by JPW | Feb 25, 2016 | Weekly Preview
The BetBright Chase This week we see a cracking card set to take centre stage at Kempton Park. The meeting begins with four class 1 races, before welcoming two class 3’s and a class 5. The feature of the day comes in the 3.35 in the form of The BetBright Chase. Rocky...
by JPW | Feb 11, 2016 | Weekly Preview
Betfair Hurdle – 13/02/2016 This weekends highlight is the Betfair Hurdle which is always a really competitive race usually won by an improving horse on the upgrade. Past winners include Zarkandar, My Tent Or Yours and Make A Stand amongst others. Usually one of...
by JPW | Feb 5, 2016 | Weekly Preview
Deloitte Novice Hurdle Preview And so this week we head across the Irish Sea to check out the cream of the crop in the Deloitte Novice Hurdle. It’s a race with a glittering roll of honour – Nichols Canyon, Vautour and Champagne Fever have taken the prize...
by JPW | Jan 29, 2016 | Weekly Preview
The freebets.com Trophy Chase- Sat 30th January This weekend see’s an impressive card set for Cheltenham on Saturday. Gold Cup hope Djakadam is in action in the BetBright Trial Chase along with last year’s Grand National winner Many Clouds. Later in the day we have an...
by JPW | Jan 21, 2016 | Weekly Preview
Bet365 Handicap Chase – Ascot 3.35 – Saturday 23rd March On a weekend full of top quality horses taking their place across the UK & Ireland we just may have the biggest Cheltenham pointers and market shake ups that we have seen in quite a while. At...
by JPW | Jan 15, 2016 | Weekly Preview
The Betfred Classic Chase – January 16th This week we tackle the Betfred Classic Chase, a fiercely competitive Grade 3 marathon contested over 3m 5f at Warwick. And we’re ensured the slog to end all slogs this year with plenty of juice in the heavy ground...
by JPW | Jan 8, 2016 | Weekly Preview
Coral Welsh Grand National This weekend sees the Coral Welsh Grand National take centre stage at Chepstow racecourse. It is a very valuable race with close to 70,000 pound going to the winner. The race usually takes place in late December however due to adverse...
by JPW | Dec 31, 2015 | Weekly Preview
Last year the BHA announced a new series focused on giving older horses a better chance to gain some valuable prize money that they would otherwise find hard to come by. This created the Veterans Series, worth £400,000 in prize money across 11 races and in general was...
by JPW | Dec 18, 2015 | Weekly Preview
This week we preview the Ladbroke Hurdle, a handicap run over two miles at Ascot. This Grade 3 contest is always a competitive Christmas feast and this year looks like being no different. Let’s take a look at some of the main challengers… Jolly’s...
by JPW | Nov 27, 2015 | Weekly Preview
The Hennessy Gold Cup is rightly viewed as one of the highlights of the jumps season and, down the years, has provided many headlines and tremendous stories to accompany the game we all love. This year should prove no different, with rising star Saphir Du Rheu set to...