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. Silviniaco Conti is fancied to add another big prize to his already illustrious career by landing the Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday. The 10-year-old’s seven Grade 1 wins include the William Hill King George VI Chase in 2013 and 2014, in a superb career that has amassed more that £1million…
By Simon Jackson. Silviniaco Conti is set to have his first start of the year at Ascot on Saturday where he will face a maximum of seven rivals in the £150,000 Betfair Ascot Chase. The winner of the William Hill King George VI Chase in 2013 and 2014 was pulled up when attempting to win…
By Simon Jackson. Al Ferof bids to continue his consistent record in the William Hill King George VI Chase where nine horses remain in contention for the feature race of the season at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. For the past two years Al Ferof has finished third in the King George to his Paul…
By Simon Jackson. Silviniaco Conti is reported to be in ‘good shape’ by trainer Paul Nicholls ahead of his bid to secure a third victory in the £200,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on Saturday. The Grade 1 contest has attracted a boutique field of five runners that includes Cue Card, who won…
By Simon Jackson. The winners of the past three Betfair Chases look set to clash in this year’s race after 2013 winner Cue Card made a winning comeback in the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby. Cue Card suffered injury and wind problems since bagging the Grade 1 contest two years ago and impressed with the…
By Simon Jackson. Silviniaco Conti is on target for a third win in the Grade 1 Betfair Chase after finishing second to Brother Tedd over hurdles on his comeback at Kempton on Monday. The dual William Hill King George VI Chase winner was racing over hurdles for the first time since 2011. It was his…
By Simon Jackson. Paul Nicholls is hoping that it will be third time lucky for Silviniaco Conti in the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, having seen him fall in 2013 and finish fourth last year. Silviniaco Conti is the clear favourite for the Gold Cup after an emphatic victory in the William Hill King George…
By Simon Jackson. The last two winners of the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup, Lord Windermere and Bobs Worth, are amongst 35 entries for the 2015 renewal that were revealed today. The Jim Culloty-trained Lord Windermere had Bobs Worth fourth lengths back in fifth place when narrowly prevailing in the 2014 Gold Cup from On His…
By Simon Jackson. Silviniaco Conti is the clear favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup after his emphatic victory in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. The success was the eight-year-old’s second in the feature race of the year at Kempton following his win in this race last year…
