Posts containing the tag Paul Nicholls

Chepstow Races sponsored by Friars Walk Newport

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The Racing Horse goes racing on Easter Monday to the lovely CHEPSTOW RACECOURSE, the gateway to Wales and a course we cherish. This meeting is kindly sponsored by FRIARS WALK NEWPORT and it promises a great day out! Friars Walk Centre Director, Simon Pullen told us: “We’re really pleased to sponsor the Family Raceday … Continue reading

Nicholls v Mullins (Final Round)

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The Racing Horse thought that Paul Nicholls had no chance wrestling the trainers’ title back from Willie Mullins after the Cheltenham Festival but he has been like a man possessed and the horses have responded! With just 22 days of April completed he has recorded 26 winners for the month so far from 98 … Continue reading

Review of the 2014 Welsh Grand National

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The Racing Horse takes this opportunity to thank the team at Chepstow Racecourse for their hospitality and welcome for our visit to the 2014 Coral Welsh Grand National! We had the most fabulous (and profitable) day and the weather was perfect. The inherent ground conditions over course and distance ultimately provided a result that … Continue reading

2013 Welsh Grand National Produces Cracking Finish!

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For the second successive year The Racing Horse enjoyed promoting the Coral 2013 Welsh Grand National with Mountainous providing trainer Richard Lee with a second success in the race and an honorary home winner. The 20/1 chance, ridden beautifully and intelligently by Paul Moloney, beat the Paul Nicholls’ duo Hawkes Point at 14/1 and … Continue reading

Ground comes right for At Fishers Cross!

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Like everyone else we are excited and looking forward to the Gold Cup and have given our thoughts here. One of our loveliest days in racing was when we spent the day with Rebecca Curtis and the team at her Fforest Farm stables, then down onto Newport Sands to exercise Teaforthree and At Fishers Cross before going to … Continue reading

2012 Coral Welsh National update…

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A horse trained in Pembrokeshire is tipped to become the first Welsh-trained winner of the Welsh National since 1965. Teaforthree will be ridden by champion jockey AP McCoy at Chepstow next Thursday but, as Cemlyn Davies explains, there has been some concern the race may have to be postponed because of the weather: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20817699 … Continue reading

More from Jackdaws Castle

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 Whilst up at Jonjo O’Neill’s Jackdaw Castle Stables during the week we had a good look at Thehillofuisneach 2.20 Uttoxeter to check on his well being and can report the horse looked great! This Irish point winner shaped with plenty of promise in novice hurdles before confirming that his opening mark was all wrong at … Continue reading