October 2007 - Events
Kauto Star defeated at Aintree on his season debut
Kauto matched at 30 before trading at evens......
Noel's Notebook: The Racing Post Trophy
Betfair pundit Noel Bell looks ahead to the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster this Saturday...
Breeders' Cup Diary Day Three: Daft Oprah question is week's first winner
Graham Cunningham has more talk from inside the Monmouth merry-go-round......
Ryman The Stationer Juvenile Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview
A good trial for the Triumph Hurdle five months later, Cheltenham's Grade 2 juvenile hurdle is a solid indicator to the leading young novice in the British Isles and has proved a fairly strong race...
Independent Newspapers Novices' Chase betting and odds preview
An early indicator to the best two mile novice chaser of the season, Cheltenham's Grade 2 Independent Newspapers Novices' Chase has a solid record of producing a high quality winner, normally at the head of...
Greatwood Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview
Raised three years ago to Grade 3 status, the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle is a strong betting heat that normally impacts on the ante-post odds betting market for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, the following March....
Betfair Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview
Run on the same card as the Grade 1 Betfair Chase, the class 2 Betfair Handicap hurdle is a £100,000 handicap, run over almost three miles, that after just two renewals has already established itself...
Betfair Chase betting and odds preview
Despite only two years on the racing calendar, the Grade 1 Betfair Chase, run at Haydock in mid-November over three miles, has already established itself as the first significant examination of Gold Cup contenders, and...
Ascot Hurdle betting and odds preview
This Grade 2, two-and-a-half mile contest, is nearly always a high-class event that whets the appetite of the betting public for the big hurdles events to come later in the term....
Allied Irish Bank Private Banking Handicap Chase betting and odds preview
Ascot's Allied Irish Bank Private Banking Handicap Chase is a competitive three mile event that offers good betting opportunities, normally at tempting odds, for the majority of the field....
Relkeel Hurdle betting and odds preview
Run at Cheltenham's December meeting over a distance of two-miles-and-five-furlongs, the Grade 2 Relkeel Hurdle has quickly established itself as a major betting race and trial for the World Hurdle at the Festival meeting three...
Boylesports.com International Hurdle betting and odds preview
A genuine trial for the Champion Hurdle three months later at the same course and a significant betting event, Cheltenham's Boylesports.com International Hurdle is a Grade 2 race over two-miles-one-furlong that sees the cream of...
Boylesport.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase betting and odds preview
This Grade 3 contest run over two-miles-five-furlongs at Cheltenham's December meeting, is a major betting event seeing the best of the two and three mile handicap chasers crossing swords....
William Hill Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview
A listed handicap hurdle run at Sandown in early December over a distance of two miles, this race is always a hot betting contest in which many runners at decent odds have their supporters....
Sodexho Prestige Henry VIII Novices Chase betting and odds preview
A Grade 2 event run over two miles at Sandown in December, this high class contest has provided rich pickings for those betting on the market leaders, as it is rarely won by any horse...
William Hill Tingle Creek Chase betting and odds preview
Named after a star two mile chaser of the 1970's, Sandown's Tingle Creek Chase is a Grade 1 event that attracts the highest calibre of chasers....
Rehearsal Chase betting and odds preview
A significant trial for both the Welsh National four weeks later and the Grand National at Aintree in April, Newcastle's listed Rehearsal Chase can have a big impact on the ante-post odds betting lists for...
Fighting Fifth Hurdle betting and odds preview
This Grade 1, two mile event, run at Newcastle in December, often attracts some of the leading contenders for the major betting race, the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, but the winner (often the...
Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup betting and odds preview
One of the major betting races of the National Hunt season, the Grade 3 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, run in late November at Newbury over three-and-a-quarter miles, has a long and proud history of producing...
The Last Fling Chase betting
In 2006 Haydock Park racecourse introduced The Last Fling Chase to its December programme to remember the popular staying chaser, trained by Sue Smith, who won a stack of races at the track and who...
Stan James Wayward Lad Novices' chase betting
Named after the great chaser who won the King George VI Chase at Kempton three times in the 1980's, the Grade 2 Wayward Lad Novices' Chase is a two mile novices' event that often attracts...
Stan James Christmas Hurdle betting
The hurdles highlight of the Christmas National Hunt programme, the Stan James Christmas Hurdle, is a Grade 1 event run over two miles at Kempton Park on Boxing Day and is normally a hot betting...
Wetherby's Rowland Meyrick Chase betting
One of the features of Wetherby's Christmas meeting, the three-mile-one-furlong Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase is a popular betting contest that sees some of the best three-mile handicap chasers going head-to-head, normally on testing ground....
Mandarin Handicap Chase betting
A three-mile event run at Newbury's December fixture, the Mandarin Handicap Chase is a competitive event run in memory of one of the great steeplechasers of the 1960's, who was regularly partnered by the legendary...
Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle betting
One of the most valuable handicap hurdles in Europe, Ascot's Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle (listed) is a hot betting race where most of the field are available at tempting odds in the betting....
Stan James King George VI Chase betting
Run at Kempton Park on Boxing Day, this Grade 1, three-mile chase is one of the highlights of the racing calendar and often one of the most hotly contested betting heats of the whole jumps...
Challow Hurdle betting
Run at Newbury's December fixture, this two-mile-five-furlong Grade 1 contest always attracts a classy field popular with the betting public and often develops into a hotly contested event, both on the course and in the...
Castleford Handicap Chase betting
Wetherby's Castleford Handicap chase is an event that has been through a series of changes in recent years having not so long ago been a Grade 1 contest that saw the best two-mile chasers in...
Tommy Whittle Chase betting
A race with a rich tradition of providing significant pointers to the major staying handicaps and graded chases later in the season, Haydock's three-mile Tommy Whittle Chase is always a fascinating betting heat that attracts...
Totesport.com Classic Handicap Chase betting and odds preview
This gruelling, stamina-sapping Grade 3 staying chase is a solid betting heat, but is no race for the faint hearted!...
Dipper Novices' Chase betting and odds preview
Staged at Cheltenham on New Year's Day, the Grade 2 Dipper Novices' Chase, run over two-miles-five furlongs, is a quality event that can impact on the ante-post betting markets for a number of major betting...
Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle betting
A Grade 2 event that has proved a sound guide to the subsequent Triumph Hurdle form at the Festival meeting six weeks later, this two-mile-one-and-a-half-furlong event is well worth considering when considering an ante-post bet...
Letheby & Christopher Chase betting
This established Cheltenham Gold Cup trial, run over three miles, one and a half furlongs, rarely attracts more than five or six runners, but always proves a fascinating betting contest on the day and often...
Cleeve Hurdle betting
This Grade 2 three-mile contest run at Cheltenham's late-January fixture attracts horses bidding to place themselves in the line-up for the World Hurdle at the Festival meeting and is often a hot betting contest. The...
Haydock Champion Hurdle Trial betting
As its name suggests, the Grade 2 Haydock Champion Hurdle Trial, usually a hot betting heat, is a race that has often been expected to provide the betting public with pointers as to the destiny...
Skybet Chase betting
Formerly known as the Great Yorkshire Chase, the Skybet Chase is a strongly contested three-mile handicap that always provides an attractive betting challenge to the betting public....
Peter Marsh Chase betting
Run at Haydock's January fixture since 1989, the Grade 2, three-mile Peter Marsh Chase has been won by some high class chasers over the years and often has a bearing on ante-post odds betting for...
ToteScoop6 Sandown Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview
A gruelling Grade 3 event run at Sandown's early-February fixture over a distance of two-miles-six-furlongs, the Tote Scoop6 Handicap Hurdle is always a hot betting heat that has punters stepping in and supporting a number...
Royal Artillery Gold Cup Handicap Chase betting and odds preview
An excellent race for those who like betting on the favourite, the Royal Artillery Gold Cup is an event restricted to amateur riders who are serving members of the British armed forces....
Agfa Diamond Handicap Chase betting and odds preview
A class 2 handicap chase, run at Sandown Park's early February meeting over a distance of an extended three miles, the Agfa Diamond Handicap chase is a good betting heat in which most of the...
Agfa UK Hurdle betting and odds preview
A listed race run over two miles at Sandown's early-February meeting, the Agfa UK Hurdle is a hot betting heat that rarely attracts more than six runners, but is a useful guide to the Champion...
Scilly Isle Novices Chase betting and odds preview
Taking place at Sandown Park in early-February, the Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novice Chase, run over two-and-a-half miles, is always a strong betting heat and can offer significant pointers to the prospects of aspiring star...
Pendil Novices Chase betting and odds preview
Named after one of the star chasers of the 1970's, the Grade 2 Pendil Novices Chase, run over two-and-a-half miles at Kempton's early-February meeting, is a popular betting heat that tests the pretensions of aspiring...
Racing Post Adonis Juvenile Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview
A rock solid trial for the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham festival, the Adonis Hurdle, run at Kempton in early February, is a strong betting heat that has a serious impact on the ante-post odds...
Racing Post Chase betting and odds preview
Amongst the most competitive handicaps and most hotly contested betting events of the National Hunt season, Kempton's Racing Post Chase is a three-mile race that can have a significant impact on the ante-post odds betting...
Anglo Irish Bank Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview
Introduced in 2007 to Kempton's classy early-February meeting, the Anglo Irish Bank Novices Hurdle is a Grade 2 contest, run over two miles, that should provide some galloping clues and could influence the compilation of...
Red Square Vodka Gold Cup Chase betting and odds preview
A gruelling three-and-a-half mile slog, normally run on very testing ground, Haydock's Grade 3 Red Square Vodka Gold Cup, is a race for surprise results that produce winners invariably at double-figure odds....
Prestige Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview
A race that attracts some of the best staying hurdlers in the business, the Grade 2 Prestige Novices Hurdle, run in late-February at Haydock, is a hot betting heat that normally attracts a short-odds market...
Victor Ludorum Juvenile Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview
Run at Haydock's late-February fixture over a distance of two miles, normally on a testing surface, the 'Victor Ludorum' is a noted trial for the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham less than three weeks later and...
Rendlesham Hurdle betting and odds preview
A Grade 2 contest now run at Haydock Park, having been previously staged at Kempton until 2006, the Rendlesham Hurdle is seen as a solid trial for the World Hurdle at Cheltenham the following month...
Game Spirit Chase betting and odds preview
A Grade 2 race staged at Newbury's start-studded February fixture, the Game Spirit Chase, run over two-miles-one-furlong, is a noted trial for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham the following month and has a...
Totesport Trophy Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview
One of the hottest betting contests of the National Hunt season, Newbury's Totesport Trophy, run over two miles at the February meeting, always attracts masses of runners, many of whom have been the subject of...
AON Chase betting and odds preview
A serious trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup the following month, Newbury's three-mile AON Chase, a strong betting heat, is also a significant influence on the ante-post odds list for the 'Blue Riband' in March....
National Spirit Hurdle betting and odds preview
The feature event of Fontwell's National Hunt racing season, the Grade 2 National Spirit Hurdle, run over two-and-a-half miles, is a race that can have an impact on the ante-post betting markets for both the...
Towton Novices' Chase betting and odds preview
Run at Wetherby's early-February fixture, the three-mile, Grade 2 Towton Novices' Chase, attracts classy performers with their eyes on the Cheltenham Festival and nearly always proves to be a hot betting race, with implications for...
River Don Novices' Hurdle betting and odds preview
In February 2008, the River Don Novices Hurdle returns to its traditional home at Doncaster having been staged at Wetherby the previous two years, where the race has proved a competitive betting heat....
Premier Kelso Novices' Hurdle betting and odds preview (March 1 2008)
Introduced to the racing calendar in 2003, the two-and-a-quarter-mile Premier Kelso Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 event run at the Borders track in early March and is a decent betting heat, in which those...
Sunderland Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview
The Sunderland Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle is a seriously competitive listed race that forms the first leg of a £50,000 bonus offered by the sponsors, if the winner of this race can win again at...
Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices' Hurdle bets (March 11 2008)
The traditional curtain-raiser to the sensational Cheltenham festival, one of the biggest sports betting events of the years, the Grade 1 Supreme Novices Hurdle is always run at a breakneck pace and provides a result...
Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy betting (March 11 2008)
This Grade 1 novices chase run over two miles of the Old Course on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival often sees some of the biggest bets of the whole meeting as the betting...
Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle betting (March 11 2008)
The centrepiece of the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and the most significant hurdles race of the whole season in terms of form and betting capacity, the Champion Hurdle is a race rich in...
Frankie and the Godolphin factor turn me off Rio...
Betfair Radio pundit Noel Bell gives you his thought on Champions' Day at Newmarket...
National Hunt is here so thoughts turn to Cheltenham ... where I'll be doing it My Way
Racing journalist Simon Rowlands begins his ante-post book on the big one in this week's Rowley File...
Finsceal Beo will take all the beating
Noel Bell previews all the action at Longchamps this weekend...