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 […]
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 […]
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 […]