Author: Joel Roberts

1m Zabeel Mile Presented By Emaar Beachfront (Group 2) (Turf) (3yo+) Real World is clear on ratings but there are reasons to take him on. He’s likely to need the run, carries a 4lb penalty and a mile on good ground might be on the sharp side given his form last year…

2m3½f  (2m3f58y) SBK Holloway’s Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)  (Class 2) (4yo+) Garry Clermont sets a fair standard and has run to his mark the last twice, but his level is there to be shot at and STELLAR MAGIC might be the answer after running so well on his reappearance at Haydock. He was on…

1m1f Al Rashidiya Presented By Riviera Beachfront By Azizi (Group 2) (Turf) (3yo+) I can’t resist the claims of the unexposed PARTENIT at 16/1 in this Group Two, mostly against older horses. The lightly raced four-year-old was an excellent second in Group Three company last season, soundly beating the French Guineas second…

2m5f (Winter) Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) The London area is in for a dry few days and it’s likely Kempton will be good to soft for its big Lanzarote Hurdle card, where the feature’s boosted prize money has been rewarded with a maximum field of 20. I…

There’s every reason to believe that PIED PIPER and not ante-post favourite Fil Dor, who races for the same connections, will end up Gordon Elliott’s number one Triumph Hurdle horse. He’s been entered along with his stablemate for the Grade 1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival and…

It’s been moving day in the Ballymore market with impressive Tolworth winner Constitution Hill cut significantly as punters and the media, fuelled by recency bias and Nicky Henderson’s ramblings, ponder the sense in him taking on his stablemate Jonbon in the Supreme. More significantly perhaps, once ante-post favourite Journey With…

2m  (1m7f216y) Unibet Casino Deposit £10 Get £40 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)  (Class 2) (4yo+ 0-145) Eight run and I don’t like the top three in the betting. The favourite Hermes Boy might not run if the going gets too heavy and that would leave just seven runners, making each-way betting unattractive. Volkovka is…

2m4½f  (2m4f127y) (New) Paddy Power Novices’ Chase (Registered As The Dipper Novices’ Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)  (Class 1) (5yo+) The Glancing Queen carries a penalty for beating moderate mares on her two chase efforts, and I suspect she’ll be outclassed if any of these prove themselves 150s horses. Race favourite L’Homme Presse will be…

3m  (2m7f213y) (New) Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)  (Class 2) (4yo+) Super competitive with 14 runners. I fancy BOTOX HAS to run another huge race after being narrowly denied on his first go at three miles in handicap company, also on the New course at Cheltenham where he has never finished worse than second.…

2m4½f  (2m4f56y) (New) Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)  (Class 1) (5yo+) GUARD YOUR DREAMS looks overpriced for Relkeel success after winning the International Hurdle in impressive fashion. Course form is assured and we know he stays the extra distance having beaten three subsequent winners over 2m4f on the old course earlier this…