Ffrench Davis double at Newmarket

Dominic Ffrench Davis celebrated his first victory on the Rowley Mile when Surely Not ran out an impressive winner of the opening three-year-old handicap. Successful jockey Hollie Doyle was [...]

Bill Baxter lands Topham for emotional Greatrex

Times have been tough in many ways for Warren Greatrex, but Bill Baxter emerged through the dark clouds at Aintree to hint at brighter days ahead for the Lambourn trainer. Greatrex, a four-time [...]

‘The best horse on the planet’ – no wonder the public flocked to the Lambourn Open Day

The learner having a driving lesson on Lambourn’s busiest day of the year on Friday might not have picked the right morning for some tuition, but Sandra Nolan, who has helped organise the [...]

‘Exceptional’ Constitution Hill soars to new heights

Extraordinary is the word Nicky Henderson tends to use when describing Constitution Hill and he was at it again after his stable star soared to new heights in the Champion Hurdle – the day one [...]

Luccia impresses with dazzling success

Luccia cemented her position as the red-hot favourite for the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with victory in the Listed 2m½f novice hurdle, but her emphatic success [...]

William Muir floored following latest Pyledriver problem

A deflated William Muir was on Tuesday coming to terms with the latest setback suffered by his stable star Pyledriver, whose future may be up in the air. Muir, who trains in partnership with [...]

Champion Chase winner Altior critically ill with colic

Four-time Cheltenham Festival winner Altior was reported to be fighting for his life on Wednesday after suffering a “severe” bout of colic. He has undergone two operations and Nicky [...]

Constitution Hill adds Christmas Hurdle to his CV

They flocked to see him at Newcastle, more still arrived at Kempton to marvel at his abilities and in 78 days there will be an even greater sense of anticipation awaiting Constitution Hill when [...]

Constitution Hill blows away Fighting Fifth rivals

It can be tough at the top and if you own the Baaeed of jump racing it is nice to get a reassuring call from the man behind the actual Baaeed before unleashing your superstar. As he revelled in [...]

Snowden’s Ga Law plan comes good

   Ga Law recorded a poignant success in the Paddy Power Gold Cup for the five members of The Footie Partnership, named after their friend and Cheltenham regular Nick Foot who died from [...]

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