The World Hurdle could be the race of the Festival next season with four times winner Big Buck’s potentially returning from injury to attempt to retake his crown back from Solwhit who has looked a revelation since stepping up to three miles. The two questions posed by the race are: Will Big Buck’s turn up? [...]
With Royal Ascot just a week away, there are only nine months until Jumps Racing showcase; the Cheltenham Festival with the big race of the week being the Cheltenham Gold Cup. With Bob’s Worth running out an impressive winner of last season’s Gold Cup, the focus will be on him to see whether he can [...]
What’s Royal Ascot got to do with National Hunt racing? Well, quite a lot really. In the last ten years the Ascot Stakes ( Handicap – 2m 1/2f) has been won by 7 trainers who would be better known in the jumping sphere rather than on the level. Junior who was triumphant in 2010 went on to [...]
FSF Ratings 2012-13 Timeform Ratings 2012-13 FSF ratings have been developed by using well-known ratings and my own figures. Uniquely, I believe, a speed figure, drawn by a similar method, is added into the calculation. This provides a rating that covers two of the most important factors in assessing a horse’s ability; form and speed. In [...]
So that’s it then. The season is over and Jump Racing fans are left with this terrible empty feeling. Sure it’s nice to see the sun and feel a little warmer, and there’s always the Flat season to look forward to, but for many the stand out date on the calendar is now Cheltenham in [...]
Watch our JPFestival.com TV Punchestown Preview where the panel plus special guests Geoff Banks, UK’s leading independent bookmaker and Tom Thurgood, Channel 4′s blogger and social media whizz will be discussing the races below. Perhaps more than ever they’ll be loads of stars on show at Punchestown Festival 2013 including Sprinter Sacre. You can watch on [...]
Could Punchestown Festival 2013 be the greatest of all time? Jump racing superstars are set to gather for a season finale celebration. Sprinter Sacre is the headline act, but what a supporting cast. Hurricane Fly, Quevega, Sir Des Champs, Long Run and Solwhit to name just a few, are set to make this a week [...]
Beat That Attheraces.com INH Flat Race, Wednesday and Kildare Post INH Flat Race, Thursday Well touted and heavily backed ahead of making his debut in the bumper that rounded off Kempton’s Racing Plus Chase card in February, a race that the stable won with Riverside Theatre in 2008, Beat That showed plenty of promise in finishing [...]
3.50 Ayr SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE GRADE 3 (CLASS 1) (5yo+) 4m110y Year Horse Age Weight Official Rating S.P. Trainer Jockey 2012 Merigo 11 10-2 134 15/2 Andrew Parker Timmy Murphy Previous run: winner Ayr 43 days; Nineteen previous chase runs; Course winner prior to win 2011 Beshabar 9 10-4 146 15/2 Tim Vaughan Richard Johnson [...]
This latest Five @ Five focuses on the Cheltenham April Meeting and five horses from the five day declaration stage. Handy Andy Entries 17Apr13 2:45 (Four Day) at Cheltenham, Rundle And Co Handicap Chase Slightly disappointed with his run at Haydock, yet even though connections stressed that the course would suit [...]
