Jump Racing
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...
Cheltenham Festival selections Friday 15th March All too quickly we are on to the final day at Cheltenham and the Blue Riband event of the week, the Gold Cup. Although we were successful in following Galopin Des Champs last year, I am keen to take on the favourite this...
Cheltenham Festival selections Thursday 14th March Thursday is usually the most open day for punters with bigger fields and three handicaps lending themselves to more betting opportunities. This year’s card looks no different. I am having a go at all three handicaps on the day, plus the Ryanair Chase....
Cheltenham Festival selections Wednesday 13th March There could be a distinct case of deja vu about today’s racing. El Fabiolo can upgrade his Arkle win of 2023 to land the featured Champion Chase. I would have fancied Delta Work to take a third consecutive Cross Country until that race...
Cheltenham Festival selections Tuesday 12th March We are all set to go for the first day of four at Cheltenham and despite a couple of Willie Mullins odds on shots for the big two hurdles, the opening day has a little more open look than perhaps has been the...
The four day Christmas Festival at Leopardstown commences on Tuesday and it promises to see even more of the top jumping stars than usual appearing over the course of the week. The Savills Chase will take pride of place on Thursday, but the action will be high quality from...
The post Christmas highlight in the racing calendar is the King George Chase at Kempton and on Tuesday the big race will take place once more with six contenders set to line up. Both of Paul Nicholls’ challengers, Frodon (2020) and Bravemansgame (2022) bid for a second success in...
Listowel selection Wednesday 20th September The Harvest Festival at Listowel reaches its feature contest on Wednesday as the Kerry National takes place on what is likely to be a wild and windy day. Gordon Elliott saddles seven of the eighteen runners and he provides my pick. Headline selection Poet...
Punchestown selections Saturday 30th April The final day of five at Punchestown and the action certainly looks ultra competitive today with three big field handicaps plus two Grade 1 hurdles. I have selections from a mix of those contests. We had a cracking day on Thursday with Lilith a...
Punchestown selections Thursday 28th April A real mix of races for Thursday at Punchestown including the premier Cross Country race of the week, the La Touche Cup and the Grade 1 Stayers Hurdle. However I am concentrating on three other races on the card. Egality Mans was placed for...
