First run in 1998, the Winter Derby is now staged at Southwell racecourse and run on their All Weather track, having been switched from Lingfield. The 1m3f contest is also now a Group 3 race after being upgraded from Listed class back in 2006. In recent years, a 4 year-old has won the race 8 […]
The Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase was first run back in 1988 and was staged as the Racing Post Chase until 2011 and then the Racing Plus Chase in 2012 & 2013. Leading bookmaker – BetBright – took over the sponsorship from 2014 till 2017. In 2020 we had another new backer of the race with […]
Another jam-packed Saturday of racing for the ITV horse racing team as they head to Ascot, Haydock and Wincanton to take in eight races across the three venues. So, to help narrow down the fields, and point you in the direction of a few winners, then we’ve got all the LIVE races covered from a […]
The Grade One Betfair Ascot Chase is staged at Ascot raceourse every February and run over a distance of 2m5 ½f with 17 fences to tackle. First run in 1995 the race has been won by some well-known names – including One Man, Monet’s Garden, Voy Por Ustedes, Kauto Star and Riverside Theatre, who landed […]
We’ve plenty more Cheltenham Festival clues on offer this weekend with cracking cards at both Newbury and Warwick. The Denman Chase, William Hill Hurdle and William Hill Game Spirit are the feature races at Newbury, while the ITV cameras also head to Warwick to take in three more races that include the Kingmaker Novices' Chase. […]
Staged at Newbury racecourse the Betfair-sponsored Denman Chase is a Grade Two race that is run in February each year. First run in 2000, the Denman Chase is always a hotly-contested race that is run over a trip of 3 miles, and over the years has provided plenty of clues ahead of the Cheltenham Gold […]
Staged at Leopardstown racecourse the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup is run over a distance of 3m 1/2f, with 17 fences to be tackled. First run in 1987, the contest now another recognised trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup run a month later with Jodami (1993), Imperial Call (1996), Sizing John (2017), Galopin Des Champs […]
Sandown, Musselburgh provide the LIVE ITV action this Saturday on the UK front, while there is top action at the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown this weekend too. At Sandown, we’ve five LIVE ITV races that include the Grade One Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase (2:40), while there are an additional three races north of the […]
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, […]
