Festivals
Newmarket & Punchestown selections Saturday 4th May One of the great racing days of the calendar with the final day of the jumps season in Ireland closing off the Punchestown Festival. Allied with that we have the first classic of the season on the flat with the 2000 Guineas...
Aintree selections Saturday 13th April Grand National day has arrived and the Irish challenge is stronger than ever accounting for 28 of the 33 runners. All three of my big race selections have travelled across the Irish Sea. However it would be folly to ignore the rest of an...
Aintree selections Friday 12th April Things get very much tougher from a punting perspective on Day Two of the Aintree Grand National meeting with thee large field handicaps including the Topham over the big obstacles. Even the Grade 1 contests look far more open than yesterday’s. I am going...
Aintree selections Thursday 11th April The opening day of three at Aintree and the card as ever is now full of classy horses from start to finish – this meeting is no longer about the Grand National alone. We kick off with four consecutive Grade 1 races, which I...
Cheltenham Festival selections Friday 15th March All too quickly we are on to the final day at Cheltenham and the Blue Riband event of the week, the Gold Cup. Although we were successful in following Galopin Des Champs last year, I am keen to take on the favourite this...
Cheltenham Festival selections Thursday 14th March Thursday is usually the most open day for punters with bigger fields and three handicaps lending themselves to more betting opportunities. This year’s card looks no different. I am having a go at all three handicaps on the day, plus the Ryanair Chase....
Cheltenham Festival selections Tuesday 12th March We are all set to go for the first day of four at Cheltenham and despite a couple of Willie Mullins odds on shots for the big two hurdles, the opening day has a little more open look than perhaps has been the...
Listowel selection Wednesday 20th September The Harvest Festival at Listowel reaches its feature contest on Wednesday as the Kerry National takes place on what is likely to be a wild and windy day. Gordon Elliott saddles seven of the eighteen runners and he provides my pick. Headline selection Poet...
Doncaster selections Sunday 17th September The final day at Doncaster and it is a slightly low key one, this meeting having been transferred from its usual Wednesday slot. There is the interest of the Leger Legends race, however it is not much of a betting medium, so it is...
Doncaster selections Friday 15th September The second day on Town Moor and the quality steps up a further notch with a couple of Group 2 contests and some more top level handicaps. It is those handicaps that are of most interest this afternoon. Headline selection Ching Shih was placed...
