Challow Novices’ Hurdle – Newbury, Saturday 31st December Hardly surprising being a novice hurdle that this race has been dominated by the younger horses, in particular the four and five-year-old’s, however the scales have been tipped slightly in favour of the latter who have won half of the last ten running’s. More than likely this [...]
Monday, December 26, 2011
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Coral Welsh National – Chepstow, Tuesday 27th December Over the last seven years horses aged between six and eight have dominated this contest, with no double figure aged horse taking the prize in this time frame, and incredibly only three horse aged ten or above have won the race since 1967. Sticking with this trend [...]
Friday, December 23, 2011
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williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle – Kempton Park, Monday 26th December Five and six-year-olds remain the key age group to focus on as strictly speaking they have won ten of the last eleven renewals. Although Binocular was aged seven when he won the rearranged race last year, he would have been a six-year-old had it taken place [...]
Friday, December 16, 2011
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GL Events Owen Brown Silver Cup – Ascot, Saturday 17th December Seven and eight-year-olds have won eight of the last ten renewals which isn’t a bad return considering that they aren’t overly represented most years. If this trend is to continue this year, the onus lies with The Minack, Benbane Head, General Kutuzov, Bench Warrent [...]
Friday, December 9, 2011
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SPINAL RESEARCH THE ATLANTIC 4 GOLD CUP – Cheltenham, Saturday 10th December There would seem little point siding with any runner this year that isn’t a six or seven-year-old as both age groups have won four of the last ten renewals. Quantitativeeasing, Roudoudou Ville and Salut Flo represent the younger of those two age groups [...]
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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Betfred Peterborough Chase – Huntingdon, Thursday 8th December With eight victories in thirteen years Henrietta Knight’s record in the Peterborough Chase is second to none. Her form figures are even more impressive considering that she hasn’t saddled a runner for three consecutive years, this then poses a difficult question in whether it is an incredible [...]
Friday, December 2, 2011
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SPORTING BET TINGLE CREEK STEEPLE CHASE – Sandown, Saturday 3rd November Historically the seven and eight-year-olds have dominated this race, taking nineteen of the thirty-one renewals. The older generation have a particularly poor record, having won the race only twice since Waterloo Boy recorded his second victory for David Nicholson back in 1992. Only the [...]
Friday, November 25, 2011
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HENNESSY GOLD CUP – Newbury, Saturday 26th November Six and seven-year-olds have pretty much had it all their own way in recent seasons winning eight of the last ten renewals with the only two flies in the ointment being Denman and Be My Royal. On that evidence it would make complete sense to focus attentions [...]
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Friday, December 30, 2011
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