#Jungle Prose

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,…

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. Jungle Prose - 13:29 Limerick ✔ UK jumps racing ✔ Horse won last time out ✔ Horse is top-rated ✔ Horse is open to improvement Jungle Prose has…

Jungle Prose has thrived since joining Gordon Elliott and has shown marked improvement to rack up a four-timer. She was unable to justify good support on her first start for the yard at Gowran Park in September, but she offered some encouragement and, with cheekpieces added, built on that promise to register a decisive success in a mares' handicap…

Punchestown's John Durkan Memorial Chase card, frozen off last Sunday, is set to be run this Monday, eight days later. Thursday's Naas card has been re-scheduled and is set for Tuesday, Fairyhouse's Saturday card, defeat admitted on Friday morning, has been moved to Wednesday, and what was originally a week that was starved of Irish National Hunt…

Willie Mullins' charge was one of the leading lights in the bumper ranks in the 2020-21 season, chasing home Sir Gerhard at Cheltenham before landing Grade One glory at the Punchestown Festival, but he proved disappointing over hurdles last term, winning only once in five starts. Switched to fences, the 1/5 favourite delighted jockey Paul Townend…

Our free-to-enter competition includes asking you to solve the Betfair Chase at Haydock. Have you got what it takes to find the five winners? This looks a good opportunity for QUEENS BROOK, who is rated at least 9lb superior to all her rivals. She beat all bar Marie's Rock in the Mares Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March, having been third…

American Mike and Jack Kennedy land the opening maiden hurdle at Down Royal Friday: Down Royal Talk beforehand was whether Gordon Elliott could go through the card on day one of the Ladbrokes festival of racing. That was scuppered early, but a haul of four on the day was more than satisfactory, and featured talented bumper horse American…

Gordon Elliott's domination of Down Royal's two-day festival looks almost guaranteed to continue after the trainer declared a host of his most talented troops for battle at the track on Friday. Among them are leading Cheltenham contenders American Mike and Mighty Potter. Some 15 of the 28 races staged at the meeting over the last two years have…