How They Run
A forgotten racehorse trainer who was the first woman in the UK to be issued with a training licence in 1886 is to have a race at The QIPCO Guineas Festival renamed in her honour, The Jockey Club announces today – International Women’s Day. Ellen Chaloner has laid in …
Read More »Emma Lavelle looks to Aintree for Rosalys following debut success
Emma Lavelle might be starting to select those that are going to represent her at next month’s Cheltenham Festival, but she already has her sights set on an outing at Aintree with Rosalys following her winning debut at Huntingdon today. One of two runners in the race for the Wiltshire trainer, …
Read More »ENTRIES REVEALED FOR THE 2023 SKY BET SUPREME NOVICES’ HURDLE, BALLYMORE NOVICES’ HURDLE, JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE AND ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES’ HURDLE
ENTRIES REVEALED FOR THE 2023 SKY BET SUPREME NOVICES’ HURDLE, BALLYMORE NOVICES’ HURDLE, JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE AND ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES’ HURDLE Tuesday 24th January Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 87y Tuesday 14th March Absolute Notions (IRE) 5 Robcour Gordon Elliott Ireland Aime Desjy (FR) …
Read More »Frodon bids to defy the odds and bounce back to winning ways in Saturday’s Power Paddy Cotswold Chase
Paul Nicholls believes Frodon faces a tall order in his bid to become the third dual winner of the Paddy Power Cotswold Chase, however he reports his popular stable stalwart to be ‘fresh and well’ ahead of his return to Cheltenham on Saturday (28th January), which is Festival Trials Day. …
Read More »Shark Hanlon reveals plan to run both Cape Gentleman and Hewick in this year’s Randox Grand National
Trainer John “Shark” Hanlon has revealed he plans to run stable star Hewick and recent recruit Cape Gentleman in this year’s Randox Grand National. The County Carlow handler plans to run Hewick, who won the US Grand National in October last year, in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup on March …
Read More »Randox Grand National on agenda once again for Noble Yeats
Trainer Emmet Mullins revealed that Noble Yeats will attempt to become the second dual winner of the Randox Grand National this century, with the Aintree spectacular on Saturday 15th April a definite aim. Mullins is hoping his stable star can emulate the heroics of Tiger Roll in 2018 in 2019 …
Read More »Bank bids to raid his rivals and Give Woods further big-race glory in Sunday’s Jewson St Helens Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase
ockey Kielan Woods insists he is “really excited” to be heading back to the scene of his biggest triumph in the saddle aboard Millers Bank, who he reports is “fresh and ready” to go in the Jewson St Helens Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase at Aintree on Sunday (23rdOctober), which …
Read More »Ruby Walsh names 10 horses to follow ahead of National Hunt Season
Ruby Walsh has named his ten horses to follow ahead of the upcoming National Hunt Season in a YouTube video by Racing TV. The former jockey has given his tips on the horses he thinks will bring success in the coming months. Walsh’s picks include five horses trained by Willie Mullins, …
Read More »Cobden backs Politologue to smash through the £1million prize money barrier
Jockey Harry Cobden believes multiple Grade One winner Politologue still has the “fire in his belly” ahead of his attempt to break through the £1million prize money barrier in the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham on Sunday. The Grade Two contest has been sponsored since 2011 by Shloer, which has now extended its …
Read More »Entries for the Unibet Becher Handicap Chase on Saturday 4th December
AINTREE NEWS: Early closer – entries for the Unibet Becher Handicap Chase on Saturday 4th December Lord du Mesnil (FR) 8 Mr Paul Porter & Mike & Mandy Smith Richard Hobson Mighty Thunder (GB) 8 Allson Sparkle Ltd Lucinda Russell Kimberlite Candy (IRE) 9 Mr John P. McManus Tom Lacey …
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