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
Buoyant is being touted yet another Martyn Meade-trained two-year-old ‘special’ in the prestigious eleven-runner Crocker Bulteel Maiden Stakes over six furlongs of Ascot this afternoon and this once-raced Awtaad colt will be faced by much-chronicled Ehraz from the immensely-powerful Richard Hannon yard; both were placed and shaped really well firstContinue Reading
Dashing Rat, disappointingly without a win after six attempts, for various reasons, still rates nigh on a ‘cert’ for the Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Yarmouth today; imagine this 84-rated Adaay colt running in my colours and where he would be today! Talk about being ‘inContinue Reading
Waltzing Queen is expected to lead six rivals a merry dance in the Median Auction Maiden Stakes over a mile of ‘firm’ Bath today, when the only English race-track without a watering system stages a seven-race programme which, though difficult with four handicaps, offers this gilt-edged opportunity for beleaguered punters,Continue Reading
Boondoggle was strongly-fancied to defy a 6lbs penalty in the eight-runner Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Chelmsford polytrack tonight and Mark Johnston’s charge rated a serious bet under Ben Curtis, also aboard last time out, twenty-six days ago but, at the ‘eleventh hour’ has been scratched!. After computing race-timesContinue Reading
MORE ON TEAM GB ISOLATION Six Team GB athletes are self-isolating in Tokyo after being deemed close contacts of an individual who tested positive for coronavirus following their flight to Japan. A statement from the British Olympic Association read: “The British Olympic Association can confirm that six athletes and twoContinue Reading
