Aintree – Friday May 14th TAKE THE STAND – Fourteen years old but still good enough to score for the third time at his beloved Cheltenham at the evening meeting a week and a half ago, staying on strongly in ultra-game fashion after having made the running. Carries a penalty for that win but in his [...]
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Ludlow – Thursday May 13th CEDRUS LIBANI – Barely stays 3m so odds-on defeat at Woodford under a semi-fit Richard Burton wasn’t a disaster; prior to that had carried all before him in a couple of course/distance Hunter Chases (both on good/soft). This faster ground will not be a concern and he looks the one to [...]
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Perth – Thursday May 13th BARRY THE CRACKER – Had looked a keen running non-stayer in the past (including in a 2m4f Sedgefield Hunter Chase) so most surprising that he was able to last home in a four-runner 3m Maiden taking nearly 7 minutes at Aspatria on Sunday; a change of bit reportedly allowed him to [...]
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Newton Abbot – Tuesday May 11th BLUE TEEN – 132-rated novice chaser who made a useful start to his Hunter Chasing career when scoring by a wide margin at Sandown, then excelled himself when finishing a fine third in the Fox Hunters at Aintree. This trip on quickening ground would probably be on the sharp side [...]
Friday, May 7, 2010
Aintree – Friday, May 7th CARRICK OSCAR – 129 rated chaser who ran on well to score on his debut in this sphere at Wincanton a couple of months ago; wasn’t enjoying the Aintree experience when unseating halfway in the Fox Hunters but a return to park fences should help. Not the most reliable and faces [...]
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Newton Abbot – Thursday May 6th PERTINENT – Fast ground winner off 108 at Wincanton last April and has since carved out a successful career in novice rider Points under this jockey; clocked an impressive time when beating this season’s winning-most performer at Badbury last time and with conditions in his favour here is likely to [...]
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
5.35 Cheltenham FARMER FRANK – Dual winner this term, including a heavy ground Hunter Chase at Towcester last time (fell when travelling strongly at Leicester); tailed off on his sole start going left-handed under Rules but has won this way round in Points and looks a leading contender in a weak race. ALROYAL – Bit hit [...]
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Fakenham – Tuesday May 4th COOL RUNNING – Useful chaser at up to 2m4f in Ireland but often prone to jumping errors and has certainly not set the Hunter Chasing world alight so far; unseated after 2m in a hot race at Ffos Las but no real excuses when a modest third at Bangor. This is [...]
Friday, May 14, 2010