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The 2:15 at Doncaster is a Grade 2 Juvenile Hurdle that features a relatively short field but one that is long on talent. We have several top yards represented here with Nicky Henderson, Paul Nicholls and Donald McCain all offering up entries here. It is the Henderson charge Peace And Co who is a one-out winner with the bookmakers offering him up at an odds-on price of about 1.90 right now.
He got things off to a great start but was in a rather limited race against only two others. He was sent off as...
We’re taking a look at some of the Channel 4 races that will be shown on Saturday December 13, unfolding primarily at Cheltenham and Doncaster - both tracks hosting some exciting action over timber. The opener is the 2:00 pm from Cheltenham, a Grade 3 Handicap Chase with a nice bit of prize money up for grabs as a dozen or so middle distance types tackle the 2m5f on offer.
The betting favourite right now is Caid Du Berlais and he trades as low as 4.0 as he looks to build on a victory from about a month ago when he beat out a similar field of eighteen over...
As the top Nicky Henderson charge in the race you have to wonder whether they really are that confident in his ability to win the race and be able to flourish despite being off the track for a year and a half. He was on such a run when he initially was in-form that they will be hoping he finds himself feeling right at home in his days back on the racetrack.
Following the likes of Simonsig, we’re looking at the talented winner of the Amlin Chase in Al Ferof. He comes into the race with plenty of wagering momentum after turning things around with his...
While some might think that his 4/1 price is a bit short for things right now, you’ll notice that a few books are taking him right down to 7/2 as we get closer to the race and it looks like he will be enjoying the bulk of the Irish money coming in from those Christmas stockings and discreet envelopes.
What makes things very interesting is the fact that Champagne Fever runs his races very similarly to Silviniaco Conti and you wonder whether the two of them might get in each others way at some point or whether it will lead them to potentially alter their...
One of the biggest features of the holiday season is the Boxing Day edition of racing at Kempton as we see the annual running of the King George VI Chase. This year’s iteration looks to have a number of talented runners set to contest the race and there are a good selection of strong favourites, each-way squeaks and outside fancies with some great prices on offer if you reckon a specific contender has a better chance than the others at handling this tough right-handed 3m chase.
The five-year-old son of Kayf Tara was well-placed by Henderson and you can bet that he will improve as the years go on and he continues to string together good performances. The options are wide open with him as they go forward and he could be able to give Irving the challenge he deserves here - particularly on the run-in.
Lightly-raced Aurore D’Estruval enters this one coming in off a listed victory at Wetherby back on November 1st. She was last seen in the Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree last year - acquitting herself well running against the boys. She...
We’ve got a good betting race shaping up at Newcastle on Saturday in this year’s iteration of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle - one of the big early season preps over the smaller fences. Many here will be looking to make declarations about their intentions come festival time and you can bank on a really interesting contest here as we have two extremely talented jumpers taking most of the early money but a few interesting contenders on the outside who might be able to make their presence known.
One thing to remember is the veritable slew of short-priced contenders who have plenty of expectations on them this year who have failed to get off the mark on their seasonal debuts. Even many of the big winners from festival time last year were unable to get the better of their opposition first time out this year.
For those who are looking to beat Faugheen here or even make a push for a solid each-way wager, your eyes are probably steering towards the likes of Melodic Rendezvous who now looks likely to head towards this one despite being co-entered towards a smaller contest. He’s also making his seasonal debut and...
We’ve got a really interesting line-up of jumps racing set to unfold this weekend with some crucial early season contests ready to go as the National Hunt season looks to be well and truly underway now. With some heavy action unfolding at Haydock and Ascot this weekend, we’ll be taking a look at all the major races here and, while the Coral Hurdle may look like one of the most lopsided contests of the weekend (aside from Chelsea vs West Brom) there is still plenty of money to be made.
It wasn’t so much just the victory but it was the manner of the victory that really impressed as Wishfull Thinking made a massive jump at the end and ran on so strongly. There is much to like about his ability and it’s an exciting prospect that he might be able to genuinely challenge the top order of chasing contenders here over the middle distances.
He is also set to get regular jockey Richard Johnson in the irons for this one.
Nicky Henderson’s Rajdhani Express boasts a solid rating and could factor here as part of an each-way package if he’s priced right. Owned by Sam Waley-Cohen...
