Hi Reader The Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle is a Premier Handicap National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of about 3 miles and half a furlongs It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November. From 2007 to 2016 this race featured the use of Fixed Brush hurdles. These are based on the French hurdle design, similar to plain fences but lower in height. Unlike the...
7 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader The Paddy Power Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs, and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. The event was established in 1960, and it was originally sponsored by Mackeson. It was known as the Mackeson Gold Cup until 1995, but since then it has had various sponsors and several title changes....
14 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader The Grand Sefton Handicap Chase is a National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 5 furlongs, and during its running there are eighteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place in November. It was first run over a one hundred year period from 1865 to 1965 as part of Aintree's autumn meeting and was run over a distance of just under three miles. Originally, the...
21 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader We have Down Royal, Wetherby, Ascot and the Breeders Cup amongst others today. What a Saturday of top class racing action and less we forget the Melbourne Cup early Tuesday morning. Today, we target the Sodexo Gold Cup at Ascot which is a three mile handicap chase. Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips All our Big Saturday Race Previews & Tips are published online at https://lp.betalchemist.com/ Following the result of the race, there are made availble to the public. Too late to back...
28 days ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader A welcome change from the flat to the jumps this Saturday. It has been a tough flat campaign in 2025 with a lack of Big Handicap winners. The aim is to win it all back over the course of the jumps season. That will include access to all tips for some of the major festivals until we get back into profit. Hopefully, that seems fair going forward into the winter and 2026. Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips All our Big Saturday Race Previews & Tips are published online at...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader The Balmoral Handicap is a last race on British Champions Day. This year we have good ground on both the round and straight courses at Ascot. The Champion Stakes is a cracking race with the likes of Ombudsman, Calandagan & Delacroix at the top of the betting market. We take aim at the Balmoral Handicap with a maximum field of twenty runners declared.. Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips All our Big Saturday Race Previews & Tips are published online at https://lp.betalchemist.com/...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader The Cesarewitch Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Newmarket over a distance of 2 miles and 2 furlongs (3,621 metres), and finishes on the Rowley Mile. It is scheduled to take place each year in October. History "Cesarewitch" is an anglicised version of Tsesarevich, the title of the heir to the throne in Imperial Russia. The race was named in honour of Tsesarevich Alexander (later Tsar Alexander II), after...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Ascot hosts a premier raceday along with Newmarket today. The better action takes place at Ascot where the ground has been softenend by overnight rain. When it comes to Ascot there is a strong case supporting the "horses for courses" proverb. Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips All our Big Saturday Race Previews & Tips are published online at https://lp.betalchemist.com/ Following the result of the race, there are made availble to the public. Too late to back the winner or change the...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader The Cambridgeshire Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September. The event was established in 1839, and the inaugural running was won by Lanercost. It was founded in the same year as another major handicap at Newmarket, the Cesarewitch. The two races came to be known as the...
2 months ago • 2 min read