Doug Campbell’s Monday Best Bet
Doug Campbell’s Monday Best Bet 1.15 Pontefract Barneys Gift 2 points each-way @7/1 bet365 Level of form in four outings in France in maiden company for Jo Hughes is difficult to weigh up accurately,...
Doug Campbell’s Sunday Best Bet
Doug Campbell’s Sunday Best Bet 3.05 Cork More Wine Lilly 2 points each-way @10/1 1/5 odds five places William Hill A respectable seven lengths fifth of 15, 17 days ago at Clonmel over 2m4f...
Torqautor wins but will he get due credit?
Gary McKenzie looks back at last Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and doubts the winner will get full credit Sassafras, Star Appeal, Urban Sea, Marienbard, Solemia, and Trempolino. All of these horses won...
Irish horses to follow for the 2021/22 Jumps season
Danny Scutchings gives you five Irish horses to follow in the coming months, plus a few more worthy of mention Eklat De Rire Trained by Henry De Bromhead He went off at 10/1 for...
Keep it where it is
Danny Scutchings on suggestions that the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe could be brought forward with aim of providing better ground After a shock 80/1 win for Germany in the Arc on Sunday could...
The Arc: 101 years of history
Gary McKenzie looks back at 100+ years of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the great winners, the extraordinary stories and the controversies This Sunday we will see the latest renewal of the Prix...
Altior – a horse of a generation
Gary McKenzie pays tribute to the newly retired Altior – a horse of a generation The Irish, and Willie Mullins in particular, usually have one lined up for the Supreme Novices Hurdle which kicks...
Promoting racing: just get on with it
Mike Deasy on the promotion of racing, when is a banned substance not a banned substance, National Racehorse Week a hit, more fixtures mean more problems, and more There’s been some discussion recently on...
Irish Fixtures 2022 – much to look forward to
1,872 – a number for all racing fans and journalists to remember for 2022 after both the BHA and Horse Racing Ireland announced the fixtures for next year; 1,482 in Britain and 390 in...
Boost for Sunday racing in 2022 Fixture List
There’s a boost for Sunday racing and longer breaks for jockeys in the newly published British 2022 Fixture List The 2022 Fixture List seeks to balance the need to drive engagement and industry revenues...
Not welcome
Gordon Elliott has his first runner on Tuesday after serving his six-month ban for bringing Irish racing into disrepute – Danny Scutchings doesn’t think that should be the case After a brilliant weekend of...