Resilience, an unlucky nap when beaten a head and a neck by Thunder Queen and Janaat over six furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta last week, returns to course and distance for division one of an eleven-runner Novice Stakes this afternoon when veteran jockey John Egan is replaced by Callum Shepherd onContinue Reading

Amazing to think the powers that be, British Horseracing Authority, officially ‘ended’ our 2021 turf-flat season yesterday with a six-race ‘Champions’ fixture at Ascot and today there is no racing ‘on the level’ in England; mind you it will be a bit like old times! Sunday racing wasn’t introduced untilContinue Reading

Symbol Of Light is nigh on the biggest certainty of this year in the Novice Stakes over nine furlongs of tapeta tonight and shortly after 8pm I’m expecting recently-returned Robert Winston to steer this once-raced, Charlie Appleby-trained, Shamardal gelding into the Wolverhampton winners’ enclosure, surrounded by a good crowd becauseContinue Reading

Glentaneous, easy five three and three-quarter lengths winner of an ‘aged’ handicap over ten furlongs ‘good to soft’ Nottingham, Wednesday, must represent one of best and most assured naps from this column which originated back in 1974 when I created record £72 points and scored unchallenged in the now-defunct SportingContinue Reading