A new summer Jumps Championship worth £30,000 launches at Cartmel next weekend, concluding on September 19 at Newton Abbot, which will reward owners, riders, trainers, and smaller handlers through...
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The dry Spring is playing merry hell with the early season Jump fixtures, producing a spate of small fields. Just 31 runners stood their ground for Stratford's Thursday evening fixture, that after...
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The prolonged dry spell is playing havoc with field sizes, albeit it hasn't prevented Champion Trainer contender Dan Skelton sending runners far and wide in defence of his challenge against Willie...
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There's a racing adage that the sport allows you to get close up to the action, mingling among the jockeys and trainers, or watching from a fence, unlike some stadium - based sports. Stratford...
Read MoreThe talk may all be of Cheltenham, but we were flying our own flag at Stratford this afternoon, getting the season underway again after a wet winter that continues to play havoc with course...
Read MoreThe Jumps season is winding up considerably, and this is amply demonstrated by the higher volume of runners and some well-regarded horses for this closing fixture of the 2024 season. 76 runners...
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Continuous rain on the previous Friday conspired to deliver heavy ground at Stratford's penultimate fixture, where 64 runners contested the seven races under bright autumn sunshine.
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With Stratford's season drawing to a close, there's further evidence of the top yards flexing their muscles as their autumn and winter horses enjoy a first outing. The unseasonably wet weather this...
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Spectators might have been forgiven for thinking they'd been sold short at Stratford on Saturday, when the card was restricted to the scheduled 6 races for the first time in several fixtures. As the...
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