Grade One Events

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This weekend’s two big races come from Ascot and Haydock. The Ascot Cup has 7 entries with Planet of Sound looking likely to go off favourite. At Haydock, the Blue Square Gold Cup is being run and looks a lot more competitive then the Ascot race. At the moment 15 horses have stood their ground, including joint favourites Silver By Nature and Le Beau Bai. Both meetings are to hold precautionary inspections, let’s hope they get the go ahead. (more…)

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Saturday’s big race takes place at Doncaster. The Blue Square Handicap Chase is hoping to be Kalahari Kings stepping stone to next months Queen Mother Champion Chase but he has top weight and a nine month lay off to overcome. Favouritism rests with Paul Nicholls’ Free World, who is also putting his Cheltenham credentials on the line. A bold show is expected, he has been backed from 8-1 into 9-2 favourite. It won’t be easy to win though, as fifteen horses go to post. (more…)

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Saturday’s big race takes place at Doncaster. The Sky Bet Chase is a listed handicap chase and notoriously competitive. The first eight in the market are separated by little more then five points. Seven Is My Number looks sure to go off favourite for the inform pair of Timmy Murphy and David Pipe. He has won five of his six races over fences but in doing so has gone up in the weights and also in class, this will be his biggest career test and I personally feel there is value to be had elsewhere. (more…)

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The two big races today take place at Ascot and Haydock. The Victor Chandler Chase (Ascot) is a grade one event and will give clues to the Champion Chase at Cheltenham and maybe the Ryanair Chase. The Peter Marsh Chase is a grade two handicap and may be a pointer to one of the staying chases at the festival. Both races are quite competitive but I think I may have the winners of both. (more…)

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Only 52 days to the Cheltenham Festival and jumps racing is kicking back into gear after the winter freeze. There are Grade One races Saturday (The Victor Chandler Chase) and Sunday (The Irish Champion Hurdle); The Victor Chandler taking place at Ascot and the Irish Champion Hurdle being run at Leopardstown. Saturdays Ascot card is supported by jumps racing at Wincanton, Haydock and Leopardstown. Flat fans are entertained with racing on the all weather at Lingfield. (more…)

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