The 2024 Racing Thread where you can discuss all things to do with horse racing.

AntePost markets for this year's big races:

 

Champion Hurdle

 

Constitution Hill 1-3f

State Man 4-1

Impaire Et Passe 7-1

Vauban 20-1

Marine Nationale 25-1

Lossiemouth 33-1

Zanahiyr 33-1

Pied Piper 40-1

Luccia 50-1

Rubaud 50-1

 

Gold Cup

 

Galopin Des Champs 1-1f

Fastorslow 4-1

Shishkin 9-1

Gerri Colombe 10-1

Hewick 14-1

L'Homme Presse 16-1

Bravemansgame 20-1

Corach Rambler 25-1

Gentlemansgame 25-1

Royale Pagaille 25-1

 

Grand National

 

Corach Rambler 16-1cf

Datsalrightgino 16-1cf

Gaillard Du Mesnil 16-1cf

I Am Maximus 16-1cf

Fastorslow 20-1

Kitty's Light 20-1

Latenightpass 20-1

Mahler Mission 20-1

Monbeg Genius 20-1

Feronily 25-1

 

1000 Guineas

 

Opera Singer 5-1f

Fallen Angel 8-1

One Look 12-1

Ramatuelle 12-1

Ylang Ylang 12-1

Dance Sequence 14-1

Matrika 14-1

Shuwari 14-1

Carla's Way 16-1

Porta Fortuna 16-1

 

2000 Guineas

 

City of Troy 1-1f

Henry Longfellow 4-1

Ancient Wisdom 10-1

Arabian Crown 12-1

Ghostwriter 12-1

Rosallion 12-1

River Tiber 16-1

Task Force 16-1

Alyanaabi 20-1

Army Ethos 20-1

 

Derby

 

City of Troy 2-1f

Arabian Crown 8-1

Henry Longfellow 8-1

Ancient Wisdom 12-1

Ghostwriter 16-1

Diego Velazquez 20-1

Los Angeles 20-1

Illinois 25-1

By The Book 33-1

Capulet 33-1

 

Oaks

 

Opera Singer 7-1f

Ylang Ylang 10-1

Dance Sequence 20-1

Mayfair 25-1

See The Fire 25-1

Shuwari 25-1

Buttons 33-1

Ejaabiyah 33-1

Treasure 33-1

Beautiful Love 50-1

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Willie Mullins and the ever more powerful owner partnership of Simon Munir and Isaac Souede began Dublin Racing Festival week with a bang as Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle entry Anotherway landed the opening 2m maiden hurdle.

 

The French-bred showed many of the attributes that could see him being a potent challenger in Graded company, particular his ability to gallop and to quicken. It was just as well he had those qualities as he had to survive a sketchy round of jumping.

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Mouse Morris will bypass this weekend's Irish Gold Cup with Charlie Hall Chase winner Gentlemansgame and instead keep the eight-year-old fresh for a tilt at the Gold Cup at Cheltenham in March.

 

The Robcour-owned gelding was a runner-up to the Willie Mullins-trained Easy Game on his return at Gowran Park before lowering the colours of last season's Gold Cup runner-up Bravemansgame to claim the Charlie Hall at Wetherby under Darragh O'Keeffe.

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Horse racing trainer Milton Harris has been stripped of his licence after a catalogue of incidents including a "campaign of abuse and harassment" against a neighbour and rival.

 

He has been found not to be a "fit and proper person" to hold a trainer's licence.

 

Harris was also said to have behaved inappropriately toward female staff.

 

The 64-year-old Englishman was suspended by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) in November 2023.

 

Speaking on Wednesday, Harris said he was "obviously disappointed" with the decision.

 

Harris, who trains at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, was third in this season's jump trainers' championship with 33 winners at the time of the suspension.

 

He was in his second spell as a trainer, having spent seven years without a licence after declaring bankruptcy in 2011.

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Quite harrowing stuff to read about the Milton Harris case:

 

https://judicialpanel.britishhorseracing.co...result/?id=2448

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Galopin Des Champs gained revenge on Fastorslow to defend the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

 

He was cut to 8-13 (from 10-11) for the Cheltenham Gold Cup after his determined victory. The front two locked horns at the start of the straight and only a length separated them at the last before Paul Townend was able to pull clear on Galopin Des Champs

Fact To File beats Gaelic Warrior - who unseated Paul Townend at the last - in a DRF match

Past few weeks have been tough to watch at times, Absolute Notions gone horribly wrong at Musselburgh.

Last year's Champion Hurdle winner Constitution Hill has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival.

 

The seven-year-old had a poor workout at Kempton Park last week which led to medical checks.

 

Trainer Nicky Henderson said at the time the horse was unwell and struggling with a build up of mucus, but hopefully would recover in time.

 

But results from a blood test were "quite a way from being satisfactory" and he is not fit to run.

 

"Very sadly we are going to have to admit defeat in the battle to get Constitution Hill ready for the Champion Hurdle," Henderson said on X.

Uttoxeter Racecourse are delighted with the efforts made to ensure Saturday's big Midlands Grand National meeting went ahead after being rewarded with a 13% increase in crowds.

 

The Midlands Grand National has been run on the Saturday immediately after the Cheltenham Festival since 1969.

 

But, while crowds were down at weather-hit Cheltenham, the cheaper-priced Staffordshire course bucked that trend.

Gardaí are hunting a gang of thugs who attacked two talented Irish jockeys – days after they starred at Cheltenham.

 

The Irish Mirror has established that Jack Kennedy and Sam Ewing were attacked in the centre of Naas, Co Kildare early last Monday morning.

 

 

 

1️⃣2️⃣ Entries in the Grade 1 Aintree Bowl over 3m1f on Thursday:

 

🇮🇪Gerri Colombe 2/1

🇬🇧Shishkin 5/2

🇮🇪Hewick 5/1

🇬🇧Bravemansgame 9/1

🇮🇪Corbetts Cross 10/1

🇬🇧Protektorat 10/1

🇬🇧Thunder Rock 12/1

🇮🇪Jungle Boogie 14/1

🇮🇪Conflated 14/1

🇬🇧Ahoy Senor 16/1

🇮🇪Banbridge 25/1

🇮🇪Gentlemansgame 25/1

Elixir De Nutz has been taken in the horse ambulance for further inspection following his fall in the Celebration Chase.