Newmarket & Punchestown selections Saturday 1st May It is the final day of five at Punchestown and it looks the best day for betting with plenty of wide open handicaps and even the Grade 1 races are competitive. I have selections for the two handicap chases. However Punchestown has...
Steve Hughes has two horses to look out for at the Festival Soviet Pimpernel A horse that has caught my eye all season. He is entered in two races and is in the opening Supreme Novice. However I am very much hoping he is aimed at the County Hurdle...
Three Grade 1s are up for grabs on a packed day of racing at Fairyhouse and Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins will look to scoop the big pots once more in the form of the Royal Bond, the Drinmore and the feature Hatton’s Grace. Yesterday we picked Avenir D’Une...
Steve Hughes gives his picks for the big day of the year at Newbury. We have a cracking card in store. A maximum field for the big race and superb strength in depth amongst the supporting handicaps. I have bets for four of the day’s races. Newbury 1.15: Highway...
Although the second day of The Fairyhouse Winter Festival gets most of the coverage – with the Drinmore, the Royal Bond and the Hatton’s Grace – day one is very competitive, so here’s a few picks. 11.50 – Ontheropes (8-1), Star Max (25-1 EW) The Cheveley Park Stud colours...
Super Ted primed for Haydock prize Steve Hughes previews a super Saturday at Haydock Top class jumping action today with the Betfair Chase, albeit with the emphasis very much on quality over quantity. From a betting perspective therefore I am looking to some of the chief supporting races...
Michael Hughes found a couple of winners at Punchestown yesterday in Treacysenniscorthy (6-1) and Anything Will Do (11-4) and here he selects a couple for day two of the Winter Festival. It was wonderful to see Faugheen back to winning ways and how good it was to see the...
Theatre to put another top performance Steve Hughes has recommendations for the second day of the Cheltenham November meeting. Not always great quantity at Cheltenham on Sunday, but it is top quality action all the way. I have selections for all three handicaps on the card. We hit...
The decision to give the Morgiana Hurdle a Saturday slot instead of the more traditional Sunday fixture makes this a real bumper day of racing and while Cheltenham will get plenty of headlines, the chasing debut of veteran Faugheen could raise the roof at Punchestown if the Machine can...
The decision to give the Morgiana Hurdle a Saturday slot instead of the more traditional Sunday fixture makes this a real bumper day of racing and while Cheltenham will get plenty of headlines, the chasing debut of veteran Faugheen could raise the roof at Punchestown if the Machine can...
