Tag: Kempton Racecourse
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Guide to National Hunt Racing
There are two distinctive codes of racing – namely National Hunt racing and Flat racing. The latter is self-explanatory, while the former is, in essence, ‘jumps racing’. As a broad rule, Flat racing tends to dominate in summer months, with much of the action taking place on fast turf, while jumps racing lends itself to…
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Brian Shares His Tips for Thursday’s Racing from Cheltenham
Think you can #BeatBrian by picking more winners than the champion jockey today? Take a look at his tips for Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival. 13:20 – The Marsh Novices’ Chase (Grade 1) 2m4f Another good race and a very short price favourite in Envoi Allen who’s unbeaten with 11 wins from 11 runs,…
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Hall of Fame: Previous Notable Cheltenham Gold Cup Riders/Horses
The Cheltenham Gold Cup is the feature race on the fourth and final afternoon of the Cheltenham Festival in March and here we look at some of the most notable horse & rider combinations to win the Blue Ribband since the turn of the century. Best Mate / Jim Culloty Jim Culloty’s career in the…
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Hayley Turner: Easy as You Like!
I mentioned last week that Frankie came to ride work at Charlie Fellowes’ before his ride on Enable in the Arc. He rode a filly called Atailof Two Cities and he clearly had the magic touch! I won on her this week up at Catterick by 22 lengths – I don’t think I’ve ever won…