There were a number of smart youngsters on show on Wednesday, including Top 40 entry Proactif (15/8) who made a winning Irish debut at Fairyhouse. Contesting the opening juvenile hurdle, the J.P.McManus owned runner had won on his hurdles bow at Auteuil in September when handled by Daniela Mele before being snapped up by Willie Mullins. Returning from a break of 123 days, the Masked Marvel gelding...
The cold spell put paid to the meetings at Fairyhouse and Warwick and, not for the first time, Ireland led the way in terms of rearranging meetings when announcing that the former's fixture will now be staged on Wednesday next week. It remains to be seen whether the Grade 2 Hampton Novices' Chase and Classic Chase at the former track will be saved and hosted elsewhere - don't hold your breath.
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It has been well documented that Willie Mullins' bumper horses have been needing their initial outings - one winner in Ireland since October. However, Quiryn looked a smart prospect when scoring on his debut in the four year old bumper at Naas on Friday. Featured in the French Revolution II section in the November Update, the ex-French gelding was in training on the Flat in his native country but ...
Jump racing returned in the UK on Thursday with Ffos Las and Taunton staging seven race cards. The most interesting race of the day was the opening two miles novice hurdle at the former track with Top 40 entries Bossman Jack and Starzand going head to the head. Indeed, the pair dominated the event once the pushed along Blowers departed at the third last and victory went to Dan Skelton's six year o...
Thankfully, jumps racing is set to return on Thursday following a barren few days due to the chilly weather. On a positive note, it has allowed me to do some early prep for the Flat season accumulating lists of horses for interviews starting next month. It has also been a good opportunity to reflect on the first half of the jumps season and the how the featured horses in One Jump Ahead have perfor...
There was no racing on Monday due to the cold spell and there won't be any action over jumps until Thursday at the earliest - an extra fixture at Ffos Las has been added to the calendar on Thursday, which is a welcome addition.
Those subscribers who purchased the Christmas Special will be aware that I recommended three horses to keep an eye for the Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton, which is run ...
It is impossible to get used to these weather affected weekends when it comes to sport - at least the Darts world final takes place on Saturday evening. On the racing front, the highlight on Saturday provided by The Reverend who won on his hurdles debut at Cork. Featured in the Top 40 in OJA, the five year old is rated 102 on the Flat and won four of his nine races for William Haggas before being ...
The cold snap looks set to bite in the next days and it remains to be seen how much jump racing takes place over the weekend and beyond. National Hunt enthusiasts at least enjoyed a seven race card at Ayr with 80 runners and champion jockey Sean Bowen justified his decision to make the long journey booting home a double. Kings Champion ran out an impressive winner of the opening maiden hurdle and ...
The New Year couldn't have got off to a better start for Value Racing Club with Solly's Gold (9/4) - who was highlighted in the Christmas Special - winning the Listed four year old bumper at Cheltenham on Thursday. In front of a record crowd of 44,151, the James Owen trained runner maintained his unbeaten record with a two and a half lengths victory under Sean Bowen. Indeed, the champion jockey's ...
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Declan Phelan's Irish Pointers section continued its phenomenal run of form on Wednesday with Risky Obsession (7/4) winning comprehensively in the bumper at Warwick. A narrow winner of his point in April when ...
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