Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news SAM WALEY-COHEN bids to add to his tremendous record over the Aintree fences when he rides The Young Master in the Randox Health Grand National on April 8. The 34-year-old amateur rider has won six races over the National fences with three wins in…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. CHELTENHAM Racecourse will unveil a statue of 20-time champion jumps jockey Sir A P McCoy on the first day of The Festival on March 14. The life size bronze of the dual Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning jockey who retired in 2015 will be situated…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. CHELTENHAM continue to protect parts of the racecourse with frost covers ahead Saturday’s meeting where the ground is now Soft, Good to Soft in places on the Chase and Hurdle courses and Good to Soft, Good in places on the Cross Country course.…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. COLIN TIZZARD is 6-4 with bookmaker Paddy Power to win the 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup where the trainer is responsible for three of the leading entries. The in-form handler has entered in the Gold Cup 2016 World Hurdle winner and unbeaten chaser Thistlecrack…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. MARK BRADSTOCK has said Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Coneygree is ‘in great nick’ ahead of his return in the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday after an injury-enforced lay-off. The nine-year-old has won nine of his 11 starts and is unbeaten in five chases highlighted…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. CUE CARD is one of 22 entries in the £200,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on November 19 – the first leg of The Jockey Club’s £1million Chase Triple Crown. Kempton Park hero Cue Card captured the Betfair Chase for the second time…
By Simon Jackson. Richard Johnson was crowned Stobart Champion Jump Jockey for the first time at Sandown Park on Saturday after finishing more than 100 winners clear of his nearest rival. Johnson rode 235 winners, 105 more than runner-up Aidan Coleman (130), in the season that commenced on April 26 2015 and culminated on April…
By Simon Jackson. Cheltenham Gold Cup rivals Don Cossack and Cue Card are set for a rematch in the Punchestown Gold Cup on Wednesday April 27. The Gordon Elliott-trained Don Cossack prevailed at Cheltenham after Cue Card fell three fences from the finish when challenging for the lead. The fall ended Cue Card’s chances of…
By Simon Jackson. Oliver Sherwood admitted he is surprised by the global interest in last year’s Crabbie’s Grand National winner Many Clouds whose intended run at Kelso today was abandoned. due to bad weather. Many Clouds is best priced at 12-1, but as short as 10-1 favourite for the 2016 National at Aintree on April…
By Simon Jackson. The Crabbie’s Grand National is the target for the talented Morning Assembly who showed his well-being when narrowly beaten last month on is comeback from a lengthy absence. The ultra-consistent nine-year-old has won five and placed six times in 12 starts that include Grade 1 and Grade 2 wins at Punchestown; the…
