The nine-year-old British runner has been entered in the Dublin Racing Festival next month. Alongside the James Owen-trained Burdett Road, the horse could compete in the Grade 1 chase on February 4. The race features a strong field, including Dinoblue, Allaho, and El Fabiolo. Trainer Fry is pleased to have the option of racing at Leopardstown but is also considering […]
Here are three key takeaways from the week: Firstly, the Grade 2 race is no longer run over three miles and has been moved up three weeks in the calendar from its previous slot in early February. While there have been some changes to the novice chase division to increase competitiveness, there is no immediate verdict on the impact of […]
Thanks to the saving of the Veterans’ Final, cancelled at Sandown the previous weekend, Warwick staged not one but two 14-runner staying handicap chases. Meanwhile, Kempton’s Lanzarote Hurdle saw 19 runners, and the winner came back at a handsome 33-1 for anyone clever enough to have solved the puzzle. One For Arthur won the Midlands version of the race on […]
Jockey Club chief executive Nevin Truesdale has received support for his petition to stop the implementation of financial checks within the industry. The petitions committee, consisting of MPs from various political parties, considered the petition, which reached 100,000 signatures on November 28. The debate on this issue is expected to take place in Westminster Hall, where a government minister will […]
The debate regarding financial checks on punters, which was sparked by a petition started by Jockey Club chief executive Nevin Truesdale, is scheduled to take place on February 26. The petition gained over 100,000 signatures on November 28, which qualified it for consideration by the petitions committee in parliament. The committee, consisting of 11 backbench MPs from government and opposition […]
“He rode three lots this morning,” Henderson said, giving an update on Nico de Boinville’s progress. This was the first time since his injury that de Boinville had ridden, and he expressed that it felt great. However, Henderson emphasized that passing the doctors’ examination was crucial, as they held the final decision. Regardless of de Boinville’s assurance of being fine, […]
He has won four of his eight chase starts and is open to improvement in this sphere for Deborah Cole, who enjoyed a winner at Sedgefield on Friday. He won at Taunton in November over this trip and has posted a Racing Post Rating in excess of his official mark on his last three starts. The ground is expected to […]
Got a new appointment or career development to tell us about? The 34-year-old jockey flew out to Louisiana at the start of November after clocking up his 100th winner in Britain for the year. Since the track’s opening meeting on November 17, he has partnered 16 winners, including a Listed success at the end of December. – ‘I can get […]
The daughter of Walk In The Park is a sister to the smart Tom Lacey-trained Blow Your Ward. Her dam, Mally’s Mate, is an unraced half-sister to Champion Hurdle winner Faugheen, who had a great record of winning his first ten races. Maughreen, the daughter, has inherited a similar face to Faugheen, with a white stripe down the centre. The […]
Sky Bet has cut the odds on the son of Galileo and Annie Power to 9-2 joint-favourite for the Cheltenham Festival after an impressive victory. Trainer Willie Mullins’ decision to come to Punchestown instead of the rescheduled Lawlor’s of Naas Novice Hurdle suggests a strategic move, as he has previously won this Grade 2 race with successful Cheltenham Festival novices. […]