Wolverhampton may hold the best bet as Keswick has plenty to recommend him in a race that will not take too much winningBoth Lingfield and Southwell came through precautionary inspections at 8am on Tuesday morning with no problems, which means that there is a complete jumps programme for the first time in almost a week, but the twilight Flat meeting at Wolverhampton may hold the best bet of the day as Keswick (5.15) has plenty to recommend him in a race that will not take a great deal of winning. Related: Talking Horses: Saldier set to miss Leopardstown as Cheltenham looms Southwell 12.30 Loveherandleaveher 1.00 Katpoli 1.30 Hunting Percival 2.05 Moidore 2.35 Boss Man Fred 3.05 Tis Fantastic 3.35 Raymond Continue reading...
An intriguing Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury, full of sub-plots, could fall to Borice from the Gordon Elliott stableAn intriguing Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury, full of sub-plots, could fall to Borice (3.00), from the Gordon Elliott stable that does so well in handicap chases but has yet to win this one. The Irishman singled out this horse as a Grand National type as soon as he came over from France a year ago and, while it took time for this big animal to show his ability on the track, he surely did so in the Galway Plate.He seemed outpaced at times that day but finished strongly, suggesting this tougher test will suit. There should be plenty more to come and double-figure...
Keep your fingers crossed for the Fighting Fifth Hurdle and also for Brave Eagle, oddly overlooked for Newburys big raceThe good news from Newcastle is that there was no overnight frost and the course is perfectly raceable on Friday morning, according to its clerk, James Armstrong. But the question of what tonight may bring is preying on his mind ahead of the tracks big jumps race of the year, the Fighting Fifth Hurdle on Saturday.Buveur DAir and Silver Streak are due to face off in the Grade One contest, but only if Armstrong gets a bit of help from the weather. It really just depends how long the temperature is below zero tonight, and how far below, he told me...
Gordon Elliott the trainer appears more optimistic than the owner after saying horse might be fit to try and match Red Rums recordTiger Roll, the winner of the last two Grand Nationals, is 10 days away from resuming light exercise as he builds towards a possible return to Aintree in April. Whether he will make the trip to Liverpool, however, even if he is fit and primed to perfection, is a question for another day.Or, more probably, days, weeks and months. Gordon Elliott, who will equal the record for Grand National victories if one of his runners wins on 4 April, said here that in my mind, it is the race we have been training him for ever since he...
A deadline is looming for the classy chaser, deregistered along with other Supreme Horse Racing Club runners recentlyAn end could be imminent to the barrier that prevents entries being made for Kemboy, according to his trainer, Willie Mullins. The triple Grade One-winner, currently second-favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, became deregistered when the Supreme Horse Racing Club was recently barred from owning racehorses, but efforts are being made to get him re-registered in the name of the Supreme members who paid for shares in him.The importance of getting this done quickly lies in the fact that noon on Wednesday brings the deadline for entries to the Savills Chase, Irelands equivalent of the King George and a very valuable contest which...