The Wine Tipster

The Wine Tipster: “Authorised Speed has the right profile to take the Unibet Tolworth Hurdle”

THE Unibet Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle Grade 1 at Sandown Park is a very competitive renewal, with Authorised Speed and Tahmuras vying for favouritism, as ante-post.

Nicky Henderson

Nicky Henderson: “No Saturday runners but an update on a few of the stable stars”

IT’S not that unusual for us to have a few quiet days at this time of the year because lots of them have had flu.

Nicky Henderson

Nicky Henderson: “We picked this race months ago. She’s top class”

NEW YEAR’S DAY – CHELTENHAM 12:10 Maiden Hurdle Firestep (Nico De Boinville) It’s been a case of long time no see but he is finally.

Nico de Boinville

Nico de Boinville : “We could not have asked any more from him there and he excites us.”

12:40 Newbury Jet Powered I was asked about him in the Unibet Q & A we did before Christmas and I said then let’s not.

Nico de Boinville

Nico de Boinville: “Her progress last season was something else”

Cheltenham 12:10 Firestep This is another horse that people asked about in our Unibet Q & A before Christmas, and I said he was working.

Nicky Henderson

Nicky Henderson: “I don’t want to overrace Jet Powered at this stage of his career”

NEW YEAR’S EVE   NEWBURY 12:40 Jet Powered (Nico De Boinville) The aim has always been to be patient and go steady with him because.

Nico de Boinville

Nico de Boinville : “I think he can be very competitive here off 132 if lasting home”

12:10 Doncaster Hands Off I rode him on his debut in a Warwick bumper and he has since come out and finished an excellent second.

Nico de Boinville

Nico de Boinville: “I’d be hopeful of a decent showing”

15:10 Leicester Il De Jersey She would have won well had she not come down at the last on her chasing debut at Taunton last.

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The Wine Tipster: “He has to be in the mix here as he looks to follow up on last year’s success”

DAY two of the Kempton Christmas Festival features the Grade 2 Desert Orchid Chase with Edwardstone Unibet 1/2 on looking to follow up on his.