last winner Only four British-based trainers - Nicky Henderson (twice), Sue Smith, Jonjo O'Neill and Will Biddick - hit the target at last year's Cheltenham Festival as no fewer than 23 of the 28 races held at the fixture were won by their Irish counterparts. That…

Harry Allwood shares his verdict on each contender in Saturday's bet365 Charlie Hall Chase, live on Racing TV, plus reveals who he is siding with. Vote for your favourite renewal of the Charlie Hall Chase from the three options above for your chance to win a pair of tickets to Cheltenham Gold Cup Day! We are in for a treat on Saturday with Grade…

Members of the Philip Kirby Racing Club were in full voice at Huntingdon today with one claiming their screams of joy could be heard in Peterborough after Martalindy sprung a 50/1 shock in the Follow Racing TV On Twitter Mares' Maiden Hurdle. All eyes entering the extended two miles and three furlongs contest were centred on Listed bumper winner…

ASCOT Champions Day looks set to bring the curtain down in style of another stellar Flat season. And a whole host of superstars are expected to take their place following Monday's latest confirmations. Baaeed, the world's best horse, is the headline act in the Champion Stakes. But at 1-4 he is hardly a punting proposition - unless being used to add…

Paul Nicholls, who won a 13th British trainers' title in the spring, has been relatively quiet in the early stages of the season but has made a solid start with his select summer squad. Looking at the data since 1st of May (so as not to include the 2022 Punchestown Festival in the tally), Nicholls has sent out only 68 runners in the jumps sphere -…

Punters unearthed value bets as the Cheltenham Festival handicap weights were revealed. The annual event at Prestbury Park gives racing fans the opportunity to find some big winners. Betting markets for the nine handicaps over the four days change in response to marks certain runners are allotted by the assessors. State Man, trained by Willie…

channel for our exclusive free betting tips, picks and offers. The horse racing NAP of the Day for Thursday, 6 October with SportsLens tipsters is Lutinebella. She makes her debut over obstacles in the 2m mares' maiden hurdle at Warwick (2:15). This Fergal O'Brien runner appeals for a successful bow at fabulous 15/8 price here. Placed in a…