The Weatherbys Champion Bumper, the most prestigious National Hunt Flat Race in the calendar, has proven to be a successful stepping stone for many a future star over our previous 27 years of sponsorship; kicked off by Florida Pearl in 1997 no less. In 2024 there are a host of connections looking to write their own story and etch their name onto the illustrious roll of honour. “We were over the moon because he seemed to lose a bit of momentum and he picked up so well. Had he not lost that momentum I think if he wouldn’t have won,...

These days, the entire horse racing calendar revolves around four days in March for many. The greatest show on turf, the Cheltenham Festival, is the pinnacle of jumps racing and is long anticipated from the moment the prior Festival ends. Ante-post bets are placed up to a year in advance, and a mass of preview evenings has created a budding circuit to talk all things Cheltenham. Whether an experienced punter, or just a racing enthusiast, the idea of a Festival ‘banker’ is highly sought after each and every year. Compile a number of these bankers together across the four days,...

Paul Ferguson, the author of Jumpers To Follow, has been locked away all summer putting together the essential guide to the Jumps season. However, now the publication has been released, Paul has had the chance to travel to the top yards across the UK and catch up with leading trainers ahead of the upcoming season.  In the fourth part of the series, Paul travelled to meet with Olly Murphy who nominated Sao Carlos as his horse to follow for the upcoming season. A son of superstar sire Blue Bresil, he won his only bumper start last term and has been schooling well at...

Paul Ferguson, the author of Jumpers To Follow, has been locked away all summer putting together the essential guide to the Jumps season. However, now the publication has headed to print ahead of the 18th September release date, Paul has had the chance to travel to the top yards across the UK and catch up with leading trainers ahead of the upcoming season.  In the third part of this series, Paul travelled to the powerhouse yard of Manor Farm Stables to chat to reigning champion trainer Paul Nicholls. The trainer is no stranger to housing superstars at Manor Farm and has...

Paul Ferguson, the author of Jumpers To Follow, has been locked away all summer putting together the essential guide to the Jumps season. However, now the publication has headed to print ahead of the 18th September release date, Paul has had the chance to travel to the top yards across the UK and catch up with leading trainers ahead of the upcoming season.  Harry Derham spent six years as assistant trainer to Paul Nicholls, but last year decided to take out a full trainers license and forge his own path. Paul made a visit to his new state-of-the-art training facility at Upper...

Paul Ferguson, the author of Jumpers To Follow, has been locked away all summer putting together the essential guide to the Jumps season. However, now the publication has headed to print ahead of the 18th September release date, Paul has had the chance to travel to the top yards across the UK and catch up with leading trainers ahead of the upcoming season.  In the first instalment of this series, Paul travels to Lambourn to chat to Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer Jamie Snowden, who last year saddled You Wear It Well to a a pair graded successes.  Jamie Snowden nominated Passing Well as...