Daniel Archer

Daniel Archer

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Fry outlines Punchestown agenda for Neon Wolf and American
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Fry outlines Punchestown agenda for Neon Wolf and American

Trainer Harry Fry has revealed that Neon Wolf, second in the Neptune Investment Management Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, will head to Punchestown at the end of April for their annual Festival which runs from April 26- April 29, therefore bypassing Aintree’s Randox Health Grand National Festival. Beaten a head by Willoughby Court in the […]

Power lands plum role as Potts retained rider
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Power lands plum role as Potts retained rider

Robbie Power has not always had the cleanest of breaks but he was delivered a superb bit of news last week after it was announced that the Irishman would be retained rider for Alan and Ann Potts. Power partnered Supasundae (Coral Cup) and Gold Cup winner Sizing John to victory at the Cheltenham Festival in […]

Reve De Sivola, gone but not forgotten
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Reve De Sivola, gone but not forgotten

Reve De Sivola, a legend of the National Hunt game, has sadly died after collapsing at Kelso, being pulled up following the Edinburgh Gin Handicap Hurdle at the track. Trained by Nick Williams and owned by the Paul Duffy Diamond Partnership, the 12-year-old had – in his usual way – led the field throughout the […]

Seb Sanders joins Godolphin as work-rider
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Seb Sanders joins Godolphin as work-rider

Seb Sanders, one of the finest jockeys of his generation, is now a work-rider for Godolphin handler Charlie Appleby, suggesting that his days as a professional rider are over. Sanders was crowned Britain’s joint champion flat jockey in 2007 along with Jamie Spencer after the pair finished the season tied on 190 winners. However, in […]

End of an era as Ballymacoll stud sells  up
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End of an era as Ballymacoll stud sells up

Ballymacoll Stud, famed for breeding a number of high-profile Group One winners, will be closed or sold this year. Situated in County Meath in Ireland, Ballymacoll Stud produced a number of Classic and Group One victors including the 2004 Derby winner North Light, with the stud having a great partnership with Sir Michael Stoute who […]

Russell rides Saint Are in Grand National
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Russell rides Saint Are in Grand National

Seen by many as one of the greatest jockeys of his generation, Irish rider Davy Russell has been snapped up by British trainer Tom George to ride Saint Are in the Randox Health Grand National, which takes place at Aintree on April 8th. Saint Are, an 11-year-old son of Network, was second to the ill-fated […]

Annie Power nears racecourse return
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Annie Power nears racecourse return

Irish trainer Willie Mullins has revealed that superstar mare and 2016 Stan James Champion Hurdle winner Annie Power is nearing a return to action after she was ruled out of this year’s renewal of the two-mile championship hurdling showpiece due to injury. One of the finest mares to grace the National Hunt game, the nine-year-old […]

Arrogate shows class to win Dubai World Cup
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Arrogate shows class to win Dubai World Cup

The Bob Baffert-trained Arrogate was a sensational winner of the £8.1 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan on Saturday, after suffering trouble in running to score in the one mile and two-furlong event under Mike Smith. A poor break from the stalls before being hustled up by his rivals saw Arrogate trail the field early […]

Ridley makes costly error at Newbury and receives 28 day ban
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Ridley makes costly error at Newbury and receives 28 day ban

Every time you watch it, it looks worse and young jockey James Ridley will be having nightmare’s for a while as his costly error led to Lookslikerainted throwing away certain victory in the BLP Insurance Brokers Open Hunters’ Chase after the jockey eased up on the gelding at the half-furlong pole, mistaking it for the […]

Coneygree set for Sizing John Punchestown clash
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Coneygree set for Sizing John Punchestown clash

Trainer Mark Bradstock is looking forward to a tantalising clash between his stable star Coneygree and Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup and Irish Gold Cup winner Sizing John in the Punchestown Coral Gold Cup next month as the son of Karinga Bay looks to get his career back on track. The 2015 Chleltenham Gold Cup winner […]

Danny’s ante-post focus: Definitly Red worth backing
Opinion

Danny’s ante-post focus: Definitly Red worth backing

It’s what you have all been waiting for, the ante-post focus is back! We had a nice winner from it at Cheltenham courtesy of Defi Du Seuil and here is a Grand National focus. Definitly Red 14/1. Brian Ellison’s charge looked every inch the Grand National type when winning the Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster last […]

Meydan win treble for Dubai World Cup night
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Meydan win treble for Dubai World Cup night

Dubai World Cup night takes place on Saturday at Meydan and here is a win treble for the top-class racing. Here are the selections: 11:45: Meydan – North America 2/1. Unbeaten in four starts for Satish Seemar since joining the trainer from Charlie Appleby and has taken a real liking to a mile round Meydan. […]