Asymmetric looked a class act when giving this column another good-priced winner at Goodwood, Thursday, but jockey Martin Harley must have been mighty relieved to grab the spoils following a scrambling effort due to a stop/start pace; obviously he’d been told to ‘drop in’ but Alan King’s charge was hemmedContinue Reading
Before we go into the Friday piece I’ll plug/profile our 13/2 winner, El Bedegon, at Sandown Wednesday evening when the rainstorm fixture was abandoned a few minutes later because of horrendous ravaging weather conditions; James Ferguson’s charge continued our revival and the each-way ‘trixie’ also came up with two otherContinue Reading
Hollie Doyle stole the show on the first day of ‘Glorious Goodwood’ and in three nail-biting finishes at Yarmouth, hundreds of miles away east, Hayley Turner, Josephine Gordon and Laura Pearson thrilled a holiday crowd by registering dramatic victories; talk about ‘Ladies’ Day it was a reminder of colossal diversityContinue Reading
ARSENAL face Watford in a pre-season friendly at London Colney after cancelling their pre-season trip to the United States. Mikel Arteta will use it as an opportunity to get some new faces integrated into his squad. Stay up to date with all the action in our live blog below… PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!Continue Reading
Fearby first, the rest nowhere could well be the outcome of an intriguing eleven-runner group three Molecomb Stakes over five furlongs of forecast ‘soft’ Glorious Goodwood this afternoon, despite the presence of three times winner, Chipotle, against the Ed Bethell-trained Havana Gold colt. Demanding underfoot conditions are the bane ofContinue Reading
WARNING: don’t underestimate my continual reference to watering and it’s effect on turf surfacesl ‘Glorious Goodwood’ will not live up to its name today because nigh on FORTY-NINE ‘mils’ have more or less contributed to a desperate situation caused by poor husbandry and if you bet there you are guessing.Mine is to sortContinue Reading
What have Tyson and Dazzling Dan got in common? Both were napped during a weekend Newmarket meeting on the July course and were ‘turned over’ unceremoniously, finishing well in rear without giving readers the slightest flutter as they watched on TV screens throughout the world. First port of call SaturdayContinue Reading
Sea Oscar will be on an urgent retrieving mission in a shallow-looking Maiden Stakes over a mile of ‘good to firm’ Pontefract this afternoon, absolutely imperative this William Haggas-trained Sea The Stars filly gains ‘winning brackets’ for stud purposes and championship-chasing stable jockey Tom Marquand will be mindful of theContinue Reading
UNPEATABLE Adam Peaty hammered out a Tokyo 2020 statement of intent that told his rivals: “Catch me if you can”, writes MARTIN LIPTON. The defending 100m breaststroke champion is Britain’s banker bet of the first few days of the Games. And the Uttoxeter superstar, who had recorded the EIGHTEEN fastestContinue Reading
Wonderful Night is uniquely advantaged by circumstances and ‘politics’ for the six-runner group one King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes over twelve furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Ascot this afternoon and one particular twist of fate, which involves trainer David Menuisier’s charge, is this four-year-old ‘winning machine’ hasContinue Reading
