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• William Hill fined £6.2m by Gambling Commission

  20-02-2018 09:54 via theguardian.com
  Firm handed big fine over failure to spot problem gambling and prevent money launderingBetting group William Hill has been fined £6.2m by the gambling industry regulator for failing to protect consumers and prevent money laundering.The Gambling Commission said that over the two years to August 2016, the company failed to spot obvious signs of problem gambling, and in doing so breached anti-money laundering and social responsibility regulations. Continue reading...
  
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• Dante Stakes Trends 2024

  12-05-2024 09:23 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Run at York racecourse, the Dante Stakes is a Group Two contest for 3 year-olds that is run over a trip of 1m2f. Staged in the middle of May each season the middle-distance contest is seen as a key Epsom Derby Trial, with four of the last 20 Dante Stakes winners going onto land the […]
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• Racing Bulletin for 12/05/2024

  12-05-2024 08:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Latest News and Features Generation game enough to grab Chartwell triumph Wizard weaves his magic for Fellowes and Marquand at Ascot Lofty ambitions for Shartash after shining again at Haydock Pickanumber routs Swinton rivals with ‘remarkable performance’ ‘Relentless’ Ambiente Friendly puts down Derby marker in Lingfield victory You Got To Me makes all for gutsy […]
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• Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is heading to the Preakness after all

  11-05-2024 19:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Kentucky Derby winner to run in Preakness after initial concernMystik Dan will try to become 14th winner of Triple CrownMystik Dan, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race’s closest finish in more than a half-century, is heading to the Preakness next weekend after all, keeping alive the chance of another Triple Crown winner.Trainer Kenny McPeek announced the decision Saturday after speaking with owners and weighing the pros and cons of racing his horse again on a short,
  
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• Outsider Ambiente Friendly defies odds to stun favourite Illinois in Derby Trial

  11-05-2024 19:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Colt is now in to 12-1 from 100-1 to triumph in Epsom ClassicYou Got To Me beats Rubies are Red in Oaks Trial at LingfieldOne of the aspects of the two-week run of Classic trials after the Guineas meeting at Newmarket that makes it so much fun is that you can never be entirely sure when a realistic – and previously unconsidered – contender for the Derby or Oaks will suddenly throw their hat into the ring. Ambiente Friendly was a 100-1 shot for the Derby before the Lingfield Derby Tri
  
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• Generation game enough to grab Chartwell triumph

  11-05-2024 18:40 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Great Generation confirmed herself a horse very much on the up with victory in the William Hill Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield. The winner of two of her three juvenile outings, Marco Botti’s three-year-old reappeared in the Prix Imprudence over seven furlongs in Deauville last month – the form of which looks red hot, with […]
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• Wizard weaves his magic for Fellowes and Marquand at Ascot

  11-05-2024 18:13 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  The Wizard Of Eye stormed home to snatch a thrilling Lavazza & Ascot 10 Year Anniversary Victoria Cup victory right on the line. Joe Leavy looked to have made a decisive move on Richard Fahey’s Ramazan between the final two furlongs and he kept on well to fend off the challenge of outsider Bless Him. […]
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• Lofty ambitions for Shartash after shining again at Haydock

  11-05-2024 17:37 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Archie Watson is eyeing a step up to Group One level at Royal Ascot for Shartash after he made it two from two for the stable in the Pertemps Network Spring Trophy at Haydock. The four-year-old was a high-class juvenile for Johnny Murtagh a couple of seasons ago, striking Group Two gold in the Railway […]
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• Pickanumber routs Swinton rivals with ‘remarkable performance’

  11-05-2024 17:16 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Olly Murphy admitted to being “a bit shocked” after Pickanumber turned what was meant to be a competitive Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle into a procession in the sunshine at Haydock. Bought for £30,000 as a nine-race maiden at the Goffs UK September sale, the six-year-old had already looked a shrewd purchase after winning three […]
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• ‘Relentless’ Ambiente Friendly puts down Derby marker in Lingfield victory

  11-05-2024 16:27 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Ambiente Friendly put himself very much into the Epsom blue riband picture when running out an emphatic winner of the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes. Aidan O’Brien’s Illinois was the 6-4 favourite and Ryan Moore had him at the head of affairs turning for home, with a wall of horses spread across the track […]
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• You Got To Me makes all for gutsy Oaks Trial success

  11-05-2024 15:44 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  You Got To Me put up a front-running display full of class and no little guts to hold all-comers in the William Hill Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield. Sharply to the head of affairs and racing with lots of zest in the early exchanges, Ralph Beckett’s charge was a long way clear at one […]
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• Make Haste handed Royal Ascot target after Naas romp

  11-05-2024 15:21 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Brazil-born trainer Diego Dias is dreaming of Royal Ascot glory after Make Haste made an impressive winning debut in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Naas. The daughter of Blue Point showed a smart turn of foot in the closing stages to score at 16-5 under Gavin Ryan, prevailing by three and a quarter […]
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• Billy Loughnane relishing Classic chance in Paris

  11-05-2024 14:50 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Billy Loughnane will be delving into the archives and studying previous footage ahead of his shot at Emirates Poule d’Essai des Pouliches glory aboard Chic Colombine. The 18-year-old, who was last year’s champion apprentice, enjoyed one of his biggest days in the saddle aboard George Boughey’s filly when she stormed to an impressive six-length success […]
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• Say cheese: Owen over the moon after Zoffee claims landmark Chester Cup

  10-05-2024 19:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Triumph for locally trained horse, narrowly denied last year, was the ideal result on this unique race’s 200th anniversary The trophy – and the 30lb Cheshire cheese that comes with it – were handed to Alan Peterson, the owner of Zoffee, after the Chester Cup here on Friday, but it was a sign of how much this unique race means to the locals that Michael Owen, the landlord of Manor House Stables where Zoffee is trained by Hugo Palmer, was celebrating as if he had just scored the
  
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• Botti seeking distance pointer with Great Generation

  10-05-2024 14:54 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Marco Botti can see Great Generation developing into a sprinter rather a miler ahead of her run in the William Hill Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield on Saturday. She made her reappearance this season in the Prix Imprudence and finished hot on the heels of Ramatuelle and Tamfana, who both ran with great credit in […]
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• Sat TV Trends: 11th May 2024

  10-05-2024 14:53 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  This Saturday the ITV horse racing cameras are busy again - they are taking in nine races across three tracks. At Haydock, the Swinton Hurdle is the feature, while it's also Derby/Oaks Trial Day at Lingfield. Then at Ascot, we've three more live ITV races, with the Victoria Cup one of the highlights. Here at […]
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• Defiance ready to take on Derby Trial opposition

  10-05-2024 14:18 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Defiance is among those looking to book their ticket to Epsom in the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial at Lingfield on Saturday. A winner on his Sandown debut last summer for trainer Roger Varian, the Camelot colt rounded off his juvenile campaign by finishing sixth behind the high-class Ghostwriter in the Royal Lodge at Newmarket. […]
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• Treasure hunting Classic trial glory for the King and Queen

  10-05-2024 13:54 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Treasure could emerge as another genuine Classic contender for the King and Queen if she can provide trainer Ralph Beckett with a fourth win in the William Hill Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield. The King and Queen enjoyed a memorable season last year, with Desert Hero striking Royal Ascot gold before finishing third in […]
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• Chester May Meeting Trends and Tips: Fri 10th May 2024

  10-05-2024 09:36 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Here at GeeGeez we give you all the key trends and stats from the LIVE ITV races on the final day of the Chester May Meeting this Friday 10th May 2024 – with the meetings feature – The Chester Cup – run on this day too.   Use these Chester horse racing trends to find […]
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• Racing Bulletin for 10/05/2024

  10-05-2024 08:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Latest News and Features Racing Insights, Friday 10/05/24 King Of The Bronx produces 200-1 shock at Gowran Park Point Lonsdale proves far too strong in Ormonde Stakes Capulet captures Dee Stakes to join those in Derby mix for O’Brien Never So Brave looks smart prospect in the making with Chester success Washington Heights taking Duke […]
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• Racing Insights, Friday 10/05/24

  09-05-2024 19:57 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Friday is Horses For Courses (H4C) report day at Geegeez and this feature does exactly what you'd expect, as it shows the full course history since 2009 of any horse running that has previously had a run at that track, sorted by number of wins, but this can be changed to any column at your […]
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• King Of The Bronx produces 200-1 shock at Gowran Park

  09-05-2024 17:55 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  There was a rare 200-1 triumph on Thursday, as Nigel Slevin’s King Of The Bronx struck in the Golf At Gowran Park Claiming Race. In a field of 12 the three-year-old was afforded little chance by bookmakers when all but ruled out at his massive price, with the closest in the market a handful of […]
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• Point Lonsdale proves far too strong in Ormonde Stakes

  09-05-2024 17:03 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Point Lonsdale secured his second career victory at Chester’s May Festival with a dominant display in the tote.co.uk Supporting Racing Ormonde Stakes. Winner of the Huxley Stakes over a mile and a quarter 12 months ago, Aidan O’Brien’s charge went on to run with credit in a series of Group One races, including when third […]
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• Unique Chester Cup celebrates 200 years racing below Roman walls

  09-05-2024 16:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Marathon contest round the tight turns of the Roodee has become an obsession for some owners and trainersA double century is an impressive age for any sporting event, so there promises to be a party atmosphere at Chester racecourse on Friday as the country’s oldest still-active racecourse celebrates the 200th anniversary of its most popular race, the Chester Cup.The annual charge around two-and-a-bit circuits of this unique, almost circular, track was first run, as the Tradesman’s Cu
  
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• The unique Chester Cup celebrates 200 years below Roman walls

  09-05-2024 16:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Marathon contest round the tight turns of the Roodee has become an obsession for some owners and trainersA double century is an impressive age for any sporting event, so there promises to be a party atmosphere at Chester racecourse on Friday as the country’s oldest still-active racecourse celebrates the 200th anniversary of its most popular race, the Chester Cup.The annual charge around two-and-a-bit circuits of this unique, almost circular, track was first run, as the Tradesman’s Cu
  
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• Chester mourns death of Hidden Law after serious injury follows victory

  08-05-2024 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Charlie Appleby’s Epsom trial winner was a Derby contenderColt suffered shattering injury after winning Chester VaseAn empty winner’s enclosure after the feature race was a miserable way to open Chester’s May Festival, after Charlie Appleby’s Hidden Law, who had just taken the Chester Vase by three lengths, had to be euthanised as the result of a serious injury suffered shortly after crossing the line in an incident that was also broadcast live on ITV4.Appleby report
  
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• Chester mourns after Derby hope Hidden Law suffers fatal injury

  08-05-2024 19:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Epsom trial winner would have been well fancied for ClassicColt suffered shattering injury after passing the winning lineAn empty winner’s enclosure following the feature race was a miserable way to open Chester’s May Festival on Wednesday, after Charlie Appleby’s Hidden Law, who had just taken the Chester Vase by three lengths, suffered a fatal injury shortly after crossing the line in an incident that was also broadcast live on ITV4.Appleby reported afterwards that Hidden Law
  
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• Seraphim Angel proves just divine for Dascombe

  08-05-2024 15:55 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Tom Dascombe made a triumphant return to Chester as Seraphim Angel ran out a clear-cut winner of the CAA Stellar Lily Agnes EBF Conditions Stakes. The Roodee was Dascombe’s local track for over a decade, having spent 12 years at Michael Owen’s Manor House Stables in Cheshire before the pair parted ways in December 2021, […]
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• Arrest expected to strip fitter for Ormonde clash

  08-05-2024 15:39 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  John and Thady Gosden’s Arrest is bidding for a winning return to Chester in the tote.co.uk Supporting Racing Ormonde Stakes. The colt started his three-year-old season at the meeting last year, easily taking the Chester Vase over a trip just exceeding a mile and a half on soft ground. After that, he finished down the […]
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• Jayarebe has Royal Ascot aspirations after Dee Stakes tilt

  08-05-2024 13:34 via geegeez.co.uk
  
  Jayarebe looks to tee himself up for an appearance at Royal Ascot with another good run in the Boodles Raindance Dee Stakes at Chester on Thursday. A winner on his July Course debut last summer, Brian Meehan’s charge went on to run with credit when seventh behind Rosallion in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere on Arc […]
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