Tag: Meetings

By Andrew Atkinson Paul Nicholls trained Cyrname (3.35) Ascot, and Yala Enki (3.15) Haydock Park are out to land a double on Saturday in the Betfair Handicap Chase, and Unibet Grand National Trial, respectively, for the Ditcheat, Somerset stables. Nicholls, 57, saddles Cyrname (2-5) in the G1 Betfair Ascot Chase, over 2m 5f, with Harry […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Philip Kirby saddles four of seven runners – in a bid to land the BetWay Handicap over 1 mile 4 furlongs at Newcastle on Saturday night. Yorkshire, Green Oaks Farm stables trainer Kirby’s quartet are headed by selection, Ice Pyramid (4.55) with Ben Curtis up. Iconic Belle (6-1), Lady Camelot (25-1) and […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Haydock Park stage the £100,000 G3 Unibet Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (3.15pm) over 3m 4½f on Saturday, with Truckers Lodge, trained by Paul Nicholls, heading the betting at 4-1. Truckers Lodge finished second in the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow on December 27. The weights are headed by Elegant Escape, trained […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Delta Work and Tiger Roll are joint top weight of 11st 10b for the 2020 Randox Health Aintree Grand National on April 4. Whether Tiger Roll lines up for a hat trick attempt is another matter, in the wake of British Horseracing Authority chase handicapper Martin Greenwood sticking to his guns, in […]

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By Andrew Atkinson Tom Dascombe trained Mickey completed an 11-horse winning accumulator on Saturday – when landing the BetYourWay At BetWay Handicap over 1m 1f at Wolverhampton’s evening meeting. Mickey (15-2) ridden by Richard Kingscote made headway mid-division, over 1f out, and stayed on in the final furlong to lead towards the finish, beating 13-8 […]

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