Mullins dismisses Min concerns following Betfair drift
WILLIE MULLINS has allayed any fears about hot Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle favourite Min, despite a dramatic drift on Betfair on Thursday.
View ArticleGreatrex thrilled with Cole Harden World Hurdle prep
COLE HARDEN looked "a million dollars" to Warren Greatrex on Thursday morning after the trainer took his World Hurdle winner for a pre-Cheltenham Festival sharpener at Kempton.
View ArticleHills claim Coral-Ladbrokes merger would damage competition
WILLIAM HILL have told the competition authorities the proposed merger between Gala Coral and Ladbrokes would lead to a "substantial lessening of competition".
View ArticleAscot renames King George day race after Pat Eddery
ASCOT has announced the opening race on King George day, known since 2006 as the Winkfield Stakes, has been permanently renamed in honour of the late champion jockey Pat Eddery.
View ArticleTop Notch states Champion Hurdle case at Kelso
A DAY after the Champion Hurdle picture was blown wide-open following the sensational ruling out of red-hot favourite Faugheen, Top Notch staked his claim for a shot at glory with a clear-cut success...
View ArticleLeading Foxhunter Chase fancy Oscar Barton retired
CONNECTIONS of St James’s Place Foxhunter Chase fancy Oscar Barton have been forced to retire the 11-year-old.
View ArticleABP feud hots up as RUK pulls plug on bookies
FOUR bookmakers were on Thursday told they were no longer welcome on subscription channel Racing UK in a dramatic heightening of British racing’s stand-off with bookmakers over the controversial...
View ArticleBetVictor announces deal to gain ABP status
BETVICTOR has become an Authorised Betting Partner after agreeing a three-year deal with British Racing, the parties announced on Friday morning.
View ArticleSandown: Jessber's fuels Grade 1 dream for connections
SIX days after going down in a Listed race at Warwick Jessber's Dream showed she had no problems with the quick turnaround when landing Sandown's Grade 2 on Friday.
View ArticleEmotional victory for Hampsons at Sandown
BRODIE HAMPSON completed a remarkable victory on Jennys Surprise in the Royal Artillery Gold Cup that at one stage looked as unlikely as it was heart-warming, coming from well off the pace for an...
View ArticleDramatic exit not a setback insists Pendleton
OLYMPIC sprint cycle champion Victoria Pendleton's bid to ride in the St James's Place Foxhunter at the Cheltenham Festival next month suffered a major setback when she unseated on her first jumps...
View ArticleNicholls banking on Conti stamina to prove decisive
Silviniaco Conti drops in trip for today's Betfair Ascot Chase and trainer Paul Nicholls thinks the stayer can shape well over a shorter trip.
View ArticleAustralia: Thrilling win for Royal Ascot hope Chautauqua
CHAUTAUQUA (Hawkes Racing/Dwayne Dunn) showed just why many believe him to be the best sprinter in Australia when he unleashed a brilliant turn of foot for a thrilling success in the Lightning.
View ArticleSoggy Lingfield replaces jumps card with Flat fixture
LINGFIELD'S jumps meeting on Monday has been abandoned as the course is waterlogged, but it has been replaced by a Flat fixture on the all-weather track.
View ArticleAt-a-glance weather prospects guide
Find out what the prospects are for forthcoming fixtures in Britain and Ireland with our at-a-glance guide.
View ArticleWincanton aim for Pacha Du Polder and Pendleton
VICTORIA PENDLETON, whose bid to ride at the Cheltenham Festival next month suffered a blow when she unseated from Pacha Du Polder at Fakenham on Friday, could be reunited with the horse at Wincanton...
View ArticleUSA: Acapulco too good for rivals on return to action
QUEEN MARY STAKES winner Acapulco (Wesley Ward/Irad Ortiz) made no mistake on her seasonal debut in minor company against six overmatched rivals under the floodlights at Turfway Park in northern...
View ArticleTriumph Hurdle picture unclear after odds-on reverses
DEFEATS for Fixe Le Kap and Voix Du Reve within 20 minutes on Saturday left the juvenile hurdling division muddier than ever with the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival less than four weeks...
View ArticleNicholls thrilled as Silviniaco back to best at Ascot
DUAL King George VI Chase winner Silviniaco Conti recorded his first win of the season and his seventh Grade 1 win overall when taking the Betfair Ascot Chase in great style on Saturday.
View ArticleSilviniaco Conti cut for Aintree on day of Grand National clues
ONLY four days after the weights were published for the Crabbie's Grand National, Saturday heralded the first assaults made on the ante-post favouritism of Many Clouds, who has topped the market ever...
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