There was a bit of uncertainty, but thankfully the 2026 Dublin Racing Festival was able to go ahead fully, and, as usual with this meeting, we were treated to plenty of high quality action. It's often considered a stepping stone to Cheltenham, but has become a major festival in its own right. Thanks to a bit of a revival this season from the Gordon Elliott yard, it seemed more competitive than ever, with just 1 odds-on favourite winning. I'll review the best of the action ove

Dry weather and big crowds were the key theme over the Christmas period, leading to some decent action on the track. In this lengthy post, I'll look into some of the performances into more depth, using time comparisons at the main meetings. Kempton - 26th December - Chases A memorable renewal of the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day saw The Jukebox Man come out on top in a bunch finish. The theme of all chases on the day was slowly-run races and quick finishes. There is no

It was a weekend where 2 mile chasers were the focus, with top class action from Sandown and Cork. Both tracks had 2 good quality chases ran over the same distance, which I have attempted to review below, using time comparisons between each obstacle. I've also looked at the action over hurdles at Sandown, where there was some fairly interesting performances and easy successes. Sandown - Saturday 6th December - Chases The Grade 1 Henry VIII novice chase won by Lulamba was nota

There was a strong sense of deja vu following the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle on Saturday, with Golden Ace, as was the case with her Champion Hurdle victory, capitalising on falls from the favourite and second favourite. Constitution Hill, of course, made his much anticipated return, however succumbed to his third fall in four races. There has been plenty of speculation about where his career goes next, however no one, myself included, would be surprised if this is the end of

In a week where the temperatures plummeted, the jumps season (finally?) heated up, with plenty of top talent, old favourites and quality races on display. This week's blog will focus on the chase action from Punchestown, Haydock and Ascot, using time comparisons between each race. Punchestown - Sunday 23rd November - Chases Punchestown on Sunday seems like the most appropriate place to start, where we were treated to a thrilling renewal of the John Durkan. Yet again the line

Looking through the entries for the Supreme and Turners Novice Hurdles next week, it is interesting to note there are 5 Willie Mullins...

With confirmation that Brighterdaysahead is going to swerve the easier option of the Mares Hurdle and Constitution Hill having proven his...

Calling this weekend's action at Newbury 'Super Saturday' might be a bit of a stretch these days, especially as it follows all the...

As is the norm with this meeting, plenty of questions were answered by the usual suspects. There were several of visually impressive...

This blog analyses the hurdle races for each day of the Cheltenham festival, by using direct time comparisons for each of the race...

There was plenty of high quality action this weekend, with some top performances from the usual suspects in open company, namely State...

Unlike last weekend, there was plenty of decent jumps racing action over the weekend, with some visually very impressive hurdling action...

There was not a great deal of action over the past week, so this will be relatively brief blog, looking back on the chase action at...

Kempton 13th January - Chases I'll start by looking at the action at Kempton on Saturday, with the highlight being Banbridge winning the...

This blog will take an in-depth look at some of the key jumps races over the Christmas period. It is always a busy time for jumps racing,...