Focus on Conditional jockey: TOM MIDGLEY
Quote: 'My biggest ambition is to ride my claim out and ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival'
By Andrew Atkinson Exclusive
Teenage Conditional jockey Tom Midgley's biggest ambition is to ride a winner at the Cheltenham Festival following his...
Racing Previews Saturday: Newmarket, Windsor and The Curragh news and tips
Varian-Laneqash-Crowley Newmarket G3 Criterion Stakes bid
By Andrew Atkinson
Racing headquarters Newmarket where the going is good, good to firm in places, features the Group 3 Criterion Stakes over 7 furlongs on Saturday's seven racecard meeting.
A winning purse of £45,368 is...
Epatante test against Goshen, Sceau Royal and Silver Streak in Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle
By Andrew Atkinson
Champion Hurdler Epatante - winner of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle in November - is set to run in the Ladbrokes Hurdle (Grade 1) on Boxing Day.
"She is all set to go - this was always...
Moore-Hannon-Thank You Next to land Listed Ladbrokes Spring Cup Stakes
By Andrew Atkinson
In-form jockey Ryan Moore is set to continue his plethora of weekend winners with fruitful rides at Lingfield Park on Saturday.
Moore takes the ride on Richard Hannon trained Thank You Next (2.00) tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info to land...
Chelmsford – Kinderfrau completes fromthehorsesmouth.info 80-1 treble
By Andrew Atkinson
Kinderfrau (4-1) ridden by Tom Marquand completed a fromthehorsesmouth.info 80-1 treble, when winning the chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap over 2m. A Patent paid £171.62.
Archie Watson trained Mountbatten (9-1) tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info landed the Racing Welfare Median Auction Maiden Stakes...
Ladies purring over Dettori at Glorious Goodwood!
By Andrew Atkinson
Frankie Dettori heads for the Glorious Goodwood festival this week in the wake of his emotional win on Enable in the King George VI at Ascot on Saturday.
"Goodwood is such a picturesque course," said Dettori, who will...
No protection for Bookies!
By Andrew Atkinson
Witness Protection (9-2) trained by Martin Keithley and ridden by James Best - tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info - won the Coral C4 Coral Novices Hurdle over 2m at Chepstow on Saturday.
Eight-year-old Witness Protection gained a half length victory...
Whoshotthesheriff home for tea after Chasing bow at Carlisle
By Andrew Atkinson
Phil Kirby trained Whoshotthesherrif finished second at Carlisle on October 15 in the Class 3 Racing TV Novices Limited Handicap Chase over 1 mile 7 furlongs.
"Whoshotthesherrif is back home for tea time. An excellent start to his...
Santini’s odds cut for Cheltenham Gold Cup
By Andrew Atkinson
Nicky Henderson trained Santini (13-8) tipped to win the Paddy Power Cotswold Chase, obliged under jockey Nico De Boinville at Cheltenham on Saturday, over 3m 1f.
"It was fairly testing - but that's how he likes it," said...
Henderson to bring curtain down with Palladium
By Andrew Atkinson
NICKY Henderson could bring the curtain down on the bookies at Sandown Park on Saturday - with Palladium (12.15) - with Nico De Boinville in the saddle.
Palladium, overdue a win, having been runner-up three times, and third...
If I knew you were coming I’d have baked a Cake
If I knew you were coming I'd have baked a Cake - the Alex Higgins story
FORMER apprentice jockey Alex Higgins, two-times world snooker champion, died a decade ago on July 24, 2010.
Journalist and author friend Andrew Atkinson is writing...
Relief nobody hurt. Horses and animals safe – Osborne
By Andrew Atkinson
Jamie Osborne's racing stables staff houses are set to be rebuilt after a fire destroyed buildings at his yard in Upper Lambourn, Berkshire.
Osborne, 51, former jockey turned trainer, revealed two staff members were asleep at the time...
Miss Lucinda Russell Kelso raid
By Andrew Atkinson racing correspondent fromthehorsesmouth.tips
MISS Lucinda Russell is out in force at Kelso on Saturday - with a plethora of entries from her Kinross based stables.
A Ladies Milan (1.15) trained by Russell OBE, is selected each-way by fromthehorsesmouth.tips...
Trainer Henry de Bromhead eyeing up Cheltenham success
Trainer Henry de Bromhead who has a plethora of runners at the Cheltenham Festival talks about some of his entries. Cheltenham Gold Cup: A Plus Tard: "I am delighted with him - we decided to put him away for...
Kempton, Haydock, Ascot, Stratford, Thirsk, Wolverhampton, Navan, Longchamp, fromthehorsesmouth.info Saturday-Sunday previews and tips
LET'S HAFIT AT HAYDOCK!
By Andrew Atkinson
Amanda Perrett saddles Tinto under Rob Hornby in the Fever Tree Handicap over 6 furlongs at Ascot on Saturday tipped each-way by fromthehorsesmouth.info.
Tinto, priced at 16-1, last won in June 2020 - but...
ROCK ON TOMMY!
Jockey, Marquand wins Group 3 Schweppervescence in Aussie
By Andrew Atkinson
Jockey Tom Marquand won the Group 3 Schweppervescence on the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained colt Holyfield on Saturday (March 28) in Australia, beating Untamed by 3/4 of a...
THYME HILL NEWBURY ACE
By Andrew Atkinson
Thyme Hill is tipped to land Newbury's £45,000 Betway Grade One Challow Novices' Hurdle over 2m 4f on Saturday, where the going is soft, with champion jockey Richard Johnson up.
“Thyme Hill's hurdling career couldn’t have started any...
Little Bruce – Nice to see you, to see you nice!
By Andrew Atkinson
Little Bruce, trained by Philip Kirby at Green Oaks Farm stables in Richmond, North Yorkshire, has been pencilled in to a return to racing in November.
"Little Bruce is back at home with one of his owners Sue...
Jerrysback Warwick Classic Chase tilt
By Andrew Atkinson
Jerrysback (3.00) trained by Philip Hobbs and ridden by Aidan Coleman is tipped each-way by fromthehorsesmouth.info in the Agetur UK Ltd Classic Chase over 3m 5f at Warwick on Saturday, priced at 10-1.
The Grade 3 Handicap, won...
Jack Berry MBE walking Grand National distance to raise money for IJF
By Andrew Atkinson
Jack Berry MBE is walking the Aintree Grand National distance of 4 miles to raise money for the injured jockeys fund 'Grand National weekend'.
"I'm no Captain Tom, but would like to raise £1,000 for the IJF," Jack,...
Different Face (5-2) and Apex King (11-4) Lingfield Park 13-1 double
By Andrew Atkinson
Simon Crisford trained Different Face (5-2) ridden by Jack Mitchell and Apex King (11-4) trained by Ed de Giles and ridden by Pat Cosgrove, completed a 13-1 fromthehorsesmouth.info double at Lingfield Park on Saturday night.
Bal Mal (4-9)...
Dettori triple ‘King’ awaits in Derby showcase
By Andrew Atkinson
Italian superstar veteran jockey Frankie Dettori heads to Epsom on Saturday to ride Investec Derby favourite and fromthehorsesmouth.info selection Ed Walker trained English King (4.55).
"The Derby for us is everything - a race you want to win,"...
Guru to strike at Newbury
France 14-day quarantine leaves UK jockeys in limbo
By Andrew Atkinson
John Gosden trained Guru (1.50) ridden by Adam Kirby is selected by fromthehorsesmouth.info to land the Class 1 Denford Stakes over 7 furlongs at Newbury on Saturday.
Alignak (3.00) ridden...
Saturday Racing Previews
Lingfield Park, Kempton Park, Cork, Wincanton and Newcastle
Hollie Doyle to shine on Aquaplano at Lingfield
By Andrew Atkinson
Hollie Doyle rides Marco Botti trained Aquaplano (2.55) tipped by fromthehorsesmouth.info to land the Betway Median Auction Maiden Stakes over 1m...
Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
Al Boum Photo didn’t take it on - the further he went he wasn’t enjoying it. This is not his game - Willie Mullins
By Andrew Atkinson
Willie Mullins trained Al Boum Photo's tilt in the 3m 6f Grand Steeple-Chase...
