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El Fabiolo enjoys comfortable Hilly Way success
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El Fabiolo enjoys comfortable Hilly Way success

December 10, 2023
El Fabiolo kicked off the new campaign as he finished the last with a predictably dominant display in the Bar One Racing Hilly Way Chase at Cork. The Willie Mullins-trained…
Silent Approach causes big upset at Cork
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Silent Approach causes big upset at Cork

December 10, 2023
Silent Approach provided her trainer, owner and breeder Con O’Keeffe with the biggest success of his career as she registered a shock victory in the O’Flynn Group Irish EBF Mares…
Not So Sleepy fighting fit after Sandown heroics
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Not So Sleepy fighting fit after Sandown heroics

December 10, 2023
Fighting Fifth hero Not So Sleepy could head straight to the Champion Hurdle after trainer Hughie Morrison ruled out a Christmas clash with Constitution Hill. While testing conditions led to…
Relkeel Hurdle option open to Bob Olinger
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Relkeel Hurdle option open to Bob Olinger

December 10, 2023
Bob Olinger could be seen at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day, with the Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle one of two possible festive options for the dual-Festival hero. Henry de Bromhead’s…
Huntingdon finally succumbs to heavy rain
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Huntingdon finally succumbs to heavy rain

December 10, 2023
Today’s meeting at Huntingdon has been abandoned following flooding of the course last night. The Peterborough Chase card survived inspections on Thursday and Friday but the Cambridgeshire track could not…
Jonbon makes Henderson Tingle after tense week
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Jonbon makes Henderson Tingle after tense week

December 09, 2023
Christmas arrived early for Nicky Henderson at Sandown as Jonbon joined some of the Seven Barrows greats on the Tingle Creek roll of honour and provide a joyous end to…
Elliott dominates again with Navan four-timer
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Elliott dominates again with Navan four-timer

December 09, 2023
Gordon Elliott continued in red-hot form with four winners at Navan. The day started on the right note as Jigoro landed the Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle under Jack Kennedy…
Chambard and Lucy Turner power to Becher win
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Chambard and Lucy Turner power to Becher win

December 09, 2023
Chambard had to be very tough to land Aintree’s Boylesports Becher Handicap Chase and help amateur rider Lucy Turner the become first woman to win the famous race. Venetia Williams’…
Chambard and Lucy Turner grind out Becher win
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Chambard and Lucy Turner grind out Becher win

December 09, 2023
Chambard had to be very tough to land Aintree’s Boylesports Becher Handicap Chase and help amateur rider Lucy Turner the become first woman to win the famous race. Venetia Williams’…
Jonbon hangs tough for Tingle Creek success
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Jonbon hangs tough for Tingle Creek success

December 09, 2023
Jonbon showed a different side to his character when running out a gritty winner of the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown. The two-mile Grade One was run in very…
Slade shows plenty of Steel in Navan feature
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Slade shows plenty of Steel in Navan feature

December 09, 2023
Henry de Bromhead’s Slade Steel continued to impress with a neat victory in the Tote Navan Novice Hurdle. The Robcour-owned five-year-old was a point-to-point and bumper winner who made a…
Not So Sleepy powers away to win Fighting Fifth
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Not So Sleepy powers away to win Fighting Fifth

December 09, 2023
Not So Sleepy stayed on best of all to win the rescheduled Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Sandown. Saved from Newcastle’s abandoned card last weekend, the race lost plenty of…
Bob boosts future prospects with Sandown win
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Bob boosts future prospects with Sandown win

December 09, 2023
Booster Bob could have an exciting future having stayed on strongly in testing ground to claim the Betfair Claremont Novices’ Hurdle at Sandown. Sent off the 5-6 favourite for the…
El Fabiolo bids to maintain Mullins’ Hilly Way domination
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El Fabiolo bids to maintain Mullins’ Hilly Way domination

December 09, 2023
El Fabiolo begins on a well-trodden path to the Queen Mother Champion Chase when kicking off his season in the Bar One Racing Hilly Way Chase at Cork on Sunday.…
Janidil on the hunt for easier pickings
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Janidil on the hunt for easier pickings

December 09, 2023
Janidil bids to escape the clutches of some of Ireland’s best chasers when he pays a visit to Huntingdon for the TrustATrader Peterborough Chase. Willie Mullins’ raider is a regular…
Constitution Hill and Shishkin taken out of Fighting Fifth
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Constitution Hill and Shishkin taken out of Fighting Fifth

December 09, 2023
Nicky Henderson has withdrawn Constitution Hill and Shishkin from the rearranged Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Sandown. While the meeting passed a 7.30am inspection, rain was still falling throughout the morning…
Sandown passes inspection but conditions being monitored
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Sandown passes inspection but conditions being monitored

December 09, 2023
Sandown’s Betfair Tingle Creek card has passed a morning inspection but with further rain forecast conditions at still being monitored. Clerk of the course Andrew Cooper felt the course was…
Top mares ready to take on Fighting Fifth test
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Top mares ready to take on Fighting Fifth test

December 08, 2023
Two Cheltenham Festival-winning mares are lining up to take their shot at the rearranged Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle, with You Wear It Well and Love Envoi also proven performers at…
Ground concerns grow for Constitution Hill
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Ground concerns grow for Constitution Hill

December 08, 2023
The eagerly-awaited return of Constitution Hill in the rearranged Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle could be in doubt after Sandown called an inspection ahead of their Tingle Creek card on Saturday.…
King wary of Jonbon threat to Edwardstone’s title
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King wary of Jonbon threat to Edwardstone’s title

December 08, 2023
Edwardstone returns to the scene of some of his finest triumphs to defend his Betfair Tingle Creek Chase crown on Saturday. Alan King’s nine-year-old has won on this card for…
Fay outstays Giovinco to land Esher honours
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Fay outstays Giovinco to land Esher honours

December 08, 2023
Stay Away Fay’s star continued to rise over fences as he took the Betfair Esher Novices’ Chase at Sandown. Paul Nicholls’ bay was the winner of the Albert Bartlett over…
Deafening Silence digs deep for Winter win
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Deafening Silence digs deep for Winter win

December 08, 2023
Deafening Silence showed plenty of stamina when taking the Betfair Beacons Winter Novices’ Hurdle at Sandown. Dan Skelton’s six-year-old was one of a field of five for the Grade Two…
Tizzard eyeing elite-level breakthrough with JPR One
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Tizzard eyeing elite-level breakthrough with JPR One

December 08, 2023
JPR One has a golden opportunity to provide Joe Tizzard with his first Grade One success as a trainer in the Betfair Henry VIII Novices’ Chase at Sandown. The six-year-old…
Coko Beach in fine spirits for Becher Chase bid
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Coko Beach in fine spirits for Becher Chase bid

December 08, 2023
Gordon Elliott’s Coko Beach will bid to maintain his recent good form in the Boylesports Becher Handicap Chase at Aintree on Saturday. The grey gelding may have been pulled up…
Early morning inspection called for Sandown
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Early morning inspection called for Sandown

December 08, 2023
There will be a 7.30am inspection at Sandown on Saturday morning ahead of day two of the Betfair Tingle Creek Festival. The going on the opening day of the meeting…
Huntingdon given go ahead but more tracks set to inspect
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Huntingdon given go ahead but more tracks set to inspect

December 08, 2023
Huntingdon passed a second inspection on Friday morning ahead of Sunday’s Peterborough Chase card. Officials initially inspected on Thursday afternoon after the track was waterlogged earlier in the week, but…
Sheehan looking forward to another big weekend as ban overturned
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Sheehan looking forward to another big weekend as ban overturned

December 07, 2023
Gavin Sheehan could be set for another Saturday in the spotlight having successfully appealed the 14-day ban he received at Huntingdon last month. The 31-year-old was riding Lucy Wadham’s Zain…
Jumping off the radar now for Murphy following Wincanton abandonment
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Jumping off the radar now for Murphy following Wincanton abandonment

December 07, 2023
Oisin Murphy still hopes to “one day” ride over hurdles – but following the abandonment of Wincanton on Thursday he has nothing lined up in the foreseeable future. The three-times…
Ascot riches the Christmas aim for Hansard
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Ascot riches the Christmas aim for Hansard

December 07, 2023
A festive outing at Ascot is next on the agenda for Hansard following his coming-of-age victory at Newbury. A bumper winner in Ireland for Charles O’Brien, the five-year-old was subsequently…
Nicholls targeting Winter double with Insurrection
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Nicholls targeting Winter double with Insurrection

December 07, 2023
Insurrection bids to provide trainer Paul Nicholls with back-to-back victories in the Betfair Beacons Winter Novices’ Hurdle at Sandown on Friday. The champion trainer plundered the Grade Two prize with…
Henderson on weather watch ahead of Constitution Hill return
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Henderson on weather watch ahead of Constitution Hill return

December 07, 2023
Nicky Henderson will be monitoring the situation at Sandown ahead of the rearranged Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle in which Constitution Hill is set to make his seasonal reappearance. The race…
De Bromhead opts for Leopardstown over Sandown with Captain Guinness
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De Bromhead opts for Leopardstown over Sandown with Captain Guinness

December 07, 2023
Henry de Bromhead had a change of heart with Captain Guinness and his two-miler will now run at Leopardstown’s Christmas meeting instead of in Saturday’s Tingle Creek. The eight-year-old made…
Return to Cheltenham winner’s enclosure is ultimate dream for Henrietta Knight
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Return to Cheltenham winner’s enclosure is ultimate dream for Henrietta Knight

December 07, 2023
Returning to the Cheltenham Festival winner’s enclosure is the aim for Henrietta Knight as she prepares to rejoin the training ranks in the new year. The 76-year-old is best known…
Constitution Hill heads all-star Henderson cast at Sandown
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Constitution Hill heads all-star Henderson cast at Sandown

December 07, 2023
Constitution Hill, Shishkin and Jonbon headline a star-studded card at Sandown on Saturday. The rearranged Fighting Fifth Hurdle will see Nicky Henderson saddle both Constitution Hill (Nico de Boinville) and…
Relkeel challenge on the cards for Springwell Bay
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Relkeel challenge on the cards for Springwell Bay

December 07, 2023
Springwell Bay could take a shot at the Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day following his taking victory at the track last month. Jonjo O’Neill’s six-year-old…
Rain scuppers Murphy’s Wincanton hurdles bow
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Rain scuppers Murphy’s Wincanton hurdles bow

December 07, 2023
Oisin Murphy’s hurdles debut has been delayed after Thursday’s meeting at Wincanton was abandoned. The three-times champion Flat jockey was due to have his first spin over obstacles aboard the…
Ascot announces prize-money increase boost for 2024
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Ascot announces prize-money increase boost for 2024

December 06, 2023
Ascot has announced an increase in prize-money for 2024 when the King’s Stand sprint will also be run as the King Charles III Stakes for the first time. Prize-money for…
Australian adventure could come under consideration for Desert Hero
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Australian adventure could come under consideration for Desert Hero

December 06, 2023
William Haggas has raised the possibility of the King and Queen’s Desert Hero running in Australia in the new year. A winner at Royal Ascot in June, he then chased…
Vincent Ho prevails in battle for International Jockeys’ crown
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Vincent Ho prevails in battle for International Jockeys’ crown

December 06, 2023
Vincent Ho saw off the challenge of some of the best riders around the world to win the International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley in Hong Kong. Ho, best known…
Jury still out regarding Marie’s Rock stamina
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Jury still out regarding Marie’s Rock stamina

December 06, 2023
Freshness has been cited as the reason for the below-par display from Marie’s Rock at Newbury, with owners Middleham Park Racing no closer to knowing if their star mare truly…
‘He’s a top-quality horseman’ – Collins has high hopes for Murphy at Wincanton
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‘He’s a top-quality horseman’ – Collins has high hopes for Murphy at Wincanton

December 06, 2023
Cian Collins could record a unique double in providing Oisin Murphy with his first ride over hurdles at Wincanton on Thursday. Collins helped close friend Denis O’Regan complete the full…
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