Racing TV's Harry Allwood has taken aim at Saturday's bet365 Cambridgeshire at Newmarket and has two fancies for the £200,000 contest, including one chalked up at 40-1.
Trainer Sean Woods has made it no secret that he holds Savvy Victory in high regard, and his three-year-old looks to have strong claims of landing the bet365 Cambridgeshire on Saturday.
The Newmarket handler had the Derby in mind for his youngster at the start of this season and, while things haven’t exactly gone to plan, switching to handicaps has proved a good move.
The selection is a shade unlucky not to have won his past two outings as he was unsuited by how the race developed when narrowly defeated by Protagonist, who is another leading player for the Cambridgeshire, after making the running at Doncaster on his penultimate start.
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15:00 Goodwood - Sunday August 28
Savvy Victory was a stylish winner at Goodwood last time out
However, he showed what he is capable of on his latest outing when scoring in fine style at Goodwood and impressed with the way he cruised into contention from last to first.
Patient tactics clearly suited him better there and, based upon the speed figure he produced, stepping down a furlong will not be a hinderance.
Woods has said his son of New Bay is not a definite contender on Saturday, but because the entries for the Cambridgeshire closed before his run at Goodwood, he will only carry a 4lb penalty, and I am hoping that will persuade connections to declare him. He will be 2lb well-in at the weights.
One slight question mark is that Savvy Victory has never contested a race with more than nine runners in, although it is wise to think this test will bring out the best in him, with a strong pace almost assured.
I am convinced we are yet to see the best of this strong traveller, and any rain that arrives this week will be a positive as he appears best suited with some cut in the ground.
At bigger odds, I can’t resist having a few quid each-way on Brilliant Light at a general 40-1.
Saeed bin Suroor’s five-year-old was not beaten far when fifth in the John Smith’s Cup where he hit the front two furlongs from home before weakening inside the final furlong, an effort that suggested the Cambridgeshire trip could be ideal for him, despite the fact he has never raced over shorter than ten furlongs.
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13:50 Goodwood - Tuesday July 26
Brilliant Light caught the eye at Goodwood in July
He was also an eyecatcher when second at Goodwood off the same rating on his next outing as he suffered traffic problems at a crucial stage before finishing strongly into second.
His latest run at Yarmouth is probably best excused as a slow pace was against him. He wasn’t given the hardest time once it was clear he would not be winning.
The fast gallop will suit him and his efforts this year prove he is capable of being competitive off a rating of 97. His connections won this race last year with Bedouin’s Story, too.
How To Bet £20 ante-post on the 2022 bet365 Cambridgeshire:
£7.50 each-way on Savvy Victory at a general 12-1.
£2.50 each-way on Brilliant Light at a general 40-1.
King George-winning trainer Ben Pauling now has over a decade of experience behind him in the training ranks but it many ways it really feels like that only in recent times he's arrived at the top table of jumps racing, underlined by the exploits this season of Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup hope The Jukebox Man.
Pauling shares the very latest on his stable star, his journey and the several setbacks he has endured so far and positivity for the future from his purpose-built facility in the Cotswolds that promises to send out plenty more exciting winners in the coming years.
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Staffordshire Knot showed a different side to his character to provide Gordon Elliott with a record sixth win in the William Hill Boyne Hurdle at Navan.
Elliott fielded three of the six runners and with Better Days Ahead and last year’s winner Maxxum filling the places, the Cullentra handler dominated the Grade Two.
No trainer has now won the race as much as Elliott and with names like Trapper John, Dorans Pride, Limestone Lad and Tiger Roll on the roll of honour, it holds an affectionate place in Irish racing.
Staffordshire Knot had struggled to live up to his €510,000 price tag until this season but easy wins at Punchestown and Clonmel followed by a big run in defeat in the Galmoy Hurdle have seen him turn a new leaf.
He looked beaten going down to the second last with Maxxum seemingly set for a repeat win. But in testing conditions, Jack Kennedy guided the 11-10 favourite to a two-and-a-half-length success over his two stablemates.
“It is a lucky race for us. Navan is a great track and we love it here. It’s great to win it again,” said Elliott.
“I thought it was a good performance by Staffordshire Knot and he had fitness on his side.
“We couldn’t get him to finish races last year but this year he has just turned the corner. Even looking at him, he is a different horse. We’re very happy with his run.
“He’s qualified for the Pertemps in Cheltenham, so he could end up somewhere like that. We’ll see as there are Grade Twos and Grade Threes around Ireland that he could pick up a cheque in every day.”
As for his other runners, Elliott said: “I thought Better Days Ahead ran a very good race, it was his first run in nine months. We’ll be looking at something like the Irish National for him – we’re very, very happy with him.
“He’s entered in the Aintree Grand National, so we’ll see what we do. He just might not have enough experience for that this year.
“Maxxum, again on the ground, ran a great race. I call him my little slot machine as every time he runs he picks up a cheque but he’s quite hard to place these days.”
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Oscars Brother opened up a whole range of options with another dominant display in the William Hill Racing Bet Builder Ten Up Novice Chase.
Trained by Connor King and ridden by his brother Daniel, he was racing for the first time in the famous JP McManus silks having been bought after winning the Florida Pearl Novice Chase last time out.
Sent off the 6-4 favourite, he was sent into an early lead and never saw any of his three rivals, opening up a wide margin by halfway before being given a breather.
The most impressive part of his performance was the way he quickened up between the final two fences to stroll to a six-length win over The Wallpark.
He was cut to 8-1 from 12-1 for the Brown Advisory Novices Chase at Cheltenham by Paddy Power, while he also holds an entry for the Grand National later in the season.
King only trains two horses and said: “It was a brilliant performance. Nice to get it out of the way anyway.
“He loved the ground, he had the ears pricked the whole way. It looked like he could have gone around again.
“He’s a very easy horse to ride, I just leave it up to Dan. He just likes to do his own thing there but, if someone wanted to give us a lead, we would be happy enough.
“He seems to be taking it (racing) well and improving. He jumped great there.”
When asked if he will go to the Brown Advisory, he replied: “I’m not sure. After the last day, we kind of had this race pencilled in. I suppose we can make more plans now.
“He’s a horse that takes his racing well, so we will see how he is during the week and go from there.
“The timing of it (Brown Advisory) would be good.
“We’ve always liked the horse and he keeps improving, so you never know where he could end up.
“We did the Grand National entry last week, so he would obviously need one more run. We still have time on our side.”
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Oscars Brother makes it a hat-trick over fences with successive Grade 2 wins in the Ten Up Novice Chase at Navan. Trained by Connor King - he has just two horses - and ridden by brother Daniel, this was a first appearance in the silks of
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It's the ninth series of our flagship discussion programme and, in the first episode of 2026, Nick Luck is joined by betting expert Neil Channing and trainer Ben Pauling for their hot takes on the latest Talking Points in British and Irish racing.
Jockey Philip Byrnes being exonerated by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board on the charge of deliberately falling off his horse features prominently., as does Constitution Hill - will his Flat run on the all-weather at Southwell later this month really prove anything ahead of a potential Unibet Champion Hurdle bid?
More topics include the declining entry this year for the Randox Grand National at Aintree, Friday Night Live - the partnership between Arena Racing Company and INVADES to bring dance culture and big student crodws to evening all-weather fixtures - as well as a salute and farewell from the saddle for legendary jockey Frankie Dettori.
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Paul Nicholls joins us on the opening programme of the ninth season of Luck On Sunday to discuss his brilliant William Hill Hurdle winner Tutti Quanti. Supplanting for the Champion Hurdle not out of the question!
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Jockey Philip Byrnes has been exonerated from deliberately falling from his mount, Redwood Queen, at the final hurdle when looking the winner in a race at Wexford in May 2025. Nick Luck and betting expert Neil Channing share their thoughts on the return of Luck On Sunday, which is free to view every Sunday from 9am.
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'Magic Man' Joao Moreira lands the first-ever US$1m Abu Dhabi Gold Cup - on his first ever ride at the track - aboard Japanese contender Strauss in a rich international field for one of the richest Listed prizes in the world racing calendar.
The likes of James Doyle, Ryan Moore and William Buick were among the further top international jockeys in action in the first edition of a race that promises to go from strength to strength.
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Dinoblue was a straightforward winner when defending her title in the BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Mares Chase at Naas.
The Willie Mullins-trained chestnut was one of three entries in the race for owner JP McManus, with only Gavin Cromwell’s 80-1 outsider Je T’Ai Porte not carrying the green and gold silks.
Dinoblue, highly consistent in these mares’ events, was ridden as usual Mark Walsh and the 1-8 favourite provided him with a stress-free victory as she came home 11 lengths ahead of Bioluminesence.
Frank Berry, racing manager to McManus, said: “She’s a great bit of stuff, she turns up every day. You could set your clock by her.
“She jumped great and she handles that ground very well. You couldn’t ask for better.
“It was a nice prep, a nice bit of work and you couldn’t be happier. Mark was delighted with her.”
When asked about her heading back to Cheltenham, Berry added: “That’ll be Willie’s plan, I’m sure.”
Paddy Power left her unchanged at 7-4 for the Mares’ Chase which she won last season.
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