Horse Racing Picks: UK & Ireland 🐎 Best Bets & Dark Horse (Dec 26)

Boxing Day will see over 70 races in the UK and Ireland. Many of the leading Cheltenham Festival contenders will be back in action. Vegas Odds has the latest horse racing picks and odds.

Boxing Day will see over 70 races staged across the UK and Ireland.

Boxing Day is all about horse racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. There are 70 races taking place. The standout race will come from Kempton Park.

There are four Grade 1s on the card at Kempton on Boxing Day. Paul Nicholls won the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase 12 months ago with Bravemansgame. McFabulous is the favorite, but Gelino Bello is a contender. Ballygrifincottage is an outsider, although he is two-from-two over fences.

The King George VI Chase is run over three miles and features 18 fences. Venetia Williams hasn't trained the winner of the King. George since Teeton Mill in 1998. L’Homme Presse is a contender for the Gold Cup at Cheltenham. Ahoy Senor is available at a big price. Envoi Allen makes a compelling case for Irish. Bravemansgame will take a lot of beating. Paul Nicholls will be looking for a record-extending 13th win in the race.

There will be a re-arranged Long Walk Hurdle at Haydock on Boxing Day. Champ is the defending champion. Miranda has the lowest official rating but she won the Mares’ Huddle by eleven lengths at Kempton in November. Botox Has is rated 157 and he won by two-and-a-half lengths from Get A Tonic in the Stayers” Handicap Hurdyw in Hay dock in Nov.

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