#Henry VIII Novices' Chase

Windsor Avenue produced a dramatic 40/1 shock win in a gruelling Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster for Northern-based trainer Brian Ellison. The 10-year-old, whose last victory was back in November 2019, picked off Kerry Lee's Storm Control who ran out of steam in the final few strides on Town Moor. Windsor Avenue, wearing blinkers for the first time, led…

Gavin Beech puts the six short-priced, ante-post favourites for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival under the microscope and provides his analysis on their credentials. There are currently six horses chalked up at 6-4 or shorter in the ante-post markets for this year's Cheltenham Festival, with Constitution Hill, who is a best-priced 4-11 for the Unibet…

By Andrew Asquith, Friday 06 January 2023 Posted in: Cheltenham Festival Tips Andrew Asquith looks ahead to the 2023 Champion Chase and picks out his best ante-post bet. The entries for the 2023 Champion Chase were made earlier this week and one of the most notable absentees was 2021 Sporting Life Arkle winner Shishkin, who was pulled up when…

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…

Racing tips for Wednesday come from Catterick, Leicester and Limerick, with the Christmas festival continuing at Leopardstown. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips on some of the biggest meetings in the UK. There's a story behind the Christmas Hurdle that will make it all the more special if…

Newsboy's Nap selection for Wednesday, December 28, is the Dan Skelton-trained Unexpected Party at Leicester (12.45). The next best is Leopardstown runner Flooring Porter (1.45) Frankie Dettori announces retirement as horse racing legend confirms farewell plans Dan Skelton's UNEXPECTED PARTY (12.45. nap) appeals over fences at Leicester in the…

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…

2022-12-23Andy Gibson's Eyecatchers service: Is Jonbon a worthy short-priced favourite for the Arkle? Jonbon is currently trading around 5/4 for the Arkle Chase in March on the strength of his eight-length success over the 147-rated Boothill in the Henry VIII Novices' Chase at Sandown in early December. His time comparisons with the Tingle Creek…

Lightning rarely strikes twice when it comes to a mare producing genuinely top-class performers and that's probably even more true over jumps than it is on the Flat. But that doesn't stop owners spending a lot of money in the belief that if it's happened once it can happen again. J. P. McManus' purchase of Jonbon for £570000, a record for a pointer…

Stolen Silver: unseated his rider three out when favourite for the Paddy Power Gold Cup last month Market principals Midnight River, Il Ridoto and Stolen Silver remain in contention for Saturday's £130000 Ais December Gold Cup at Cheltenham (1.50) after the confirmations stage on Monday. Midnight River could bid to continue the fantastic run of…

Those who have backed Jonbon for the Arkle at the Cheltenham Festival need not worry. Nicky Henderson confirmed after Jonbon's easy victory in the Grade 1 Henry VIII Novices' Chase at Sandown on Saturday that he will stick to two miles this season. But it was a performance that didn't just have Henderson purring over what seemed like his latest cab…

JUMPS racing is about to enter a new Stone age. Alan King's brilliant two-miler Edwardstone announced himself as the alpha in the two-mile division with a brilliant performance in the Betfair Tingle Creek. Most of the talk in the build-up had been about the'big two' Greaneteen and Shishkin, but they were firmly put in their place in a distant…

Edwardstone: last year's Henry VIII Novices' Chase winner returns to Sandown on Saturday in the Tingle Creek Chase The big races come thick and fast in the run-up to Christmas and the best of Saturday's action comes from Aintree and Sandown. Here we look at three of those races and what the results of the last ten years can tell us about what might…

The Grade 1 Tingle Creek is one of the leading races in the 2m chase division. Its roll of honour includes Desert Orchid, Moscow Flyer, Kauto Star, Master Minded and Sprinter Sacre. Six runners have been declared for the Sandown feature on Saturday afternoon at 2.55pm, including last year's winner Greaneteen and one of the stars of the division,…

After an impressive debut effort over fences, Jonbon takes the step up to Grade One level in the Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices' Chase at Sandown on Saturday. The six-year-old is a full-brother to Douvan, who won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle and Arkle for Willie Mullins before injury interrupted his career. Nicky Henderson has been lucky enough…

Cheltenham Festival-winning mare Love Envoi makes her seasonal reappearance at Sandown on a huge day for her trainer Harry Fry. The Mares' Novice Hurdle winner tackles handicap company for the first time off a mark of 139 in the Betfair Daily Rewards Handicap Hurdle (2.20). The six-year-old won a Grade 2 on her only previous trip to the Esher track…

The Seven Barrows trainer declared both Shishkin and fellow stable star Jonbon - who runs in other Grade One race on the card, the Close Brothers Henry VIII Novices' Chase - to give racing fans reason to be excited for the weekend. And the six-time Champion Trainer gave positive reports on both, confirming they had schooled impressively this week,…

No horse in training has a higher Timeform rating than Shishkin, who earned a figure of 181 for his stirring success over Energumene in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot in January. That performance in a race for the ages took Shishkin's record over fences to seven from seven and, for some context on what he achieved on the form book, it earned him…

Nicky Henderson's Jonbon is already odds-on across the board for the two-mile Grade One this weekend on the back of a comfortable win first time out over fences at Warwick, but Fry isn't put off by JP McManus's horse in opposition. He was particularly pleased with how Boothill delivered on the promise of his chasing debut win at Newton Abbot in…

The eight year old enjoyed a season to remember last term, twice winning Grade One prizes at Sandown Park including a 12-length demolition job of Sceau Royal in the Celebration Chase in April. And while there looks set to be a smart field standing in his way this Saturday, including last year's Arkle Trophy hero as well as the returning Nicky…

Paul Nicholls has shot down accusations that British jump racing is being harmed by an unwillingness from trainers to regularly take on each other with their best horses as a "load of b******". The champion jumps trainer said on Tuesday that he "didn't agree with a word" of the observations by Gordon Elliott that racing in Britain was falling…

One of the great National Hunt races of the season takes centre-stage on Saturday with the latest running of the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown Park. The two-mile chasing showpiece boasts that brilliant mix of a need for speed, matched with jumping fluidity which has seen illustrious stars of the sport including Desert Orchid, Kauto Star,…

Greaneteen: won the Haldon Gold Cup but can he strike once again in the Tingle Creek? Monday With the exception of Wolverhampton's Saturday evening card, which was restricted to riders who rode fewer than 30 winners in 2021, there had been an absence of all-weather racing in Britain for just over a week as the season took a short break. However,…

The dramatic late falls of Annie Power, in 2015, and Benie Des Dieux, in 2019, reputedly saved bookmakers many millions as both were the last leg of numerous accumulators featuring short-priced runners for punters. This year's meeting once again sees a number of horses chalked up at cramped odds, but will they be bankers or blowouts? Sporting Life…

A smashing renewal of this early-season feature and, having built up a solid record at this venue last term, STOLEN SILVER gets the nod to land the prize on return. He powered to the line when landing the Silver Trophy on his final start in April, and a 7 lb higher mark ought not prevent another bold bid. David Pipe's Umbrigado, on the back of a…

Can up-and-coming hurdler Knappers Hill (right) take Sceau Royal's crown at Wincanton? If Sceau Royal wins this race again then it wouldn't be a surprise if it were to be named after him at some point in the future, because the ten-year-old has dominated the contest in recent years. He won his first Elite Hurdle off a mark of 149 when it was a…

Here's a quick bit of detail on our hot selections for Friday's action, you can find the full list of tips for every race across all the tracks at the bottom of the page. It is difficult to look beyond Lallygag in the Extra Places Every Day At Betway Novices' Hurdle. The Hereford bumper winner was admittedly found a gilt-edged opportunity to make a…

A total of five horses were declared for the Grade Two limited handicap chase over an extended two miles and a furlong and Third Time Lucki is currently the 7/4 favourite market leader. The seven-year-old won three of his six starts last season, scoring twice at Cheltenham (including in the Grade Two November Novices' Chase) and in the Grade Two…

After launching his career as a conditional jockey with the now-retired Colin Tizzard back as a teenager the 27-year-old has come full circle to hold the position he enjoys as first-choice jockey to his son Joe Tizzard, who is now at the helm of Venn Farm Stables. Twelve months on from providing Tizzard senior with his second, and final, victory in…

Fresh from enjoying his best-ever Jump campaign, which included a first Cheltenham Festival success aboard Edwardstone in the Sporting Life Arkle Novices' Chase, the 31 year old will bid to prove the rider to beat once again in the unique contest for professional Jump jockeys having claimed the race 12 months ago aboard Berrahri and in 2015 aboard…