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Arkle favourite Simonsig will miss his intended Cheltenham prep race after being ruled out of the Betfair Super Saturday Chase at Newbury.
Nicky Henderson's exciting grey was set to be a heavy odds-on favourite for Saturday's race but won't now run following an unsatisfactory scope.
Henderson told racingpost.com: on Thursday evening: "Simonsig's trachea wash result today was 95 per cent but we'd only run if it was 100 per cent.
There was a sparkling Clonmel four-timer for trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Ruby Walsh with a cosy success in the Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novice Hurdle at Clonmel. The seven-year-old was last seen running second to At Fishers Cross in a Cheltenham handicap and he went one better under a confident ride. Inish Island, the 11-10 favourite, brushed aside his only serious rival, Venture Capital, in the closing stages to score by two lengths. Mu
Charles Byrnes has revealed it is 50-50 at best stable star Solwhit will line up in Ladbrokes World Hurdle at next month's Cheltenham Festival.
Despite being sidelined for the best part of two years by injury, the six-time Grade One winner has returned seemingly as good as ever this winter.
The nine-year-old ran a fine comeback race behind the top-class Bog Warrior at Punchestown in late December and took another step forward to
Silviniaco Conti could face up to eight rivals in Saturday`s Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury.
The Grade Two three miler carries the name of his former Gold Cup and dual Hennessy-winning stablemate.
The race was reopened for 24 hours on Monday after failing to attract enough entries.
Silviniaco Conti has carried his top novice form of last season into the new campaign.
He claimed an easy win in the Charlie
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Mail De Bievre, Tom George`s exciting French recruit is on course to debut on the British circuit in the Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury on Saturday. One of the real stars of the French chasing scene in the spring of 2010, the 8 year old has run just once since then in a hurdle race at Auteuil back in September 2011. George has been impressed with what the Cadoudal gelding has produced on his gallops at down farm this term "He's had a good preparat
Rock On Ruby went on to beat Countrywide Flame after a fatal last-hurdle fall from Darlan just as he was making his challenge.
The race turned completely at the final hurdle with Darlan travelling powerfully behind Rock On Ruby, who had been in front for most of the home straight. Jockey Tony McCoy had been keen to keep Darlan tucked in behind Rock On Ruby and Countrywide Flame for as long as he could with a strong wind gusting at Doncaster a
Last season`s Champion Hurdle second continued his progression over the bigger obstacles with an easy victory in the two mile contest.
A straightforward looking task became even more so when Asaid, one of just three rivals in the race, wouldn`t move off the start but Donald McCain's nine year old was in a different class from his rivals.
Tetlami, ninth in last year's Supreme, had been expected to give him some competition having
The owners of Great Leighs racecourse have submitted an application to host races, four years after its closure.
The Essex all-weather course was the first horse racing venue to open in Britain in 81 years when it put on its first card in April 2008. Owners MC Racetracks are hoping to hold 35 to 45 races per year from 2014.
"I think we're very close to seeing racing in about a year's time," chairman of the venue Keith Brown told
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. Paul Carberry had yet to ask the eventual runner-up a question at that stage but just as Sizing Europe hit 30/100 in running,
Pique Sous went off at 4/7 and ran out an easy winner on his Flat debut in the Bookings At dundalkstadium.com Maiden at Dundalk.
Last season's Weatherbys Champion Bumper third warmed up for a possible tilt at the Cheltenham Festival in unusual fashion with a spin on the polytrack in the two mile contest.
Paul Townend was quick to get the grey across to the rails from his wide draw and settled the six year old in third, tracking t
A decision as to whether the four hurdle races will be run at Sandown's meeting on Saturday has been delayed until Friday morning. Officials at the Esher venue have been given the flexibility by the British Horseracing Authority to put a final decision back until a further inspection at 8am after they looked at the track on Thursday afternoon. Should the hurdles course be declared unfit then a six-race all-chase card will take place. The hurdl
The 2010 Champion Hurdle hero Binocular was making his seasonal reappearance in Ireland and although he was unable to get near the brilliant Hurricane Fly, he was only narrowly denied the runner-up spot by Thousand Stars.
Nicky Henderson's nine-year-old will now head back to the Cheltenham Festival in March, but will be an outsider to regain his crown.
Frank Berry, racing manager for owner JP McManus, said: "He's come out of the
Doncaster will stage an extra fixture on Monday after a seven-race card was given the go ahead by the British Horseracing Authority. The Town Moor circuit lost a two-day meeting last Friday and Saturday due to the weather but will compensate on Monday with what should be an interesting card, largely due to the inclusion of a Listed hurdle race. The 32 Red-sponsored two-mile contest could well feature some interesting names following the recent aband
Southwell`s National Hunt meeting planned for Monday has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.
The venue has been closed since November 20 and racing was supposed to resume next week.
However, officials are hopeful all-weather racing will take place on Tuesday.
Clerk of the course Roderick Duncan said: "Unfortunately we've had to abandon. We are forecast another 20 millimetres of rain and the course isn't goin
The Racecourse Newbury in partnership with The Royal Agricultural College is holding an event called Greatwood Charity Raceday on Saturday 2nd march 2013, this is a day that alongside some of the season's best Jump racing, celebrates the beauty and versatility of the horse with a host equestrian demonstrations and an interactive riding zone. This fixture also recognises the fantastic work of racehorse rehabilitation charity, Greatwood. As in previous year
Lucinda Russell has effectively ruled out a go at the Cheltenham Gold Cup for her promising chaser Bold Sir Brian.
After two easy wins this season he travelled down to Cheltenham at the weekend but took a tired fall at the final fence.
Thankfully he escaped unscathed but Russell does not think a run in the blue riband would be wise on the back of that experience.
"We can't make any plans just yet but he's been ridd
Barry Geraghty does not believe Oscar Whisky was at his best in the Cleeve Hurdle on Saturday, despite him proving his stamina over three miles.
Nicky Henderson's dual Aintree Hurdle winner has posed an ante-post conundrum for punters with some believing he holds a lively chance in the Champion Hurdle and others thinking he is tailor-made for the World Hurdle.
Saturday's run was only the second time he has tackled the World Hurdl
Sir Alex Fergusons famous red colours were carried to a ready success at Kempton on Monday by the Charlie Hills-trained Sand Boy.
A three-year-old Footstepsinthesand colt, he is owned in partnership by the Manchester United manager with friends John Cotton and Jack Hanson.
Having been available at 3/1 early in the day, Sand Boy went off a heavily-backed 8/13 favourite for the BetVictor Cheltenham Festival Antepost Pioneers Media
Pont Alexandre and Ruby Walsh produced a dominating display in the Synergy Security Solutions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown today.
Willie Mullins suffered odds-on reverses in the first two races on the card and looked to be headin for a frustrating day but his 4/7 favourite made no mistake in the Grade Two contest that was won by stablemate Boston Bob 12 months ago.
Ruby Walsh jumped the five year old out into an early lead from
Hurricane Fly looked imperious as he won a third straight Irish Champion Hurdle, as the 1-6 favourite dispatched his four rivals with ease and Willie Mullins ominously declared "he is back to his very best." It was a one-two for trainer Willie Mullins, as Thousand Stars (9-1) held off the returning Binocular for second. Bookmakers trimmed the nine-year-old to a general 5-2 chance (from 7-2) for the Champion Hurdle, with William Hill most impressed, off
This afternoon`s exciting card at Cheltenham goes ahead as scheduled after the track passed an early-morning inspection.
Officials at Prestbury Park have worked tirelessly this week to ensure Festival Trials Day would beat the weather, taking the covers off the course after finding conditions raceable on Friday morning.
Clerk of the course Simon Claisse called a further inspection for 7am this morning but was able to give the me
Imperial commander came within yards of a fairytale return to Cheltenham as he and Cape Tribulation fought out a tremendous finish to a rollicking Argento Chase. The former Gold Cup winner was making his long-awaited return to competitive racing, injury having kept him off the track for 680 days before this. Yet until those crucial last ten yards you would never have known it. Here was the old Imperial Commander again, in all his imperious, dominee
Vino Griego (25/1) finally opened his account over fences in the Timeform Novices` Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.
Gary Moore`s eight year old had failed to win in 17 previous outings over fences but came out an easy 19 length winner having hardly come off the bridle in the two mile five contest. The conditions took their toll on the field and there were just three horses still in contention turning for home with the well-backed Renard D'Irland
Tidal Bay has been ruled out of this afternoon's Argento Chase at Cheltenham after failing to recover from the setback he suffered earlier this week. The enigmatic 12-year-old was found to be slightly lame after work on Thursday morning, but after diagnosing the problem as pus in a foot, champion trainer Paul Nicholls described his chances of running as "50-50" on Friday morning. In the absence of the sidelined Bobs Worth, last month's Lexus Chase h
Sprinter Sacre trounced the opposition again as he won the Grade One Victor Chandler Chase at Cheltenham. Nicky Henderson`s exciting chaser went off at a price of 1/5 such was the confidence in the market, and those who took the odds never had a worry as he made it seven from seven over fences.
Mad Moose went on for an early advantage of around 20 lengths, with Sanctuaire anchored in rear, but the favourite had smoothly closed the gap as the
At Fishers Cross narrowly pipped 4-5 favourite The New One to the post under a typical AP drive in the Neptune Investment Management Novices` Hurdle, resulting in more big-race agony for trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies. Thrity-five minutes earlier Twiston-Davies watched as his 2010 Gold Cup hero Imperial Commander was just caught in the Argento Chase on his comeback run, and it was a similar story with The New One, who looked the likely winner when leadin
The Flat jockey embroiled in the latest race fixing scandel Andrew Heffernan, has been banned from racing for 15 years by the BHA. Former Premier League footballer Michael Chopran has had a 10 year ban having been found in breach of the Rules of Racing following the outcome of a BHA investigation into alleged corruption along with seven others.
Chopra was found guilty of committing corrupt and fraudulent practices and offering a bribe, while
Leopardstown officials are confident this weekend`s two-day fixture will go ahead despite calling an 8am inspection ahead of Saturday`s card.
The Foxrock venue has been hit by further rainfall on Friday but remain raceable at the moment and Leopardstown`s racing and operations manager Nessa Joyce is hopeful day one of the meeting will beat the weather.
The Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase takes centre stage on Saturday, a
Officials at Cheltenham are extremely hopeful Saturday's Trials Day meeting will go ahead . Staff at Prestbury Park have been fighting the elements all week as they try to get the track ready for a meeting which is set to feature some of the big names in racing.
While the track has been covered for over a week to guard against frost, snow earlier this week looked to be a provblem as it was lying on top of the covers.
However, cle
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The Peter Fahey trained Owega Star was a surprise winner of the Tara Hurdle at Navan settin off at 4/1.
Following the absences of Simenon and Muirhead, the punters made Un Beau Matin a warm favourite for the Grade Two contest, and they looked likely to collect as he travelled ominously well in the slipstream of the leaders.
Having be
Long Run, Grands Crus and Cue Card are three big names amongst 19 entries for the Betfair Chase at Haydock on November 24.
Long Run won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2011 but could only manage third in last season's renewal of the Blue Riband event, one place worse than when second to a revitalised Kauto Star in this race last year.
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Ten champion-trainer titles, 72 Royal Ascot wins and four victories in the Derby at Epsom tell only a small part of the Cecil story. The 68-year-old slumped from training king to also-ran, and bounced back again. During a terrible few years he went through a divorce from his second wife, the death of his alcoholic twin brother David and a fall from
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
FRANKIE DETTORI was hacking at the Hydra here on Saturday night. Fighting from his trusty white charger, the Italian slew a personal demon and also banished the beast of Gulfstream Park, the notion that Europe was never to win a Breeders' Cup race at the south Florida track. It was not, however, a swift fight. Docksider, Lend A Hand, Mull Of Kintyr
Chasing Cars has been unplaced in two starts so far this season but Robbie Power expects a good run in the John Smith's Topham Chase at Aintree on Friday. The Irish jockey won the Grand National on Silver Birch in 2007 and can see the Jessica Harrington-trained nine-year-old putting up a good show in the two-mile-five-and-a-half-furlong handicap ov
Top National Hunt Jockey, and 2004 Grand National winner Graham Lee has announced he is to become a Flat jockey on his return from injury next month. He boast a huge array of wins and titles including the Grand National in 2004 on Amberleigh House and an impressive World Hurdle Success on Inglis Drever.
Lee has had his problems with weig
Former champion jockey Ryan Moore could be sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a suspected broken arm in a fall on Saturday's final day of the Glorious Goodwood meeting. The 27-year-old was brought down when riding Verdant in the Summer Stakes.
His father Gary said he had broken his humerus (upper arm bone) and thumb. Mo
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Last season`s Champion Hurdle second continued his progression over the bigger obstacles with an easy victory in the two mile contest.
A straightforward looking task became even more so when Asaid, one of just three rivals in the race, wouldn`t move off the start but Donald McCain's nine year old was in a different class from his riva
Horse Website - BHA Announce New Guidelines on Whip Usage - The British Horseracing Authority have released new guidelines over use of the whip during races, stewards will now be permitted to use their discretion on jockeys in breach rather than giving an automatic ban. The total amount of strikes allowed has not been changed but where the rules ar
Trainer Nicky Henderson will face a British Horseracing Authority hearing after his runner Heather Royal tested positive for a banned substance in February. A urine sample revealed the presence of dexamethasone after the horse was unplaced in a bumper race at Huntingdon. Henderson won the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the first time with Long Run in Marc
Barry Geraghty is looking forward to his first ride for the Queen when he partners Barbers Shop in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham tomorrow. The Irishman is seeking his second success in the race after steering Cyfor Malta to victory for Martin Pipe in 2002. He will be hoping to cement his new partnership with Nicky Henderson, the Seven Barr