Author: Shanda Taylor-Boyd

SUN Racing’s Monday picks are below. To back a horse, click their odds. LONGSHOT OUTREACH (6.30 Wolverhampton) He was a solid fourth here last time and has winning form over today’s course and distance. THIEF DOM OF MARY (3.45 Plumpton) He won this race last year and has every chance of figuring again from a… Continue reading Horse racing tips: This 5-1 pick won this race last year and has every chance of figuring again

TEMPLEGATE’S Sunday picks are below. Back a horse by clicking their odds. PHANTOMOFTHEPOINTS (3.33 Exeter, nap) He battled strongly to the line when scoring at Wincanton last time and a 4lb rise in the weights looks more than fair. DONNACHA (2.50 Chepstow, nb) He has taken pretty well to chasing and landed his first win… Continue reading Horse racing tips: ‘Rise in weights won’t stop him here’ – Templegate’s Sunday NAP

TEMPLEGATE tackles Saturday’s racing confident of banging in some winners. Back a horse by clicking their odds below. SHUTUPSHIRLEY (1.50 Newbury, nap) He was impressive when winning at Fontwell on Boxing Day after two years off. He’s had another little break since then and has lots of staying power for this trip. He could be… Continue reading Horse racing tips: ‘He’s well ahead of the handicapper’ – Templegate’s 6-1 NAP is unstoppable fresh

TWO maniacs together hoping for a miracle – that’s me and trainer Evan Williams at Newbury on Saturday! I’ve been called worse, to be fair. Williams is trying to pull off a big-race shock with Minella Missile in this afternoon’s feature betting race, the William Hill Hurdle, once the Schweppes, Tote and Betfair Hurdle. More… Continue reading My ‘maniac’ 25-1 each-way NAP at Newbury – for a trainer who admits he’s probably a bit ‘nuts’ too

SUN Racing tackles Saturday’s action confident of success. Back a horse by clicking their odds below. LONGSHOT GO DANTE (3.35 Newbury)  He was third in this last year and is back from just 1lb higher in the weights for another crack. THIEF KRUGER PARK (1.50 Newbury) He enjoyed stepping up to this sort of trip… Continue reading Horse racing tips: A 40-1 William Hill Hurdle pick at Newbury will outrun these odds

BRYONY FROST is returning to Britain with three rides for Paul Nicholls – including one on a former superstar who cost £375,000. The trailblazing Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey will get the leg up on a trio of mounts at Uttoxeter this weekend. Frost, 29, packed her bags and left the UK for France last September, admitting… Continue reading Bryony Frost returns to Britain with three rides for Paul Nicholls including one on a former superstar who cost £375,000

CHELTENHAM Festival-winning jockey Michael O’Sullivan is fighting for life in intensive care following his awful fall. The rider, 25, was airlifted to Cork University Hospital after he came down in a contest at Thurles in Ireland yesterday. An update on his condition was provided by IHRB Chief Medical Officer Dr Jennifer Pugh this morning. The… Continue reading Jockey Michael O’Sullivan update: Rider, 25, fighting for life in intensive care after horror Thurles fall

NICKY HENDERSON’S massive Cheltenham Festival favourite Sir Gino has been pulled from his crucial prep race with an injury. The awesome novice chaser was big odds-on favourite to land tomorrow’s Game Spirit Chase at Newbury. That was to be his final run before next month’s Arkle where he is set for a blockbuster clash with… Continue reading Nicky Henderson’s massive Cheltenham Festival favourite Sir Gino pulled from crucial prep race with injury

TEMPLEGATE tackles Friday’s action looking for winners. Back a horse by clicking their odds. JUS DE CITRON (1.50 Kempton, nap) This six-year-old comes from a good jumping family and showed his quality when sauntering to victory on his debut at Doncaster 40 days ago. He was in the lead a fair way from home there… Continue reading Horse racing tips: ‘Loads more in the tank for this winner’ – Templegate’s 13-2 NAP for trainer Harry Derham

TEMPLEGATE takes on Wednesday’s racing confident of banging in some winners. Back a horse by clicking their odds below. KING OF SPEED (5.00 Kempton, nap) Trainer Mark Loughnane is in excellent form and this six-year-old was more than a little unlucky at Wolverhampton last time. He was coming with a rattle only to be badly… Continue reading Horse racing tips: ‘His trainer is in excellent form’ – Templegate’s NAP to strike at Kempton