Double Powerful certainly has to be considered as one of the most improved horses of the season. It's incredible to think that he began the year with an Official Rating of just 78. After recording his first victory at Fakenham back in March, he went on to notch up a six-race win streak, rising a total of 43lbs in the handicap. See his entire progress this season on the unique Horse Page.Today Double Powerful competed in the Howden Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at Ascot with an Official Rating of 121 and was ridden by regular jockey, Dylan Johnston. In a...

Newbury in November

29 Nov, 2024

There's a solid racecard at Newbury today and punters are trying to work out how well handicapped Galop De Chasse is in the Coral Handicap Chase (14:30). If we accept at face value his victory last year over Kandoo Kid at this Course and Distance, many believe he could easily be a stone ahead of the handicapper.Galop De Chasse and Kandoo Kid were both rated 123 when they clashed in a Handicap Chase last year, with the Venetia Williams charge just getting the better of Paul Nicholls' Kandoo Kid. It's worth noting that there was a yawning 30-length gap back...

Cheltenham November Meeting

16 Nov, 2024

Cheltenham truly is the home of jump racing and the 3-day November meeting continues in full force this weekend. The Saturday Racecard is flush with both Premier Handicap and Graded action; in this newsletter we'll begin to dissect both. It's a long road to the festival in March, but it starts here.Punters have always considered Course form at Cheltenham to be of upmost importance. Horses face a unique test here: the undulating nature of the track, big fences and a stiff uphill finish will push horses to their limits. The significance of Cheltenham Course form again came to the fore...