21st May, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - No Comments
Punters have been set something of a conundrum ahead of the Group 1 Investec Oaks at Epsom on May 31 following the success of the rangy Liber Nauticus in the Group3 Tattersalls Musidora Stakes on the opening day of the season at York, writes Elliot Slater. With the Investec Oaks market now dominated by Aidan » Read More
20th May, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - No Comments
Master French racehorse trainer Andre Fabre has confirmed that his exciting prospect Ocovango will take his chance at Epsom on June 1 in the Group 1 Investec Derby, writes Elliot Slater. The unbeaten three-year-old was given the green light to bid for the greatest classic of them all after Fabre’s other potential Derby contender ran » Read More
10th May, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - Comments Off
The unexpected prospect of the superb Snow Fairy returning to the fray in time to take her chance at Royal Ascot in June is something that has excited British racing fans, writes Elliot Slater. Troubled by a series of setbacks last term, the daughter of Intikhab nonetheless demonstrated beyond any doubt that she remains one » Read More
9th May, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - Comments Off
John Gosden has suggested that his decent filly Gertrude Versed will take her chance at Epsom on May 31 in the Investec Oaks despite finding Banoffee just too good for her at Chester in the Group 3 Cheshire Oaks, writes Elliot Slater. Owned by Gosden’s wife Rachel Hood, Gertrude Versed ran a fine race in » Read More
24th April, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - Comments Off
Sir Des Champs and Long Run, second and third in last month’s tremendous Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup, are set to renew their rivalry at Punchestown on April 24 when they meet again in the feature Grade 1 Bet Online With The Tote.com Punchestown Gold Cup. Willie Mullins’ Sir Des Champs ran a superb race at » Read More
19th April, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - Comments Off
Elaine Burke took a chance and forked out £8000 to supplement the unraced Libertarian into the Investec Derby field on the morning of his debut racecourse appearance at Pontefract on April 9, a move that looked far from rash after the three-year-old made a winning start to his career in the High-Rise Maiden Stakes. Faced » Read More
17th April, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - Comments Off
With the clock ticking away to June 1, there is still no sign yet of an outstanding candidate emerging for this year’s renewal of the premier British colts’ classic, the Investec Derby. Last season’s Group 1 Racing Post Trophy winner, Kingsbarns, had appeared the most likely winner after his fine win at Doncaster and having » Read More
9th April, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - Comments Off
Champion trainer, Richard Hannon, appears to have a particularly strong hand in the three-year-old miler department this season and has issued an upbeat report on the progress of last term’s smart juvenile, Toronado, winner of the Group 2 One Call Insurance Champagne Stakes at Doncaster in September, writes Elliot Slater. Having seen the yard’s Van » Read More
4th April, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - Comments Off
Soll, trained by Jo Hughes and likely to be ridden by Mark Grant, looks as though he may well sneak into the line-up for Saturday’s tremendous John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree as two horses above him in the Grand National betting look all but certain to miss the big race, writes Elliot Slater. Only » Read More
29th March, 2013 - Posted by Elliot Slater - Comments Off
Irish champion jumps trainer, Willie Mullins, is rightly in the spotlight, having the first and second favourites for this year’s renewal in the shape of On His Own (8/1) and Prince de Beauchene (12/1), but his Quel Esprit is anything but a no-hoper and could represent very good each-way value in the John Smith’s Grand » Read More