Shock As 66/1 Shot Knockara Beau Wins Cleeve Hurdle

There was no dream comeback for Big Bucks, returning after 420 days off due to injury, as Knockara Beau (66/1) won the galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle, beating At Fishers Cross by a shoulder, with Big Bucks finishing in third.

After the race, trainer Paul Nicholls said he was happy with Big Bucks, and once again, said he would come on from this race. 

Latest UK Racing News on Hurricane Fly and Big Bucks

HURRICANE FLY LATE SCARE

Willie Mullins has admitted that Hurricane Fly had trained poorly this week and the cause was said to be a bruised foot, as he bids to win yet another Grade 1 race at Leopardstown this Sunday.
Mullins said, 'He seems fine since, so we'll see how he goes. We could have taken the easy option, and not run, but this is the Irish Champion Hurdle. Sometimes athletes carry bits of injuries going into games, and we're happy to let him take his chance.'

Hurricane Fly is currently odds-on favourite at 4/7


BIG BUCKS WELL PREPARED

Big Bucks makes his long-awaited return in the galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham, and Paul Nicholls believes he has taken every precaution with his preparation on the 11 year old, who has been off for 420 days. 
Nicholls said, 'Rose Loxton, who rides him out everyday, tells me he feels no different than before. And I'll be honest, I hope and think he'll win the Cleeve Hurdle. But don't get me wrong, he will improve for the run, win, lose or draw.'


Big Bucks is currently EVEN money favourite

Early Positive Movers For Friday's Racing

A fair few race meetings tomorrow (Friday) in the UK, including Huntingdon and Doncaster amongst others. A few early movers for you to look at......

HUNTINGDON;

12:50 - Ghost Of A Smile   15/2 from 10/1
13:50 - Generous Ransom   3/1 from 4/1
14:55 - Caroles Destrier      5/2 from 7/2
16:00 - Theatrebar              9/2 from 13/2


DONCASTER;

13:10 - Easydoesit          15/2 from 10/1
13:40 - Pearl Castle        15/2 from 10/1
            I Got Power        16/1 from 25/1
14:10 - Victor Hewgo      13/8 from 2/1


That's it for now, please do check back soon for stats, tips, news and much more. Good Luck 

A Few Stats for Thursday's Racing at Warwick

Just a quick post with a few statistics for Thursday's racing at Warwick, to hopefully help you pick a few winners out. 

Top Jockey's; 

A P McCoy                         14 from 69 (20% strike-rate)

Richard Johnson              13 from 61 (21% strike-rate)

Paddy Brennan                12 from 64 (19% strike-rate) (£1 stake profit of +65)  

Jason Maguire                    7 from 36 (19% strike-rate)

Top Trainers; 

David Pipe                         13 from 52 (25% strike-rate)

N Twiston-Davies             17 from 115 (15%strike-rate) (£1 stake profit of +20)

Brendan Powell                  5 from 19 (26% strike-rate)

Sheena West                       3 from 10 (30% strike-rate)

Charlie Mann                       6 from 28 (21% strike-rate)

Donald McCain                    3 from 14 (21% strike-rate)

31% - The number of HANDICAPS won by FAVOURITES at Warwick

38% - The number of NON-HANDICAPS won by FAVOURITES at Warwick

ON FIRE IN THE LAST FORTNIGHT.......

Jockey's; 

Aidan Coleman                    6 from 29 (21% strike-rate)

Tom Scudamore                  4 from 20 (20% strike-rate)

S Twiston-Davies                5 from 26 (19% strike-rate)

A P McCoy                          12 from 39 (31% strike-rate)

Paddy Brennan                   5 from 15 (33% strike-rate)

Richard Johnson                 8 from 25 (32% strike-rate)

Leighton Aspell                    6 from 17 (35% strike-rate)

Trainers;

John Ferguson                    2 from 4 (50% strike-rate)

David Pipe                           5 from 29 (17% strike-rate)

N Twiston-Davies               4 from 26 (15% strike-rate)

Tom George                        4 from 20 (20% strike-rate)

Robert Walford                   2 from 7   (29% strike-rate)

Donald McCain                     9 from 36 (25% strike-rate)

Venetia Williams                  7 from 47 (15% strike-rate)

Philip Hobbs                       10 from 27 (37% strike-rate)

And that's all from this post, with a few vital stats for today's racing at Warwick. Good luck with all your bets, and do check back soon for more stats, tips and news.

Thursday's Racing

Thursday we have UK racing from Fakenham, Gowran Park, Warwick, and all-weather from Southwell and in the evening, Kempton.  

So first, an early look at the goings;

Fakenham – Going; Soft (Going Stick; 5.3) Fresh ground all the way around on hurdle course

Gowran Park - Going; Soft - Heavy

Warwick - Going; Chase Course - Soft (Heavy in places) 6.0 and Hurdle Course - Heavy (Soft in places) 5.4

Southwell - Going; Standard

Kempton - Going; Standard

And now a quick look into the Positives and Negatives in the market, at this early stage (prices from PaddyPower.com)……

Positives;

Fakenham 13:30         Kodicil                      13/8 from 2/1

Fakenham 14:30         Galway Jack             13/2 from 8/1

Warwick 14:20           Saints and Sinners     4/1 from 11/2

Warwick 14:50           Dreams of Milan         5/1 from 6/1

Southwell 14:10         Bapak Bangsawan      2/1 from 5/2

Southwell 14:40         Aqua Ardens             15/8 from 9/4

Negatives;

My Tips

And now we’ll have a look at a couple of my selections for today's racing (Thursday).

Fakenham 14:00    County Zen (Each-Way)   10/1 

Fakenham 14:30    That's The Deal (Each-Way)   10/1

Fakenham 14:30    Presented   2/1

Southwell (AW) 13:40   Precariously Good   

Southwell (AW) 14:40   Aqua Ardens        15/8

For now that’s it, good luck with your selections today. Check back soon for results and analysis, news and more tips. 

Sprinter Sacre Passes Latest Challenge

Sprinter Sacre Latest

Sprinter Sacre was said to have come through a piece of exercise 'with flying colours, as he continued his road to a comeback at Nicky Henderson's Seven Barrows yard.
The hope is that Sprinter Sacre can defend his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown in March, at Cheltenham.
Henderson said, ''Everything went well this morning. He was very good, the results were very good and it left us all delighted''



Dettori Grabs Double On Return

Frankie Dettori marked his return from injury with a double at Lingfield today. He described winning on his comeback ride as a ''fairytale''. Dettori now jets off to Dubai to link up with the owners Mshawish at Meydan.


Check back soon for more news, tips, stats and much more. Thanks for taking the time to read my posts.

Boston Bob Latest

Boston Bob Set For Cheltenham

Boston Bob looks all set for the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday after being taken out of the frame for the Galmoy Hurdle on Thursday. Trainer Willie Mullins withdrew the nine-year-old, from the Gowran Park Grade Two at the final declaration stage and now relies on Zaidpour and Bishopsfurze.

"Boston Bob is possibly going to Cheltenham, now. He's in good form," said Mullins.  

Frankie's Back

Frankie Dettori is said to be excited to be back, as he sets himself for a return to action at Lingfield today, after fracturing his ankle in October. The three-times champion jockey has three booked rides at the Surrey track after the accident going down to the start of a race at Nottingham.
Dettori said: "I've had three and a half months off and I'm ready to start. I'm looking forward to it.''

And boy was he ready, getting a winner on Eco Warrior at 8/1 in his first race.  

Alan King Latest

Trainer Alan King could have runners for the first time since New Year’s Day this week after extensive tests on his horses came back positive. Talking to Racing Post, King said, “I’m pleased to report that last week’s test results brought some good news. The results did not come back 100 per cent so we still have a little way to go, but there was a marked improvement and we have definitely taken a step in the right direction.''

Racing Racing Racing!

So yesterday was a slightly disappointing day with only a couple of odds-on favourites coming in for me, LEGACY GOLD and BASINGSTOKE, and another favourite, IVY PORT (SP 7/4F). A couple of disappointments included LUV U WHATEVER at Southwell,who appeared to find the 6lbs rise and a hard-run race last time out just too much to handle. 

Well, onto some racing today, and we have meetings from Catterick, Fairyhouse, Southwell, and all-weather action from Lingfield, and later this evening, Kempton.

Catterick - Going; Soft (Going Stick; Hurdle; 6.1 and Chase 5.7)

Fairyhouse - Going; Soft-Heavy (inside course)

Southwell - Going; Heavy (Going Stick; 5.7) Both bends have been moved to fresh ground where possible

Lingfield - Going; Standard

Kempton - Going; Standard


For now that's it, I'm just going to look through the cards and see if I can pick any winners today, and I'll post them soon, so do check back later

21/01/2014 - A Look at Today's Racing

Today we have UK racing from Leicester (Precautionary inspection at 8am Tuesday), Wetherby (Precautionary inspection at 8am Tuesday), and all-weather action at Southwell.  

So first, a look at the goings;

Leicester – Going; Hurdle Course - Heavy (Soft in places on back-straight) Chase Course - Soft (Good-Soft in places on back-straight. Heavy on flat course crossings)

Wetherby - Going; Soft (Heavy in places) Going Stick; Chase 4.8, Hurdle 4.6

Southwell (AW) - Going; Standard

A quick look into the Positives and Negatives in the market (prices from PaddyPower.com)……

Positives;

Wetherby 12:50         Sharney Sike             11/4 from 7/2

Wetherby 13:55         Green Wizard             11/2 from 8/1

Wetherby 15:05         Mighty Mobb                9/4 from 11/4

Leicester  13:40         Thedreamstillalive       7/2 from 9/2

Southwell 13:00         Columbian Roulette    2/1 from 11/4

Negatives;

My Tips

And now we’ll have a look at my selections for today, which include the jumps racing from Leicester and the all-weather at Southwell.

Leicester 15:55    Detour Ahead (Each-Way)   6/1 

Southwell 13:00   Columbian Roulette   2/1

Southwell 14:40   Luv U Whatever        3/1 (from 9/2)

For now that’s it, good luck with your selections today. Check back soon for results and analysis, news and more tips. 

Rock On Ruby Set For Doncaster

Connections of Rock On Ruby are keen to take their chances at Doncaster this Saturday, in the Racing Post Lightening Novices' Chase.
Trainer, Harry Fry is said to be happy with conditions at Doncaster currently, and is hoping the ground doesn't change too much from now to then.