Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. WILLIE Mullins appears to have a strong hand in the £250,000 Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury on Saturday where he is set to be represented by Cabaret Queen and Yorkhill. Mullins’ duo is amongst 24 entries for the Grade 3 three miles and…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. PRIZE MONEY for Newbury’s most prestigious chase has been boosted to £250,000 with Ladbrokes revealed as the new sponsor of the race formerly known as the Hennessy Gold Cup Chase. Newbury today (Monday) announced a five-year deal with the bookmaker to sponsor 13…
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. NIGEL TWISTON-DAVIES has given an upbeat report about the chances of RSA Chase winner Blaklion in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday. The seven-year-old pleased his trainer when finishing fourth in the Grade 2 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby on October…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. NEWBURY RACECOURSE will refund entry costs to the first 500 people who book grandstand tickets for the Hennessy Gold Cup Chase on November 26 if the favourite wins the race. The Berkshire track today (Monday) announced the initiative to give racegoers the chance to…
By Simon Jackson. Trainer David Bridgwater is hopeful of a big run from The Giant Bolster in the Hennessy Gold Cup after the 10-year-old impressed when schooling on Thursday. The winner of the 2014 Grade 2 Argento Chase and a placegetter in the 2012 and 2014 Cheltenham Gold Cups jumped well under big race jockey…
By Simon Jackson. Newbury Racecourse today stages the first of the three-day bet365 Festival which runs from Thursday to Saturday and is highlighted by the £200,000 Hennessy Gold Cup on the last day. Today’s seven-race card features the £45,000 Listed bet365 Intermediate Hurdle (3.15pm) which has attracted a field of seven runners and includes the…
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. Newbury host their last meeting of the national hunt season on Thursday when they stage a six race card for the inaugural Sri Lankan Raceday. The feature race is the Class 3 £10,000 Win A Holiday To Sri Lanka Handicap Chase where the betting is headed by The Oliver Sherwood-trained last start…
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