Holding on to Cheltenham spoils
Hope you had a good Cheltenham. I managed to get on City Island and Band of Outlaws well before the day so did Ok as a result. Even managed to back the winner of...
Justice prevails
It does take me a while to completely clear my head of Cheltenham matters and were it not for the Grand National meeting, I could still be thinking about Prestbury Park well into May....
DC’s Daily Each Way Double: Saturday 23 March
3.15 Newbury: Meep Meep Disappointing on her last two outings over hurdles, after showing some initial promise on her debut. However probably had valid excuses on her most recent start when pulled up behind...
Dim response from Gambling Commission over BetBright
“It is what it is” said Rich Ricci, fronting up to grillings on TV at Cheltenham from Lydia Hislop and Alice Plunkett. But it shouldn’t have been. Just over a week before this year’s...
Cheltenham Festival emotions run high
WINNERS ENCLOSURE What’s been good in racing in the past week… Willie Mullins finally landing the Gold Cup with Al Boum Photo, ridden by Paul Townend, the only one of Mullins’ three runners in...
BHA failing in the equine welfare debate
It’s not long since these scribblings called for a robust response to those who campaign against racing using equine fatalities on racecourses to further their argument. The tenet of the proposed response was to...
If at first you don’t succeed…
I wonder if Willie Mullins will be playing the Etta James classic “At Last” this weekend? The legendary trainer had saddled six runners up in the Gold Cup before yesterday and, with three of...
Cheltenham Festival – your best memories
Last week, The Racing Hub asked its 12,000+ Twitter followers to share with us their Cheltenham Festival memories. We said we’d post the best on the website and then, with such a great response, ...
Racing’s week to forget
WINNERS ENCLOSURE What’s been good in racing… The Tote cutting Cheltenham pool deductions, with the amount yet to be confirmed – Britbet who operate the Tote on-course saying they’ve improved the time it takes...
Cheltenham Fesitval guides under the microscope
The Cheltenham Festival spawns a wide range of commercial offshoots. There’s a bit of a hike in the cost of staying in and around the Spa town in mid-March. For pubs and restaurants a...
Post price reflects hard times
Needless to say, next week’s price rise for the Racing Post from £2.90 to £3.20, an increase of over 10%, generated a lot of adverse comment. Last year saw the removal of the price...
