Hi Reader The ground has turned soft, heavy in places at Cheltenham for their Trials day. Not ideal for some of the younger horses especially the juvenile hurdles. The premier handicap chase at 1:15 has a first prize of £56,950. A sizeable sum for winning connections with eleven runners declared. 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...
11 days ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader We take aim at the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock. There is just the six runners in a fascinating race. A mixture of unexposed youth versus the older generation who have proven form from recent years. 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 result at that time! Ok, let's crack on...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader A very happy new year and welcome to 2026. 2025 was an "annus horribilis" for the Big Saturday Race Preview for sure. I have never had such a run of poor results in the big Saturday handicaps. The only way is back up and I will be aiming for a return to winning ways throughout 2026 🤞 To kick off 2026 we target the Veterans' Chase Final at Sandown which has passed an early morning inspection. Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips All our Big Saturday Race Previews & Tips are published...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader The Paddy Power handicap Chase is one the the feature staying handicap chases of the whole Irish jump racing season. It is a listed handicap chase for horses rated between 0-150. The top weight this year is the Willie Mullins trained Captain Cody who is rated 150. A massive first prize of €110,000 awaits the winner from a huge field of 28 runners. It takes a horse with good jumping, tactical speed and stamina to win this cracking race. Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips All our Big...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader The Coral Welsh Grand National is a Premier Handicap National Hunt Chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Chepstow, Wales, over a distance of about 3 miles and 6½ furlongs, and during its running there are twenty-three fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year on 27 December. Among the winners were Burrough Hill Lad in 1983, who went on to land the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup less than three...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader It's the last big day of racing before Christmas. We can enjoy some cracking races at Ascot before the busy Christmas racing period. Good news is that next Saturday is Welsh National Day at Chepstow and Paddy Power Handicap Chase day at Leopardstown. Two of the best staying handicap chases each season and I will cover both races in this column next weekend. Best of luck today, happy christmas and see you on the other side! Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips All our Big Saturday Race...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader The December Gold Cup (run in 2025 as the Support The Hunt Family Fund December 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 New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 4½ furlongs and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in December. Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips All our Big...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader The Becher Chase is a Premier Handicap Chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs, and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in November or December. It is run over the same fences as Aintree's most famous race, the Grand National, and it serves as an early-season trial for that event. Two winners...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader The Coral Gold Cup is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Newbury over a distance of about 3 miles and 2 furlongs, and during its running there are twenty-one fences to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late November or early December. The race was established in 1957 as the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, and it was initially staged at Cheltenham. The...
2 months ago • 3 min read