Sky Sports Racing Yorkshire Silver Vase Mares’ Chase
Sky Sports Racing Yorkshire Silver Vase Mares’ Chase “Spindleberry” Spindleberry made it 5 wins from 5 starts over fences with a relatively comfortable success in the Yorkshire Silver Vase at Doncaster on Monday afternoon. On the one hand, this was a Grade 1 winning mare who came out best at the weights when compared to […]
Coral Challow Novices’ Hurdle (G1)
Coral Challow Novices’ Hurdle (G1) “No Drama This End” This was a record 7th win in the Challow Hurdle for trainer Paul Nicholls and his 5th in the last 6 years. No Drama This End received that infamous Denman comparison after winning at Cheltenham earlier in the season and whilst I’m sure those comments were […]
Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes (G2)
Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes (G2) “Nysos, just” This wasn’t pretty and if you took the short price about Nysos to win this race, it wasn’t an easy watch. That being said, Bob Baffert’s 4-year-old Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner got the job done and he took his career record to 7 wins from 8 starts. […]
Malibu Stakes
Malibu Stakes (G1) “Goal Oriented scores in Grade 1 company” This was a first success at the highest level for Bob Baffert’s 3-year-old Goal Oriented on his 5th attempt in Grade 1 company. He has always been a fast horse. In both the Preakness Stakes and the Haskell earlier in the season he recorded a […]
Bay Ridge Stakes
Bay Ridge Stakes “Bernietakescharge lives up to her name” For those of us lucky enough to spend the holidays in New York it’s been a cold one. Friday night’s snowfall has seen the temperatures plummet and this weekend’s meeting at Aqueduct did well to survive the cold weather. Sunday’s card included the feature Bay Ridge […]
Coral Welsh Grand National
Coral Welsh Grand National “Haiti Couleurs wins for Wales as Sean Bowen delivers a masterpiece ride” Haiti Couleurs was very disappointing in the Betfair Chase at Haydock and there’s no getting away from that, but his performance in Saturday’s Welsh Grand National means that we can firmly put that down to a disliking for the […]
Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (G2)
Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (G2) The unseasonably good ground at Chepstow clearly had an effect on this contest. Firstly, Nicky Henderson’s Manlaga was a Non-Runner. She had been a very impressive winner on her debut at Auteuil back in March and would have helped to add some further context to this form. Secondly, the well-backed […]
Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (G1)
Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (G1) “Sir Gino” Keen, pulling early, slightly high head carriage, fresh … .All of those words could be used to describe the opening half a mile of the Christmas Hurdle run by the unbeaten Sir Gino and yet he still won with his head in his chest. This is a horse of […]
Howden Long Walk Hurdle
Howden Long Walk Hurdle (G1) “impose Toi” On Saturday morning JP McManus looked to have a relatively strong hold on the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot and so it proved, even if the market went with Honesty Policy over the winner Impose Toi. The winner is developing into one of the stories of the season […]
The Entisar Listed Stakes sponsored by Emaar
The Entisar Listed Stakes sponsored by Emaar Heart of Honor is fast becoming Jamie Osborne’s stable star and whilst there will be those who point to the fact that he had a race fitness edge over his rivals and also that his form did tail off slightly in the US after a promising start in […]