News 1st – 2nd February Review Dublin Racing Festival February 4, 2026 / February 4, 2026 by Major Dickie The Dublin Racing Festival 2026 started a day late. To explain Day one, the Saturday was abandoned due to unfit ground after huge amounts of the wet stuff falling during the week. Sunday’s card went ahead as scheduled and the Saturday card was re-arranged to Monday. The racing got underway with a Listed Mares Handicap […] Read more »
News 22nd + 24th January Review – Gowran Park and Cheltenham Trials Day January 25, 2026 / January 25, 2026 by Major Dickie The eight race Cheltenham Trials Day card began five minutes after midday on ground described as Soft. The Grade 2 Triumph Hurdle Trial (registered as the Finesse Hurdle) saw the unbeaten Minnela Yoga go off the 2/1 favourite. However, he could only finish third behind the winner Maestro Conti for the Skeltons with Harry Derhams […] Read more »
News 16th-18th January Review – Berkshire Million Festival January 19, 2026 / January 20, 2026 by Major Dickie The Berkshire Winter Million Festival got underway on Friday from Windsor. The feature on day one was the Grade 2 Lightening Novices Chase sponsored by Fitzdares. The two-mile event attracted just three runners and the market was headed by the Dan Skelton trained Be Aware who had finished runner up the last twice to Lulamba […] Read more »
News 28th/29th December Review – Leopardstown, Limerick and Newbury December 30, 2025 by Major Dickie Sunday and day 3 of the Leopardstown and Limerick Christmas Festivals. The first Grade 1 at Leopardstown was the Christmas Hurdle for the stayers and for owners Robcor it turned out to be a great result as they owned the first two home namely the winner Teahupoo and runner-up Bob Olinger. This provided another nice […] Read more »
News 26th/27th December Review – Kempton, Chepstow, Leopardstown and Limerick December 30, 2025 / December 30, 2025 by Major Dickie Boxing day saw seven Graded races in the Uk and Ireland including five Grade 1s. The King George at Kempton provided what many people consider to be one of the best National Hunt races ever! The Harry Redknapp owned, Ben Pauling trained and Ben Jones ridden The Jukebox Man prevailed by a nose from last […] Read more »
News Weekend Review – Ascot, Haydock and Thurles 19th/20th December December 21, 2025 / December 21, 2025 by Major Dickie The Ascot Christmas Meeting got underway on Friday with the Grade 2 Noel Novices Chase being the highlight on a competitive card. The race was won by the Sam Thomas trained Steel Ally who was 9 lengths clear at the line after jumping for fun under Dylan Johnson. Owner Dai Walters looks to have another […] Read more »
News Weekend Review – Newbury Newcastle and Fairyhouse 28th/29th 30th November November 30, 2025 / December 2, 2025 by Major Dickie Friday saw day one of the Coral Gold Cup Meeting and saw Irish raider Highland Crystal take the Listed Fillies Juvenile for Gordon Elliott and Jordan Gainford. This filly won nicely by six lengths from the Dan Skelton trained Tralee Girl. The first Grade 2 event the John Francome Novices Chase Wendigo continue the great […] Read more »
News Weekend Review – Punchestown, Haydock and Ascot 22nd/23rd November November 23, 2025 / November 23, 2025 by Major Dickie The first race on Haydock’s Saturday card was the Grade 2 Newton Novices Hurdle and was won by 12/1 chance Diamond Hunter trained by Chris Gordon and ridden by his son Freddie. The winner followed up his debut victory of a Plumpton novice hurdle in good style and took the step up in class in […] Read more »
News Navan Racing Festival November 18, 2025 / November 18, 2025 by Major Dickie The Navan Racing Festival was put back a day by heavy rain but fortunately was rearranged and all was well. Day one took place on Sunday and saw the meeting start with an impressive winner of the 3-Y-O Hurdle named Barbizon for owner Gigginstown Stud, Gordon Elliot and Danny Gilligan. The first Graded action saw […] Read more »
News The Cheltenham November Meeting November 17, 2025 / November 18, 2025 by Major Dickie Countryside Day is the first of 3 days of the Cheltenham November Meeting. It began on pretty desperate ground after the forecast deluge arrived in spades and continued for most of the day. The eleven years young Eldorado Allen took the second race on the card, the Veterans Middle Distance Chase under Brendan Powell as […] Read more »