Festivals
Doncaster selections Thursday 14th September A later start to the week this year at Doncaster with the usual Wednesday card now shuffled back to Sunday. An eight race card kicks things off today, although from my perspective the interest is held back until much later in the afternoon. Doncaster...
York selections Saturday 26th August The final day at York and the first one where we cannot be absolutely guaranteed fast ground with heavy showers forecast. At the time of writing mid-morning though, none have arrived, so the likelihood is that we will still be getting quick times. My...
York selections Friday 25th August Onto Day Three at York and the feature event is a fascinating clash for the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes, arguably Britain’s premier 5f event of the year. We have colts against fillies, older horses against the 3yo’s and even a 2yo and a big...
York selections Thursday 24th August Day Two at York and the times of the races yesterday confirmed that fast ground very much is prevailing on the Knavesmire currently. With conditions largely set fair for Thursday then horses capable of handling fast ground will be very important once more. I...
York selections Wednesday 23rd August The latest of the big Festivals, the Ebor meeting at York begins on Wednesday. There is plenty of quality in the group races, but for betting entertainment it is the quantity in the handicaps that catches my interest. I have selections for the first...
Goodwood selections Saturday 5th August It is the final day at Goodwood and a wet one again, but not quite as wet as perhaps initial forecasts predicted. That said I am still expecting conditions on the slow side and I have taken that into account for the four races...
Goodwood & Galway selections Thursday 3rd August The two big Festival meetings reach the halfway stage on Thursday. At Goodwood we perhaps have the lowest profile day of the week but a couple of 3yo handicaps catch the eye. At Galway the feature event is the Galway Hurdle which...
Goodwood and Galway selections Wednesday 2nd August Day Two at Goodwood and the weather is expected to be wild and windy on the Sussex Downs. It might be worth taking on some of the favourites in the circumstances. I have selections for three races, whilst at Galway we have...
Goodwood selections Tuesday 1st August Glorious Goodwood gets underway on Tuesday, but with the weather anything but glorious over the past few weeks we need to look for horses who can act with cut in the ground, at least for the start of the meeting. I have selections from...
Royal Ascot selections Saturday 24th June Royal Ascot comes to an end for another year today and we apparently get to see Frankie Dettori one final time in the saddle at the big meeting of the year (unless he reverses his retirement decision in the meantime). The Jubilee Stakes...
