Until his disappointing performance last time out at the Dublin Festival the Henry De Bromhead trained Aspire Tower appeared to be comfortably the best of the Irish Juveniles. His 18 lengths demolition of Wolf Prince with A Wave Of The Sea a further 17...

Along with the Albert Bartlett and the Triumph Hurdle this will probably be the briefest of my previews. In this case not because it is not a race of interest; more that the odds on favourite is difficult to oppose and will probably need...

Willie Mullins has four runners in this grade one novices’ chase and all four would hold some sort of a chance. Bapaume has performed well in two Cheltenham Festivals already which is often a strong pointer. He ran better than his finishing position would...

2.10 Pertemps Final My shortlist for this race includes: Jatiluwih Stoney Mountain Skandiburg Kilbricken Storm Jatiluwih 16th November 2019 - Cheltenham - This was an awful lot easier than it appeared in the finish. His amateur jockey simply steered him round and produced him...

I suspect that A Plus Tard’s last time out success against Chacun Pour Soir is one of the main reasons he is trading so short for the Ryanair Chase. The other obvious reason is the impressive style of his success at the 2019 Cheltenham...

I prepared this preview before the news about Altior was made public and decided to leave my thoughts on the Henderson horse in for future reference. The late scare regarding the wellbeing of Altior will do nothing for the confidence of his supporters. On...

As impressive as Allaho looked last time out when winning by a wide margin at Fairyhouse, it is difficult to get away from the fact that the actual form adds up to very little. The two horses to follow him home are now yet...

Envoi Allen has long been seen as one of the bankers of the meeting and has been the short priced favourite for this race for much of the season. He remains unbeaten in his seven races under rules after his latest success in the...

A FEW NOTES TO COMPARE WITH YOUR OWN THOUGHTS I do not touch the cross country race or the bumper so just the Coral Cup and the Boodles to cover aside from the three grade one races. 2.50 Coral Cup I have had a...

The Nigel Twiston-Davies trained Ballyandy looks the most reliable marker for a Champion Hurdle renewal wide open beyond the favourite. He is two from two in his matches with Pentland Hills and yet is trading at four times the price at a course with...