#Market Rasen

Energumene: is entered into the Clarence House at Ascot on Saturday The week kicks off with two seven-race cards at Fontwell and Hereford. At the former, the Chris Gordon-trained Coolvalla is attempting to complete a four-timer in the £20000 3m2f handicap chase (2.30). Three runners go to post in Hereford's feature race, the 3m1f novice handicap…

Our man Garry Owen has picked out his tips on a busy day of racing action. Don't forget to follow all of Saturday's action in our weekly LIVE horse racing blog. CLEVELAND (3.15) can take advantage of a smart piece of placing by Aidan O'Brien in the Chester Cup. The four-year-old was an eye-catching fifth to Layfayette on his return in a 1m 2f Group…

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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,…

Francky Du Berlais gives trainer Peter Bowen an eighth win in the Unibet Summer Plate at Market Rasen The Bowen family continued their remarkable domination in the Unibet Summer Plate at Market Rasen when Francky Du Berlais gave winning trainer Peter a record eighth victory in the chase. Francky Du Berlais became the first horse to take the prize…

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Chianti Classico: made it 3-3 over hurdles at Wincanton Saturday: Wincanton A fascinating 100-year story lies behind the red and cream silks owned by Sir Francis Brooke, and a new piece of history for the colours could be on the verge of being created by Chianti Classico, as he underlined his major potential with a third victory over hurdles. The…

Messire Des Obeaux: won at the highest level over hurdles Paul Nicholls trained the winner of this race in 2021 and in the previous five runnings was responsible for the favourite. It is doubtful that any of those market leaders were as well handicapped as Magic Saint might be. Less than two years ago, Magic Saint finished second in the Silver…

Pasvolsky: one of four last-time-out winners among the nine runners This is a good-quality contest but features a bunch of classy'nearly' horses who have flattered to deceive. Take Beakstown as an example. He has come up against smart opponents like Sam Spinner, Champ, Mister Fisher and Imperial Aura in chases and run well in their company, but how…

13:15 Sandown - CERTAINLY RED 13:30 Wincanton - MESSIRE DES OBEAUX 13:50 Sandown - FRERO BANBOU 14:05 Wincanton - ANOTHER CRICK 14:25 Sandown - AUTHORISED SPEED 15:00 Sandown - SAINT XAVIER 15:15 Wincanton - CHIANTI CLASSICO 15:35 Sandown - LIGHTLY SQUEEZE *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at…

It is the first afternoon of racing at Wincanton of the New Year and the ITV Racing cameras are in town showing three live contests on terrestrial television. Virgin Bet are sponsors of the entire card, with seven races underway from 12.20pm through until 3.50pm and our racing expert has taken a look at all the Wincanton action on Saturday. Kim…

The gelded son of Authorized will face seven rivals when bidding to extend his unbeaten run over hurdles on his return to Grade One company in the two-mile prize, which was claimed 12 months ago by current Unibet Champion Hurdle favourite Constitution Hill. While victory for Moore would be a first in the race, he feels it would be extra fitting for…

Eight days later than advertised, Newbury's Betfair Hurdle will take place on Sunday afternoon, giving racing fans a nice boost after the original card was lost to freezing temperatures last Saturday. The Betfair Hurdle (3.35pm) is the feature race on "Super Sunday" at Newbury and has attracted a top-class field of 24 runners. Our tipster has a…

There are four race meetings across the UK and Ireland on the first Wednesday of the year. Jumps fare comes from Hereford (1.00-4.00pm) and there's a trio of all-weather cards at Newcastle (11.50-3.20), Dundalk (1.40-5.15) and Kempton (4.55-8.30). Wednesday's nap has been in cracking form over hurdles and fences since joining trainer Ryan Potter…

There's plenty of top-class jumps racing this weekend with New Years Day kicking off 2023 in style at Cheltenham with the Grade 2 Relkeel Hurdle and big fields at Fairyhouse. There's multiple races to get behind on Sunday with graded, Class 1 and 2 contests ushering in the new year with a bang at Cheltenham, including the Paddy Power New Year's Day…

Simply The Betts: can he go one better after finishing second in the race last year? In a normal season, the Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase would be the most winnable of the major handicap chases around 2m4f at Cheltenham. That was the lesson from findings presented in these pages before the December Gold Cup on December 10, but the fact…

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…

Alex Hales: recorded an across-the-card double on Wednesday Wednesday: Catterick Alex Hales admitted to feeling slightly disappointed with stable star Millers Bank's run in the King George but showed his team was in strong form when Happy And Fine ran out an easy winner of the 2m3½f handicap hurdle. The five-year-old was recording back-to-back wins…

Leopardstown is once more the mainstay for the ITV Racing team on Thursday, with another brace of Grade 1 races from the Foxrock track on the final afternoon of its Christmas Festival. The Neville Hotels Novices Chase (1.45pm) and the Matheson Hurdle (2.20pm) are the features from Leopardstown, with ITV showing four races from Ireland alongside two…

There's another action-packed day of top quality National Hunt racing in front of the ITV Racing cameras and our in-house tipster Steve Chambers picks out his best bets from Leopardstown and Leicester on Wednesday afternoon... Reigning dual Stayers' Hurdle hero Flooring Porter will be a warm order for the Grade 1 Jack De Bromhead Christmas Hurdle,…

Paisley Park should enjoy a victory stroll in the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (3.30) at Cheltenham today. Emma Lavelle's star captured Thursday's feature race 12 months ago and returns to the Festival on the back of a seven-race winning streak. "He's done everything right - he's barely foot a put wrong - and hopefully we can do it again," said the…

The memories of Cheltenham Festival are fading and it's all systems go for the Grand National at Aintree. The Scottish National takes place at Ayr before that and we'll be building up to next month's action every day. Market Rasen's feature at 3:20 saw One True King hold off the persistent threat of Royal Pretender as the pair gave us a finish…

Kachy declared a Non-Runner on Friday morning... Cleonte can make his class tell in another thoroughly competitive renewal of the Sportpesa Chester Cup on the Roodee. The six-year-old was good enough to win at Listed level and be placed in Group Three company when trained by Andre Fabre in France, but he has not really hit the same kind of heights…

Warwick: the scene of O'Neill's first victory Thursday: Warwick Amazing was how Danni O'Neill described the feeling of sending out her first winner after 22-1 chance Commander Miller struck in the 2m3f maiden hurdle. O'Neill, who has been training under rules since 2018, has had to be patient for a breakthrough success with the likes of Bardd…

The live action continues to come thick and fast on Sky Sports Racing with three Flat meetings and an evening jumps card to enjoy on Wednesday. Her Majesty The Queen will be hoping to add another winner to her tally as Naval College aims to get off the mark at the fourth attempt for trainer Sir Michael Stoute in the at Lingfield. The three-year-old…

Frost and snow has hit hard in Britain and Ireland but over the festive period ITV are planning on covering action from 14 race meetings, featuring 41 races in total, across six joyous days of high-octane racing. From Boxing Day right through to New Year's Day, the Christmas jumpers are out in force and here we highlight the full schedule including…

The mercury has plummeted, the snow is falling, and horse racing across the UK and Ireland has fallen foul of the weather. Saturday at Cheltenham - day two of the International Meeting - was scrapped due to frozen ground while Doncaster and Hereford were also forced to cancel for the same reason. The ITV Racing team switched their focus to…

With freezing temperatures and snow across the UK and Ireland, it's no surprise that Monday's scheduled jumps meetings at Market Rasen and Plumpton have been abandoned. However, the three all-weather Flat meetings do go ahead, at Lingfield (11.42-3.20pm), Dundalk (2.45-5.45) and Wolverhampton (5.30-8.30). Monday's nap is a course-and-distance…

Harry Cobden believes Henri The Second could be the'real deal' after following in the hoof prints of his half-brother Enrilo to provide trainer Paul Nicholls with a record-equalling fifth win in the Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle at Sandown Park this afternoon. After filling the runner-up spot on his hurdles debut at Chepstow 38 days ago the…

Four race meetings take place in Britain and Ireland on Tuesday, with jumps dominating on a relatively busy afternoon. National Hunt meetings are under way early from Uttoxeter (11.55-3.25), Fontwell (12.35-3.35) and Tramore (12.45-3.45) while the evening all-weather offering is on the Tapeta at Southwell (4.20-8.20). Tuesday's nap is a gelded son…

Paul Nicholls: has defended British trainers The best quotes from the racing world this week. . . I thought it was a load of bull****, we run our horses where we think it's best for them. We're not frightened of anyone, we're not ducking and diving and trying to avoid running against each other. I didn't agree with a word of it Paul Nicholls hits…

Grand National hero Noble Yeats made a spectacular return to Aintree in claiming the Boylesports Many Clouds Chase. Emmet Mullins' Irish raider was a 50-1 outsider in April when he provided amateur Sam Waley-Cohen with a fairytale farewell to the saddle and also became the first seven-year-old since Bogskar in 1940 to win the world's most famous…

The Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle is one of the big betting races on Thursday at the Cheltenham Festival. The contest always attracts a bumper field of runners due to the riches on offer to connections of horses that would otherwise fall short of the standard required for the top level. A top-six finish in one of the many qualification…

Harry Cobden believes Henri The Second could be the'real deal' after following in the hoofprints of his half-brother Enrilo to provide trainer Paul Nicholls with a record-equalling fifth win in the Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle at Sandown Park. After filling the runner-up spot on his hurdles debut at Chepstow 38 days ago the gelded son of…

FURIOUS punters slammed the'disgraceful' racing conditions at Wincanton - as thick fog meant no one could see a thing. Conditions meant that the helicopter of top amateur jockey Patrick Mullins was not able to land and he was diverted to Birmingham Airport. Mullins was set to make a rare appearance at the Somerset venue aboard Filey Bay in the…

TEMPLEGATE takes on a simply massive Saturday of action confident of banging in a few winners. Our man has all the action covered from Doncaster to Kentucky via Down Royal. You can find his top three tips below - but don't forget to check out his race-by-race guide to ALL the top class Breeders' Cup action HERE as well. Our top tipster also goes…

And just like that, we're already at December! Thursday's free Geegeez GOLD feature is Instant Expert, by far the most popular tab on our racecards and that's because it has the ability to condense the entire form profile of every runner in the race into a single, easily digestible, view. The report covers the form in terms of wins (or places),…

Racing League returns to Sky Sports Racing on Thursday as Doncaster hosts the competition opener, while it is Challenge Cup day at Brighton and Hollie Doyle is in action at Yarmouth. Hayley Turner, runner-up in the inaugural Racing League jockeys' title race, heads to Doncaster for the opening night of this year's regional team-based competition…

Racing on Thursday in the UK and Ireland comes from the turf at Market Rasen (12.07-3.10), Leicester (12.15-3.17), Wincanton (12.25-3.25) and Thurles (12.32-3.35), and on the all-weather at Chelmsford (4.30-8.30). Thursday's nap is a Venetia Williams runner looking to score for the first time in the UK and he has a great opportunity in a novice…

CONFLATED has the ability to crush the hopes of two past winners of today's Betway Bowl Chase by taking the Aintree prize. Both Clan Des Obeaux, winner of last year's contest, and Kemboy, successful in the 2019 race, have disappointed this season, suggesting they are now on the decline. In contrast CONFLATED (2.55, nap, ITV) has stepped up to the…

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,…

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It is six years since the Maidford-based trainer took over the licence from the retiring John Upson and it took her until earlier this season to enjoy her first success, with Dellboy Trotter registering back-to-back wins at Market Rasen. With a string of "five or six" horses in training, Leeson admits she has thought about calling it a day, but she…

Get the most interesting trends and statistics from today's horse racing with the free Stat Selector tips and best bets. Smart Stat: 32% - Harry Skelton's strike rate at WETHERBY Knickerbockerglory was progressive towards the end of last season over hurdles and made a winning start over fences at Ffos Las earlier this month. Admittedly, that was…