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Fingal Bay, one of last season's leading novice hurdlers and the only horse to have beaten Simonsig, smashed through the rails as he tried to run out after a shakey round of jumping. Both the 1-12 favourite and jockey Richard Johnson walked away unhurt after the RSA Chase fancy crashed out out of the three-runner novice chase, leaving the path clear for 15-2 shot Chartreux to win. Beaten comfortably by Dynaste on his last start at Cheltenham, Fingal Bay
Cirrus Des Aigles, star of the Longines International raceday in Hong Kong on Sunday, has been ruled out of the Cup with a strained ligament sustained in his trackwork yesterday.
Trainer Corine Barande-Barbe said trackside on Friday morning: "He has strained a ligament above the fetlock while working yesterday. We did an ultrasound last night and he will not be running - it would be crazy to run so we will be taking him home and treating it."
Jockey Frankie Dettori has been given a six-month ban from racing after failing a drugs test in France.
The 41-year-old, who has more than 3,000 career wins, tested positive for a banned substance on 16 September.
The suspension imposed by French racing authority France Galop will run until 19 May 2013, and will apply worldwide for the three-time champion jockey.
In a statement Dettori said he "has let down the sport
The racehorse Black Caviar is back in training. The arrows are directed to the first group of Black Caviar Lightning Stakes, which will be held in February. Her trainer Peter Moody would like her to look back at the track, if only for the fact that it would be positive for this branch of equestrian sports. Yet he keeps in his mind that he 'unique heritage "should be protected. "We are very happy with her, but obviously very careful with the situation in w
Trainer Oliver Sherwood is feeling deflated after after being fined £3,000 over the running and riding of Furrows in a beginners' chase at Hereford on Wednesday.
Jockey Leighton Aspell was hit with a 14-day ban (December 19-22, 26-31, January 1-4) while the horse was suspended from running for 40 days.
The local stewards felt that Furrows, a 20/1 chance, was tenderly handled in finishing fourth on his debut over fences behind Vul
With the British national hunt season in full swing we take a look at the top performers across the racetracks north and south over the last ten years and ask, Who are the top 5 British National Hunt Jockeys of the last decade?
5 Graham Lee
Lee squeezes into our top 5 having been a contender on the British jump scene for most of the last decade, finshing in the top 10 in the championship rankings in all but one of the years consi
Clerk of the course Andrew Cooper has said frost covers will be put down at Sandown on Wednesday to protect the ground ahead of the two-day meeting, starting on Friday.
The meet`s most anticipated race is the Tingle Creek Chase. The clash between Sprinter Sacre and Sanctuaire on Saturday has had the punters drooling but will need to defy overnight temperatures forecast to dip below zero on Friday night.
After studying forecasts fo
Graham Lee continued his great start to the first year of his new venture as a Flat jockey by riding his 100th winner of 2012 at Wolverhampton.
Following a series of injuries over his career as a National Hunt rider, the 36-year-old Grand National-winning Irishman decided to switch to the flat in the spring and picked up 87 victories to finish eighth in the jockeys' championship.
Lee has continued to ply his trade on the all-wea
Henry De Bromhead is still unsure as to which race to run Sizing Europe in over Christmas. The County Waterford trainer believes his dual Queen Mother Champion Chase hero stays a lot further than two miles these days and is considering testing his theory in races at various distances over the festive period. The 10-year-old holds entries in the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown
Southwell have been forced to cancel their fixtures in January after a further assessment of the damage at the course caused by flooding. The Nottinghamshire venue was left under water following the deluge of rain that swept the country late last month. Officials announced Southwell's December fixtures would be moved to alternative venues, but with the clean-up looking a moe difficult task, racing will not be taking place at the track until early Feb
The first winner came aboard Passionada (5/2) in the first division of the five furlong sprint.
Ed McMahon's filly had ran disappointingly since landing a Pontefract maiden last season but she'd dropped a heavy hint at the course last time out, and justified market leadership.
There was plenty of money in the morning for Thecornishcockney and John Ryan's three-year-old landed those bets in the staying handicap.
The
Dessie Hughes is to step Minsk back up in trip for his next run after finishing a slightly disapponting fourth to Jezki in the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse on Sunday. The Curragh trainer saw Minsk could not quicken off a slow pace in the two-mile Grade One and will now target the four-year-old at the Grade Two Slaney Hurdle at Naas next month.
`Maybe he does want a bit further. We might not have made enough use of him,` said Hughes.
Jezki extended his winning record over hurdles to three with Barry Geraghty On Board as he beat last season's top bumper performer Champagne Fever with Ruby Walsh in what looked a top-notch renewal of this Grade 1 contest.
Champagne Fever went off the 11-8 favourite to give Willie Mullins a fourth win in the last five runnings of this race but his charge was defeated for the first time since his bumper debut.
The favourite was sen
The seven year old trained by Champion trainer Willie Mullins was still a somewhat unknown quantity following his win in a beginners chase after two years on the sidelines but showed evidence of his ability with a dominating victory in the two and a half mile Grade One. As he had done in the Royal Bond, Ruby Walsh went off way in front but this time the gallop was much stronger and with half a mile to run the pair were at least 20 lengths clear of thei
Officials at Leicester remain optimistic about their chances of racing on Sunday despite calling a precautionary 8am inspection. Clerk of the course Jimmy Stevenson is expecting an overnight frost but is hopeful of racing if the forecast proves correct. He said: "I'm hopeful of racing as long as the temperature doesn't drop too low. "We are perfectly raceable this morning which has put us in a much better position. "We are forecast a low of
Tom Scudamore will replace Timmy Murphy aboard The Package in this afternoon's Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury After he injured two vertebrae on friday and will be out for up to six weeks. He was due to ride The Package for David Pipe in the feature race of the day but the trainer has confirmed Scudamore will now take the ride. He tweeted: "Following Timmy Murphy's injury, Tom Scudamore goes to @RacesNewbury to ride my three runners - Star Of Angels, The P
Timmy Murphy may not partner Hennessy Gold Cup fancy The Package after taking a nasty fall in the final race at Newbury on Friday. Murphy was taken to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon for precautionary X-rays to his back. The jockey was aboard Leeroar in the closing Inkerman London "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle when the duo fell at the third flight. After receiving treatment on the scene from a paramedic, he was stretchered into an ambulance an
Dynaste continued his good start over fences by winning the Fuller`s London Pride Novices Chase at Newbury. THe David Pipe traind charge was left clear three out when leader Valmari fell after looking good up to that point. Tom Scudamore never got off the bridle to slam Court In Motion, who didn't look to be taking the jumps well by four-and-a-half lengths. Sky Bet left the winner unchanged at 6/1 for the RSA Chase at Cheltenham in March and introd
Sent off as 7/4 favourite AP McCoy on board, the Rebecca Curtis-trained gelding set a steady early tempo with Aim To Prosper. Aim To Prosper jumped well on his hurdling debut but it Meganisi established an advantage as the pace quickened turning for home. Separated by the width of the Newbury straight, the pair pulled clear of the field and despite less than fluent jumps at the last two flights, McCoy's mount put his experience to good use in gallo
Ed Dunlop`s superstar mare Snow Fairy has had her victory in the Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville taken away due to a failed test for a banned substance. Connections have said the failed test was caused by anti-inflammatory treatments the five-year-old has been receiving. Snow Fairy has struggled with injury through her career, winning again in the Irish Champion Stakes after her comeback in Normandy, but is now sidelined again. "We have sadly learnt
Southwell racecourse will be closed until next year due to flooding. Harking back to 2007 when he course was closed for 5 months due to flooding. The Nottinghamshire venue, which has an 'all-weather' fibresand racing surface, hopes to reopen in January. Its Flat fixtures due for december have been moved to Wolverhampton and Lingfield. Southwell will offer its National Hunt fixture on 4 December to other jumps courses. Is is thought the double
Sire De Grugy beat market rival Cantlow to the lingfieldpark.co.uk Novices' Chase on Tuesday. Sent off as 4/6 favourite, he was over a length ahead of Paul Webber's 2/1 shot at the line after he took control of the contest in the straight. He won convincingly, paying a compliment to Captain Conan, who Sire De Grugy Finished behind to in a Cheltenham Grade 2 only nine days ago His best jumps were st the final two fences and Jamie Moore pushed him out
Newcastle officials remain hopeful they will be able to stage their biggest jumps meeting of the year on Saturday despite being hit by three inches of rain over the last few days. Clerk of the course James Armstrong reports most of the track to be raceable, but there is waterlogging in places. With drier weather expected later in the week, however, Armstrong is hoping conditions will improve enough to allow the card, featuring the StanJames.com Fighting
Officials had expressed concern on Monday after checking conditions for a second time that afternoon.
But following an 0730 GMT assessment, the fixture was given the go-ahead, with the ground heavy all round on the turf track.
The one bumper is scheduled for the all-weather.
Clerk of the course Neil MacKenzie Ross said: "We had 1.2mm of rain overnight so I feel that we can manage that. There is the possibility of rain
France Galop stewards will meet on December 4 to decide what action to take against Frankie Dettori following his positive test for a banned substance. The medical commission of the ruling body of French racing last week imposed a temporary suspension on the Italian jockey on medical grounds, following his positive test at Longchamp on September 16. The commission forwarded its findings to the stewards for consideration and they will meet on Tuesda
Just six horses remain in line Saturday's Stanjames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle, with officials at the track hoping that the weather doesn't deny the chance to see some of the season's best two-mile hurdlers line up. Trainer Donald McCain reports Cinders And Ashes to be an intended starter, but Nicky Henderson has expressed reservations over running Darlan, having pulled the horse out due to similarly testing conditions prevailing at Cheltenham earlier t
Silviniaco Conti led from start to finish in winning the Betfair Chase at Haydock. The Paul Nicholls-trained horse made just one mistake, over the last fence, but jockey Ruby Walsh kept on to hold off favourite Long Run. "He's a decent horse, he's only six and he jumps and stays," said Nicholls. "I may take him straight to the Gold Cup." Walsh added: "It's a natural step and looks an obvious target. I'd love a chance to ride another winner at Chelten
Aintree racecourse is looking for a new sponsor for the Grand National after John Smith's confirmed it would not be renewing its deal beyond the 2013 race. The ale company, which has backed the race since 2005, will continue to be involved with racing elsewhere. John Smith's Karen Crowley said: "The Grand National has been one of the jewels in our sponsorship crown and the decision was difficult to make." The 2013 Grand National meeting takes pla
Leading Champion Hurdle contender Go Native sustained fatal injuries when breaking his leg in a routine canter in front of trainer Noel Meade on Friday morning. Sent off favourite for the 2010 Champion Hurdle, Go Native sustained an injury in that race which forced him off the track for 18 months but was nursed back to health by his syndicate of owners and returned with a win on the Flat at Galway last month. He was in the process of giving Hurrica
The BHA hs announced a "notable boost to prize-money levels" by unveiling the introduction of race values enforceable under the rules of racing. The level of the BHA race values, to be implemented from January 1 represent a 12 per cent increase compared to the 2012 race programme at Horsemen's Group tariff rates. The new race values reflect the confirmation of a £1.6m increase in the Levy Board's Quality Support Fund for next year, bringing the tot
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Bill Ratcliffe as Training Operation Manager and Aaron Bateman as a Yard Instructor have been appointed to the British Racing School (BRS). Aaron and Bill both have many years experience in the horse racing industry. Bill held a Trainers License for six years, before working in Singapore. His first winner, a gelding called Bel Cantor, has recentl
Daryl Jacob will miss the big Christmas and New Year meetings after losing his appeal to the British Horseracing Authority against a 10-day ban he received at Wincanton last week.
The jump jockey has to sit out December 20-22, 26-31 and January 1.
He would have expected to have ridden plenty of top-class horses for Paul Nicholls
Sizing Europe went off at odds of 1/8 in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown today and duly abliged albeit with a slight scare.
Things looked easy enough for the market leader when his rivals gave him a ten lengths lead at the start but by the third last Foildubh (9/1) had moved smoothly into his slipstream.
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Ruler Of The World has been put on the lowest rating of any Derby winner this century by the BHA's senior handicapper.
Phil Smith gives Aidan O`Brien's unbeaten colt a figure of just 120 following his defeat of Libertarian, although he admits there is potential for improvement.
He was similarly dismissive of Oaks winner Talent, ra
Hurricane Fly produced a superb late surge to romp to victory in the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown, repeating his 2010 win. Ruby Walsh's mount left Thousand Stars and early pace-setter Binocular trailing in his wake.
The race began in shambolic fashion with the horses reluctant to go off before Binocular took the initiative. Wi
Officials at the embattled British Horseracing Authority (BHA) may well agree that it never rains, it pours. As they work to contain the ongoing controversy over changes to the whip rules, they find themselves with a new and altogether more embarrassing situation with which to deal. Barrister-cum-racehorse trainer Graeme McPherson QC, a member of t
The Government revealed on Wednesday how racing`s share from the sale of the Tote in 2011 is to be distributed.
Following length lengthy discussions with representarives of the racing industry, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, said the £90 million would be delivered through two different channels, a new charity and a grant sc
Dream Ahead`s trainer David Simcock will remain loyal to jockey William Buick, despite Hayley Turners July Cup success with the three-year-old. Buick was riding in York, meaning Turner stepped in to become the first woman to win a Group One race outright. "William will keep the ride, that was always the case," Newmarket-based Simcock told BBC Radi
Jockey Frankie Dettori rode Blue Bunting to victory for trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks on ladies day at York's Ebor Festival. Tom Queally coaxed a strong challenge from Vita Nova, but Sir Henry Cecil's filly had to settle for second place. Thirsk trainer Kevin Ryan took the valuable opening race, the DBS Premier Yearling S
Venue: Newmarket Date: Saturday 8 October Coverage: Live commentary of the Dewhurst Stakes on BBC Radio 5 Live (1510 BST)
Trainer Andrew Balding is hoping that a rewarding strike rate for late entries into major Flat races this year can stretch to Saturday's Future Champions Day at Newmarket. On Balding's advice, members of the Thurloe Thoroughb
Fun for all on Press Family Raceday: including a new Listed race as part of our seven thoroughbred races plus pony racing, our interactive racing zone, bouncy castle and personal appearances at intervals by children's favourite, Peppa Pig.
There is a special relaxed feel about the only Sunday of York's year; it naturally attracts a family cr
Sport presenter Claire Balding who has long been the face on channel 4 horse racing is to be awarded with a BAFTA for “outstanding achievement in factual presenting” in recognition for her work presenting the 2013 London Olympics as well as her work on Channel 4 presenting the Paralympics.
The award will be presented to Claire Balding on the
The wet and stormy weather today has had a negative effect on the reace card causing traffic chaos in the north-east with jockey valets reportedly stuck in a tailback on the A1.
Their delay means the riders` kit has not arrived at the track but officials have managed to source enough equipment for racing to take place.
Ho
Roger Charlton seems to have ruled Mince out of an appearance at Royal Ascot week after her not looking her best at Windsor on Monday night.
The filly won four consecutive races last summer and looked like becoming a top sprinter, but hasn`t matched that form so far this year having ran poorly on her return in the Duke Of York Stakes coul