Pembrokeshire’s James Bowen had only two rides at Warwick in midweek and won on both of them  – an 89-1 double (writes Brian Lee). Both were trained by fellow Welshman Christian Williams at Ogmore-By-Sea. The double was initiated when six-year-old Fifty Shades, a 5-1 chance, won the handicap chase by a length from The Last […]

Dual purpose trainer John Flint took the M&M Green Haulage Handicap Chase at Ffos Las (writes Brian Lee). His 10-year-old course and distance winner Lac Sacre finished 12 lengths ahead of the Evan Williams-trained Sutters Mill.  Lac Sacre, a 9-1 chance, was partnered by Paddy Brennan. Earlier in the day, Williams’ Flight To Milan had […]

Wales’ David Prichard, aged 27, came in for plenty of praise at Taunton. He landed the PontisPool Equine Sports Centre Maiden Hunters’ Chase on Claire Hitch’s 10-year-old Im All Set, denying favourite Harriet Waight’s CoCo Live of a five-timer. David, assistant trainer to South Molton’s Kayley Woolacott and a 3lb claiming rider, got his mount […]

Isabel Williams and Jack Tudor, who both  live in the Vale of Glamorgan, rode winners at Ludlow, writes Brian Lee. Isabel, riding Burn Baby Byrne for her National Hunt trainer father Evan, scored a one-and-a-half lengths win over Mabela in the Weatherbys TBA Mares’ Handicap Hurdle. Jack was aboard the seven-year-old Hidden Charmer in the Heath Farm […]

Welsh champion point-to-point rider Bradley Gibbs, 24, was in cracking form at the well attended Monmouthshire Hunt Point-To-Point Steeplechases at Monmouth Showground.  He rode a four-timer and took his wins total for the season to 17. Bradley took the opening Connolly’s Red Mills Intermediate race on the nine-year-old Captain McGinley, leading two fences from home […]

Bradley Gibbs, who rode three winners at the Brecon & Talybont Hunt Point-To-Point Steeplechases, took his season’s total of wins to 13 with a first at the Teme Valley & United Pack meeting. Gibbs was on board the Pip Hooley trained Ertidaad at Brampton Bryan in North Herefordshire. Ertidaad owner John Chinn was not able […]

Welsh trainers Phil Dando, Tim Vaughan  and Dai Rees all saddled winners at Bangor-on-Dee (writes Brian Lee). Dando, who trains at Peterston-super-Ely, took the Broxton Gates Handicap Hurdle with his home bred Driftwood Haze which scored by half-a-length from bottom weighted Samson’s Reach, ridden by James Bowen. Driftwood Haze, a 5-1 chance, was partnered by Mitchell […]

Wales’ leading Arabian horse racing jockey Charlie Price is equally comfortable over the sticks as he is on the Flat and at Chepstow he won the opening novice hurdle handicap (writes Brian Lee). Price is attached to Vale of Glamorgan trainer Tim Vaughan’s yard.  Riding 11-year-old Flanagans Field for Bargoed’s Bernard Llewellyn, Price won by […]

Llancarfan trainer Evan Williams had a winner at far-flung Carlisle when The Last Day came out on top (writes Brian Lee). The Last Day had been a runner-up in two previous starts. Stable jockey Adam Wedge was on board and seven-year-old The Last Day went off the 4-9 favourite in a Racing TV.Com Novices’ Chase […]

Wales rugby international Jonathan Davies had two reasons to celebrate following the Grand Slam success against Ireland. That, of course, was number one, but Davies also had that winning feeling in horse racing. Davies is a member of the syndicate which own Potters Corner, a 20-1 chance who won the Midlands Grand National (Listed Handicap […]

Teenager James Bowen won the Fakenham Silver Cup to complete a hat-trick of victories at the Norfolk racecourse (writes Brian Lee). Bowen, aged 18, is the son of trainer Peter from Haverfordwest in West Wales completed his treble when grey gelding Thistimenextyear landed the £18,000 feature race. Christian Williams, who trains at Ogmore-By-The-Sea in the […]

Silver Streak, the rank outsider at 80-1, finished third behind the Irish-trained Espoir D’Allen and Melon in the Cheltenham Festival Champion Hurdle (writes Brian Lee). Silver Streak, trained by Vale of Glamorgan trainer Evan Williams and the only grey in a 10 runner field, was ridden by stable jockey Adam Wedge. “He tried all the […]

Welshman Connor Brace, a 7lb claiming jockey attached to Fergal O’Brien’s Cotswold yard, has been in cracking form (writes Brian Lee).  He won the opening Juvenile Hurdle on 14-1 outsider Phoenican Star for O’Brien at Stratford.  Star was Connor’s sixth winner since the end of last month, having won  at meetings all over the country […]

Welsh riders  Connor Brace, Lorcan Williams and Sean Bowen all caught the judge’s eye at Exeter. Brace took the opening handicap hurdle on Phillip Hobbs’s Smarty Wild.  Just over 40 minutes later, Williams was successful on the top weighted Truckers Lodge for Paul Nicholls  and later in the afternoon Sean Bowen won the principal race […]

Tim Vaughan and Christian Williams, who both train in the Vale of Glamorgan, had winners this week (writes Brian Lee).  Vaughan’s Glimpse Of Gold, partnered by stable jockey Alan Johns, landed the Selling Handicap Hurdle at Southwell coming home eight lengths in front of Kilcaragh Boy. Williams’ Fifty Shades, at six the youngest horse in the […]

Former Welsh pony racing champion Connor Brace put his flat racing experience to good use when landing the Racing TV Standard Open Flat Race over two miles at Huntingdon (writes Brian Lee). Riding A Book Of Intrigue, a 40-1 chance, for his guv’nor Fergal O’Brien, who trains in the Cotswolds, the six-year-old, racing for the […]

Conditional jockey Connor Brace from Porthcawl came in for plenty of praise when scoring on Fergal O’Brien’s Carrolls Milan at Ludlow (writes Brian Lee). Connor, a former national champion novice point-to-point rider, got his mount home by a length from Gold Chain in the mares’ handicap hurdle much to the delight of O’Brien, who trains […]

Landsman, trained by Aberthin’s Tim Vaughan and ridden by stable jockey Alan Johns, landed the maiden hurdle at far flung Musselburgh. His backers had little to fear as the strongly fancied six-year-old  came home 12 lengths ahead of Animore ridden by Ross Chapman. Vale of Glamorgan trainer Vaughan, his stable jockey Alan Johns and Andrew […]

Jack Tudor, a 16-year-old from Merthyr Mawr, chalked up his second winner under rules when landing the RacingTV.Com Hands And Heels Handicap Hurdle at Warwick Races over three miles and two furlongs (writes Brian Lee). Tudor was on the top weighted Uno Mas, trained by Ogmore-By-Sea’s Christian Williams. Uno Mas, winning for the third time […]

Brian Lee’s book ‘The Welsh Grand National from Deerstalker to Emperor’s Choice’ is published by The History Press. Here the Dai-Sport horse racing expert offers his thoughts on a meeting which started in Cardiff during 1895. Lester Piggott, widely regarded as the greatest jockey of all time, has strong links to Cardiff’s Ely Racecourse, which closed 80 years ago […]