Category: Horse Racing Betting

Cheltenham 1.50 – Ballyhill 7/1 He’s pretty exposed, but Ballyhill is in good form and has loads of experience in these races. If he runs up to the level that saw him finish third to Aso and Happy Diva last time, he should be thereabouts again in a race that is no more difficult. Jordan Nailor’s seven pound claim could prove very useful. Cheltenham…

We’re in for a bit of a Thursday treat this week, with the Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Presenting Percy returning to action in the Grade 2 Galmoy Hurdle at 1.50pm, along with the Goffs Thyestes Chase taking place at 3pm, where Gordon Elliott (6) and Willie Mullins (8) are responsible for 14 of the 18 runners… Gowran Park – 1.50pm Last year, Presenting Percy…

There’s nothing quite like the Cheltenham Champion Hurdle. It’s everything that I adore about Horse Racing. This epic brings every facet of what truly makes a great racehorse into question, testing every element of its competitors over two miles on the hollowed turf in Prestbury Park. To win this great race, one must ping every hurdle, travel easily at speed and then stay sufficiently…

[ad_1] The Scoop6 win fund failed to be won once again on Boxing Day as Clan Des Obeaux, one of just three uncovered runners in the fourth leg, gave Paul Nicholls a tenth King George at Kempton. With a win fund of £558,127 starting the final Saturday of the year, plus an unclaimed £540,356 bonus pot, over £1.25million looks set to be played for…

[ad_1] Altior to star on Festive Thursday     Chepstow 1.05 With the ground in his favour TOP GAMBLE can defy a big weight and bounce back to winning ways for Kerry Lee. It has been a frustrating first half of the season for the trainer but it is probably in her favour that the ground is much softer now as she does seem…

[ad_1] By his own admission Nicky Henderson “doesn’t win Grand Nationals”, but the Seven Barrows supremo hopes Vyta Du Roc might defy that statement in today’s Welsh National at Chepstow (14:50). Champion trainer Henderson has won most of jumps racing’s biggest prizes although the four major Grand Nationals in Britain and Ireland have so far eluded him during his illustrious career. He sends just…

[ad_1] Elegant Escape (5/1 – Welsh Grand National) has a number of factors in his favour ahead of today’s Welsh Grand National as trainer Colin Tizzard attempts to repeat the magic touch that saw his charge Native River prevail two years ago. Like Native River, Tizzard’s sole entrant is six years old and in recent years it has paid to stick with the younger…

Here's BetBright Ambassador, Nick Luck, with his tips ahead of the action at Ascot and Haydock on Saturday afternoon… Ascot 1.50 – Petticoat Tails 10/1 She’s got quite a bit to find on ratings here, but Petticoat Tails can improve a fair bit for the step up to a proper staying trip. She represents last year’s winning stable (currently in fine form) and boasts…

[ad_1] It’s been a feast of festive racing action, but all eyes will be on Ireland on Friday afternoon with a brace of Grade 1 races to look forward too. 1.50 Leopardstown The stayers’ hurdle division is rather murky at present, but it could become clearer after the three-mile Christmas Hurdle. Apple’s Jade is odds-on to retain her crown after outbattling Supasundae last year,…

[ad_1] The wait for the reappearance of Laurina goes on after Willie Mullins decided against running her in Saturday’s Grade One Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown. The five-year-old mare was expected to have a big 2018/19 campaign having enjoyed a remarkable debut season, winning four out of four races, including the Trull House Stud Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Having been pencilled in…

[ad_1] Spotlight on 29th December Doncaster 1.30 Kim Bailey's horses remain in fine form and it is hard to find a negative in the chance of STATION MASTER – but plenty of us thought that about Buveur D'Air so tread carefully! He loves good ground, is a sound jumper, runs off the same mark as when second to The Young Master at Cheltenham and…

Christmas can be a tiring affair.You spend what seems an eternity looking forward to the celebrations, only for it to pass by with real life beginning again in what seems a blink of an eye. The 2018/19 jumps season has rather felt like this. We could easily spend the next eight weeks eagerly anticipating the Cheltenham Festival, only for it pass us by –…

[ad_1] Nicky Henderson has suggested that Altior will be a realistic contender for the King George VI Chase in 2019 after the brilliant chaser made it 16 successive wins in the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton on Thursday. Unbeaten over fences, there was a feeling of ‘dress rehearsal’ about the race as Altior tested himself over the Kempton fences, with the Seven Barrows trainer…

Warwick 1.50 – Rocky’s Treasure This represents another good opportunity for the progressive Rocky’s Treasure. Although he has to concede a penalty to some pretty smart rivals, he is inching his way to being a top-notch novice for whom a stern test of jumping on good ground is absolutely ideal. This is a speed favouring track and he should have too much pace for…

Arsenal, 1-0 up at half-time, thought they had won it. They were comfortable: the champions of England leading against Wrexham, a club struggling in the fourth division with issues on and off the pitch. But they did not account for Mickey Thomas. On the cusp of half-time, Alan Smith had put Arsenal in front and on course for a place in the fourth round…