‘Actions speak louder than words’ and William Haggas, Mark Johnston, not to mention the irrepressible champion trainer, John Gosden, have proved it with admirable consistency these last few years; serious punters aren’t fools, many specialise with selections from such yards and enjoy profit from their hobby/passion. When you consider justContinue Reading

Torquator Tasso, an 80/1 winner of the Arc de Triomphe, Sunday, was no surprise whatsoever; on desperate ground anything can happen and the reason why my column attempted to dissuade readers from losing their ‘ard earned money in a guessing game. Trying to back winners in such circumstances is ludicrousContinue Reading

King Cabo, a completely unconsidered 80/1 chance on debut thirty-one days ago, is the only serious alternative to hot Godolphin-owned favourite Nations Pride in the six-runner Novice Stakes over a mile of Lingfield polytrack today and I’m looking forward to watching Luke Dace’s charge, which could well prove a surpriseContinue Reading

Adayar is an obvious selection for the group one Arc de Triomphe over twelve furlongs of forecast ‘very soft’ Parislongchamp today and it’s definitely just a question of whether the Epsom Derby winner is able to cope with adverse underfoot conditions which have deteriorated due to colossal rain in theContinue Reading