#Mares' Novice Hurdle

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…

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…

Shark Hanlon has never been one to shy away from the big occasion and believes it will take a "fair one" to beat bet365 Gold Cup winner Hewick in next week's Galway Plate. The trainer is readying the seven-year-old for a tilt at the €270000 contest on Wednesday, July 27 (6.40) on his first start over fences since a dominant display on the final day…

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…

Racing expert Kevin Blake was the toast of many punters yesterday when his three selections won at the Cheltenham Festival. Blake picked Mrs Milner (12/1) in the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle, Telmesomethinggirl (6/1) in the Mares' Novice Hurdle and Mount Ida (9/2) in the Kim Muir Handicap Chase. One punter from Waterford wagered a €20 each-way treble…

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…

Ben Clarke: trainer hoping to land a valuable pot with Endless Escape Monday: Wincanton Trainer Ben Clarke geared up for The Galloping Bear's Welsh National run in the best possible style when bargain buy Endless Escape routed her rivals in the 1m7f mares' novice hurdle. The race wasn't without drama as Roccstar Bay became unsteerable on the home…

PAISLEY PARK is tipped to regain his Stayers' Hurdle crown in the feature race of day three at the Cheltenham Festival. The 2019 hero is back to his Grade 1 best this season and he can lift the Paddy Power-sponsored prize for jockey Aidan Coleman, trainer Emma Lavelle and owner Andrew Gemmell. Coleman was thrilled yesterday when Put The Kettle On…

Another blank week of jumps racing has forced me, not unreluctantly I should add, to widen the scope of the column this week. The latest prolonged cold snap might not have been as severe as some of those in my living memory - December in 1981 in Newcastle in my second year at Uni living in a soon-to-be-condemned terrace in Elswick with three others…

The Gordon Elliott-trained Itswhatunitesus successfully conceded weight all round in the opening Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Rated Novice Hurdle. The five-year-old was a maiden winner at Cork in November under the recently retired Davy Russell and, sent off at 5/4, duly followed up in the hands of stable jockey Jack Kennedy. Kennedy kept things…

You would be forgiven for thinking we are set for a Willie Mullins match between Energumene and Chacun Pour Soi in Tuesday's feature Champion Chase (5.25) but the market suggests Envoi Allen should not be discounted at a double-figure price. The Cheveley Park-owned eight-year-old has reverted to two miles on his last couple of starts, winning a…

Appreciate It made a winning debut over fences for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend at Punchestown. As he often does, Townend kept things simple by bouncing into an early lead on the 2021 Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner. A problem last season meant he was only seen once, in the Champion Hurdle when he finished seventh behind Honeysuckle. Sent chasing…

Tickets have been snapped up by fans eager to return to the Cheltenham Festival, after no crowds in 2021. Willie Mullins and Rachael Blackmore are two of the big names chasing winners Chris Hughes takes a tour of Dan Skelton's racing stables before Cheltenham Fans are counting down the days to the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. One of the biggest weeks…

The 13:45 at Tramore on Tuesday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. Timeform's weight-adjusted ratings for the mares' handicap hurdle at Tramore (13:45) are headed by Carrig Carol (121) who arrives on the back of a decisive success at Fairyhouse last month. Carrig Carol…

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…

A RARE Triple Crown attempt is on the cards for Constitution Hill as racing's most exciting prospect is finally unleashed at Newcastle today. After only three runs, Constitution Hill is just 7lb off officially being more talented than triple Champion Hurdle hero and legend Istabraq - that's why today's Grade 1 event is a'must win' event. Last…

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…

SIR ALEX FERGUSON, the legendary Manchester United manager, will again be present at the Cheltenham Festival this year. And Fergie is being tipped to land a whopping £250000 windfall at Prestbury Park! The Manchester United great is one of the co-owners of superstar chaser Protektorat, his sole charge this year. Trained by Dan Skelton, the…

Reigning champion Minella Indo will be hoping to make it successive Gold Cup wins toward the end of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival, but will face plenty of competition from the likes of last year's National Hunt Chase winner Galvin and previous two-time winner of this race Al Boum Photo. That all comes after four full days of racing though, with…

A fruitful day did not result in Nicky Henderson getting carried away with talk of becoming champion trainer, but he reiterated his claims James Bowen would be champion jockey one day. His comment came after Bowen's effort on First Street in the Coral-sponsored race better known as the Gerry Feilden. Henderson, like many in the sport, was blown…

Many a true word is said in jest as the saying goes and I was reminded of that maxim when reading a tweet early last week that said there would be more Festival clues at Fairyhouse last Tuesday than there had been at Cheltenham the previous weekend. Given the star entries at Ascot's upcoming weekend fixture, I doubt the poster also had it in the…

Klassical Dream made light of a long absence as he ran out a hugely impressive winner of the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle at Punchestown. ready winner of the Supreme Novices' Hurdle in 2019, when he also followed up at this meeting, his career hit the buffers last season. Sent off an odds-on favourite in two Grade One outings, he was beaten in…

Trainer Alan King hasn't had a Cheltenham Festival winner since Uxizandre won the Ryanair Chase in 2015, but the exciting Edwardstone has an outstanding chance in what looks to be a somewhat weak renewal of the Arkle. A Grade One winner at Sandown in December, he put a number of decent horses to the sword quite easily in the Kingmaker Novices'…

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…

Mighty Potter: dual Grade 1 winner makes his seasonal reappearance at Down Royal Friday: Down Royal Gordon Elliott unleashes some of his biggest stars across Friday and Saturday's action at Down Royal, with dual Grade 1 winner Mighty Potter one of his standout representatives. Elliott has won Friday's 2m3½f Tote-sponsored beginners' chase (3.15)…

The Irish Grand National 2022 takes place at 5pm on Monday, April 18. It's the big race on the third and final day of the Easter Festival at Fairyhouse that will have a lot of fans interested. Jockey Robbie Power has won the Irish Grand National before, on Our Duke in 2017 and knows what it takes to win the big races.

It's finally here… the eagerly awaited jumps season! We have plenty of fantastic racing to get stuck into between now and Christmas and then it is full steam ahead towards those Spring Festivals that we all love. To kick us off, we have the two-day Jumps Season Opener at Chepstow and here are my selections for the first day. Let's hope we can get…

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…

There are plenty of superstars in action at Down Royal on Friday and Saturday, as well as some potential stars. Harry Allwood pinpoints the five key horses to look out for over the two days. Watch EVERY race from Down Royal on Friday and Saturday live on Racing TV! It is fair to say we are in for a treat at the Ladbrokes Festival Of Racing at Down…

ONE Cheltenham Festival punter can bag a big payday - without their horses even running. That's because the bettor's amazing prediction has seen the horses he backed at big odds absolutely plummet in price. For months, ante post punters have been piling into bets hoping to catch a future star at much bigger odds. There have been some betslip…

It is considered to be the Olympic Games of jump racing - pitting the season's best horses against one another. The much-loved Cheltenham Festival is back once again in March - promising four scintillating days of action at the iconic Prestbury Park racecourse. There will be 28 races in total, featuring the very best jockeys and trainers from…