Bigger things can be expected from Under Control having made a winning debut for Nicky Henderson at Newbury. A winner at Fontainebleau in her only previous start, the four-year-old was sent off 5-4 favourite for her UK bow in the BetVictor Proud Sponsors Of Newbury Juvenile Hurdle. Her victory was one half of a double […]
Rebecca Menzies was thrilled to see Twoshotsoftequila come good over fences with an impressive victory at Doncaster. The six-year-old won a maiden hurdle at the trainer’s local track of Sedgefield on Boxing Day of last season – and while he had failed to add to his tally in seven subsequent starts, he has finished second […]
Colonel Harry will bid to give the Tolworth Hurdle form a boost when he lines up in the Grade Two bet365 Premier Novices’ Hurdle at Kelso on Saturday. Jamie Snowden’s six-year-old won a heavy-ground Sandown maiden hurdle in November before finishing fourth in the Grade One Tolworth over the same course and distance. Though he […]
Stuart Coltherd’s Cooper’s Cross will bid for back-to-back Doncaster successes when he lines up for the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase on Saturday. The eight-year-old landed the Sky Bet Chase at Town Moor at the end of January, defeating Christian Williams’ Cap Du Nord by a length at 16-1. Cap Du Nord went on to […]
Philip Hobbs feels his “staggering” stable stalwart Zanza has plenty on his plate in his bid for a sixth victory at Newbury in Saturday’s BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup. The nine-year-old has been beaten only once in six previous appearances at the Berkshire circuit and that was when sixth in the 2020 Betfair Hurdle. He ran […]
The British Horseracing Authority “need a bit of backbone” with regard to whip regulations, according to Paul Nicholls – who has described himself as “livid” with the timing of the new rules ahead of Cheltenham. New rules and a tougher penalty structure for misuse of the whip were introduced on February 13, with 19 jockeys […]
Chris Gordon is “90 per cent sure” his Betfair Hurdle hero Aucunrisque will revert to fences at the Cheltenham Festival for the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup. After filling the runner-up spot in successive novice chases the nine-year-old was switched back to hurdles at Newbury last month and provided his trainer with one of […]
Colonel Mustard will aim to snaffle the huge carrot of a £100,000 bonus for any horse who wins the bet365 Morebattle Hurdle at Kelso on Saturday and follows up at the Cheltenham Festival. Third in last year’s County Hurdle, the Lorna Fowler-trained eight-year-old is one of two Irish raiders who line up for the competitive […]
Nicky Henderson’s Theatre Glory is likely to take her chance in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. Just like Seven Barrows’ stablemate Epatante, Theatre Glory was not among the initial entries for the Grade One event and would need to be supplemented at a cost of £4,599 for […]
A promising horse named in honour of the Queen has won the approval of a four-legged animal forever associated with the late monarch – a corgi. Champion trainer Paul Nicholls is behind the four-year-old named Thank You Ma’am, who took a break from training to meet pet dog Sam from a breed loved by the […]