Run over 2m 4 ½ furlongs the Paddy Power Gold Cup is the feature contest at the three-day Cheltenham Open Meeting, held each year in the middle of November each year. The ‘Pond House’ Pipe stable are the leading yard with nine wins in the race, with Celestial Gold, Our Vic and Great Endeavour, who […]
This Friday we’ve a cracking jumps card from the home of jumps racing – Cheltenham – as their three-day November Meeting gets underway, with day one races that include the Shloer Chase - which sees the return of last year's winner Jonbon. To help narrow down the field and hopefully find the winners - we […]
A busy one this Saturday as the ITV cameras head to Wincanton with the Badger Beer Handicap Chase, their feature, plus they are also at Doncaster for the ultra-competitive November Handicap and also take in three Aintree contests – as always, here at GeeGeez we've got all the trends and stats for the LIVE ITV races….. […]
The focus is on Exeter racecourse this Friday as they stage the 2025 Haldon Gold Cup Chase – a Grade 2 limited handicap run over 2m 1 1/2f. Here at GeeGeez we've got all the key stats to look out for ahead of the 2025 renewal, this year run on Friday 7th November. Did you […]
Run each year on the first Tuesday in November the Melbourne Cup is dubbed as ‘the race that stops a nation’ and run over 2 miles it’s the richest handicap run over that distance in the world. The 2025 race will be staged on Tuesday 4th November and in 2025 we saw the Knight's Choice […]
Previously staged at Doncaster racecourse, the November Handicap has now switched to run on the AW at Newcastle. Is still run over a distance of 1m4f though, and, as the race title suggests, is run every November. The event is always run on the last day of Britain’s flat turf racing season – this year […]
Another cracking Saturday of LIVE ITV Racing and it’s jumping all the way! At Wetherby, the Grade Two bet365 Charlie Hall Chase is their main event, while at Ascot the competitive Sodexo Live! Gold Cup Handicap Chase is always a competitive affair to unravel - but it could pay to note this is a race […]
Run at Wetherby racecourse the Bet365 Charlie Hall Chase is a Grade 2 contest run over 3m1f. With 18 fences to be jumped this gives National Hunt fans an early season chance to see some of the top chasers back on the track, and can often provide a good guide to the main jumps festivals […]
Run over 2m4f at Aintree racecourse the Old Roan Chase is a Grade Two Limited Handicap contest that gives National Hunt fans a few early-season pointers on how some old favourites will fair over the next six months or so. It’s run on the Mildmay course, with 16 fences to jump and was first staged […]
Loads going on this Saturday as the ITV cameras are at Doncaster, Newbury and Cheltenham. Yes, jump racing is back at the home of the National Hunt - Cheltenham - with a cracking card of which the first four races are LIVE on ITV. Then at Newbury, we’ve two decent Group Three contests to look […]
This Friday the ITV Racing cameras will be at Cheltenham for their first raceday of the new jumps season (2025/26). They will be taking in four races LIVE - including the Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle (3pm) - which is registered as the Sharp Novices' Hurdle and a race the mighty Altior won back in 2015. […]
The Futurity Trophy Stakes is staged each year at Doncaster racecourse and is for 2 year-olds only. The Group One race is run over a distance of 1m and is an excellent guide and trial to the following year’s Classics, in particular the 2,000 Guineas and Epsom Derby - backed up in recent years with […]
It’s Qipco Champions Day at Ascot this Saturday – one of the big highlights towards the end of the flat turf season with five Group One races, including the Qipco Champion Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, to look forward to. So as always - here at Geegeez - Andy Newton has all the […]
More LIVE ITV action on Saturday 11th October for day two of the Newmarket Dubai Future Champions meeting, plus there is also LIVE racing from York. Plenty to get stuck into again with the ultra-competitive Cesarewitch Handicap one of the key betting races of the flat turf season, while the race is supported by the […]
More LIVE ITV action on Friday 10th October for day one of the two-day Dubai Future Champions Festival at Newmarket. Plenty to get stuck into with the Group One Bet365 Fillies’ Mile the clear feature race, but with the Cornwallis, Oh So Sharp and Challenge Stakes supporting then there is a lot to look forward […]
