Altior is in line to be crowned jumps king as the national hunt season ends at Sandown Park on Saturday afternoon. The dual Queen Mother Champion Chase hero seeks his second career win in the bet365 Celebration Chase and, assuming he maintains his unbeaten record over, he’ll eclipse Big Buck’s and become the first horse […]
Cheltenham Festival Preview
The Cheltenham Festival bursts into action on Tuesday and here’s our final look at the four Championship races. Champion Hurdle – Apple’s Jade @ 2/1 The opening afternoon feature sees defending champion Buveur D’Air facing two exciting mares in Apple’s Jade and Laurina in what looks a vintage renewal. Nicky Henderson’s dual-winner was beaten by […]
River to flow again at Haydock
Arguably this is where the jumps season gets serious! Yes, we’ve been saying the tempo is going up for a while now, but the Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday afternoon is just short of concert pitch for two of jumps racing’s biggest stars. Native River – 3.00 Haydock @ 11/4 They finished first and […]
Nicholls can still star at Haydock
This was once the weekend when Paul Nicholls would get his season going at full tilt, but the Ditcheat handler does not have a Kauto Star to fire at Haydock’s Betfair Chase this weekend. Nicholls is short of the firepower of days past and has been relieved of the champion trainer crown by Nicky Henderson. […]
