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Master Minded wins Victor Chandler Chase
Jan 22nd
It may have lacked the swaggering style of some of his other six Grade One victories but Master Minded found the substance when he needed it most. The form book and the official handicapper said that Master Minded had between 15 and 29lbs in hand over his eight rivals in the Victor Chandler Chase at [...]
Sparky May wins 1942 Was A Vintage Year Mares’ Hurdle
Jan 22nd
There are plenty of dreams that come true at Ascot, but they are normally those of rich men and they come at a hefty price. Names like those of Keiran Burke and Pat Rodford do not make the roll of honour there that often but they do now after Sparky May took the dream of [...]
Victor Chandler Chase preview
Jan 22nd
The strike-rates of trainers, and just how relevant they may be, is becoming a bit of a hot topic just now. Paul Nicholls has gone on the offensive to those who have suggested that a below-par spell this month is a sign of problems in his yard. But, while a lack of winners can be [...]
Master Minded among nine entries for Ascot chase
Jan 17th
Master Minded’s road to Cheltenham is set to take another step forward this weekend as the two-time Queen Mother Champion Chase winner has been declared for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot. Read more at: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/master-minded-among-nine-entries-for-ascot-chase/news/1337900
Weather prospects look poor
Dec 17th
This weekend’s card at Ascot has been abandoned because parts of the course are frozen. After a 7.30am inspection proved inconclusive, Chris Stickles, the clerk of the course, decided to wait until 11am in the hope that conditions might improve sufficiently to allow racing to take place for the Friday card. To read the full [...]
Weather may be main threat to Big Buck’s
Dec 16th
Can anyone beat Big Buck’s? The final declarations suggest that the biggest threat to the champion staying hurdler could be an act of God for the BGC Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday. The field of seven are rated between 20 and 34lbs on official ratings as the seven-year-old attempts to maintain his perfect [...]
Peterborough Chase switched to Newbury
Dec 13th
If the weather relents this week jump racing can look forward to an early Christmas present on both sides of the Irish Sea. After the brief respite, when Cheltenham’s International meeting came through unscathed by the elements, what has become an all-to-normal disruption to service resumed when the card at Huntingdon on Sunday was lost [...]
Tocca Ferro among 47 entries for Ladbroke Hurdle
Dec 1st
Emma Lavelle’s yard is hitting form at just the right time, with a 40% strike-rate for November as she looks to build on what is a promising start to the season. Tooca Ferro is the rising star of the stable, having won both his starts this season and Lavelle has now entered the gelding for [...]
Master Minded wins Amlin 1965 Chase
Nov 23rd
In theory the ride on Kauto Star in the King George VI Chase at Kempton next month is still up for grabs however Noel Fehily did his cause no harm at Ascot. The rider, whom Paul Nicholls believes most closely resembles the style of stable jockey Ruby Walsh, rode a treble for Nicholls highlighted by [...]
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