Five of the six runners in the 3pm race at Newbury were winners last time out but it was the one who did not win who could claim the Challow HurdleThere are just half a dozen runners in the field for the Grade One Betfred Challow Hurdle at Newbury, but five were winners last time out, all are open to significant improvement and none of them can be ruled out entirely. Related: Champion Hurdle favourite Faugheen pulled up at Leopardstown Continue reading...
Faugheen will set off at prohibitive odds in the Grade One Ryanair Hurdle to try to end Willie Mullins’s miserable week on a highThursday was a miserable day at the races for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend, for the most part as a result of the loss of Nichols Canyon in the Christmas Hurdle but also because Yorkhill’s run in the Christmas Chase – he was the last of eight finishers – strongly suggested that he will not be the horse to give Mullins a long overdue first success in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Djakadam, who has finished second in two of the past three Gold Cups, also has questions to answer after being pulled up in the same race,...
This year’s race has drawn a 12-strong field that includes Sizing John, last season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, and the reappearing YorkhillThe third day of Leopardstown’s Christmas fixture will go ahead as planned after the card survived a 7.30am inspection, and what an afternoon of action it promises to be.The undoubted highlight is the Grade One Leopardstown Christmas Chase, the race which was known as the Lexus until the car firm announced in early November that it would not be renewing its sponsorship. Its marketing executives might be regretting that decision now, as this year’s race has drawn a 12-strong field that includes Sizing John, last season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, and seven more previous winners at Grade One level....
Officials at Chepstow are hoping to reschedule the Welsh Grand National after Wednesday’s fixture was abandoned due to a waterlogged trackOfficials at Chepstow have moved quickly to reschedule the Welsh Grand National for 6 January after Wednesday’s fixture was abandoned due to a waterlogged track. Related: Might Bite wins King George VI Chase at Kempton for Nicky Henderson Continue reading...
Colin Tizzard’s crack youngster has been a good friend to Talking Horses but today’s race looks like a recovery mission.... will be live at 1pm. Turn up on time for a chance to win tickets to Cheltenham next month. The quiz will appear at the top of our racing front page. Related: Stalls handler had used syringe in hand before start of Wolverhampton race Continue reading...