by JPW | Mar 9, 2016 | Latest Thoughts
CHAMPION HURDLE PREVIEW with Tipsters Empire Our sister site Tipsters Empire are kindly producing BIG RACE PREVIEWS for the 4 Cheltenham Champion Races and we’ll be releasing them alongside Tipsters Empire, one a day as we run up to the festival. First...
by JPW | Mar 3, 2016 | Weekly Preview
The Greatwood Gold Cup. Or should we call it the Paul Nicholls invitational? Six of the last eight renewals have gone the way of the Ditcheat maestro, so it is clear where our focus must lie when trying to pick apart the 2016 field. That Nicholls has only two runners...
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 | 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 | Oct 16, 2015 | Weekly Preview
The QEII has been ran for over 50 years and since 2011 has been ran at Ascot on the nicely dubbed “Champions Day”. The day itself has been privy to criticism due to it being held late in the season and therefore certain horses may not appear, but,...
by JPW | Oct 9, 2015 | Weekly Preview
This week sees us tackle the Cesarewitch – an historic flat handicap open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 2m 2f and finishes on the famous Rowley Mile. One thing that sets this race apart is its unpredictability....
by JPW | Sep 25, 2015 | Weekly Preview
The Betfred Cambridgeshire Handicap – September 26th The Betfred Cambridgeshire handicap has been around since 1839. It is run over 1m 1f and takes place this year at Newmarket on Saturday 26th September at a predicted start time of 3.50pm. This year sees 35...
