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

El Hibri is worth waiting for in the Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta tonight; ‘Super-Saturday’ is yet again all about too many non-descript handicaps which, for the most part, I’m simply not interested in because they involve guessing, a pointless and indeed a fruitless pursuit. A raceContinue Reading