The Irish Champion Hurdle is a Grade One race run over 2m and held at Leopardstown racecourse each year in early February. In recent years, top hurdlers like Istabraq, Hardy Eustace, Brave Inca, and, more recently, Hurricane Fly, Honeysuckle and State Man have graced the roll of honour. While it's a race that has always […]
Run at Cheltenham racecourse – normally in the third week of January at their Trials Meeting – the Cotswold Chase is run over a trip of 3m 1 ½ furlongs. The race is deemed as another Cheltenham Gold Cup trial, but maybe only in name as the last horse to land both races in the […]
Another massive day of horse racing this Saturday with ‘Trials Day’ at Cheltenham – their last meeting before the Festival in March. Therefore, plenty more clues to be had, including top races like the Cleeve Hurdle and Cotswold Chase – a race only three favourites in the last 22 runnings have won. The ITV cameras […]
Staged at Gowran Park racecourse, in Ireland, the Thyestes Chase is run over a distance of 3m, and is often contested by horses that go onto run in the Grand National later in the season. That said, we’ve not seen any winners of this race go onto win the Aintree race that same season, but […]
After a few weather-hit weekends the propects look better this Saturday with the ITV Racing cameras heading to Ascot and Haydock for seven races. At Ascot the Clarence House Chase (3:30) is the main event and all eyes will be on Jonbon looks to win the race for a second time but will face Il […]
Staged at Ascot racecourse the Clarence House Chase is a Grade One contest run over a distance of 2m1f. The Clarence House Chase was first run back in 1989 when the popular Desert Orchid won the prize as a 10 year-old. The race is also a good guide to that season’s Queen Mother Champion Chase […]
The Peter Marsh Chase is a Grade Two race run over 3m that is staged at Haydock Park racecourse. First run in 1981 the contest is sometimes billed as another Grand National trial, but we’ve yet to see a winner of this race land the Aintree marathon in the same season, although the 1995 winner, […]
Some nice jumping cards to look forward to this Saturday from Warwick and Kempton, with nine races being shown LIVE on ITV across the three tracks - weather permitting. The clear highlights on the day are the Grade 3 Classic Chase at Warwick– a race trainer Paul Nicholls has won three times since 2006, and at […]
The Classic Chase is a 3m5f gruelling Grade 3 handicap that is run at Warwick racecourse every season in January and provides punters with another chance to see some potential Aintree Grand National hopefuls on show – in 2017 the Lucinda Russell-trained One For Arthur won the Classic Chase before going onto land the Grand […]
Named after the leading hurdler of the 70’s, Lanzarote, who won the 1974 Champion Hurdle - the Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle is staged at Kempton Park racecourse each January. Run over 2m5f, with 10 hurdles to tackle, the race is always a hotly-contested affair and in the past has been won three times by trainer […]
Another big day for the ITV horse racing cameras as they move to Sandown and Wincanton for more LIVE coverage - with six races across the two venues. Like every Saturday, here at GEEGEEZ we take you through all the key trends and stats to help you whittle down the runners and hopefully find a […]
It’s Plumpton’s biggest race day of the season, as the BetGoodwin Sussex National, run over a gruelling 3m5f, takes centre stage. Here at Geegeez, we look back at recent winners and gives you some more stats to look out for ahead of the 2026 renewal on Sunday 4th January, Recent Sussex National Winners 2025 - INVINCIBLE […]
A massive day of action at Cheltenham this New Year’s Day as we begin 2026 with the ITV cameras taking in four races at the home of National Hunt racing, of which we've got the key trends for. As always, here at Geegeez we are on hand with a look at all the televised races […]
The Challow Novices’ Hurdle is a Grade One event that is run over a trip of 2m4f at Newbury racecourse. Sponsored by Coral, the contest has been won by some promising sorts over the years, including Wichita Lineman, Diamond Harry, Reve De Sivola, Fingal Bay, Taquin du Seuil, while in more recent years the 2022 […]
Staged at Leopardstown racecourse, Ireland, the Grade One Savills Chase (formerly the Lexus Chase) is run over a distance of 3m and is often seen as a decent guide ahead of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, run later that season. Some great names in recent years to land both races are Denman (2007/08) and Best Mate […]
