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 […]
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 […]