Posts tagged Twist Magic
Twist Magic death mars Tartak victory in Peterborough Chase
Dec 15th
The ebb and flow of fortunes is one of the enduring themes of jump racing. But rarely can have so many reverses have been fused into one race. The Grade Two totesport.com Peterborough Chase at Newbury appeared to be at the mercy of Paul Nicholls, not once but twice, only for him to lose one [...]
Owner hopes that new twist is not a problem in Peterborough Chase
Dec 14th
Seven of the horses who were originally engaged in the totesport.com Peterborough Chase, when it was abandoned at Huntingdon on Sunday, will turn out for the rescheduled version at Newbury on Wednesday. The biggest surprise was the omission of Nicky Henderson’s Riverside Theatre but the switch from Huntingdon to Newbury provides more than a simple [...]
Paul Nicholls dominates entries for the Tingle Creek Chase
Nov 29th
Not much can stop Paul Nicholls when it comes to the Tingle Creek Chase. The champion trainer has won the race seven times and on each of its last five renewals, and once again his horses dominate the entries for the Grade One race this year. Master Minded and Twist Magic have won the Tingle [...]
Racing round-up: Freeze continues to hit
Nov 28th
The winter freeze, which meant that all three of the turf meetings in Britain and Ireland had to be abandoned on Sunday, shows no sign of relinquishing its icy grip. Kempton’s Polytrack fixture was the only one to survive as Carlisle and Leicester joined what is likely to be a growing list of causalities to [...]
Ascot race lacks its old magic
Jan 18th
After a freeze there is a thaw and then often a flood and jump racing is following that pattern, weather permitting. The Met Office says there is a threat of further snow when a new weather front starts pushing across Britain from Tuesday night but, if that does not get in the way, there are [...]
Twist in the tale looks unlikely
Dec 7th
Absence may make the heart grow fonder but what did we learn from Saturday’s big race at Sandown? Master Minded has dominated the two-mile chasing division for the past two seasons but, now that he is on the sidelines with a rib injury until the new year at the earliest, Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek [...]
Pipe ready to go to well once more
Dec 4th
If he was a boxer, Well Chief would possibly be billed as “the Seldom Seen Kid”, given that his last six races have been spread over nearly five years. Then again, given that he has finished first or second in 16 of 25 career starts and that seven of his ten wins over jumps have [...]
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