Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. KEW Gardens heads five entries for Aidan O’Brien in final field of 12 runners for the Group 1 William Hill St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday. The sponsors make Kew Gardens the 15-8 second favourite behind John Gosden’s unbeaten Lah Ti Dar…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. JOSEPH O’Brien bids to become the first horseman for almost 50 years to both ride and train a British St Leger winner when he saddles Rekindling at Doncaster on September 16. The former top-flight jockey won the St Leger in 2013 on Leading…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. LINGFIELD Park is to install on-course betting facilities operated by bookmaker William Hill before the end of the month. The dual-purpose racecourse in Surrey, which has a grass and an all-weather track, host their next meeting on August 21 and the new betting…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news BRIGHTON Racecourse is the latest course owned by Arena Racing Company (ARC) to reveal a new sponsorship deal after Marathonbet was announced as backers of a three-day meeting next month. The undulating horseshoe-shaped track on the outskirts of Brighton on the hills overlooking…
By Simon Jackson. Minding was an easy winner of the QIPCO 1000 Guineas on Sunday, the victory impressing bookmakers who fancy her to beat the colts in the Investec Derby next month. The three and a half length success secured a 1-2-3 in the fillies’ mile Classic for trainer Aidan O’Brien who also saddled runner-up…
By Simon Jackson. Cue Card continued his superb form this season with a thrilling victory in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. The Colin Tizzard-trained nine-year-old tracked the leaders for the bulk of the three miles of Kempton’s feature race of the season. He improved to challenge 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. The William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day is the immediate target for Cue Card after his impressive win in the Grade 1 Betfair Chase. The Colin Tizzard-trained nine-year-old was far too good for his four rivals at Haydock Park on Saturday as he brushed them aside…
By Simon Jackson at William Hill Winter Festival launch. Paul Nicholls has given an upbeat report about the form of Silviniaco Conti and Al Ferof ahead of the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. Speaking at the launch of the William Hill Winter Festival in Covent Garden on Monday, Nicholls…
By Simon Jackson. Australia is out to 10-11 with Paddy Power for the Investec Derby as 27 runners remain in contention for the colts’ Classic at Epsom Downs on June 7. The news follows solid support for the Aidan O’Brien-trained stablemate Geoffrey Chaucer, who has reportedly excelled in track work at Ballydoyle this week. The…
