Archive for December 2014

Firstly we would all like to wish a happy  New Year to all our valued members… May it be peaceful but let it also be prosperous. May the racing be absorbing but let it also produce profits. May the favourites regularly get turned over and let us frequently be on the ones that do the…

When I look at four races and find one winner I’m disappointed. In fact, I’m the kind of person who’d be disappointed with three winners from four races. I’ll always be dwelling on the winner I didn’t get… Yesterday afternoon jumping errors from Creepy and Menorah, and a well-below-expectation run from Sign Of A Victory,…

Good morning, A merry Christmas to one and all and we hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable day whatever you got upo to; and we hope there are not too many sore heads out there this morning that might detract from a great days racing! We’ve got three Grade 1 races at Kempton and…

Hi everyone, There is some decent racing at Ascot and Haydock tomorrow afternoon to sweep us into the busy Christmas programme. We’ve got a Grade 1 at Ascot in the shape of the Long Walk Hurdle. Just 5 runners go to post but it’s an interesting betting heat and one where I think there’s a…

Hello again, Well we beat the market this afternoon with Benbane Head prevailing with a start-to-finish front-running effort in the Majordomo Hospitality Handicap Chase. Market followers might well have been twitchy in the moments leading up to the off with Martin Keighley’s 10yo drifting out to 16s. But we are not guided by the market.…

Hello there, We’ve got races from two big meetings to pick from this weekend. At Sandown we’ve got the Grade 1 Tingle Creek Chase. Over at Aintree it’s very much a case of getting the old head down and figuring out two very competitive big-field handicaps over the Grand National obstacles. Soft ground looks to…