Compare latest betting odds on the Argento Chase at Cheltenham here With less than two months remaining to the beginning of the Cheltenham Festival, the racecourse stages its late January meeting at the weekend with the Argento Chase featuring as the one of the principal races on the card. Underfoot conditions are predicted to be testing […]
After a fairly wet December and with further stormy weather predicted, the Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow on December 28th should again be staged in very soft underfoot conditions. Heavy going often prevails during this time of the year at the track but that does not prevent a significant field usually assembling for the two lap […]
As ever at this time of the year the horse racing calendar features several prominent races, both in the UK and Ireland, with pointers for the March Cheltenham Festival very much in evidence. Taking centre stage on Boxing Day is the King George VI Chase at Kempton with Cue Card opposed by several of the rivals whom […]
After claiming victory in the Paddy Power Chase at Cheltenham in November, Johns Spirit aims for a swift double in the December Gold Cup (Stewart Family Thank You Gold Cup) over course and similar distance on December 14th. With very little rain expected in the near future, ground conditions should be similar to those experienced last month […]
This weekend Sprinter Sacre was expected to make his seasonal reappearance in the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown but unfortunately has been withdrawn leaving a much more open betting event. Another very open betting race occurs at Aintree with the running of the Becher Chase over the Grand National fences. With the going expected to be no […]
The Hennessy Gold Cup usually attracts a field of promising second season chasers in addition to a few experienced three milers and the 2013 renewal on Saturday 30th November is no exception. With the withdrawal of Tidal Bay, the weights have risen accordingly with a very competitive race now in prospect. Leading most betting markets is the […]
Although the Cheltenham Gold Cup is still several months ahead in the racing calendar, the imminent renewal of the Betfair Chase (Saturday 23rd November) contains many of the leading contenders for the highlight of the March festival. The flat Haydock course with easier ground conditions will provide a different challenge from the undulating and normally sounder […]
The 2013-14 National Hunt campaign may have now begun in earnest with the running of the Paddy Power Gold Cup and several racing experts have provided a ten to follow list for the coming season. Many of those lists feature obvious selections such as Bobs Worth, Hurricane Fly, Big Bucks and Sprinter Sacre but what of the […]
With Richard Hughes retaining his flat racing jockey title the previous weekend, the racing spotlight now focuses on the national hunt calendar with the Cheltenham open meeting providing the most competitive action of the new campaign to date. The Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase is the highlight of the three day fixture. In a far from […]
With the approaching finale of the 2013 British flat racing season, attention switches to Santa Anita in California for the annual Breeders Cup meeting during the first weekend in November. As per usual, there are several challengers from Britain, Ireland and Europe contesting the races among a strong American contingent. The John Gosden trained The […]