Cheltenham Gold Cup 2012 – 2 To Watch

Two Horse Race – literally.  For years punters have become accustomed to the Gold Cup being a straight showdown between Denman and Kauto Star. The Star remains in our orbit, but his main rival tomorrow afternoon is likely to be Long Run, last year’s Champion, with Sam Waley-Cohen once more in the saddle. Long Run: Trained by Nicky Henderson, Long Run stunned punters in winning last year’s Betfred Gold Cup, by seven lengths from Denman. In so doing, he became the first six-year-old winner since Mill House in 1963. Yet his form of late has been poor, losing to Kauto Star at the Haydock Betfair Chase and at Kempton in the William Hill King George. Nevertheless, we suspect he is... Continue reading...

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 15th, 2012
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King George VI

As if it wasn’t enough to be responsible for one of the finest British films of our time, George VI also gave his name to one of the finest races in the jump calendar. Boxing Day quite simply would not be Boxing Day without the King George VI Chase, and this year’s line-up is as tasty as ever. Second only in prestige to the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the King George is normally a pretty good gauge of how horses are jumping in the run-up to the big one. The hot favourite is last year’s winner, the Waley-Cohen owned and jockeyed Long Run, 5/4 with Ladbrokes. Many believe he could string a chain of victories together to rival the legendary Kauto... Continue reading...

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
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Glorious Goodwood

So glorious they named it so. Good news for the posh. The Cartier Polo event last weekend may have claimed to be the highlight of the summer social calendar, but if you missed it, another event with the same claim is here. So upper-class is it, that it is estimated 500 lobsters will be served throughout the week. Romford Greyhounds it is not – welcome to Goodwood, five days of horseracing, and barely a dropped vowel in sight. Let us mark your card: The Sussex Stakes – Wednesday 27th July This could prove the most exciting race of the week, as Frankel goes head to head with Canford Cliffs over a mile. Both horses arrive with impressive victories at Ascot... Continue reading...

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
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2 To Watch – Royal Ascot 2011

Racing for the posh. Princess Beatrice’s last public appearance led to most folk assuming she’d confused the Royal Wedding with Ladies Day at Ascot. So if the ginger lass turns up on Thursday holding a wedding invite, we’ll all know why. For fans of open goal jokes, if Camilla turns up on Thursday, it will be to run in the 14.30 Group 2 Norfolk Stakes. The pick of Wednesday’s action is the Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes. Priced at a seemingly undesirable 1.45 with Betfair, a bet on So You Think represents a ‘free money’ bet, and is one of several short-priced dead-certs at Ascot this week. Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien has claimed that the horse is “unbelievable” and... Continue reading...

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
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Royal Ascot 2011 live odds

Royal Ascot kicks off today, with all the usual pomp and circumstance! So as usual, here are some live odds banners to keep you up to date…

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
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Epsom Derby 2011

4 to Watch 7/4 with Ladbrokes, the favourite Carlton House arrives at Epsom having won the Dante Stakes at York three weeks ago, and having been at the Royal Wedding three weeks before that. Keep an eye out for a late drop out though – he has been suffering from a bad swelling in the leg. If he does run, it represents Ma’am’s best chance since 1979, although only one favourite from the last five has won the Derby. The second favourite, Pour Moi is 7/2 with Blue Square. Andre Fabre, the highly regarded French trainer believes this is his best chance of landing the coveted prize, having failed in his past nine attempts. The horse will be ridden by... Continue reading...

This entry was posted on Friday, June 3rd, 2011
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