National Hunt Racing
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. […]
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. Although rating the 11 year […]
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 17th, before sending him to […]
Flat Racing
It has been announced that the high-class LOPE Y FERNANDEZ will retire to The National Stud for the 2022 breeding season. The multiple Group 1 and Classic placed son of Lope De Vega was trained by Aidan O’Brien for the Coolmore partners, who will retain part ownership alongside new owners The National Stud, Whitsbury Manor […]
Having laid the ghost of Layfayette’s agonising defeat in the Irish EBF Auction Series Final of 2019 to rest, Noel Meade is backing Sunday’s victor Lady Of Inishfree to continue the trend of Irish EBF Auction Series contestants by graduating to stakes class. A supporter of the series since its inception in 2015, Meade […]
Jane Chapple Hyam may still be on cloud nine after Saffron Beach provided her with a first Group One in this year’s Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket earlier this month, but she is already mapping out a Classic campaign for Claymore, who she plans to go “big time” with next season. Never one afraid […]
