Betting Industry Turns Back On Racing

The news that two of the most high profile bookmaker PR figures have left the business is just the latest in a recent wave of indicators that suggest that racing is rapidly falling down the list of Horse race betting bookmakers priority interests, writes Elliot Slater. Both the veteran Neal Wilkins, head of PR for [...]

Venturi Leaps Up Grand National list

Vic Venturi put in a polished performance to land one of Ireland’s principal John Smiths Grand National Trials, the Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse, and is now amongst the ante-post favourites for the big race in April, writes Elliot Slater. Winner of the Becher Chase at Aintree earlier this season, Dessie Hughes’ charge had, (like so [...]

Dark Horse Possol Treading Unique Aintree Path

Henry Daly is not by nature the most optimistic of characters but there is little doubt that the Shropshire handler holds high hopes that his Possol could do something special at Aintree in April, writes Elliot Slater. Only a seven-year-old, French bred Possol has already proved himself to be a talented performer, last season giving [...]

Ante Post Grand National Runners

It’s still four months until the 2010 Grand National (10th April 2010) but already there are some movements on the runners in the race on the ante post markets. If you’ve got a pre-race favorite already it might be worth tracking the ante post Grand National odds for the next few months. Every month we [...]

Fergie To Win Gold Cup?

The 2009 Gold Cup final entrants have just been announced today and the field of runners has gone from 37 entrants down to 21 for the race this Saturday (November 28th) the prize for the winner is a cool £200,000! Previous winner Denman takes the top weight along and the shortest odds at 4/1. Jockey [...]

Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe

This weekend sees the big action head over to Paris for the PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE, The “Arc” is Europe’s richest race bringing together the classic winners from England, Ireland, France, Germany and Italy in one race. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is [...]