There are six Saturdays till Christmas and racing fans will be facing a battle to stay in front of the box as the national hunt season really heats up. The call of Christmas shopping will be hard for some to resist, but it is worth it. Here’s our look...
King can reign on Champions Day Steve Hughes looks ahead to the big finale of the 2019 flat season at Ascot Very testing ground on the straight track at Ascot, so soft ground specialists are likely to be to the fore. I have selections for all three races...
Worth making the Longchamp Journey Steve Hughes has two picks for Arc day at Longchamp Perhaps the biggest day in the European racing calendar takes place on Sunday with the Arc meeting at Longchamp. It looks difficult to oppose the warm favourite Enable in the big race on her...
No soft Touch with Fahey’s gelding Steve Hughes looks ahead to the final and biggest day of the biggest Scottish meeting of the season at Ayr The Ayr Gold Cup is the centrepiece of today’s entertainment and I have a few goes at the big race. I also have...
Tudhope & Goldie the men to follow on Friday Steve Hughes has selections from two races at Ayr on Friday The Western Meeting continues at Ayr and the action goes up a gear with a couple of listed races and two cracking handicaps. It is the two handicaps that...
Story can make the Ayr headlines Steve Hughes has a selection for the first day of Ayr’s meeting – the biggest fixture in the Scottish flat racing calendar. A bumper eight race card gets things underway in Scotland and a dry few days means we should get good going...
Counter set for Curragh attack Steve Hughes has two selections for the Curragh leg of Irish Champions weekend I imagine this is what the authorities had in mind when they put together Irish Champions weekend a few years ago. Top class racing with big fields throughout. Four Group 1...
Iron Ron can prove hard to pass Steve Hughes has selections from three Festival meetings on Saturday We are spoilt for choice with both Listowel’s Harvest Festival and Doncaster’s Leger meeting concluding their weeks entertainment today and Irish Champions Weekend starting with a huge pot of prize/money up for...
Into Intisaab at Donny Steve Hughes has selections for the continuation of the festival meetings at Listowel and Doncaster on Friday There are some disappointing sized fields in the handicaps at Doncaster, but finding winners there on Friday will still take a bit of doing. I have selections from...
Make Chosen your Mate Steve Hughes has picks from a race each at Listowel and Doncaster on Thursday Listowel stages a big handicap hurdle on their Thursday card and I fancy a youngster just out of the novice ranks. There are too many 2yo races for my liking at...
