Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. PAUL NICHOLLS has highlighted the unique challenges of collecting the £1million bonus for winning the Betfair Chase, 32Red King George VI Chase and Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup. The Nicholls-trained Kauto Star is the only horse to have secured the bonus for winning the…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. Paul Nicholls believes Saphir Du Rheu deserves his place in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup field that has been depleted by the defection of hot-favourite Thistlecrack due to a tendon injury. News of the Colin Tizzard-trained Thistlecrack’s defection broke as Nicholls was hosting a…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. BRITISH Horseracing Authority (BHA) chief executive Nick Rust highlighted the importance of safeguarding jump racing following the shock news of the intended closure of Kempton Park. Kempton Park – London’s closest racecourse – is owned by The Jockey Club who today (Tuesday) revealed…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. KEMPTON PARK hosts their flagship meeting of the season – The 32Red Winter Festival – on December 26 and 27 that features the Grade 1 King George VI Chase. The King George has been won by a host of top-class chasers that includes…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. STARS OVER THE SEA is fancied to secure another big prize for jockey George Baker by winning the Dubai Duty Free Handicap at Newbury on Saturday. The five-year-old is available at 14-1 and is the shortest priced of four potential runners for trainer…
By Simon Jackson. Colin Tizzard believes he has a better chance of landing the Cheltenham Gold Cup than he did when winning the King George with Cue Card who is now in line for a £1million bonus. Cue Card continued his superb form this season with a thrilling victory in the William Hill King George…
By Simon Jackson. Ruby Walsh has paid tribute to Hurricane Fly following news of the 11-year-olds retirement after a career that amassed a record 22 Grade 1 victories. The Willie Mullins-trained hurdler won 24 of his 32 starts over hurdles that include victories in the 2011 and 2013 Stan James Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham…
By Simon Jackson. Boxing Day at Kempton Park has been suggested as a possible date to bury the ashes of Kauto Star who died this month after sustaining injuries in a paddock accident. Kauto Star and jockey Ruby Walsh combined to win five King George VI Chase’s at Kempton Park where a statue of the…
By Simon Jackson. Ruby Walsh has paid tribute to Kauto Star who has been put down after suffering neck and pelvic injuries in a fall in his paddock. Walsh combined with the sublime chaser to win five King George VI Chases at Kempton Park where a statue of the horse now stands in the centre…
By Simon Jackson. Kauto Star’s half-brother is amongst the 109 entries announced on Thursday for the £120,000 Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Kauto Grand Mogol, a seven-year-old who has won three and placed three times in seven starts for Irish trainer Liz Doyle, at his most recent start powered to a…
