Category: UK Racing

With GBP 170,000 up for grabs in the bet365 Celebration Chase, Mullins has every base covered with the winners of the last two renewals of the Arkle at Cheltenham.Appreciate It, Dysart Dynamo and Saint Sam could all run for Mullins, who has made 25 entries on the card overall, while current champion chaser Captain Guinness…

Ruth Jefferson’s Sounds Russian is pencilled in for Perth on Wednesday after his satisfactory comeback in the Rendlesham Hurdle at Haydock.The Sholokhov gelding has always shown plenty of ability and won a good prize at Kelso in October 2022, going on to finish fourth in the Many Clouds and then coming home runner-up in both…

Kaadi wd – 5.20 has been on my ‘next time’ list since finishing an eye-catching second to Enchanting Empress over five furlongs of Wolverhampton Tapeta earlier this month; presumably this Karl Burke-trained Soldier’s Call filly will cope with a ‘good’ Windsor turf surface in the Fillies’ Novice Stakes over a similar distance tonight, again under…

Willie Mullins struck an early Saturday blow in the trainers’ title race as Sharjah successfully stepped up to three miles for the first time in the CPMS Novices’ Champion Handicap Chase at Ayr.Paul Townend gave the 7/1 winner, twice second in the Champion Hurdle, a wonderful ride, dropping him out before making stealthy headway to…

Folgaria provided Marco Botti with an emotional success in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury.The Newmarket-based Italian trainer has had a tough time coming to terms with the tragic death of compatriot Stefano Cherchi following a fall in Australia.However, this filly did her bit to help lift spirits when digging deep under Hollie Doyle…

Fine FromMusselburgh stages the first fixture of this year’s £1.3million Sky Bet Sunday Series and there is plenty to recommend aboutSilky Wilkie MU – 6.45in the £75,000 feature event. The five-year-old has been a fantastic servant for Middleham Park Racing, posting six wins and 15 seconds from 38 outings. He has already had four runs this year…

Lucinda Russell will consider a tilt at theLadbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup with Corach Rambler following his first fence exit in the Grand National.Following a highly creditable third place finish in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the 10-year-old was well fancied by many to claim back-to-back victories in the Aintree spectacular, but parted company with Derek Fox…

We have tips and views from connections for the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr.BALLYGRIFFINCOTTAGE (Andrew Asquith)Ballygrifincottage has seemingly had his problems in the past, but he took a big step back in the right direction when narrowly beaten at Sandown last time, and some of his form earlier in his career is strong. He…

Alaskan Gold nb – 2.40 will not be a surprise if causing one in the eleven-runner group three Greenham Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Newbury this afternoon; there has to be a good reason why prolific ‘winning machine’ trainer Karl Burke has reached for the phone and booked former multiple champion jockey…

Fine From  Git Maker AY – 3.35 can prove a real party pooper for Jamie Snowden in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr. This meeting has been dominated by talk of the trainers’ championship as it builds to a crescendo, with Willie Mullins, Paul Nicholls and Dan Skelton all throwing plenty of runners at the…