Festivals
Doncaster selections Wednesday 8th September The four days that comprises the Doncaster St Leger meeting gets underway today with a stronger than usual opening day card. The moving of the Group 3 Sceptre Stakes gives the day a bit more lustre, whilst the now traditional Leger Legends race offers...
York selections Saturday 21st August The final day at York and I think the most interesting from a betting perspective with a series of very strong handicaps interspersed with some quality group races. For the first time at the meeting we do have a bit of a quandary regarding...
York selections Friday 20th August Day Three at York and the Nunthorpe Stakes is today’s highlight. This looks a particularly intriguing affair and the track record of Battaash in this race from 2019 could be under threat. I have a selection for the feature, plus choices from two handicaps...
York selections Thursday 19th August The Group 1 action is the Yorkshire Oaks on the Knavesmire on Thursday, but with Snowfall in the field, this looks best watched purely for enjoyment rather than as a betting medium. Instead I am focused on two other races for the fillies later...
York selections Wednesday 18th August The Ebor meeting at York gets underway today, the first of four days on the Knavesmire and with the return of spectators. Around 19,000 are expected to converge on the track this afternoon. Our traditional opening day feature is the International Stakes, for which...
The Nunthorpe Stakes is another of the Group 1 events at the York Ebor meeting. It was originally staged as a lowly seller in 1903, but since 1922 was upgraded to the top class 5f race it is today. The race was known as the William Hill Sprint Championship...
The Juddmonte International Stakes is one of the big races of the York Ebor meeting and traditionally highlights the opening day of action on the Knavesmire. As an established Group 1 event it is surprisingly a relatively recent concept having been first run in 1972. In those days it...
Galway selections Sunday 1st August The final day of seven at Galway and the Ahonoora Handicap is the big one for the finale. A horse placed in the last two renewals of this contest is aimed at the prize again – this time coming over from Britain where he...
Glorious Goodwood selections Saturday 31st July The final day at Goodwood and the Stewards Cup provides the big betting race of the week. I have three choices for the contest, plus selections in three other races. We had a decent Friday with a win for Passion and Glory (advised...
Glorious Goodwood selections Friday 30th July A more typical Glorious Goodwood card with some fiercely competitive handicaps combined with some quality pattern races. I am taking on the two big field handicaps, plus the Group 3 12f contest. Goodwood 1.50: Elysian Flame & Just Hubert The marathon moves back...
