Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. SPRINTER SACRE’S second victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase was the ‘biggest day of my career’ trainer Nicky Henderson revealed after news of his stable star’s retirement. The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning handler and three-time champion trainer admitted that ‘you couldn’t fail to…
By Simon Jackson. Sprinter Sacre returned to the scene of his greatest triumph when storming to victory in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase on Day Two of the Cheltenham Festival. The Nicky Henderson-trained winner of the 2012 Arkle and 2013 Queen Mother Champion Chase was side-lined in December 2013 after suffering a heart scare…
By Simon Jackson. Sire De Grugy will contest the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot on January 23 enroute to the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival. The 10-year-old won the Queen Mother in 2014 and appears set for a rematch with 2013 winner Sprinter Sacre who is also amongst the…
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. Sprinter Sacre returned to the scene of his greatest triumphs when storming to a 14-length victory in the Grade 2 Shloer Chase at Cheltenham on Sunday. The dual Cheltenham Festival winner was recording his first victory since scoring at Punchestown in April 2013. Sprinter Sacre travelled close to the pace for Nico…
By Simon Jackson. Dodging Bullets had too many guns for Sprinter Sacre who was forced to settle for second place on his return to racing in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot on Saturday. The victory was Dodging Bullet’s second Grade 1 victory in as many starts after his win in the 888Sport Tingle…
By Simon Jackson. Sprinter Sacre appears set to make his long-awaited comeback in the Sodexo Clarence House Chase at Ascot later this month after impressing in a public workout over the holiday period. The winner of 14 of his 17 starts, that includes victory in the 2013 Queen Mother Champion Chase, has been side-lined since…
By Simon Jackson. The King George VI Chase has been highlighted as a likely target for Simonsig, who is back in training with Nicky Henderson after missing last season due to injury. The winner of eight of his nine starts under rules – that includes victories in the Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle and Racing…
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