Recent content by Steeplechasing

I'd back a previous Grand National winner, but not a placed horse. Too many of them return with a bad memory of Aintree.

A fine post. Thanks.

His Gold Cup, as the saying goes.

Been following him since last season's win but he's been more Racking Crapsody. I'll give him one more chance here.

It doesn't matter what they do at home - as Nicky well knows. Gallops and schooling grounds are not racecourses. They'll be no Yogi upsides at each hurdle telling Nico what to do. Could be plenty Boo Boos, though. The BHA, snivelling in the background, hoping no one notices that they are the...

The first question connections should be asking is "Given recent evidence, is the horse highly likely to come back safe?" Question 2: "How do I want to be remembered within racing?" Reading between the lines, I think Nicky wants to go for it and Buckley doesn't. And I believe Buckley will...

My main horseracing interest in the past 30 years has been the demeanour of horses when racing. The way a horse goes through a race can tell a much bigger story than its formline, which, given everything that goes into winning, is little more than a foreword in a long book. Anglers Crag had a...

Nice to find a well set out forum. I've been a racing fan since I was 12 - 60 years ago. My Flat interest faded after about 10 years and it's been mostly all jumps for me since. I see some familiar names and look forward to reading the posts here. Good luck Joe