Sandown & Musselburgh selections Saturday 31st January Despite the potential attraction of the Dublin Racing Festival, subject to the weather, there is plenty of good racing to enjoy in Britain on Saturday and I am going with two races on the big fixture of the year at Musselburgh, plus...
Cheltenham selections Saturday 24th January Trials Day at Cheltenham and as has become the norm for this meeting there is plenty of quality, but not so much quantity. There is still plenty of interest though and I have selections from four races on the card. Cheltenham 12.05: Califet En...
Gowran Park selections Thursday 22nd January One of the big handicap highlights of the year in Ireland is the Thyestes Chase and happily Gowran has survived persistent rain this week in order to stage their big meeting of the year. However conditions are guaranteed to be extremely testing, so...
Ascot & Haydock selections Saturday 17th January We are back to a full complement of meetings on Saturday after the recent cold weather and the main focus is on Ascot today where the Grade 1 Clarence House Chase takes the limelight. From a punting perspective though, three handicaps on...
Kempton selections Saturday 10th January Despite the loss of Warwick and Fairyhouse today, we still have a good jumps card at Kempton to look forward to with the Lanzarote Hurdle a definite highlight. Trainer Dan Skelton will be looking to add to his sizable lead in the trainers title...
Sandown selections Saturday 3rd January Happily despite the cold weather, the big fixture at Sandown has survived the frost and we hope for some decent afternoon action over the jumps. I have selections from three races where the focus is on the veteran horses, including the final of the...
Cheltenham selections Thursday 1st January A Happy New Year to all and we get immediately down to business for 2026 with a busy programme on January 1st. As is traditional the fixture at Cheltenham takes centre stage and I have selections for three races on the Prestbury Park card....
Newbury selections Monday 29th December Newbury is the principal fixture in Britain today and the Challow Hurdle offers some Grade 1 action to get stuck into. However from a punting perspective, two handicaps earlier on the card look more attractive. Keable was placed for the each-way bet in the...
Chepstow & Kempton selections Saturday 27th December The busy Christmas racing programme continues with the Welsh National taking centre stage at Chepstow. We have an above average renewal this year, though there aren’t too many unexposed types in the field. I have two selections for the big race, plus...
Kempton selections Friday 26th December The Boxing day programme is the busiest on the calendar these days, but attention is centred on Kempton Park which stages the feature event, the King George Chase. This year’s line up looks particularly strong, but it is difficult to look past the two...
