Cheltenham hosted the first of their two days December fixture on Friday and, with a lopsided look of five of the seven races being handicaps, it wasn't a meeting which set the pulse racing - Navan on Sunday is even worse with six of the seven races being handicaps. The most interesting race was the opening two miles one novice hurdle which was won in emphatic fashion by Old Park Star who followed...
Diva Luna made it two wins from as many starts over fences when collecting her second Listed mares' chase of the campaign at Warwick on Thursday. A high-class bumper performer a couple of seasons ago, Ben Pauling was never happy with the former pointer last winter despite being placed at the Cheltenham Festival. An impressive scorer at Bangor on her chasing bow last month, she readily saw off her ...
Former champion trainer Nicky Henderson toasted his 75th birthday with a brace of winners at Hereford on Wednesday. They included Soomaroy (10/11) who landed the first division of the two miles maiden hurdle. Featured in the Irish Pointers section in OJA, the No Risk At All gelding had finished runner-up on his Rules debut at Ascot last month and didn't have to improve to go one better here. Pushe...
There was some top-class action on Saturday with Il Etait Temps and Lulamba providing the highlights at Sandown Park winning the Tingle Creek Chase and Henry VIII Novices' Chase respectively. The former was gaining his sixth Grade 1 victory and his second at the Esher track following his runaway success in the Celebration Chase last spring. Willie Mullins' grey has won 7 of his 9 races over fences...
There were only 39 runners featuring in the six races at Sandown Park on Friday but there were some smart performances nevertheless. The headline act was Top 40 entry No Drama This End who confirmed he is one of the best novice hurdlers on this side of the Irish Sea with another authoritative victory in the Grade 2 Winter Novices' Hurdle - it was Paul Nicholls' sixth win in the two and a half mile...
I have been fortunate enough to be working for Racing TV each time the Skybet Supreme Novices' Hurdle antepost favourite Mydaddypaddy has been in action over obstacles, including at Haydock Park on Wednesday. Facing two rivals, the well bred four year old produced another polished performances oozing class throughout before readily quickening up between the final two flights. Dan Skelton's runner ...
Gordon Elliott dominated proceedings at Fairyhouse on Sunday with four winners from his sixteen runners, including Grade 1 successes for Romeo Coolio and Teahupoo in the Drinmore Novice Chase and Hattons Grace Hurdle respectively. The former was particularly impressive in beating his five rivals by upwards of eight lengths. The six year old came up short over hurdles at Cheltenham and Aintree in t...
It is fair to say we had a bit of everything on Saturday with no shortage of drama at Newbury and Newcastle. The 2023 Champion Hurdle winner Constitution Hill hit the deck for the third time in four starts in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at the latter venue with his connections now contemplating retirement for the seven times Grade 1 victor. A circuit later, the previously unbeaten The New Lion did t...
It was the opening day of the Coral Winter Festival at Newbury - the Hennessy meeting to most of us - on Friday and local trainer Nicky Henderson had a productive afternoon with Impose Toi throwing his hat into the ring as far as the Stayers' Hurdle is concerned with victory in the Grade 2 Long Distance Hurdle. The seven year old won the two and a half miles handicap hurdle at the same fixture twe...
Things didn't go to plan for Salvator Mundi on his chasing debut at Thurles on Thursday with the Grade 1 winning novice hurdler headed after the last by stablemate Kappa Jy Pyke in the two miles two beginners chase. Beaten a length and a quarter, the No Risk At All gelding didn't do a lot wrong in the jumping department and appeared to be in control turning for home. However, the alarm bells start...
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