Tag: Horse Racing

  • YOUR GUIDE TO BETTING ON HORSE RACING

    YOUR GUIDE TO BETTING ON HORSE RACING

    Betting on horses is a Great British tradition that goes back at least 300 years and is popular amongst many. With so many races to choose from, running near daily around the world, it offers a wide variety of betting opportunities. Whether you’re taking a punt on the Grand National, getting into the spirit of […]

  • Harry Skelton Blog: Molly Ollys Wishes looks a massive player in the Rendlesham

    Harry Skelton Blog: Molly Ollys Wishes looks a massive player in the Rendlesham

    Saturday, Haydock Molly Ollys Wishes runs in the Rendlesham Hurdle (14:05). We were delighted with her win at Ascot and that was always plan A. She has come out of that race well and seems to be an improving mare. I think she’ll handle conditions, which will be very important. She gets a seven-pound allowance […]

  • Harry Skelton: The Big Christmas Debrief

    Harry Skelton: The Big Christmas Debrief

    Sunday, December 26 I was at Wetherby on Boxing Day where my first ride was a winner on Galia Des Liteaux in the Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle. It was a really nice performance from her. It’s quite hard when you inherit a horse from somewhere else as you have to change their feed and they have to fit […]

  • The Inside Track: Olly Murphy

    The Inside Track: Olly Murphy

    Trainer Olly Murphy particularly enjoys this time of year having enjoyed his first major breakthrough when Hunters Call landed what was then the Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle at Ascot in 2017. Four years later and the trainer is back at Ascot this weekend with a chance of scooping another big prize at the fixture with […]