Day: 27 December 2025

Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1)(4yo+) 2m7½f The stayers hurdling division looks wide-open again and it says it all that Ballyburn is a short-priced favourite for this and Cheltenham in March when he has yet to fully prove that he stays this distance. Teahupoo has always been a horse that has been…

2m Ladbrokes Desert Orchid Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Limited Handicap Chase) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) THISTLE ASK looks the most natural Kempton type in this field as he will go from the front and make this a real test of jumping. He beat Saint Segal last time out – who has gone…

3m½f (3m121y) (Winter) “Join Ladbrokes Bet £5 Get £30” Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2) (4yo+) Last year’s winner DELLA CASA LUNA looks a bet for the repeat at 8/1 as she races off the same mark and arrives in good nick, after a solid third in Listed company last time. These are shallower…