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Lovely Saturday racing but I haven't studied much over the last 2-3 days since I've been in Dublin, following Palace's European exploits. I'm back and really only have two of my noted horses to back. Rightsotom - Doncaster 12.25 9/2 Ew My note after his last run: If I was to have one bet...

Saturday 6th December 2025 I’ve just caught my first whiff of the festive season. With the earnest but freshly-foraged Christmas wreath adorning the front door, our tiny garden tidied and resting, the cats purring into a full 18 hours a day slumbering, we ready ourselves for the longest...

It’s a grand day’s racing, for sure. A minefield, of course, but if I’m to be blown up, this is the way to go. The feature of the day, with apologies to the Fighting Fifth, is the Hennessey which is always a race guaranteed to throw up future winners; it’s a class act, isn’t it. It’s a race...

If you can't enjoy the racing today, you need to find another sport; there are two great meetings and competitive racing for all tastes, hurdles or chases. As you'll know by now, chasing is my preference and I'm excited to see what transpires at Haydock, Ascot and, indeed, Huntingdon. If I was...

How come? Anyone else had this?

Good morning. It was just about a year ago that I broached the subject of Venetia Williams, predicting that the stable would be starting to bang in the winners and, lo, she gave us Fontaines Collonges on the 21st November. There have been many comments recently on the same subject: 'When will...

Morning all! (he said, mimicking the tone of Jack Warner). Well, here in Norwich it rained yesterday form dawn until well into the night and we need a torch during the hours of 'daylight', it's so grim. Still, if sems to go well enough for National Hunt racing and after the long dry periods we...

!.30 Chepstow: 9 runners but now two nr's. So, a R4 of 20p in the pound on winnings and now only first two for places. Are trainers being paid by the bookies to withdraw runners? Of course not but why don't the BHA do something to penalise serial nr trainers? The punter is simply not being served.

I know; it's all been said before. Last time out I backed Moodofthemoment only to see the jockey sit at the back from the off and simply allow the horse to get further and further behind without the slightest concern. PU: 'Never travelling' As I remarked in a post: 'Haha! The comedy show...

Good morning and welcome to the end of summer as the clocks fall back. We'll now be into the NHprogramme for the season in earnest and I love it. It was gratifying to see the Cheltenham card yesterday and, my God, what great racing there was; so entertaining and not one TV pundit insight in this...

Maybe someone can offer advice on the draw in the 4.40 tomorrow at Ascot? Ian?

Good afternoon. Saturday was not bad for me, as it goes. It was just so good to see Scandinavia win again; particularly as I'd noted him three or four runs before and subsequently followed him. Not only does he have class in spades, he stays, has finishing pace when needed, even over this 14f...

So, st Leger day and I've crept out from under my rock (boulder lol) to look at what's on offer. Suffice to write that this has not been a good flat season for me but fortunately I have not incurred too much of a pocket - hit so that's a relief. I do like this meeting and although any bets...

Good morning. Well, what a fallow period it's been for me over the last month or so. I have set my stall out to limit my betting to better grade horses, vowing not to enter any class 5 and 6 - rated animals in my horses to follow. I've also tried very hard not to be tempted into backing in...

Seven races and not one of them further than 1m. That's what I like to see: racing for the bookies. Not long before 8 - race cards consisting of 8 x 5f sprints, I shouldn't wonder.

Well, this certainly has been a fallow period for me and the horses. At last, after all these years, I’m learning that if none of my noted horses are going, there’s no need to be bottom trawling among the class 5 and 6 looking for winners. So, that means less and less involvement from day to day...

Good morning. It was good to get a winner yesterday from my two bets. Santorini had read my script and delivered the desired outcome in comfortable style. Yesterday's watching was good, too, for providing a little ammo for the future so happy days. Today I shall focus on the Clipper with a...

Good morning. At last, an oasis of fertile racing that provides, if not winners, lovely, competitive racing after the desert of the last couple of weeks. It's so good to see a card not awash with class five and six class races over 5f - 1m. There are just a couple of interest: Squealer -...

Good morning. For me, it's almost as if flat racing has shut down over the last week. Is it that I've become more discerning or has the quality of mid-week racing deteriorated in quality markedly? Dreadful. So we come to Saturday and the racing looks just so-so, imo. Certainly, there is...

Morning. Not much to report on the betting front but the great news for us is that my youngest gave birth to our first grandson yesterday, weighing in at 7Lbs 3ozs! I am absolutely over the moon! Today is all about bubba. I post my four fancies with no write up but to say they have been noted...