Written by Josh Fletcher (@Joshfletch) Profit secured on the day with a game victory for Balthazar King, who was advised on Sunday at 14/1. He jumped so well in a race marred by the deaths of two greats of that sphere. I’ll write a full review of the day at the end of the week, [...]
Written by Josh Fletcher (@joshfletch). Supreme Novices Hurdle Although the big unknown with TRIFOLIUM is his ability to handle better ground, having done the majority of his races on testing ground. The ability to handle better ground has to be taken on trust but the vibes from Charles Byrnes suggest he thinks good ground will [...]
The 25th February was to be somewhat of a watershed in terms of the Triumph, not least with the antepost favourite Minsk making his debut at Fairyhouse. Winner of the Irish Cesarewitch for John Oxx and rated 106 on the flat, this Grade 2 was run at no pace with the horse jumping noticeably slowly [...]
On the second day of the 2012 Cheltenham Festival, you’ll find my favourite race of the week, the Champion Bumper. This Grade 1 National Hunt flat race is open to horses aged between four and six and takes place on the Old Course over a distance slightly beyond two miles. Quick Stats Winning small field [...]
On the final day of the 2012 Cheltenham Festival, comes the main event, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. A Grade 1 in stature, the Blue Riband contest is open to horses aged five and above. The Gold Cup is run over three miles, two furlongs and change, on the New Course, with twenty-two fences standing between [...]
On the second day of the 2012 Cheltenham Festival, you’ll find the Neptune Investment Novices’ Hurdle. A Grade 1 in stature, the Neptune is open to novices’ aged four and above and is run over the trip of two miles and five furlongs on the Old Course, with a total of twelve hurdles that require [...]
The graveyard of ‘good things’ that is the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, will as per-usual, be greeted with a vociferous roar as it opens the 2012 Cheltenham Festival. A Grade 1 in stature, the Supreme is open to novices’ aged four and above and consists of an extended two miles on the Old Course, with eight [...]
The David Nicholson Mares Hurdle is a Grade 2 event run over two and a half miles, and has been run now for four years, and has been dominated by Quevega winning the last three. Over the last three years the race has been won by the superstar racemare Quevega and trainer Willie Mullins will [...]
The third race on Thursday will be the eighth renewal of the Ryan Air Chase and the fifth renewal since it gained Grade 1 status. The race is open to horses aged five and above, run over two miles five furlongs, on the Cheltenham New Course, with a total of seventeen fences to be jumped. [...]
The Jewson Novices Chase commences the third day of racing at the Cheltenham Festival. The race is run on the New Course over a distance of two miles and four furlongs, which see’s participant’s jump a total of seventeen fences. Introduced for the first time last year, the race didn’t disappoint attracting a high quality [...]