Newbury selections Saturday 8th February Another new name for one of Britain’s foremost handicap hurdles with William Hill taking over sponsorship of the feature betting race at Newbury. However this is a race which Nicky Henderson has already won six times under its various guises and I fancy his...
This week saw the latest set of entries for the Grand National, to be run on 13th April at Aintree and despite the withdrawal of top weight Hewick, who will be aimed at a Grade 1 Chase at the meeting earlier in the week, we have a top quality...
Easter weekend always means Fairyhouse and the Irish National meeting. Steady rain over the past few weeks means we will be having unusually slow ground and those horses who prefer fast ground are not likely to be seen over the course of the three days in County Meath. The...
The biggest race in Europe, the Prix De L’Arc de Triomphe is upon us again this weekend. The best middle-distance horses from Britain, Ireland, France and beyond meet up to effectively decide the 12f champion of the world. This year’s edition looks potentially above average, but whether the winner...
The Nunthorpe Stakes is another of the Group 1 events at the York Ebor meeting. It was originally staged as a lowly seller in 1903, but since 1922 was upgraded to the top class 5f race it is today. The race was known as the William Hill Sprint Championship...
