#Third Time Lucki

Newsboy has napped Dan Skelton's Protektorat in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham races. The horse is part-owned by Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson PROTEKTORAT is fancied to make light of top weight in the Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.15) at Cheltenham this afternoon. Jumps fans are in for a treat as the two-and-a-half-mile test, viewed…

Galia Des Liteaux never put a foot wrong as she jumped her rivals into submission in the eventmasters.co.uk Hampton Novices' Chase at Warwick. Dan Skelton has made no secret of the regard in which he holds the seven-year-old mare, and when she won a Listed event for mares on her chasing debut the sky looked the limit. Upped to Grade One level for…

Windsor Avenue produced a dramatic 40/1 shock win in a gruelling Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster for Northern-based trainer Brian Ellison. The 10-year-old, whose last victory was back in November 2019, picked off Kerry Lee's Storm Control who ran out of steam in the final few strides on Town Moor. Windsor Avenue, wearing blinkers for the first time, led…

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…

Kempton's Ladbrokes King George (3.00) was won by the outsider Frodon, giving trainer Paul Nicholls his 12th success in the race Bryony Frost judged her fractions to perfection as Frodon served up a 20-1 shock in the 2020 Ladbrokes King George VI Chase. The pair have had a tremendous partnership in recent seasons and hit the heights in the festive…

SUN Racing tackles Saturday's racing looking to find some winners on a huge day of racing - provided it goes ahead. Read on for our tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. LONGSHOT SIMPLY THE BETTS (1.50 Cheltenham) He can put his stamina to good use and hit the frame in this open race for amateur jockey David Maxwell. THIEF THIRD TIME…

2022-04-09Saturday ITV Racing Tips: Best bets for day three of the Grand National Festival Our five picks are listed below, with full race analysis further down the page, while the highly informative Aintree race card is just a click away in Planet Sport's Racing Live Centre. Selections: Stage Star each-way (14.25 Aintree) Edwardstone (15.00…

eel the roar greeting the opener at the Cheltenham Festival this afternoon and you will soon realise how much you missed it. With two novice races of nine runners or less, day one reflects the field-size issues that have become a major concern in British racing - yet the opener still goes back in time. Nicky Henderson supplies a hot favourite and…

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…

Shishkin is a perfect 7-7 over fences after defeating Energumene last time. Nicky Henderson's star is a red hot favourite to extend his unbeaten run in Wednesday's Champion Chase Shishkin is favourite for the Champion Chase The home team go in search of a greater share of the Festival's top prizes at Cheltenham 2022. A year ago British runners took…

There is a simple but effective example in the Plate of the sort of trends worth noting and those that are stories, which are of use to the casual viewer but not to punters. The link has been made from Celebre D'Allen to Salut Flo and Ballynagour, who both won this race in the same colours early in the 2010s. You would have heard less often that…

The Grand National isn't the most prestigious horse race in the world for nothing. It's an incredibly challenging course, featuring 30 jumps (16 fences, with 14 of those being jumped twice) on the four-mile and two and a half furlong race. But, while safety improvements have been made in recent years, the Grand National remains a challenging task…

Stars are coming out to play on Saturday afternoon and the ITV Racing cameras will be at Ascot and Haydock to see them strutting their stuff. Gold Cup hero A Plus Tard is the main attraction in Haydock's Betfair Chase, while at Ascot fellow Cheltenham Festival scorers Constitution Hill and L'Homme Presse make their seasonal comebacks. Our racing…

Jack Nicol takes a look ahead to the 2022 Cheltenham Festival and pinpoints five contenders he believes have strong credentials. Best odds: 16-1. State Man bolted up at Limerick when last seen The Cheltenham Festival opener looks sure to be one of the races of the meeting, and one of the strongest renewals in recent years. Certainly since Altior…

Grey Diamond (left): bids for more glory at Cheltenham on Friday Punters are well advised to keep Sam Thomas-trained runners on their side for any major handicap over the jumps and the stats reinforce that assertion. The trainer has won with seven of his 19 runners in handicaps worth £40000 or more since October 2021 for an impressive 37 per cent…

At the time of writing, there are mixed messages about the weather forecast for Tuesday night going into Wednesday at Cheltenham. The Old Course, which plays host to the first two days of the Festival, hadn't been watered at all in preparation and the times from the first day suggested the going was good. Yet having looked as if there was clearly…

Nobody has saddled more winners of the Haldon Gold Cup than Paul Nicholls and it's a race that the Ditcheat trainer targets. Top names like Flagship Uberalles, Azertyuiop, Politologue and Greaneteen are on the roll of honour, and Greaneteen is back for the third season in a row. The eight-year-old was making his seasonal reappearance when winning…

The ITV Racing team will pitch up at Exeter on Tuesday afternoon, before the coverage heads over to Keeneland for day one of the Breeders' Cup. Exeter's card on Friday is headlined by the Haldon Gold Cup, a Grade Two handicap that's been won by top chasers like Viking Flagship, Best Mate and Cue Card down the years. We look through the confirmed…

ITV Racing will be covering races at Exeter and Down Royal on Friday in what is a star-studded day of racing. Gordon Elliott will be hoping for a big day in Northern Ireland in a meeting that he does like to target with some smart types, with Pied Piper making his second start of the season in the WKD Hurdle. Viewers of ITV racing will be hoping to…

Two of the crown jewels in the West Country racing calendar are combining for the first time this weekend - with a star-studded equine line-up helping the region take centre stage. The idea of creating the "double" was a Jockey Club initiative that has seen Exeter's Haldon Cup Day move from its traditional Tuesday slot to a Friday, joining it onto…

The ITV Racing cameras are at Exeter and Down Royal on Friday, in what marks a rare appearance on terrestrial television in the UK for both courses. The broadcast is on ITV4 from 1.10 to 4.00pm. Our expert has predictions for all seven races, the highlight of which is the Haldon Gold Cup at 3.35. Enda McElhinney has recommendations for all seven…

1pt win Masters Legacy in 3.00 Exeter at 9/1 (General) 1pt e.w. Be Your Best in 8.20 Keeneland at 18/1 (Sky Bet, William Hill 1/5 1,2,3,4,5) Some classy jumpers are on show across ITV4's Exeter and Down Royal coverage, before attentions turn to Future Stars Friday at the Breeders' Cup, but attractive betting races are unsurprisingly at a premium.

Here's a quick bit of detail on our hot selections for Friday's action, you can find the full list of tips for every race across all the tracks at the bottom of the page. It is difficult to look beyond Lallygag in the Extra Places Every Day At Betway Novices' Hurdle. The Hereford bumper winner was admittedly found a gilt-edged opportunity to make a…

There's a real treat for National Hunt fans on Friday afternoon as the ITV Racing cameras will show top notch action from Exeter and Down Royal, and there could be some potential Cheltenham Festival clues for punters on offer on a sparkling day's racing... #Ad. 18+. Play Safe. New customers using Promo code H30 only, Min £10/€10 stake, min odds…

A total of five horses were declared for the Grade Two limited handicap chase over an extended two miles and a furlong and Third Time Lucki is currently the 7/4 favourite market leader. The seven-year-old won three of his six starts last season, scoring twice at Cheltenham (including in the Grade Two November Novices' Chase) and in the Grade Two…

The clocks have gone back, but the Betway Haldon Gold Cup has gone forwards. A race that is usually always run on the first Tuesday in November, following the Melbourne Cup, takes place 72 hours later this year. It looks a good new slot for an £80000 contest that, while perhaps not stopping the nation, is always a good race in its own right and can…

While for most Christmas is all about tradition, family and plenty of food, it's on Boxing Day that the real excitement begins for racing fans - accompanied by all those Christmas leftovers, of course. Enjoy the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase and a brilliant card from Kempton live on Racing TV There are 11 scheduled meetings across Britain and…

Flooring Porter: entered for the Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree on Saturday Flooring Porter and Edwardstone will be the star names on the rest of Grand National day card with the pair out to complete a rare Cheltenham and Aintree double on Saturday. The former became the first since the brilliant Big Buck's to land back-to-back Stayers' Hurdle in…

There are just four weeks left until the Cheltenham Festival in mid-March. On Saturday and Sunday there was another cracking weekend of action, with the main dishes coming in England after the Dublin Racing Festival took centre stage the previous weekend. The leading novice chasers on British soil will fancy their hopes of Cheltenham Festival glory…

Chantry House: one of five declarations for the Cotswold Chase Chantry House will sport cheekpieces for the first time in Saturday's Cotswold Chase (2.30) but does not take on talented novice Ahoy Senor in the Grade 2 event. Ahoy Senor had the option of entering open company at the weekend but instead is likely to contest the Towton Novices' Chase…

Ferny Hollow: was ante-post favourite for the day one two-mile novice chase showpiece Red-hot Sporting Life Arkle favourite Ferny Hollow will miss the Cheltenham Festival after suffering a suspensory ligament injury. A top-priced 6-4 favourite for the day one two-mile novice chase, Ferny Hollow will miss the remainder of the season. Willie Mullins…