Category: UK Racing

Fine FormThe Doyen Chief WA – 4.32relished a step up to three miles last time out and can build on that success by securing a nice prize in the #40,000 eventmasters.co.uk Challenger Staying Chase Series Final Handicap Chase at Warwick.Already a winner in the point-to-point, bumper and hurdling spheres, Alan King’s eight-year-old made a solid…

Minella Indo and Senior Chief are both on track to represent Henry De Bromhead in the Randox Grand National on Saturday week.The former ran a cracker to finish third behind I Am Maximus in the race last season and has had two runs so far this term, at Punchestown in October and a Grade Two…

Fine FormHexham is the latest stop on Patrick Mullins’ tour of UK racecourses in his attempt to ride a winner at them all andRoad To Home HX – 3.20should be hard to beat in the Happy Birthday Margaret Watling Maiden Hurdle.Mullins has taken in the likes of Catterick, Wetherby and just last week Haydock, as…

Strong Leader is set to captain a stacked Aintree team for Olly Murphy when he defends his Liverpool Hurdle crown on Merseyside.The eight-year-old gave the Warren Chase handler just his second Grade One triumph when galloping to victory in the three-mile event 12 months ago and was last seen finishing fourth in the Cleeve Hurdle…

Evan Williams may look to Punchestown with Libberty Hunter after his unfortunate exit when running promisingly in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.The nine-year-old has been both sparingly and successfully campaigned this season, winning a Cheltenham handicap before finishing second in the Grade Two Game Spirit Chase at Newbury.He was then sent…

Two bets at Newbury and Kelso.Weekend View: TomorrowAs is usually the case in the immediate aftermath of the Cheltenham Festival, it is a rather underwhelming weekend of racing, and not many races are priced up at the time of writing, but there are still some interesting handicaps to get stuck into at both Newbury and…

Fine FormGo To War NB – 3.30looks to be crying out for a step up to three miles and gets the chance to back up that view in the Ultimate Travel Company Handicap Hurdle at Newbury.The seven-year-old prevailed in a bumper and two Ludlow novice hurdles when with Fergal O’Brien but has yet to add…

Fine FormKado De Joie LU – 4.30is taken to return to winning ways in the NFU Mutual Insurance Handicap Hurdle at Ludlow.Nicky Henderson’s charge showed promise last season, scoring at Market Rasen and being placed on two other occasions.He then showed the benefit of a summer break by kicking off this term with a Fontwell…

John ‘Shark’ Hanlon is set to decide this week who will ride Hewick in the Randox Grand National.The famous €850 purchase and 2023 King George hero delighted his handler when tuning up for his Aintree assignment with a victory in the hands of Hanlon’s son Paddy at Thurles in the Jimmy Neville Memorial Hurdle –…

My Drogo could return to the scene of his finest hour as the Randox Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase at Aintree is the likely target in his new career for trainer and old friend Edward Walker.The gelding, now 10, started out with Walker and his wife, former jockey Polly Gundry, a duo who together produce point-to-pointers…