Friend To Go One Better In Betfair Denman Chase
What A Friend, a head runner-up to stable companion Noland in last year’s Grade 2 Betfair Denman Chase (run then as the Aon Chase), will be out to get his name on the winner’s trophy this time around when tackling the significant Cheltenham Gold Cup trial at Newbury on February 11, writes Elliot Slater. Sent off …
Champion Bumper Vrai Vert Set For Newbury
Although the bare form of his Hereford debut bumper in is nothing to write home about, there is little doubt that champion trainer Paul Nicholls holds the five-year-old in some regard and the recent 10-length winner will bid to enhance his reputation with a bold show in the bumper at Newbury on February 11, part …
Europe And Zeb Face Off
It’s the modern version of the clash of the titans as two of horse racing’s biggest rivals do battle tomorrow in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown in what is set to be the preview for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham next month. In what has transpired to be a ridiculous state of …
2012 RBS Six Nations
And so it begins! The 2012 RBS Six Nations kicks off again in style this weekend as all six teams go head to head on Saturday and Sunday, all hoping to put past disappointments behind them and start the tournament off with a win. It’s interesting this year because England are fielding a squad so inexperienced …
Always set for Grand National chance?
Always Waining is no stranger to Aintree, he has been to the Merseyside track on eight different occasions throughout his career and could back there again in April for the Grand National. The 11-year-old’s latest success at the course was back in April in the Topham Handicap Chase over 2m5f. Tom O’Brien rode the horse to …
Junior May Head To Haydock
David Pipe’s tremendously talented dual-purpose performer Junior could be set to return to the racecourse at Haydock in mid-February to contest the Betfred Grand National Trial, less than a week after the publication of the weights for the four-and-a-half mile marathon contest, writes Elliot Slater. Junior has been given an easy time of things so far …
Grandouet Tackles Champion Hurdle Challenge
Any doubts trainer Nicky Henderson might have had about his Grandouet coping with the undulations and the stiff finish of Cheltenham racecourse were well and truly allayed after the five-year-old win the Grade 2 Stan James International Hurdle at the track in December, and all systems are now ‘go’ for a bid for the same …
One More Run For Prince Before Cheltenham
Ryanair Chase favourite Noble Prince is set to have just one more outing this term before attempting to win the big race at the Cheltenham Festival in March, and will head to Fairyhouse on January 22 to contest the Normans Grove Chase, writes Elliot Slater. The Paul Nolan-trained gelding is expected to take the beating at …
15 Changes To England Squad
Out with the old and in with the new, or at least that appears to be the direction interim England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster is going in as he announces 15 changes to the current England Rugby Squad. Amoung the new players getting their fist call for Queen and country are Saracens centres Brad Barritt …
Al Ferof 8/1 For Champion Chase
The 2012 Cheltenham Festival is just around the corner and the bookmakers are furiously slashing odds on favourites as they ferociously prepare for their upcoming races. Exciting novice chaser Al Ferof now become Ladbrokes joint 8-1 fourth-favourite for the sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Chase. Owner John Hales revealed that last year’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle winner, who …