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...
Ascot & Haydock selections Saturday 20th December The final Saturday of racing action before Christmas and we have plenty to look forward to with big cards at Ascot and Haydock. The Berkshire track certainly is the highlight with an open looking Grade 1 staying hurdle as the feature. However...
Aintree & Sandown selections Saturday 6th December Plenty of high class racing to enjoy once more on Saturday with some quality jumps action at both Sandown and Aintree. The highlight might well be the chance to see the National fences in action once more, where a horse high on...
