Andrew Nelis racing

Sign up to BoyleSports and get up to £25 in free bets. Benie Des Dieux could head for the Close Brothers Hurdle, with Willie Mullins feeling there is some “unfinished business” in the Cheltenham Festival event. The mare has only tasted defeat once since joining Mullins from France over three years ago and it came in the corresponding race last season, when she was well in command but came down at the last. So impressive was she last time out in the Galmoy Hurdle, there were calls for connections to supplement her into the Champion Hurdle, while she already holds an entry in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle as well. “She’s in the two races. She was a very unlucky loser in the Mares’ Hurdle last year and we might go back and get a bit of unfinished business done, but we’ll see,” said Mullins. “She hasn’t run an awful lot, but I’ve got her to the stage where I can run her two or three times a year and I want to keep it that way. “She’d have no trouble going up in trip...

Willie Mullins is set to field two of his big guns in an attempt to win the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase for the first time, with veteran Un De Sceaux likely to join Chacun Pour Soi. Despite being crowned champion trainer in Ireland 13 times and leading the table at the Cheltenham Festival six times, he has never won the two-mile championship chase. However, having landed his first Gold Cup last year with Al Boum Photo, Mullins has a very strong hand in a race which could be one of the highlights of the week, with Altior and Defi Du Seuil also due to line up. “My connections are very keen to go to the Champion Chase with Un De Sceaux. Whether he should be going for the Ryanair, I don’t know, but the Champion Chase looks the plan at the moment,” said Mullins. “I think we got the tactics wrong in the Ryanair last year. If we run in the Champion Chase, we’ll just let him run his usual race up front. “He still retains a huge amount of ability at his age. I’d love to see lo...

Willie Mullins reports defending Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup champion Al Boum Photo to have had a trouble-free preparation this season. While the eight-year-old does not run too often, he has nevertheless won seven of 15 races, including the biggest prize of them all last March. Mullins has followed the path which worked so well last season, by running only at Tramore on New Year’s Day prior to the Festival, and he hopes lightning can strike twice. “We’ve had no trouble with him this season, so fingers crossed everything stays right between now and the Gold Cup,” he said. “We will take him away somewhere to school – we were just discussing that this morning. We’ll take him wherever we can get in, just for a day away rather than a hard piece of work. “I thought last year’s Gold Cup was very tough and I don’t think this year looks any tougher. “He’s in great form anyway and I think his preparation will be good for him – he’s going there in good order and in a good frame of m...

                           NATIVE RIVER OUT OF CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP FESTIVAL MARCH .                                                   ANDREW NELIS RACING NEWS AND REVIEWS                                    Native River winner of the Gold cup in 2018 has been ruled out of the festival  due to injury. Colin Tizzard 10yr old would have attempted to do what Kauto star done  in  2009 , win the Gold cup back after winning in 2007 . He had been in Good form winning the Denman chase most recently at  Newbury . Joe Tizzard Colin's Son  a assistant to his dad  released the news this morning, saying he sustained a suspenseful tendon injury , which will sadly  rule him out for ...

                                     ENVOI ALLEN BALLYMORE BOUND 2020 CHELTENHAM.                                                                        ANDREW NELIS RACING NEWS AND REVIEWS                                                         Envoi Allen is reported to be in fine fettle for the upcoming engagement in the Cheltenham festival . Gordon Elliotts charge   has gone from strength to strength throughout the Nationnal hunt season.  Seven wins to his name  including not forgetting his win last year in the Cheltenham champion bumpe...

NICKY HENDERSON POINTS SHISKIN BEST CHANCE .                                ANDREW NELIS RACING NEWS REVIEWS .                                                      Will seven Barrows trainer Shiskin prevail at prestbury park next month !. Nicky Henderson has went on record to state that  Shiskin his one of his best Hope's of a festival winner, that's quite a statement seeing he has  Altior and epatante and Santimi among his charges.  Now we have the same owner has got Asterion Forlonge in there also trained by willie Mullins, and even at this late stage they don't same to be separated, as I'd thought the latter would go to the Neptune . The supreme over the years has produced some fine winners  Altior  Douvan and Vautour , willie .Mullins has ...

     CILAOS EMERY TO BE SUPPLEMENTED FOR THE 2020 CHAMPION HURDLE .                                          ANDREW NELIS RACING NEWS AND REVIEWS . The 8yr old had a relative  easy win in a hurdle race at the weekend at gowran pk in a Grade three Hurdle trial . The plan now is to supplement him costing £22,000 and have him line up for the champion on the first day !.  Its not the first time a horse has been supplanted at such a late stage for the competitive championship race on the first day , Annie power was supplemented a few years back and went on to win, also Nicky Henderson's  Bevuir dair also  from going from going as a hurdler to chasing then back to hurling when on to win back to back champion hurdles , so when you see a horse being supplemented in such a hot race , then you've got to believe , that their serious about their chance...