Cheltenham Race Festival

World Out To Rule Again In Irish Derby

Jockey — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:34:21 +0000

Connections of the recent Investec Derby winner Rule of the World will be out to prove a point to the official assessor when their charge bids to follow up his Epsom triumph with victory in the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh on June 29. The son of Galileo was given [...]

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Scott May Be Back For A Final Stewards Cup Tilt

Jockey — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:36:57 +0000

The news that Robin Bastiman’s much-loved veteran sprinter, Borderlescott, looks like returning to the track for one final season raises the prospect of the 11-year-older sprinter having one final throw of the dice in the ultra-competitive Blue Square Stewards Cup at Glorious Goodwood on August 3. The dual Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes winner has proved [...]

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Conor And Hurricane Head Ante-Post Champion Hurdle Market

Jockey — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:00:10 +0000

The 2014 Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival might seem a long way off, but there’s no doubt that thoughts of the top-class race will never be far from the respective minds of horse racing betting fans or the connections of dual champion Hurricane Fly and the new kid on the block, Our Conor. The [...]

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Nothing Gloomy About Sunday’s Sandown Romp

Jockey — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:39:58 +0000

In testing ground on a gloomy Thursday evening at Sandown, Gloom Sunday lit up the racing scene and announced herself as a potential staying star this season with an authoritative success in the Group s Seymour Pierce Henry II Stakes, writes Elliot Slater. A rare British runner for French handler Christophe Ferland, Gloomy Sunday [...]

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Impressive Winsili Books Ticket To Royal Ascot

Jockey — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:05 +0000

John Gosden’s Winsili certainly appears to have done very well over the winter and proved herself a filly to follow with an impressive success at Newbury in the listed Sweetenham Stud Fillies’ Trial Stakes, a race that has been won by some smart performers over the years. The Prince Khaled Abdullah-owned three-year-old had shown plenty [...]

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Kingsbarns Unlikely To Run At Epsom

Jockey — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:19:15 +0000

The Aidan O’Brien-trained Kingsbarns seems most unlikely to find a place in the starting line-up for the Group 1 Investec Derby at Epsom on June 1 after his handler confirmed the colt will not be ready in time to run in any of the recognised Derby trials, writes Elliot Slater. One of last season’s highest [...]

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Will Cheltenham Form Continue To Hold Up At Punchestown Festival?

Jockey — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:12:29 +0000

Written by Sam Darby It’s been a great week so far at Punchestown with the promise of more to come over the next couple of days at the Irish equivalent of the Cheltenham Festival. There have already been some strong pointers towards next year’s Cheltenham Festival betting tips not least for the big one itself, [...]

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Punchestown To Get The Sprinter Sacre Treatment

Jockey — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:24:41 +0000

Nicky Henderson made it clear after Sprinter Sacre’s amazing win at Aintree earlier in the month that it would be nice for Irish racegoers to see the mighty horse in action, and the green light has now been given for the brilliant Cheltenham Festival winner to make his first trip overseas. Fabulous as it will [...]

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Classy Poungach To Tackle New Trip At Ayr

Jockey — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:15:56 +0000

Although he’s had plenty of runners in the race over the years champion trainer Paul Nicholls has only landed the Coral Scottish Grand National on one occasion – with Belmont King in 1997 – but the Ditcheat handler is hoping to improve his record with the classy Poungach set to step up dramatically in trip. [...]

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Neer Enhances His 2000 Guineas Claims

Jockey — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:57:27 +0000

The Richard Hannon-trained Van Der Neer looks a potentially interesting candidate for the forthcoming Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 4, after putting up a professional display to make a winning reappearance at Lingfield on Polytrack in the listed International Trial Stakes. The three-year-old, who looks as though he will stay well, has now [...]

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