Kauto Star Entered in Bet365 Gold Cup Chase: Living legend Kauto Star has plenty to think about in the next week or two with the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup rapidly approaching. However, it appears as though connections are already thinking a step ahead when it comes to Kauto Star’s next high-profile entry. The Racing Post is reporting... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, March 7, 2011 - 18:20
Overdose Confirmed for Milan Return: One of the most prominent flat horses to emerge from Central Europe in quite some time has been confirmed for his six year-old campaign. Overdose (Starborough) looks ready to return to the track in mid-April, likely looking to avenge the farcical display at Baden Baden, where he blew his all-time... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 19:17
Snow Fairy Opts for Sheema Classic Over World Cup: World-beating Irish-bred filly Snow Fairy (Intikhab) will be pointed towards the Dubai Sheema Classic in lieu of a high-profile attempt at the Dubai World Cup. The dual Oaks-winning bay ended her 2010 campaign with a pair of massive scores in Asia. The Investec Oaks and Darley Irish Oaks... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 19:13
Cheltenham Course in “Better Shape Than Last Year”: It looks like punters will be spared the surface drama in 2011 as the clerk of the course at Cheltenham declared that the going is looking better than what we saw during the build-up in 2010. The current assumptions are that “good to soft” will be the result once we get round to the... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 20:46
Hell’s Bay Ruled Out of Cheltenham Festival: The ante post market for the Jewson Novices’ Chase has been thrown into a tizzy thanks to the withdrawl of leading fancy Hell’s Bay. The nine year-old son of Supreme Leader had looked to be progressing nicely towards a major festival run on the back of an impressive Grade 2 score over... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 20:43
For Non Stop Assigned Feather Weight in Coral Cup: One of the most wide-open races on day two of the 2011 Cheltenham Festival just got a lot more interesting now that one of the biggest early gambles for the four-day steeplechasing showpiece has been assigned a very favourable weight handicap. The Coral Cup runs at 4:00 at Cheltenham on the... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 17:07
Menorah Connections Delighted After Racecourse Gallop: Menorah enters the 2011 Cheltenham Festival carrying some real buzz about him as it appears that punters are extremely confident about his Champion Hurdle chances. A smashing victor in last year’s Supreme Novices, topping the odds-on Dunguib, he has run an undefeated two-race Cheltenham... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 17:05
Tataniano Withdrawn From Champion Chase: Paul Nicholls went before the media today and declared that one of his most interesting contenders for the 2011 Cheltenham Festival has not been able to get his fitness up in time for the March 15 showpiece. Tataniano, a seven year-old son of Sassanian, had been an outside fancy for the Champion... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 19:19
Ruby Walsh to Resume Race-Riding on Friday: The Cheltenham master is returning to race-riding this Friday at Newbury and punters will likely be playing Ruby Walsh’s mounts particularly hard for the entirety of the day’s card. The leading Irish jockey of his generation, Ruby Walsh managed to break Pat Taaffe’s seemingly... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 19:18
Twiston-Davies Wary of Nicholls Yard Threat: With the build-up to the 2011 Cheltenham Festival in full effect, popular conditioner Nigel Twiston-Davies has pointed to two stalwarts as the ones to watch out for in the Gold Cup. Kauto Star and Denman, the dynamic duo of the Paul Nicholls yard, are supposedly the contenders that have the trainer... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 19:16