#Juvenile Hurdle

Flying high: Paul Townend manages to hold on to Flame Bearer at the last fence Saturday: Fairyhouse The Foley family will be forever associated with Danoli and the late Tom's final winner was Rebel Gold at Gowran Park in 2021. Fast-forward almost two years and the same horse gave son Pat the biggest day since the training baton was handed over when…

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…

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…

Perseus Way (Jamie Moore) jumps the final flight to win the Chatteris Fen Friday: Huntingdon Perseus Way got another wheel back on Gary Moore's Cheltenham bandwagon when running out a very impressive winner of the feature Weatherbys Chatteris Fen Juvenile Hurdle. Rather than bolster Moore's strong hand in the Triumph Hurdle, the 10-11 chance could…

Kateira & Perseus Way - 2pt Win - 2.17/1 (Paddy Power) singleSelection singleSelection First up, I'm playing the double of Kateira & Perseus Way. The first selection is Kateira in the Mares' Novice Hurdle. I was very impressed with her win the last day. It was a Class 4 race officially but I thought it would be a race to follow and it is already…

Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore will aim to bounce back from her first defeat at Fairyhouse to win a fourth consecutive Irish Champion Hurdle This year's Dublin Racing Festival looks set to play host to a star-studded line-up after early entries for the two-day Irish calendar highlight at Leopardstown were revealed on Thursday. Eight Grade 1s…

The Churchill gelding was a neck superior to Dixon Cove in the Grade Two event at Chepstow over Christmas. The JP McManus-owned four-year-old had previously finished third at Fairyhouse to Triumph Hurdle favourite Lossiemouth, who subsequently franked that form by winning a Grade Two at Leopardstown on Boxing Day. The Owning Hill handler is keen to…

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…

Newcastle's Flat card features a conditions race over a mile and a quarter with some smart older performers entered up. They include the John & Thady Gosden pair Harrovian and Forest of Dean who finished third and fifth respectively in a listed race at Lingfield in November which has thrown up some winners since. This looks a bit less competitive,…

The week just gone over jumps was a welcome pause after the unrelenting Christmas and New Year action, but it has nevertheless thrown up several Festival clues in the last few years. The feature event at Sandown, the Unibet Tolworth Hurdle, has gone to subsequent Sky Bet Supreme winners Constitution Hill and Summerville Boy in recent seasons, while…

Xcitations jumped with aplomb under Jack Andrews at Sandown to make it four wins from seven over fences. The Pam Sly-trained gelding drew well clear of joint-favourites Corrigeen Rock and Frero Banbou in the Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Chase. Sly's runner had been beaten Elixir De Nutz by a neck on his last run at…

The weekend's action at Leopardstown provided further pointers towards the Cheltenham Festival with plenty of movers in the betting markets ahead of the four-day extravaganza at Prestbury Park in March. Who are the big movers following the sixth renewal of the Dublin Racing Festival? We've taken a look at their impact on the big Grade Ones…

It may have been a race comprised of old favourites but, in keeping with the theme of late, there was a big-price shock in the Veterans' Final at Sandown on Saturday. Wishing And Hoping, one of four teenagers in the line-up, was a 50/1 shot and a shorter price than only one of his 17 rivals, but he rolled back the years to register a…

Love Envoi was an ultra-impressive winner of the Listed Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Mares' Hurdle at Sandown and propelled herself towards the head of the market for the David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham. The Harry Fry -trained seven-year-old travelled supremely well throughout in the two-and-a-half-mile contest and pulled herself to the…

Full replay: Wishing And Hoping triumphs in £100000 prize The most valuable race at Sandown Park today was the £100000 Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase Final, which saw a 50-1 shock result courtesy of Wishing And Hoping. One of four 13 year olds in the 18-runner field, Wishing And Hoping was always at the head of affairs under regular partner Alex…

Xcitations jumped with aplomb under Jack Andrews at Sandown to make it four wins from seven over fences. The Pam Sly-trained gelding drew well clear of joint-favourites Corrigeen Rock and Frero Banbou in the Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Chase. Sly's runner had been beaten Elixir De Nutz by a neck on his last run at…

Tahmuras gave Paul Nicholls a fifth Unibet Tolworth Novices' Hurdle in sauntering to an easy success at Sandown. A stylish winner of a Listed contest at Haydock on his previous run, Harry Cobden's mount travelled supremely well throughout in the two-mile contest, and was content to allow Colonel Harry to make the running under Gavin Sheehan. Though…

A winner at Kempton first time out this season, he finished runner-up in the Elite Hurdle at Wincanton before coming home fourth of five to runaway winner Constitution Hill in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Boxing Day. The evergreen 11-year-old, owned by Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, will build towards the Cheltenham Festival with a possible…

The treats are going to come thick and fast for racing fans over the Christmas week. They include Leopardstown's four-day Christmas Festival, which begins on St Stephen's Day (December 26). This is a superb meeting with a wide array of Graded contests, competitive handicaps and informative bumpers for punters to enjoy. Danny Archer looks ahead to…

TAHMURAS can provide Paul Nicholls with another noivce success at the top level in the Unibet Novices' Tolworth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (2.25pm) at Sandown Park on Saturday afternoon. Nicholls claimed the Challow Hurdle with Hermes Allen at Newbury last week and he is heading to the Cheltenham Festival with a big chance. Now Tahmuras can book…

Trainer Gary Moore believes Saturday's Tolworth Hurdle (2.25) is the strongest for a long time as he prepares Authorised Speed for the first Grade 1 contest of the new year. With Arctic Bresil coming over from Ireland to take on Authorised Speed and the Paul Nicholls-trained Tahmuras, the Unibet-sponsored novice hurdle could provide stronger clues…

It was another fantastic festive period of equine action as Leopardstown and Limerick took centre stage at the end of December. Not surprisingly, Kilkenny trainer Willie Mullins continued to dominate the training sphere over the days after Christmas as he saddled 16 winners, of which were five Grade 1's. In total Mullins had 73 runners over the…

Saint Segal: made it two from two over fences Wednesday: Hereford Jane Williams believed Saint Segal would be a "special horse" from day one and he has proved to be just that and more, with his victory in the 2m novice chase giving the trainer a big lift following a tough few months. Williams' son Chester - who rides and sorts race planning for the…

There are thousands of races in Britain and Ireland each year but it is not always the ones you might expect that prove most popular when it comes to watching the action back. This year's top five most-watched replays on racingpost.com include jump and Flat races, with everything from the Derby to the Irish Arkle covered. With the season's leading…

Inspiratrice: a 200-1 winner at Taunton on Friday Friday: Taunton Three days after enjoying the biggest success of her career in the Welsh Grand National, trainer Nicky Martin struck again as Inspiratrice laughed at her 200-1 odds by landing the juvenile hurdle. Martin wasn't in attendance for The Two Amigos' brave success at Chepstow due to a…

You don't see too many Triumph Hurdle hopes take a trip to Dunstall Park as part of their Cheltenham Festival preparation, but that's what Milton Harris is doing tonight with Scriptwriter. The evening action at Wolverhampton is headlined by this Class 2 Scu Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Handicap (6:00), but I'm not sure anyone was expecting Triumph…

Emerging forces and established stars of the Irish National Hunt scene are set to come out and play at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival. The four-day racing bonanza takes place between Monday, December 26 and Thursday, December 29 and it is set to offer plenty of clues ahead of the big spring meetings. We're sponsoring all seven races on the…

Paddy's Pick 5 is free to play and is back for yet another festive edition on Friday, with another £10000 prize fund up for grabs. See our recommendations to get you started and don't forget to submit your entry! I quite liked the performance of Trojan Horse last time and there's a chance he could be a little underestimated in his follow-up bid. He…

Professional horse racing tipster Andrew Mount takes a good look at today's Spreadex markets t o find the best value spread betting and fixed odds opportunities. Spreadex offers both normal fixed odds betting plus spread betting on horse racing. There are some key differences between this form of gambling and placing regular fixed odds bets. Get…

The four race meetings in England on Wednesday are evenly split between National Hunt and Flat. Action on the Polytrack at Lingfield (1.00-3.45pm) and Kempton (5.00-8.30) bookends the day, with jumps cards from Market Rasen (1.45-4.40) and Wincanton (2.10-5.05) in between. Wednesday's nap is looking to get his hurdles career on the up for Nigel and…

Brazil: produced a smart performance to beat Fil Dor in Grade 3 company at Naas A race that at its entry stage had the likes of Vauban, Pied Piper, Gaelic Warrior, Icare Allen and Irish Point has ended up in an unexpected match - the first two-horse race at declaration stage in Ireland for a decade. There have been nine match races across the last…

It was a shame Edwardstone unseated Tom Cannon at the fifth in the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton. He had been brilliant in the Tingle Creek and this was supposed to be further evidence that he's ready to have a real crack at Energumene in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Alas, it wasn't to be, but at least he returned unscathed and the Champion…

AFTER a few false starts and with the weather causing havoc, the National Hunt finally looks like kicking into top gear over Christmas. And the highlight will be the blockbuster King George on Boxing Day. Sky Sports Racing and Racing TV will have their fair share of the action. But ITV remains the only place to see all the big races without having…

He hadn't run for 644 days, his jockey hadn't ridden a winner for 255 days and he was 22-1 outsider in a field of six but Grandads Cottage defied the odds. The winner got the better of 10-11 favourite Bass Rock by a neck in the novice handicap chase under Will Kennedy, who was smiling in the rain after landing his first success since a…

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…

12:45 Kempton - Artistic Choice 13:05 Chepstow - Broken Halo (each way) 13:20 Kempton - Boothill 13:40 Chepstow - Scriptwriter 13:55 Kempton - Get A Tonic 14:10 Chepstow - Flight Deck (each way) 14:30 Kempton - Nube Negra 14:50 Chepstow - Truckers Lodge (each way) 15:09 Kempton - Kitty's Light (each way) *All prices are bang up to date with our…

Once 5-2 favourite for last year's Derby, High Definition now finds himself among the top six in the betting for this season's Supreme Novices' Hurdle after staying on resolutely to make a winning hurdles debut for Joseph O'Brien. Nearly seven months to the day that he was narrowly denied a Group 1 victory on the Flat by Alenquer in the Tattersalls…

One-time Derby favourite High Definition made a successful start to his jumping career in the opening race of the Christmas Festival at Leopardstown. The Galileo colt looked every inch a Classic contender in the making after charging home to win the Beresford Stakes as a two-year-old, but had failed to get his head in front in 12 subsequent…

Saint Roi and Lossiemouth were the highlights of a sparkling Willie Mullins treble at Leopardstown on Monday. The former came from last to first to open his account over fences in the Brand New Racing Post App Novice Chase at Leopardstown. Fourth in the Irish Champion Hurdle, the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham and the Punchestown Champion Hurdle…

I'm going over to Leopardstown on Boxing Day to ride NUSRET in the Grade 2 Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle and I'm really looking forward to it. I worked Nusret around the Curragh the other day and I really liked what I felt, he's a lovely horse and it'll be nice to see where he ranks in the juvenile pecking order this year. I'm hoping he'll be there…

Merry Christmas to our readers! We have a triple-header of stunning horse racing sign-up offers to continue the festive spirit. Fancy claiming £100 in free bets to use on the Grade 1 equine action? Three cheers for our bookmaker partners, who have pulled out their very best Christmas crackers for you. We will guide you through the simple…

Aside from everything that goes with the Cheltenham Festival in March, there is no better time of the year for racing disciples than Christmas with the finest of equine action everywhere you look. he cream of the Irish crop is certainly at Leopardstown over the next four days, although the opening show is a bit of a slow-burner at the Foxrock…

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 11/2 shot Party Business has started the party early by winning the Handicap Hurdle on Grand National day. Party Business finished ahead of Ilikedwayurthinkin with the pair in an incredible battle in the opening race at Aintree. 1 Party Business (11/2) 2 Ilikedwayurthinkin 3 Mill Green 4 Beauport 5 Coeur Serein Thursday April 7 1.45pm: The SSS…

Delta Work has become a little bit of a forgotten horse. True, he was well beaten in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase on his seasonal debut, but he is never at his best on his seasonal return, and he reportedly came home lame that day, so you can allow him that. Gordon Elliott's horse was one of the top staying novice chasers last season. He beat Le…

First published on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Captain Tim Forster was sitting in his battered Range Rover at the top of the gallops, on the Downs near Letcombe Bassett, waiting for his slowcoach chasers to lumber into view. When the first of them finally did, ears flopping, it was a horse about to run at Sandown's annual military meeting, where…

Knight Salute (left): one of Britain's leading juvenile hurdlers last season Milton Harris has been dealt a bitter blow with the news that his stable star and Grade 1-winning hurdler Knight Salute has been ruled out for the rest of the season and may never return to the track after suffering a life-threatening injury. The popular performer, who was…

Jury Duty: Gordon Elliott star has interesting Grand National claims One of the features of the three-day Randox Health Grand National meeting is that so many Cheltenham Festival winners return in a bid to follow up. That means there can be some value to be found with horses at bigger prices. Here are four dark horses who could give the big names…