Fifth in the overall list in the trainers' championship for the 2025/2026 National Hunt season, only Dan Skelton trained more winners than Olly Murphy in the UK last winter. Gordon Elliott's former assistant sent out a personal best 144 winners earning total prize-money of £1,828,081. Champion and stable jockey Sean Bowen partnered 113 of those winners and the pair have become a potent combi...
It is always a pleasure to visit Nicky Richards in the beautiful village of Greystoke just outside Penrith in Cumbria. On Wednesday afternoon, I made my annual trip and spent nearly an hour and a half running through the stable's horses, plus having a trip down memory lane talking about some of the old days. Nicky is excellent company and very honest about his string regarding his hopes and expect...
Continuing the Welsh theme in the new edition of One Jump Ahead, I am delighted to include an interview with Sam Thomas. The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning jockey has made a big impression amongst the training ranks in recent seasons. Last winter, the South Glamorgan based handler sent out 23 winners from only 87 runners operating at an impressive strike-rate of 26%. Leading novice chaser Steel Ally ...
Thank you to those clients who emailed following Corolla Point's narrow success in the five furlongs handicap at Hamilton on Saturday evening. It was tighter than I had hoped but a victory nevertheless on an excellent day for his trainer Ed Bethell, who was responsible for an across the card treble.
Unfortunately, the ante-post advice regarding Dance In The Storm in the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood ...
The beautifully bred Without Prejudice is featured in the Unraced Three Year Olds section in Ahead On The Flat. Trained by John & Thady Gosden, she is from the family her connections know well being a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Emily Upjohn, who was a brilliant filly on her day. Bought for 240,000gns as a yearling, the daughter of Starman made her belated racecourse bow in a ten furlon...
Jamie Snowden had a personal best season with 86 winners at a strike-rate of 25% during the 2025/2026 National Hunt campaign. Nicky Henderson's former assistant added to his Cheltenham Festival tally when Johnny's Jury won the Grade 1 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, while Wendigo was a Grade 2 winner at Newbury's Winter Festival. The Lambourn based handler continues to go from strength to strengt...
Diamond Necklace was the star of the show on day three of 'Glorious' Goodwood. The unbeaten daughter of St Mark's Basilica made it six wins from as many starts in the Group 1 Nassau Stakes. Aidan O'Brien's filly was gaining her fourth win at the highest level as she comfortably accounted for her four rivals by upwards of two and three quarter lengths. Ryan Moore's mount tracked Friendly Soul in th...
It was great to see Bow Echo confirm the Royal Ascot form with Gstaad in the Group 1 Sussex Stakes on the second day of 'Glorious' Goodwood. Having been critical of his ride in the St James's Palace, Billy Loughnane deserves lavish praise on this occasion producing George Boughey's mount on the outside and collaring his old rival in the shadows of the post scoring by half a length. The front runni...
'Glorious' Goodwood got underway on Tuesday with Scandinavia confirming himself an outstanding stayer beating old rival Trawlerman by eight and a half length in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup. Amiloc unseated his jockey Hector Crouch shortly after leaving the stalls and proceeded to cause havoc throughout the two miles contest. The John & Thady Gosden trained runner-up was still in front when Ralph ...
In a week which will be dominated by 'Glorious' Goodwood and the Galway Festival, there was some low key domestic action on Monday. However, proceedings were brightened up considerably by Kokbastau's victory in the twelve furlongs novice stakes at Southwell. The Wootton Bassett colt, who is featured in the Top 40 Prospects, returned from a lengthy absence at Yarmouth earlier this month. A staying ...
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