Rebecca Curtis’ Teaforthree may have been beaten by Monbeg Dude in the Welsh National at Chepstow but he put in a first class trial for the Grand National. Sent off a well-backed favourite, Tony McCoy moved him into contention on the final circuit and he was under pressure turning into the long home straight. A [...]
Teaforthree remains on course for Grand National
Date: 10.01.2013
Wyck Hill reveals Grand National potential
Date: 29.12.2012
Following the incredible performance of The Giant Bolster when chasing home Synchronised in last season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, trainer David Bridgwater can be forgiven for building up the chances of his horses. However, he has plenty of reasons to be optimistic that his recent Ascot Silver Cup winner Wyck Hill could one day be a [...]
Sunnyhillboy 20-1 for Grand National 2013
Date: 13.12.2012
The dramatic finale of last April’s Grand National resulted in double-heartbreak for Jonjo O’Neill’s stable as Sunnyhillboy was beaten in a photo finish and Gold Cup winner Synchronised incurred a fatal injury. The fine run of Sunnyhillboy was largely overshadowed by the tragic death of his stable companion but there is every reason to believe [...]
Teaforthree favourite for Welsh National
Date: 11.12.2012
Teaforthree, trained in Wales by Rebecca Curtis, is the ante-post favourite for the Coral Welsh National on December 27th. The race is often an excellent trial for the Aintree Grand National and a victory for Teaforthree would be the first Welsh-trained success since Norther in 1965. Teaforthree revealed his potential for a big staying prize [...]
Frankel signs off in style
Date: 21.10.2012
Frankel, officially rated the world’s best racehorse, signed off with his fourteenth consecutive victory in the Champion Stakes at Ascot to retire unbeaten after three seasons in training. It was an emotional farewell for all connected with the horse, particularly his trainer Sir Henry Cecil who has been fighting a personal battle with ill-health through [...]
Solemia pulls off 33-1 Arc shock
Date: 05.10.2012
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was won in dramatic fashion when the French filly Solemia collared Japan’s Triple Crown here Orfevre in the dying strides at 33-1 under a superb ride from Olivier Peslier. The race had looked over as a contest when Christophe Soumillon drove Orfevre into a clear lead over a furlong [...]
Frankel stars at Ascot with 11-length victory
Date: 25.06.2012
Frankel extended his unbeaten run to 11 when storming to a sensational 11-length victory in the Group One Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot. Sir Henry Cecil’s four-year-old is the highest rated horse in the world and was winning his seventh Group One race. Such was his superiority on form that he was sent off [...]
Black Caviar ready for Royal Ascot test
Date: 19.06.2012
Black Caviar will face a maximum of 20 rivals in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Saturday when she bids to extend her incredible unbeaten run to 22 races. She arrived safely in Britain last week after her marathon 30-hour journey from Australia to the sort of media coverage usually reserved for Giant [...]
I’ll Have Another bids for Triple Crown glory
Date: 06.06.2012
I’ll Have Another stands on the brink of making racing history this weekend when he attempts to be the first horse to land America’s Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. He and Bodemeister have revived memories of the Triple Crown clashes between Affirmed and Alydar when the former ran out the winner in all three [...]
Camelot odds-on to give O’Brien third Derby triumph
Date: 28.05.2012
Aidan O’Brien reports 2,000 Guineas winner Camelot to be in excellent order in the run up to the Epsom Derby and his colt is now as short as 8-11 favourite with Paddy Power. The colt looks to have all the ingredients necessary to win the Derby, being by Montjeu and having looked to need every [...]