Who’s In the Mix for the ‘Big 4’ Events at Cheltenham 2021?

The two biggest events in the UK jumps racing season are undoubtedly the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals. But while the latter centres around one race, the Grand National, the Cheltenham Festival's strength has always laid in its depth of quality…
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The Top 3 Bankers for the 2020 Cheltenham Festival

The nature of national hunt racing means that the term “banker” should always come with an asterisk beside it. After all, your horse could be running like the wind, on the cusp of victory, and then go right through a fence or hurdle and…

3 Big Names With A Point To Prove At Cheltenham 2020

The clock is ticking down towards the Cheltenham Festival (10th – 13th March). And with each new round of declarations, we are beginning to get a sense of the narrative that will build in the lead up to 2020 event. While it’s almost impossible…

Tributes Paid To Wicklow Brave

Brave by name and brave by nature, that is how the late great chaser Wicklow Brave will be remembered. One of the most versatile horses in training, Wicklow Brave's remarkable career came to an end after a tragic fall in the 118th Grand National…

Frankie Fever Hits Killarney as Dettori Makes Flying Visit

Like any sport, horse racing has its heroes. Undoubtedly, in flat racing, it's the legendary Frankie Dettori who captures most of the headlines. The Top Rider for Royal Ascot 2019, Detorri is in the enviable position of being able to cut back…

A Quick Guide to Betting

Betting retains the gong as one of the fastest ways that anyone can potentially achieve some form of financial gain. An activity where you get to pick the most likely choice to win, there are some guides that need to be followed if you aim to…

The Final Furlong

Whiskey Chaser was entered into the 'Broxton Gates Handicap Chase' at Bangor on the 23rd March 2019. The race was over a distance of three miles and ten runners lined-up. Many of our syndicate live in the Cheshire and North Wales area, so…

Colds To Newcastle

It was back in December when Whiskey Chaser last raced. Unfortunately, the outbreak of equine flu which hit the UK severely limited racing opportunities for our horse. The ban on race meetings was only lifted in mid-February, by which time the…

Slog On The Tyne

Whiskey Chaser and the syndicate members made the long slog to Newcastle for Frodo's 22nd Chase start. The race was over 2m7½f and it was contested by a total of nine runners. Officially the race was named '188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get10 Handicap…
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Irish Dominance In National Hunt Racing Set To Increase

Now the national hunt season has finished we can look back and see what happened at the big meetings and there was one common factor, the Irish were involved a lot. They didn’t face too much opposition at their own Dublin Racing Festival and…

Toon Time

Whiskey Chaser headed to Newcastle for his final race of the 2018 season. The race was called the Vertem - Very Different Stockbrokers Handicap Chase (Northern Lights Staying Chase Series Qualifier). Quite the mouth full! A small field of…

Third Time’s a Charm

Whiskey Chaser was back at Haydock Park for his third outing at the course in four months. The race was the 'Howdens Joinery Veterans' Handicap Chase'. It was run over a distance of 2¾ miles, a shorter distance than usual for Whiskey Chaser. The…