Grand National and three-time Festival winner Tiger Roll will be present at a meeting that often unearths top-class talentIt is 196 days since the first race of the 2018-19 National Hunt season, but there will still be a sense of a new beginning as rac…
Rather Be presents Nicky Henderson’s jockey with a shot at the biggest success of his career on SaturdayThe chance to right an old wrong is presented to the jockey Jerry McGrath on Saturday, when he gets a shot at the biggest success of his career in t…
Rather Be presents Nicky Henderson’s jockey with a shot at the biggest success of his career on SaturdayThe chance to right an old wrong is presented to the jockey Jerry McGrath on Saturday, when he gets a shot at the biggest success of his career in t…
The novice hurdler has history against him at Exeter this afternoon in a race where favourite-backers have founderedBlack Op will be the latest leading novice hurdler from last season to make the step up to fences when he lines up for a beginners’ chas…
The hard work starts now, of course, as Frost starts to mix it with the senior riders without the benefit of an allowanceBryony Frost, very much the jockey of the moment, will be a fully-fledged professional jockey the next time she climbs aboard a hor…
• Company has settled at least four ‘cancelled’ bet cases • Speculation that Ladbrokes knew about issues for monthsLadbrokes is under increasing pressure to explain what appear to be longstanding issues with its process for accepting and rejecting bets…
Incidents at Navan and Fontwell over the weekend have highlighted how riders are being exposed to unnecessary risksTwice in the last four days, jump jockeys have had to contend with people wandering about on the track in front of them. On Sunday at Nav…
• Frost’s popular win is her second success in Wincanton chase • Paul Nicholls says Present Man could be Aintree-bound“She’s so good,” was the oft-repeated refrain as Bryony Frost thrilled at her local track with a fine, attacking ride on the game Pres…
The 20-1 shot won last year’s Edinburgh National from a 1lb lower handicap mark and now has the blinkers which may have been needed last seasonThere will be plenty of cheering for Present Man and Bryony Frost as they attempt to win the Badger Ales Trop…
Dexcite (2.30) is the best bet at Warwick, where the exciting Kalashnikov makes his chasing debutCongratulations to Hamilton for being named champion racecourse at the annual Showcase awards last night, a result that shows this particular gong does not…
• Bet included £150 on Horseplay, a 7-1 winner at Haydock• Ladbrokes refuses to discuss ‘a named customer’s account’Ladbrokes’ procedures for accepting and rejecting online bets came under further scrutiny on Thursday when it emerged the firm recently …
The early beginners’ chase has several runners with the potential to go a long way over fencesThe National Hunt season at Newbury gets under way with a relatively low-key card before the big Winter Carnival fixture in three weeks’ time, but there is st…
• Independent body investigating three near-identical disputes• Decision in favour of punters could bring torrent of claimsLadbrokes could be forced to pay out on hundreds of bets which were turned down by its trading team if the Independent Betting Ar…
Marmelo swung his head to the right and had a right old go at Avilius before finishing second in Australia’s biggest raceOh dear. While the British runners in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup covered themselves in glory by filling the first three places, it has…
A quarter of a century after the race fell to an Irish raider, Cross Counter has become the first winner to be trained in BritainCongratulations to Charlie Appleby, who has become the first British-based trainer to win the Melbourne Cup, following the …
Ten of the 24 runners in Australia’s biggest race are from British and Irish stables and those are the horses leading the bettingNo sooner had Ryan Moore crossed the line on fifth-placed Mendelssohn in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday night than h…
The Italian created history on the dual Arc winner Enable to land the Turf and is back at summit six years after career-threatening issuesRacing won’t stop when Frankie Dettori finally hangs up his boots, but it will miss the sense of theatre that seem…
The big-race Ascot selection has better recent form than last year’s runaway winner Go ConquerThe Sodexo Gold Cup at Ascot is the most competitive race of the day, but Go Conquer turned it into a procession 12 months ago when he led throughout and jump…
Frankie Dettori’s mount is aiming to succeed where eight other Arc de Triomphe winners have failed and add a win at the Breeders’ Cup to her victory in ParisWhen Dancing Brave went into the stalls before the Breeders’ Cup Turf in 1986, he was, in the m…
A million-dollar race in the Breeders’ Cup signifies the end of a remarkable journey for the filly and trainerRacehorses can take their owners and trainers on some unlikely expeditions but there are few in recent memory to match the journey with The Ma…
