Author: Shanda Taylor-Boyd

TEMPLEGATE tackles one of the biggest Saturdays of the year confident of bashing the bookies. There are Cheltenham Festival clues galore on day one of the Dublin Racing Festival – find our man’s picks for that here. Back a horse by clicking their odds. SOLE SOLUTION (1.25 Sandown, nap) He did well to rally when… Continue reading Horse racing tips: ‘He looks hard to beat on handicap debut’ – Templegate’s 7-2 NAP will relish tough conditions

NICKY HENDERSON jokes they should call it ‘the Willie Mullins Festival’. But Templegate is backing one trainer in particular to serve it up to the big man on day one of the Dublin Racing Festival. The star-studded two-day meeting is the last one before Cheltenham – and offers a load of Festival clues. He gives… Continue reading Horse racing tips: Templegate backs Gavin Cromwell to serve it up to Willie Mullins on day one of Dublin Racing Festival

SUN Racing takes on Saturday’s action hungry for winners at a big price. Back a horse by clicking their odds. LONGSHOT ALL THE GLORY (2.17 Musselburgh)  He has winning form at this quirky track and takes a drop in class after running in a Grade 2 at Ascot last time out. THIEF DEEP CAVE (3.07… Continue reading Horse racing tips: This huge 22-1 chance absolutely loves this quirky track

HE’S at it again. For the third consecutive Saturday Nicky ‘the comeback kid’ Henderson is out to be everyone’s bae. Following success for Jonbon in the Grade 1 Clarence House at Ascot and Constitution Hill’s romp at Cheltenham, it’s now the turn of Jango Baie to strut his stuff in style at Sandown for the… Continue reading ‘Comeback Kid’ Nicky Henderson and his awesome squad not even the Irish big guns can trouble

WHO needs horses when Willie Mullins provides incredible drama with his jockey bookings? The Closutton boss decided on a jaw-dropping last-minute rider switch that saw his son Patrick kicked off a huge ride. Trainers had to confirm their jockeys for Sunday’s Dublin Racing Festival action by the noon deadline. Minutes before that, Mullins had put… Continue reading Incredible Willie Mullins drama as he kicks son Patrick off huge ride at the last minute

SIR ALEX FERGUSON’S close mate and legendary racing owner John Hales has sadly died aged 85. A Grand National-winning owner who amassed his huge fortune making toys, Hales was a titan of racing. Trainer Paul Nicholls confirmed his passing in a post on X. The Ditcheat handler wrote: “It is with great sadness to report… Continue reading Sir Alex Ferguson’s close mate and racing legend John Hales dead aged 85 as sport remembers a ‘great man’

WILLIE MULLINS has confirmed one of his unbeaten superstars is out of Cheltenham Festival with a season-ending injury. Anzadam was as short as 8-1 for the Champion Hurdle after a blistering start to life under the Closutton boss. Owned by Joe and Marie Donnelly of State Man, Sir Gino and Lulamba fame, Anzadam had won… Continue reading Willie Mullins confirms unbeaten superstar is OUT of Cheltenham Festival with season-ending injury

TEMPLEGATE takes on Friday’s action confident of building the bank for a huge weekend. Back a horse by clicking their odds. LADY BALKO (2.45 Lingfield, nap) Has plenty of staying power in the Surrey National. Trainer David Pipe is having his best season for many years with almost a quarter of his chasers winning. This… Continue reading Horse racing tips: ‘He’s having his best season in years’ – Templegate’s 6-1 NAP looks born to win for top trainer

SUN Racing takes on Friday’s action confident of building the bank for a huge weekend. Back a horse by clicking their odds. LONGSHOT PASSING WELL (2.45 Lingfield) He is a model of consistency around this trip and trainer Jamie Snowden has his horses in excellent form. THIEF BUZZ BOX (2.28 Newcastle) He has run well… Continue reading Horse racing tips: He is a model of consistency and the trainer is in amazing form

RACING boss Joe Saumarez Smith admitted ‘my lifespan is limited’ as he stood down from his top role at the British Horseracing Authority with immediate effect. The chair of racing’s governing body said his cancer had sadly spread to his brain. Saumarez Smith has been diagnosed with leptomeningeal metastases – a ‘rare’ cancer that spreads… Continue reading ‘My lifespan is limited’ – Racing boss steps down immediately after ‘rare’ cancer spreads to brain