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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
Nicky Henderson is preparing for the bad weather with three of his stable`s brightest stars racing at Ascot on Saturday. The trainer withdrew Sprinter Sacre and Darlan from intended outings at Cheltenham last weekend when rain produced conditions that were deemed too testing. But Henderson said that he most likely run Oscar Whisky and Finian's Rainbow at Ascot and Long Run at Haydock, despite the poor weather forecast. "It sounds awful and I don
Following Brendan Powell's course mix-up, Fakenham's chief executive David Hunter has blamed the problem on "jockey error" , but has said he will look at ways of avoiding a repeat.
Jockey Powell missed the route to the post in Tuesday's 1.30 handicap chase whilst way ahead at the finish. The 17-year-old, on Benny The Swinger, was subsequently banned for 14 days.
"Although there was nothing Fakenham could have done, the perceptio
Eton Rifles continued his fine end to the season by winning the Prix Contessina at Fontainebleau today. The seven year old is a confirmed mudlark and relished the testing conditions in France to win back-to-back renewals of the six furlong contest under William Carson. Stuart Williams' charge was sent off a well-backed favourite to follow up on his victory at Doncaster earlier in the month and his supporters had few anxious moments. The Pivotal ge
Haydock clerk Kirkland Tellwright has warned of increasingly difficult ground conditions ahead of Saturday's Betfair Chase.
Long Run, second to Kauto Star in the race last year, will face five rivals in the contest as he aims to make a winning return to action.
Charlie Hall Chase winner Silviniaco Conti heads the opposition, with Gold Cup runner-up The Giant Bolster and the enigmatic Weird Al also set to line up along with likely
Market Rasen Officials have announced a precautionary inspection for 8am ahead of their meeting on Thursday. The Lincolnshire venue ground is described as soft and acting clerk of the course Robert Bellamy believes a check on conditions in the morning to be pertinent. Market Rasen are hoping they can beat the weather, especially after the loss of Thursday's two other jump cards at Hereford and Wincanton. Bellamy said on Wednesday afternoon: "We ha
Frankie Dettori has said he won`t ride before his hearing with France Galop. The 41-year-old has been temporarily suspended from riding in France due to this week's case over his positive test for a banned substance and has said he won`t race elsewhere in the world until then. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Christopher Stewart-Moore, Dettori's solicitor in a statement said: "Following today's announcement by France Galop setting out the conclu
Brendan Powell was hit with a 14-day ban after drama at Fakenham saw Benny The Swinger take the wrong course in the Fakenham, to add insult to injury the horse was way ahead and only had to go the rgith way to win in the Diana And Tony's Favourite Racecourse Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase.
Powell's mount jumped the regulation last with a clear advantage, but rather than go to the left of the fence almost alongside the winning post, the s
Thursdays meeting at Wincanton has been abandoned due to waterlogging. Clerk of the course Barry Johnson initially called an inspection for raceday morning after substantial overnight rain. However, he brought that check forward to 12.30pm following further rain this morning, before eventually calling the meeting off around 12 noon. Johnson said: "We've had 34mm of rain since one o'clock this morning and it's still raining now. "I have never s
Frankie Dettori is set to face France Galop inquiry on Tuesday after testing positive for a banned substance at Longchamp in September. His solicitor Christopher Stewart-Moore released a statement last week which said the jockey would appear before the medical committee of the French racing authority in Paris. It has been widely reported Dettori failed the test due to the presence of cocaine and faces a six-month ban, which is expected to be reciprocat
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Moyenne Corniche mounted a late surge to win the Ebor Handicap at York for trainer Brian Ellison. The 25-1 chance, ridden by Dale Swift, burst through inside the final furlong to win the hotly contested feature race on the Knavesmire. Tactician (9-1) was a length adrift in second with another 25-1 shot Investissement finishing third ahead of Richar
Simonsig made a winning start to his chasing career in the Betfred Novices Chase at Ascot where only two finished.
What already seemed a fairly straightforward task for Nicky Henderson`s grey became even easier when Act Of Kalanisi and Dare Me both fell at the same fence and Ashbourne Folly unseated at the next.
Only Sulpius was l
The undefeated Australian mare Black Caviar will no longer appear as a sport horse at the racetrack. After its impressive 25th victory last weekend at Royal Randwick trainer Peter Moody announced the marewillretire. "She did everything we asked. It is the right time to stop, "said the proud coach.
Last year Black Caviar tore her thigh muscle
A champion amateur jockey is in a critical condition in hospital after a fall at a racecourse in Norfolk. Wales' Isabel Tompsett, 28, was thrown off her horse during a race at Fakenham racecourse on Sunday afternoon. Ms Tompsett, a champion female amateur over jumps in the 2009 to 2010 season, was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.
New `Anti-Sexy` Dress code to be enforced at Ascot in 2012
The dress code at Royal Ascot is being tightened in the Grandstand and Royal Enclosure for this summer's meeting.
In the Royal Enclosure,dresses and skirts from this year onwards sould fall `just above the knee or longer, which is described as `of modest length`. The new rules
Ginger McCain, trainer of the Aintree legend Red Rum, may still be alive and kicking but his son Donald inherited his title 'Mr Aintree’ on Saturday when he sent out the Jason Maguire-ridden Ballabriggs to win the 164th John Smith’s Grand National. It was the family’s fifth win in the world’s greatest race.
Up with the pace from the outs
The Breeders' Cup announced Oct. 20 that ESPN and ABC will televise more than nine hours of live television coverage of the Nov. 4-5 World Championships at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The Breeders' Cup consists of 15 races with purses totaling $26 million. On Friday, Nov. 4, television programming will begin at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN3 w
Horse Website - Joseph O`brien falls short in the High Chaparral European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes 1m2f - Following on From Joseph O `Brien`s fantastic ride on Camelot in coming from well back to power home in last week`s Newmarket 2000 Guineas, he tried the same trick again yesterday on 2-5 odds on favourite St Nicholas Abbey but came sho
JIM CULLOTY returned to race-riding yesterday with a patched-up thumb, a passionate defence of Henrietta Knight and the intriguing view that if any horse can prevent Best Mate winning a fourth Gold Cup, it will be one yet to jump a fence in public - Iris's Gift.
Six weeks on from the fall at Exeter that eliminated him from all the big au
Weird Al became the new favourite for next month's Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury with a win at the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby. The eight-year-old beat Time For Rupert in the first major jumps prize to be staged since the death of trainer Ginger McCain. It was also Weird Al's first start for Ginger's trainer son Donald.
McCain said: "I'm
Champion jockey Tony McCoy will stay in hospital overnight for observation after a heavy fall at Cheltenham.
McCoy was on board Quantitativeeasing in the Barbury International Horse Trials Handicap Hurdle when the Nicky Henderson trained gelding stumbled at the second flight, throwing McCoy into the air.
The notoriously t
Richard Fahey`s Sandiva ensured she stayed unbeatenwith a confident display in the Coolmore Stud EBF Fillies' Sprint Stakes at Naas today.
Despite winning by six lengths on her debut at Nottingham, the daughter of Footstepsinthesand looked green but appeared much more polished this time around. She travelled best of all through the rac
The Queen will attend the inaugural British Champions Day at Ascot on 15 October, race officials have announced. Her Majesty will present the trophy to the winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - the race named in her honour. Andrew Balding-trained Side Glance, who finished fourth in the Woodbine Mile, will make his next start in the one-mile rac
Man and horse in unison, sleek and powerful, cutting through the balmy night air in a fusion of dark blue jacket and glistening chestnut, this was Frankie Dettori and Moon Ballad winning the world's richest horse race in two minutes of equine majesty.
The distance was five lengths but it was the imperious manner of the ride that had the tho