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…
By Simon Jackson. Mark Bradstock has kept hopes alive that Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Coneygree may run in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. Connections must pay a £10,000 supplementary entry fee to add the eight-year-old – who this year became the first novice in 40 years to…
By Simon Jackson. Houblon Des Obeaux was second in the 2014 Hennessy Gold Cup and trainer Venetia Williams hopes for another good run after he was allotted 10st 7lbs for this year’s race. The eight-year-old carried joint top-weight of 11st 12lbs last year when finishing runner-up, three and a quarter lengths behind subsequent Crabbie’s Grand…
By Simon Jackson. Coneygree scored a wide-margin victory in his first race since landing this year’s Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup when winning a Listed race at Sandown Park on Sunday. The Mark Bradstock-trained eight-year-old was never headed in the three mile 188Bet Future Stars Chase. Coneygree extended the advantage over his two rivals three fences…
By Simon Jackson. A record total attendance of 248,521 racegoers attended the 2015 Cheltenham Festival, an increase of more than 11,000 on the previous best of 237,369 in 2012. This year’s bumper crowd witnessed a series of landmark events that included a new record of winners by an individual trainer at the four day Festival…
By Simon Jackson. Connections of Coneygree have not ruled out a bid for the Cheltenham Gold Cup after his wide-margin victory in the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. The Mark Bradstock-trained novice chaser proved far too good for his six rivals to score by 40 lengths despite being eased down…
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