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. Sprinter Sacre will bypass the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown Park on Saturday and instead contest the williamhill.com Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton Park on December 27. The nine-year-old impressed at his comeback race of the season when easing to a 14-length victory in the Grade 2 Shloer Chase at Cheltenham…
By Simon Jackson at Epsom Downs. Golden Horn is likely to contest the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park on July 4 after his emphatic win in the Investec Derby in front of a record crowd at Epsom on Saturday. The attendance of 125,000 people at Epsom on Saturday was 5,000 more than last year. It…
By Simon Jackson at Plumpton. Plumpton is the latest racetrack to announce discounted tickets to racegoers in the south east by offering two-for-one entry to their jumps meeting on Monday February 23. The national hunt racecourse, located a one hour train journey from London Victoria, has announced cut-price admission to the At The Races Raceday at…
By Simon Jackson. Paul Hanagan has suffered a hairline fracture to his lower left arm after his mount White Nile slipped and fell in the bet365 Summer Handicap at Goodwood. The dual champion jockey was treated at the racecourse and stood down for the rest of the day after the initial x-ray proved to be inconclusive. A…
By Simon Jackson at Sandown Park. Henry Candy is looking to the future with the unbeaten Alonsoa who bagged her second win from as many starts when landing the Listed Irish Champions Weekend EBF Stallions Star Stakes at Sandown. Alonsoa – a daughter of 1,000 Guineas placegetter Alasha – raced close to the pace for…
By Simon Jackson. Punters travelling to Sandown Park for the Coral-Eclipse Stakes on Saturday are assured of a winning start after news that the racecourse is offering a free train service from Waterloo. Sandown is set to stage a seven race card headed by the Group 1 Coral-Eclipse Stakes that carries prizemoney of £435,000 and…
By Simon Jackson. Richard Kingscote is confident Brown Panther will handle the forecast soft to heavy ground in the Group 3 Cantor Fitzgerald Henry II Stakes at Sandown on Thursday evening. The going at Sandown is officially described as heavy, soft in places and more showers are forecast tomorrow ahead of the lucrative six race…
By Simon Jackson. Western Hymn boosted his Investec Derby hopes with an impressive victory in the Group 3 bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown and will now tackle the Betfred Dante Stakes at York. The John Gosden-trained colt travelled off the pace for the bulk of the 10 furlong contest before being set alight by William…
By Simon Jackson Sandown officials are confident that racing will go ahead on Saturday where the feature race of the day offers a £100,000 bonus if the winner can also score at next week’s Cheltenham Festival. The ultra-consistent Regal Encore heads the betting for the showpiece race, the Grade 3 William Hill Imperial Cup Handicap…
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