Category: National Hunt Racing

Young jockey Freddie Gingell, riding high after his recent Grade Two victory aboard Elixir De Nutz at Exeter’s Betway Haldon Gold Cup, is poised for another big moment in the saddle. He eyes the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham this Saturday (November 18th) aboard Il Ridoto, expressing confidence in the six-year-old gelding’s potential to […]

Trainer Dan Skelton discusses Protektorat’s focus on defending the Betfair Chase crown later this month, emphasizing the significance of this Grade One jumps season opener. With notable winners like Kauto Star, Skelton, once part of the team behind Kauto Star’s victories, now a prominent trainer, looks forward to pursuing another win after his success with […]

**Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Preview** *November 19, Cheltenham, 2m½f* Favorable Contender Nemean Lion, once a Group 2-placed stayer under Andre Fabre, had a successful novice hurdle campaign last season. He achieved a notable second place in the Grade 1 Tolworth Hurdle and went on to secure a Grade 2 victory at Kelso. His recent victory […]

Paddy Power Gold Cup Preview** *November 18, Cheltenham, 2m4f* Who is the Favourite? The leading contender for the Paddy Power Gold Cup is Turners Novices’ Chase winner Stage Star. Although Stage Star finished last in the Manifesto Novices’ Chase at Aintree’s Grand National Festival, where he was the 6-4 favorite, this seven-year-old, trained by Paul […]

All About Sunday Syndicate Controversy: Shareholder Outrage as Watch House Cross Victory Spurs Social Media Shutdown All About Sunday Syndicate, the racing powerhouse behind the triumphant racehorse Watch House Cross, has recently found itself in the midst of a significant controversy. Shareholders are expressing their anger and frustration after the syndicate abruptly shut down all […]

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 an unmarked grave in Newmarket […]

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, alongside 4-1 Favourite Flight Of […]

Fergal O’Brien praised his team at home before admitting he was ‘over the moon’ with the victory ofMarble Sands, who took his form to new levels in the M1 Agency Sidney Banks Memorial Novices’ Hurdle at Huntingdon today. https://twitter.com/thejockeyclub/status/1623719340225748992?s=46&t=GojF3oK87BrxgdGg97XeJg For the second time this week O’Brien saw one of his inmates floor an odds-on favourite […]

Multiple G1 winners Shishkin and Fakir D’Oudairies feature among 13 entries for the G1 Betfair Ascot Chase at Ascot on Saturday, 18th February.   The two-mile, five-furlong highlight has record prize money of £175,000 in 2023, up from £150,000 last year, and is sponsored by Betfair for the 15th consecutive year.   Shishkin’s trainer Nicky […]

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) 8 Roaringwater Syndicate W. P. […]