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Aintree target for idiosyncratic Tidal Bay

Owner Graham Wylie’s hugely talented chaser Tidal Bay once again showed that he remains capable of very smart form when proving the only horse able to make a race of it with the flying Midnight Chase at Cheltenham in the Argento Chase and now seems likely to be targeted at the Betfair Bowl at the [...]

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Posted on February 3, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Horse Racing
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Ground the key to exciting Simonsig

Nicky Henderson has already assembled a formidable team of horses for his annual assault on the four-day Cheltenham festival, and while the likes of Long Run, Sprinter Sacre, Bobs Worth and Finian’s Rainbow are all obvious contenders for top honours, his Simonsig is another who could well make a name for himself if encountering decent [...]

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Posted on February 3, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Horse Racing
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Irish Arkle winner Flemenstar will not go to Cheltenham

Tremendously impressive though he was when trouncing the opposition in the Grade 1 Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown on January 29, the highly progressive Flemenstar will not be gracing the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival with his presence, but is expected to take his chance at Fairyhouse in April in the Powers Gold Cup, [...]

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Posted on February 3, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Horse Racing
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Mahbooba bubble bursts at Meydan

There was a big shock in store for those punters who took the long odds-on about the in-form Mahbooba landing the Group 2 Cape Verdi Stakes at Meydan on Friday January 20, the Mike De Kock-trained filly being tagged close home by Dubai debutante First City in what was a sensationally close affair, writes Elliot [...]

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Posted on February 2, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Horse Racing, News
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Bullish Nicholls delighted with Kauto Star

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls can barely hide his delight at the current wellbeing of his outstanding veteran Kauto Star who remains bang on course to try and win a third Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Prestbury track on March 16, writes Elliot Slater. Written off by many punters who bet on racing after being beaten [...]

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Posted on February 1, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Betting, Horse Racing, Horses
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