Tag: Hurdle
Newcastle’s Fighting Fifth Hurdle: Love Envoi given green light by trainer Harry Fry | Racing News
Harry Fry has confirmed that Love Envoi will tackle Constitution Hill in the BetMGM Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday. A winner of eight of her 11 races under rules, she has been a credit to her connections for the past two seasons. As a novice, Love Envoi won the Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’…
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UP, La Salle hurdle foes ahead of crucial weekend
Francis Lopez of UP–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net University of the Philippines bamboozled its way past Santo Tomas as expected, with an 86-61 defanging of the Growling Tigers priming up the Fighting Maroons for what could be their most important game in the elimination round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. The Maroons were never really…
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Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle: Impaire Et Passe grinds out another Grade One victory at Punchestown
Impaire Et Passe showed a neat turn of foot and powered to victory in the Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle for jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins. The five-year-old ran well within himself and Townend rode the Cheltenham’s Ballymore winner with supreme poise. Sent off a 1-3 favorite against just four rivals, he sat…
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Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle: Irish Point delivers for retiring Davy Russell at Aintree
Gordon Elliott’s Irish Point was an impressive winner of the Turners Mersey Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree for retiring jockey Davy Russell. A 5-1 chance under Davy Russell – winning his second Grade One of the week – the gray ran in mid-division and crept into a more prominent position as the field turned for home.…
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William Hill Aintree Hurdle: Flawless Constitution Hill cruises to Aintree glory for Nico De Boinville and Nicky Henderson
Constitution Hill put the seal on a flawless campaign with a dominant performance in the William Hill Aintree Hurdle. So impressive in winning last season’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham by 22 lengths, Nicky Henderson’s six-year-old has taken the step up into the big league this year with consummate ease. Having left his top-class stablemate…
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