Feb 05, 2012
Last year’s Champion Chaser, Sizing Europe, moved a step closer to defending his Cheltenham crown in March after smashing one of his main rivals in the ante-post betting, Big Zeb, by an impressive 15 lengths in the Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown
Feb 03, 2012
All the Trends, Stats and Facts for all 27 races at this year’s Cheltenham Festival – the 13th edition of the market leading publication expertly written by Paul Jones.
Feb 02, 2012
The Donald McCain-trained BALLABRIGGS, who landed the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree in 2011, heads 82 entries revealed on February 1st for the Merseyside marathon.
Jan 31, 2012
The top two in the betting for the Champion Chase – SIZING EUROPE and BIG ZEB – are set to lock horns this Sunday at Punchestown for the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase – a contest they both used as their Cheltenham prep race 12 months ago.
Jan 30, 2012
The current champion hurdler Hurricane Fly returned to the track for the first time this season with a stunning victory in the BHP Insuracnce Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown – a course he’s now four-from-four at!
Jan 26, 2012
All eyes this Sunday will be on Hurricane Fly as he makes his belated seasonal reappearance to the track in the Irish Champion Hurdle – a race he won 12 months ago.
Jan 23, 2012
This season’s top staying novice chaser Grands Crus looks a likely runner in this Saturday’s Argento Chase at Cheltenham as the David Pipe 7 year-old takes another step forward to the festival in just over six weeks time.
Jan 15, 2012
This Saturday’s Victor Chandler Chase is run at Ascot racecourse over a trip of 2m1f, of which running thirteen fences are jumped.
Jan 11, 2012
Nicky Henderson’s FINIAN'S RAINBOW, who is also third best in the ante-post betting for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at around 7-1, is the surprise name included in the 34 entries for the Betfred Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival next March..
Jan 09, 2012
The last horse to win the Lanzarote Hurdle and go onto land the Champion Hurdle was Make A Stand in 1997 – we’re unlikely to see a repeat of that this season, but there are still plenty of trends and stats that can help narrow the big field down.