Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 17:25
Perceval Legallois could be considered for the Grand National after winning the Race And Stay At Leopardstown Handicap Hurdle for the second time in three years. He ensured it was a day to remember for Gavin Cromwell, as after winning his first Grade One in his homeland for over four...
Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 17:00
There was a northern raider in the Sandown winner’s enclosure after the Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase, as O’Connell continued Joel Parkinson and Sue Smith’s fine recent form. The Yorkshire duo have been well among the winners of late and O’Connell has been central to their success, building up a...
Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 16:46
Gunsight Ridge thundered back to his best as Olly Murphy and owners Grahame and Diana Whateley enjoyed a double at Sandown on Saturday. The 10-year-old has always been a more than handy performer on his day, but a late fall when staying on at Cheltenham in November left Murphy and...
Published by BBC Racing on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 16:44
Galopin Des Champs storms to victory in the Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown for the third year running....
Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 15:59
Galopin Des Champs continued his love affair with Leopardstown and added his name to the history books by winning a third Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase at the Dublin Racing Festival. He joined Jodami and Beef Or Salmon on three wins in the race and it would take a...
Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 15:14
Majborough laid down a marker to Sir Gino when destroying the opposition in the Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown. While far from foot-perfect, the five-year-old undoubtedly has a huge engine and Willie Mullins will be looking forward to taking on Nicky Henderson’s current favourite for the Arkle at...
Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 14:58
Two promising youngsters fought out a thrilling finish to the Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown, with Handstands just getting the better of Jango Baie. The pair had met at Huntingdon over hurdles last term and there was little to separate them then, but Jango Baie was slightly...
Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 14:42
Willie Mullins insists State Man is still his “number one contender” in the two-mile division ahead of a blockbuster clash with stablemate Lossiemouth in the Irish Champion Hurdle. State Man won 12 of his first 13 completed starts for the champion trainer, his only defeat during that period coming at...
Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 14:31
Gaelic Warrior bids to cement his Queen Mother Champion Chase claims in the Ladbrokes Dublin Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday. Winner of the Arkle at Cheltenham last season, the Willie Mullins-trained gelding was beaten by the reopposing Solness on his return to action over this course and distance in late...
Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 14:15
Gavin Cromwell’s Hello Neighbour ensured that Willie Mullins would be unable to repeat his clean sweep of Dublin Racing Festival Grade Ones when grimly holding on to win the Gannon’s City Recovery & Recycling Services Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown. Having won all eight Grade Ones at the two-day event 12...
Published by GeeGeez on Sat, 1 Feb 2025, 13:56
Ballyburn is a hot favourite to beat stablemate Impaire Et Passe in the Ladbrokes Novice Chase at Leopardstown, despite being well beaten by Sir Gino when he was last seen at Christmas. Willie Mullins sent the highly regarded seven-year-old over to Kempton for the Wayward Lad Novices’ Chase due to...
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Fri, 31 Jan 2025, 22:40
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday's meetings at Wolverhampton, Sandown, Musselburgh, Wetherby and Newcastle....
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Fri, 31 Jan 2025, 22:32
DOMINIC KING: Paul Townend still has the card. Tucked away at home, with three prized signatures and a picture of Best Mate, the horse who made him dream....
Published by PG Tips Racing on Fri, 31 Jan 2025, 19:53
Twelve have been declared for tomorrow's Scottish Champion Chase run at Musselburgh over a trip of two miles four and a half furlongs. In a week when several meetings have been abandoned on account of waterlogging, officials at the Scottish track have indicated they have watered to maintain the current going,...
Published by BBC Racing on Fri, 31 Jan 2025, 11:32
John Hales, owner of the great One Man and 2012 Grand National winner Neptune Collonges, dies at the age of 85....
Published by Daily Star Racing on Fri, 31 Jan 2025, 10:29
John Hales was a legend in the horse racing game and close friend of Sir Alex Ferguson with Paul Nicholls confirming his death calling him a 'great man'...
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Thu, 30 Jan 2025, 22:30
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Friday's action at Lingfield, Catterick, Southwell and Newcastle....
Published by BBC Racing on Thu, 30 Jan 2025, 17:04
British Horseracing Authority (BHA) chair Joe Saumarez Smith has stepped down from his role after his health deteriorated....
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Thu, 30 Jan 2025, 00:56
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday's action at Southwell, Wincanton and Chelmsford City....
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Wed, 29 Jan 2025, 16:22
RACING CONFIDENTIAL: A dank afternoon in Warwick isn't where you would anticipate seeing a former Spice Girl and a Formula One Principle but that was the case last week....
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Wed, 29 Jan 2025, 04:49
Two rival jockeys - including a veteran who has ridden more than 2500 winners in his decorated career - are the talk of the sport after violently whipping one another mid-race....
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Tue, 28 Jan 2025, 22:58
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Wednesday's action at Kempton....
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Tue, 28 Jan 2025, 22:55
DOMINIC KING: It has been a tumultuous four days for racing, all started by the PRA's combative approach at the weekend when they made it clear that unless they received a £500,000 payment....
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Tue, 28 Jan 2025, 10:20
In 2024 alone, Cheltenham attendees drank more than 265,000 pints of the beverage, enough to fill three Olympic swimming pools....
Published by Daily Mail Racing on Mon, 27 Jan 2025, 23:20
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Chepstow, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton....
Published by Daily Star Racing on Sun, 26 Jan 2025, 23:55
With the Cheltenham Festival only weeks away you can enjoy live horse racing over the next 5 weeks, on your TV, desktop and mobile devices for free*!...
Published by BBC Racing on Sat, 25 Jan 2025, 19:01
The two free events in February and March will reveal the short history of Hurst Park....
Published by BBC Racing on Sat, 25 Jan 2025, 16:41
Racing star Constitution Hill survives a blunder at the last flight to win at Cheltenham and take his unbeaten record to 10 wins from 10 races....
Published by PG Tips Racing on Fri, 24 Jan 2025, 19:56
Seventeen have been declared for tomorrow's renewal of the Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (3.15 Doncaster) - previously known (for a while, anyway) as the Sky Bet Handicap Chase; the going on the chase track at Donny is currently described as good to soft, good in places. There have been some big-priced...
Published by Fitzdares Horse Racing on Fri, 24 Jan 2025, 14:56
Positioned six and a bit weeks before the Festival itself, Cheltenham’s Trials Day provides a well-timed warm-up for what’s ahead in the middle of March (11 – 14 this year). Staged on the stamina-examining New Course, the £125,000 Cotswold Chase (2-25) is billed as a dress rehearsal for the Gold...
Published by BBC Racing on Sat, 18 Jan 2025, 16:36
Nicky Henderson-trained Jonbon claims a ninth Grade One success, beating Energumene by six and a half lengths in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot....
Published by PG Tips Racing on Fri, 17 Jan 2025, 21:08
I still can't quite fathom how Collectors Item was allowed to go off at 14/1 for the Somerset National at Wincanton on Thursday; on his previous start Jonjo O'Neill's charge had shown his best form this term when second behind Mr Vango in the London National at Sandown, beaten one...
Published by Fitzdares Horse Racing on Thu, 16 Jan 2025, 13:53
Those of us of a certain vintage have been overdosing on nostalgia about the return of jump racing to Windsor, and there is considerable anticipation ahead of the £1.2million, three-day Berkshire Winter Million (shared with Ascot) which opens at the Thames-side track with the £110,000 Fitzdares Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (3-35)...
Published by BBC Racing on Tue, 14 Jan 2025, 06:16
Olive Nicholls rode winners for her mum and dad in December including her first Ascot victory....
Published by BBC Racing on Sun, 12 Jan 2025, 11:28
Local jockey Ben Jones guides Ben Pauling-trained Handstands to victory in the Grade 2 Towton Novices' Chase on Saturday at Ffos Las....
Published by PG Tips Racing on Fri, 10 Jan 2025, 20:31
As a belated Father's Day present, a few weeks ago I was given tickets to tomorrow's Classic Chase meeting at Warwick; unfortunately that particular avenue of enjoyment has been scuppered by the cold weather - along with the Coral Lanzarote Hurdle Day meeting at Kempton and the William Hill Medieval...
Published by Fitzdares Horse Racing on Fri, 10 Jan 2025, 18:07
The Yorkshire village of Towton, renowned for being the scene of the most deadly battle of the Wars of the Roses, also has its name attached to a three-mile Grade Two Novices’ Chase, which has itself seen some fierce encounters over the years, but happily all of them more good-natured....
Published by PG Tips Racing on Fri, 3 Jan 2025, 20:06
At Cheltenham on Wednesday that Lounge Lizard jumped the fences as though he'd spent the previous night on someone else's sofa. Bit of a disappointment - and not the start to the new year I was hoping for. And I'm struggling to find an each-way wager that makes much appeal on tomorrow's...
Published by Fitzdares Horse Racing on Fri, 3 Jan 2025, 17:04
The BHA receives plenty of mainly deserved stick, but when it comes to the Veterans’ Chase Series culminating in the £100,000 Final at Sandown (3-00) it has few detractors. Not only do the qualifiers and the final – switched last year to Warwick because of a freeze-up – provide valuable...
Published by BBC Racing on Fri, 3 Jan 2025, 16:14
John Dance pleads not guilty to nine criminal charges including money laundering....
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