Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. Al Boum Photo and Paul Townend provided Willie Mullins with a first victory in the £625,000 Grade 1 Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup. The seven-year-old took the lead at the second-last fence and galloped on relentlessly to score from the Tony Martin-trained Anibale…
Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse racing tips and the latest news. GORDON ELLIOTT has reiterated his desire to win the Irish National Hunt Trainer’s Championship after coming agonisingly close to winning it for the first time this year. Elliott appeared set to win the title when still ahead of his nearest rival Willie…
By Simon Jackson. Willie Mullins has given an upbeat report on the well-being of Un De Sceaux, the hot favourite for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham on March 16. Un De Sceaux was an impressive winner of his sole start at Cheltenham when storming to a six-length victory in the Grade 1…
By Simon Jackson. Willie Mullins believes the extended two miles of the Stan James Champion Hurdle will suit the favourite Annie Power who still needs to be supplemented for the Grade 1 contest. Annie Power, the winner of 13 of her 15 starts, is best-priced at 2-1 (Paddy Power) for the two miles and 87…
By Simon Jackson. The British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) head of handicapping Phil Smith says the field for this year’s Crabbie’s Grand National is the best he has handicapped. The Grand National is the only race of the year where Smith has complete discretion over which weights to allocate as he is able to deviate from…
By Simon Jackson. Un De Sceaux justified his position at the head of the market for the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase with a resounding victory at Ascot on Saturday. The 2015 Arkle winner led from the outset in the Grade 1 contest and maintained the advantage with a clinical display of jumping. He shook…
By Simon Jackson. A record total attendance of 248,521 racegoers attended the 2015 Cheltenham Festival, an increase of more than 11,000 on the previous best of 237,369 in 2012. This year’s bumper crowd witnessed a series of landmark events that included a new record of winners by an individual trainer at the four day Festival…
By Simon Jackson. Faugheen bids to extend his unbeaten record to nine wins when he lines up in the Stan James Champion Hurdle, the feature race on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. The Willie Mullins-trained seven-year-old has proved to be far superior to his rivals in his eight starts to date. The winner…
By Simon Jackson. Willie Mullins has given an upbeat report about the well-being of Hurricane Fly ahead of his bid to secure a third victory in the Stan James Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Hurricane Fly has contested the Champion Hurdle four times, winning the two mile hurdling crown in 2011 and 2013 and…
