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The Racing Horse has been looking forward to the 2012 Coral Welsh National and we hope the weather relents enough so that the rescheduled race will go ahead on Saturday 5 January 2013. Chepstow had only spots of rain on Thursday amounting to half a millimetre, and clerk of the course Keith Ottesen told … Continue reading
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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
40th Anniversary of Coral’s association with the race The Coral Welsh Grand National is a Grade 3 National Hunt Handicap Chase open to horses aged 4yo or older and first run at Chepstow in 1949. This year’s running of the Welsh National will mark the 40th anniversary of Coral’s association with the race, making … Continue reading
The Racing Horse attended the preliminary preparations for the Coral Welsh Grand National The Racing Horse was invited to attend the preliminary preparations of the Coral Welsh Grand National to be run at Chepstow on Thursday 27th December 2012 and this took place yesterday at the Rebecca Curtis stable in Newport, Pembrokeshire. Once again we met the current … Continue reading
Yesterday, we had one fabulous day in the company of Rebecca Curtis, Gearoid Costelloe, owners Alan and Geoff, her staff and her horses. The Racing Horse was given total access and honesty to all the day’s activities and no questions were left unanswered. We would like to take this opportunity in thanking them all … Continue reading
200 WINNERS from 365 bets!
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Tagged Backing winners, John Duncan, Results, The Pacafi Bet, The Racing Horse
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Since the launch of The Racing Horse and whilst under the close scrutiny of Matt Bisogno of www.geegeez.co.uk the site has nominated 230 selections that met the criteria of the Pacafi Bet. This strategy removes and filters both randomness and negative influences thus making it less vulnerable. It has a high strike rate and … Continue reading
Synchronised Sadness…
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Tagged Alverton, AP McCoy, David Muir, Jackdaws Castle, Jonjo O'Neill, JP McManus, Synchronised, The Grand National, The Racing Horse
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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
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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Tagged Albertas Run, Jackdaws Castle, Jonjo O'Neill, Pacafi100, Paul Moon, The Pacafi, The Racing Horse, The Ryanair Chase, Trainer Form
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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
Albertas Run and the Ryanair Chase
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Tagged Albertas Run, Jonjo O'Neill, Pacafi100, The Pacafi, The Racing Horse, The Ryanair Chase, Trainer Form, Trevor Hemmings
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After being taken out of the Gold Cup confirmation stage Albertas Run will go for a hat-trick of wins in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival on 15th March 2012. The Ryanair is now his only option and Jonjo O’Neill said: “I took him out of the Gold Cup and the plan is … Continue reading