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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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