Posts tagged Nick Williams

Challow Hurdle preview

Nick Williams has only had three winners over hurdles at Newbury in the last five seasons. However, given that they have come from just 10 runners, it is a perfectly reasonable strike-rate and even more interesting in that two of those winners have come in the past two renewals of the Grade One sportingbet Supports [...]

Reve De Sivola opens his account at Cheltenham

The afternoon’s racing got off to an explosive start as Reve De Sivola showed a repeat of his game second in last seasons’ Neptune Novices Hurdle by forging a late run up the Cheltenham hill to win the Injured Jockeys´ Fund Oaksey House Novices´ Chase. Read more at: http://horse-racing.bettor.com/reve-de-sivola-opens-his-account-at-cheltenham/news/1336627

Diamond Harry sparkles in Hennessey Gold Cup

Nick Williams hit the big time in style when Diamond Harry won the 54th running of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury. Diamond Harry was up the front for most of the way and Darryl Jacob committed to the lead off the home turn as Denman did his best to threw down his challenge under [...]

Celestial Halo falls on chasing debut at Exeter

The markets said that he was a certainty and the official handicapper reckoned that he was at least 35lbs superior to any other horse in the race. Celestial Halo came to Exeter to make his chasing debut backed up by an impressive record over hurdles as the Triumph Hurdle winner of 2008 and the runner-up [...]

Williams has it figured out

At a time when most trainers are trying to find anything to run at the Cheltenham Festival, Nick Williams takes a more analytical approach. As befits a man who combines training with an accountancy business Williams likes the figures add up. That may be why Me Voici, who was bought as a chasing prospect, may [...]