Matt Chapman | Day One York preview Sir Michael Stoute’s stable mightn’t be the force it once was but you’d want to be mad to think he’s going to York’s three-day Dante fixture without some serious chances. Mind you, it won’t be in the Dante, with the news that Telescope is out of the big Derby […]
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Ruby Walsh’s top tips for the Punchestown Festival
The Punchestown Festival comes under orders on Tuesday and top jock Ruby Walsh joins the Paddy Power blog team as many of Ireland’s record 14 winners turn out again at the five-day showpiece of Irish racing. Day 2, Wednesday, April 24 Inish Island ran a cracker to finish third to At Fishers Cross in Cheltenham- who […]
Saturday’s best-backed horses to take Paddy to the cleaners
Sean Goff | Horseracing The last time an Aintree Grand National winner followed-up in the 4m Scottish National the Godfather II was in post-production, Leonardo Di Caprio hadn’t been born and a pint would set you back 20 pence. It was 1974 and men in ridiculously flared trousers cheered on the little-known Red Rum who had won the first […]
[video] How Ruby Walsh won £465,000 on 25/1 Blackstairmountain
The Paddy Power Blog has acquired this shaky iphone footage of Ruby Walsh’s remarkable victory on eight-year-old Blackstairmountain in the Nakayama Grand Jump in Japan on Saturday, the second most valuable jumps race in the world. The Racing Post reports that only the £975k Grand National is worth more. Ruby Walsh picked up a very […]
A Cheltenham five-fold wins one lucky punter €330k
Cheltenham Festival 2013 Having a little winner at the Cheltenham Festival is always a nice feeling. When Solwhit ran clear in the World Hurdle on Thursday I whipped my shirt off, jumped on to Paddy Power’s back and rode him round the office. This bet makes my €5 each-way look pretty tame though, despite my […]
How we made Paddy Power’s Lucky Pants fly at the Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Festival 2013 | Paddy Power’s Lucky Pants When it comes to adding a cheeky bit of mischief to the greatest racing Festival of the year Paddy Power is the man to turn too. There’s nothing Paddy enjoys more than a cheeky bit of fun and the result was the largest pair of flying Lucky Pants the […]
Barry Geraghty exclusive: Sir Des Champs’ form isn’t good enough to win the Gold Cup
Cheltenham 2013 It’s official. AP McCoy rides Sir Des Champs in today’s Cheltenham Gold Cup (3.20) – but Barry Geraghty thinks Britain’s champion jockey has his work cut out to win it. Geraghty rides Gold Cup favourite Bobs Worth and despite Sir Des Champs’ trainer Willie Mullins having five winners at the meeting so far […]
[video] Cheltenham Gold Cup Day – Harlem Shake edition
Show Us Your Tips | Exclusive Cheltenham video ‘Going for Gold’ TV legend Henry Kelly is getting down with the kids and doing the Harlem Shake in Paddy Power’s retro Cheltenham game show. Our experts Ruby Walsh, Barry Geraghty, John Parrott, Matt Chapman, our Secret Punter and Monkey are here for the final time as they look ahead […]
Cheltenham Cheat sheet: Kick-start the weekend with Friday’s Festival tips
#CheltFestTips | Cheltenham Festival 2013 | Friday, March 15 It’s the final day of the Cheltenham Festival and if you’ve done your conkers on the first three days there are only four people you could possibly turn too. Ruby Walsh, Barry Geraghty, Matt Chapman, and…well we’ve got John Parrott. Our four top tipsters will give you a […]
John Parrott: I’ve got a 10/1 shot that can make the frame in the Grand Annual
It has come to this. You’ve done your conkers over four days of the Cheltenham Festival and now you need someone to help get you out of a hole before the weekend starts. Who do you look for in times of crisis? Former snooker player and horse-racing fanatic John Parrott of course. The Grand Annual is not […]
Matt Chapman: Gevrey Chambertin will hack up in the 4.40pm
When Matt Chapman puts down the fake tan and tells you about a horse that will hack up at the Cheltenham Festival we take note. The At The Races presenter couldn’t be confident about Gevrey Chambertin as punters try to pull Paddy Power’s Lucky Pants down on Gold Cup day. Paddy is a broken man after Hurricane Fly won the Champion […]
Matt Chapman: Long Run will make the Gold Cup frame at 6/1
Matt Chapman’s biggest ‘Yeehaa’ of the Cheltenham Festival will be heard up and down the country if Long Run can regain his Gold Cup crown. The 2011 winner and two-time King George Champion is 6/1 in the race and has ducked under the radar coming in to the biggest week of the year. Bobs Worth and Sir Des Champs are […]
John Parrott: Find out who the big danger is to Bobs Worth in the Gold Cup
Bomb-proof. Rock solid. Untouchable. That’s how many pundits and jockeys would describe Bobs Worth’s Hennessy Gold Cup form going in to the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the biggest race of the Festival. But legendary snooker World Champion, gee-gee fanatic and lovable Scouser John Parrott has one to oppose it and he’s not shy in telling us who. The Nicky Henderson-trained Bobs […]
Barry Geraghty: Gold Cup favourite Bobs Worth has never looked so well
A jet plane. A pneumatic drill. Tens of thousands of screaming teenagers at a Justin Bieber concert. These are all loud noises but nothing compares to the Cheltenham Festival roar when the horses go off in the Gold Cup. No pressure then Mr Barry Geraghty. The 2012 Cheltenham leading jockey takes the ride on Bobs […]
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Find out Monkey’s 9/1 tip for the World Hurdle
Monkey didn’t have a great start to Cheltenham with Zarkandar in the Champion Hurdle but Sizing Europe each-way in the Queen Mother got him back on track. Never say a hairy mammal can’t find some solid place value at the Cheltenham Festival. Our fece-throwing friend has been hard at work again on the latest episode of Henry Kelly’s Show Us Your Tips - our Cheltenham tipping […]
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