Nell Gwyn Fails To Provide Clues For UK Fillies Classics

The latest renewal of the Group 3 Nell Gwyn Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket this week failed to add any clues as to the possible outcome of this year’s 1,000 Guineas at the same venue next month or indeed the Investec Oaks at Epsom in June. The...

Walsh confirms Grand National plans

Ruby Walsh has confirmed this week that he will ride On His Own for next weekend’s Grand National. The famous jockey had a pick of several horses, but in the end decided on the Graham Wylie trained horse, a decision which Walsh describes as ‘professional’. Speaking...

Fury Can Land British Flat Season Curtain Raiser For Haggas

The Lincoln Handicap over 1m at Doncaster this Saturday signals the beginning of the British Turf Flat Racing season and as always, the race has a very open feel to it with several runners seemingly in with good chances, together with a number of dark...

Will Midnight chase Grand National pot of gold?

To many seasoned observers of the John Smith’s Grand National the Neil Mulholland-trained Midnight Chase has always looked just the right type of horse to go very well indeed in the ‘world’s greatest steeplechase’, writes Elliot...

D’Arcy snaps up Smullen for Lincoln contender

The 2012 Flat season must be getting very much closer as news breaks of Newmarket handler Paul D’Arcy having moved swiftly to secure the services of top Irish jockey Pat Smullen for his Edinburgh Knight ahead of his bid to win the first big handicap...

Nicholls down to one National runner as Niche Market is scratched

Whilst champion Irish jumps trainer Willie Mullins could have as many as ten possible runners in the forthcoming John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on April 14, British champion trainer Paul Nicholls is now down to a maximum of one starter following...

Kauto takes step in the right direction

Paul Nicholls issued an upbeat report following the first piece of work done by his chasing legend Kauto Star since a nasty fall sustained by the five time King George VI Chase winner placed his participation in the forthcoming Cheltenham Gold Cup in...

Bob looks the job in Bartlett Hurdle

If you stay all day, go for the Albert Bartlett seems to be the mantra, and ahead of this year’s renewal on Friday 16th March, there are some quality stamina-laden individuals to choose from. One in particular stands out, and that is one of the...

Big effort anticipated from Cross Kennon in World Hurdle

Staffordshire-based Jennie Candlish is already looking forward to running her stable star Cross Kennon in the Grade 1 Ladbrokes World Hurdle and is hoping that the eight-year-old might prove good enough this time to finish in the first three behind the...

Bumper turnout is just Champion

This year’s Champion Bumper promises to be one of the best ever, with so many set to line up on the back of impressive campaigns on the run up to what is the 19th staging of a contest first run in 1992. One very important point when trying to find the...