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Sacre was expected to make his seasonal reappearance in the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown but unfortunately has been withdrawn leaving a much more open betting event.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 […]
QIPCO Champions Day at Ascot will once again feature French raider Cirrus Des Aigles, who has been installed as favourite to emulate his 2011 victory in the Champions Stakes. He will face another competitive field on a day featuring many of the horses which have graced the turf throughout the 2013 flat campaign. Cirrus Des Aigles was […]
The ‘Match Result and Both Teams To Score’ combined market seems to be the popular bet at the moment with a lot of punters. One lucky punter placed a £50 six-fold winning just over £140k! Now this won’t happen every day but if you fancy a side to win and they’re known for scoring goals […]
Newmarket stages the second leg of the Autumn Double on Saturday 12th October when the 2013 edition of the Cesarewitch Handicap takes centre stage in a high quality one day card, which also features six group races. As ever, a competitive field will line-up for the class two graded 2m 2f handicap. Tiger Cliff and Domination are disputing favouritism for […]
Europe’s richest horse race, the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe, takes centre stage on the racing calendar this weekend with an international line-up set to participate in the event. Cards for both Saturday and Sunday feature several Group 1 races at the Paris Longchamp racecourse with forecasted heavy rain later in the week raising the possibility of testing underfoot conditions. A […]