Posts containing the tag Jackdaws Castle

CHEPSTOW NH Racecourse Template (Saturday 24 February 2024)

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The Racing Horse offers our Chepstow Racecourse Template for Saturday 24 February 2024. There is a 7-race card with heavy going conditions. CHEPSTOW RACECOURSE WHAT’S ON CHEPSTOW FAVOURITES (5 years) Non-handicap Handicap Hurdle 67-137 49% +0.54 36-123 29% -19.12 Chase 8-17 47% -2.57 52-159 33% -10.56 NHF 15-49 31% -12.56 0-0 TOTAL 90-203 44% … Continue reading

Worrying About Jonjo

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Jonjo O’Neill is one of the great men of National Hunt Racing and he enriches our sport. As both jockey and trainer he has reached almost every height the great sport has to offer. The dignified way he dealt with and then beat cancer was heart-warming, whilst his affinity with horses and thirst for success … Continue reading

Synchronised Sadness…

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The 165th Grand National was a very special one but not for the right reasons. The Gold Cup winner at Cheltenham last month had to be put down after suffering injuries during the race. Synchronised, who was ridden by Tony McCoy fell at Becher’s Brook on the first circuit of the track, but did … Continue reading

Synchronised – Missed Opportunities

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We had mixed feelings about Synchronised, mixed because we are glad the horse won but annoyed that we had missed out backing him again! My friend Vernon Allen and I spent the day at Jackdaws with the Gold Cup Winner and Jonjo O’Neill and although we got to know everything about him did not back him … Continue reading

The BRILLIANT Albertas Run!

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Yesterday was very emotional for me because of Albertas Run and his half-length defeat in the 2012 Ryanair Chase. We know of the horses courage so how could I have doubted his chances of winning this race again? He has won the author a lot of money over the years and I had the … Continue reading

Coral Welsh National Media Day at Jackdaws Castle.

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The Racing Horse attended the Coral Welsh Grand National Media Day at Jackdaws Castle Stables yesterday to get Jonjo O’Neill’s views on his runners in the race, but also the progress of Don’t Push It and Albertas Run. The 500 acres estate, close to Cheltenham had facilities that are second to none, and we … Continue reading