3.35 Doncaster The Lincoln truly heralds the start of the British flat turf season and it has been the plan for a long time for our selection today. As usual this renewal is competitive though so we’ve whittled the field down to six, all of whom have great chances of running into the money. Auxerre Charlie Appleby is the epitome of a trainer who knows how to handle the excellent bloodstock that comes his way. From training sprinters like Blue…
3.35 Uttoxeter 20 runners go to post on Saturday for the 4 mile, 1½ furlong Midlands Grand National worth £150,000 and with 24 fences to jump on soft ground this is going to be a massive test for the maximum field. With £84,000 to the winner this race stands up as every bit as important to trainers of staying horses as this week’s Cheltenham Festival was and therefore it is a typically competitive heat. We have picked our six against…
5.30 Cheltenham After the pros have all done their work for another year it’s down to the conditional jockeys to round off a fantastic Cheltenham Festival 2019 in the £70,000 Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle. 24 runners will go hammer and tongs over 2½ miles in the lucky last, giving us all one last chance of a win and we have managed to carve this field up to leave this particular dirty dozen from which to choose. The selection is a…
4.50 Cheltenham Our penultimate handicap betting bonanza for the 2019 Cheltenham Festival is this tremendous old two-mile handicap chase, won in the past by such names as Pearlyman and Edredon Bleu. There’s over £61,000 to the winner and millions up for grabs in bets around the country on this one, so once more we’ve chiselled the field down to a final six with our selection looking to add to his trainer’s good record in the race. Forest Bihan Brian Ellison…
2.10 Cheltenham The County Hurdle is another brutal Cheltenham handicap but our final six here are all capable of giving a good account of themselves and the selection looks potentially very well handicapped. Capitaine There is a train of thought that a left-handed track isn’t his ideal, but he has put up one big performance around Cheltenham before when fifth in a conditional jockey’s handicap hurdle last April. The ground seems to be drying ever so slightly now and that…
5.30 Cheltenham A full field and the spectre of amateur riders up top make this race a difficult one to solve, but with some desperate for the test this event will provide we think this dozen are the ones to take against the field. JP McManus has a strong hand as usual, while Irish trainers are out in force looking to land a contest that can make or break the punters’ day on the penultimate day of the this year’s…
4.10 Cheltenham This is a very fine prize with over £61,000 going to the winner and it has attracted the full field it deserves. Many of the big stables are represented with the field a mixtures of ages and backgrounds, and while we like the top weight in the Pertemps Final we feel this time a featherweight could be the one to be on and at a very good price too. Here’s our top six for the Stable Plate: Azzerti…
2.10 Cheltenham Twelve hurdles around the New Course on soft ground in a handicap means this will be tough going, and with 23 rivals to beat whatever horse you back certainly has its work cut out to win this hugely competitive £100,000 handicap. But, with one crucial form line to follow and not all the competitors appearing to want soft conditions, we’ve trimmed this field down to six hopefuls all of which should give a good account of themselves. Aaron…
4.50 Cheltenham It probably goes without saying that 22 juveniles aiming for a share of a Grade 3 prize worth £80,000 in total usually leads to a very tight, very ruthless affair round the toughest racecourse in the jumping world and this year’s Fred Winter is certainly no different. A mixture of those in form at just the right time and those having shown huge promise over the winter months running in this means we’ve had to pick our six…
2.50 Cheltenham A typically large and competitive field has been assembled for the 26th running of the Coral Cup, a £100,000 handicap hurdle which has given us many a headache this time around in terms of attempting to whittle the field down. We have however come up with a strong top six, all of whom have outstanding chances of getting into the money and all but one appear very good value in the betting market too. Ballyandy Rated 148 now,…