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The Guineas Festival: A guide to the Newmarket showpiece
The Guineas Festival is here. The annual Newmarket meeting is one of the highlights of the racing calendar. Accordingly, we put together a guide to the history of the event and a summary of the two featured races, courtesy of our resident tipster.
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Five of the greatest Guineas winners of all time
With the Guineas Festival just days away, we look back at five of the greatest horses ever to land victories in the Newmarket meeting. 1970 – Nijinsky (2000 Guineas) In 1970 Nijinsky famously became the first horse since Barham in 1935 to win the Triple Crown of the 2000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby and the St.
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30/04 Punchestown Preview: Min The Merciless set to go well in Champion Chase
Syndicate Captain Cheltmental offers us his thoughts on the Boosted £10,000 Place 6 pool on the first day of the Punchestown Festival 2019. 15:40 – Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup (5yo+) 3m1f A minefield of an opening leg, given the conditions of this race, will lend itself to lower quality and less consistent types but one horse that does look attractive considering his connections is Youcannotbeserious.
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Mystic solo player turns €5 into €5,215 at Warwick
One mystic player pulled off an extraordinary feat in the Warwick Win 6 racing pool on Thursday, by turning €5 into €5,215.74. Here’s how it happened. The player opted to invest in five €1 lines for the pool, meaning that they were playing for half of the £10,276 prize.
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27/04 – All eyes on record-breaking Altior as he tries to make history
The curtain closer for the British National Hunt season typically provides some high-class action and this year’s card doesn’t disappoint. Plot jobs aplenty in the four handicaps but with two Grade 2 conditions races and the Grade 1 Celebration Chase featuring Altior we’re not short of brilliance either.
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25/04 Perth Preview – From Eden should extend good form in the Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle
Syndicate Captain Cheltmental casts his eye over Thursday’s £5,000 Place 6 pool at Perth. You can join his Syndicate here. 13:50 – Novices’ Hurdle (Class 4) (4yo+) 2m47y Rakhine State and Fanzio both carry a winner’s penalty but the latter is 5lbs better off as he gets a 4yo weight for age allowance.
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Solo player scoops £29,082 after making light work of Fairyhouse Win 6
One player had the luck of the Irish on their side yesterday as they won a jaw-dropping £29,082 at the Rollover Win 6 at Fairyhouse. 14,799 units entered the pool, which had a staggering £56,626 prize, and our shrewd player boasted 64 of them on a ticket that cost £128.
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18/04 Cheltenham Preview: Havingagoodtime Is The One In The Fillies’ Handicap Hurdle
Syndicate Captain Cheltmental returns with his preview of Thursday’s £10,000 Win 6 Pool at Cheltenham. 14:05 – Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Listed Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) 2m 4f Despite Posh Trish carrying top weight here, she is the one to beat and the only two dangers appear to be Indefatigable & The Cull Bank.
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17/04 Cheltenham Preview: Side With Dashel Drasher To Win The Novices’
Syndicate Captain Cheltmental returns with his preview of Wednesday’s £5,000 Best Dividend Guaranteed Place 6 pool at Cheltenham. Like his selections? Then why not join his Syndicate. 14:05 – Novices’ Hurdle (Class 2) (4yo+) Ask Dillon probably won’t line up here but he’s a horse I like and he would have a chance if they don’t go too fast early.
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13/04 Ayr Preview: Beware The Bear Should Run Well In Scottish Grand National
Syndicate Captain Cheltmental returns with another preview. This time he turns his attention to Saturday’s Boosted £10,000 Place 6 Pool at Ayr, where the marquee race will be the Scottish Grand National.
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Scottish Grand National: Recent Winners
It was once said that ‘the best way to predict the future is to study the past’. With that in mind, we looked at the previous five winners of the Scottish Grand National to try and create a profile of the sort of horse that might run well in Saturday’s race.
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