The Irish Hennessy Gold Cup will be the feature race in an eight race card at Leopardstown in Ireland this Sunday (6th February). The race is worth 180,000 euros and will be run over 3 miles. Joncol (pictured) won this race last year and now that Pandorama is an absentee he could well win...
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The BHP Insurance Champion Hurdle will be run this Sunday at Leopardstown in Ireland. A small select field will go to post with Hurricane Fly (pictured) a very warm favourite to add to his Grade 1 successes this season. He has put Solwhit in his place already this season and might have most to fear...
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Weather permitting Tony McCoy has the chance to be part of racing history again this coming Monday (27th) at Kempton by riding Kauto Star (pictured in more relaxed mode at Sandown) to victory in the King George VI Chase. Kauto Star has already won the race four times equallying Desert Orchid’s record. On form...
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Tony McCoy was deservedly voted BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year 2010 by the voting public last night. After his Grand National win on Don’t Push It for his boss J. P.McManus and trainer Jonjo O’Neill, Racing for Change launched a public relations campaign to maximise Tony McCoy’s chances of winning. Racing for Change,...
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The two day Cheltenham International Meeting looks as though it will get underway today (Friday 10th). Neptune Collonges is the class act today in the Majordomo Hospitality Handicap Chase run over 3 miles 1 furlong but the real action will be tomorrow with a cracking eight race card. The Vote A.P. Gold Cup Handicap...
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The Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Chase worth £175,000.00 will hopefully, weather permitting, be run over 3 miles 2 furlongs at Newbury this Saturday (27th). This race was first run in 1957 at Cheltenham, as were the 1958 and 1959 races. There have been some great horses win this race over the years none more...
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The race of the day on Saturday will surely be the Betfair Chase at Haydock where Imperial Commander (pictured) will make his seasonal reappearance. The race is worth £200,000.00 and will be run over 3 miles. Last year Imperial Commander just lost out to Kauto Star in a driving finish. The opposition this year...
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The Cheltenham Open Meeting gets underway on Friday (12th) and runs through to Sunday (14th). The highlight of the meeting is the Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase worth £150,000 and run over 2 miles 4 furlongs on Saturday. Long Run (pictured) and Great Endeavour are both strongly fancied for this race. After the weight allowance for...
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The Breeders’ Cup World Championship races start tomorrow (5th) at Churchill Downs in America. ATR are covering all races on the 5th and 6th. Quite a few hopefuls are crossing the pond, some more hopeful than others. On Friday the 5th, Midday from the Henry Cecil stable is a warm favourite to repeat her...
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It was great to see the classy Jumpers back in action again and Monet’s Garden performance in beating his younger opponents in the Totetentofollow Old Roan Chase at Aintree on Saturday certainly whetted the appetite for the season to come. After watching Workforce win the Arc for Khalid Abdulla, Sir Michael Stoute and Ryan...
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