OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER insists his decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United’s clash with Everton today was simply to ‘freshen it up’. The Red Devils boss has left Ronaldo on the bench and decided to recall Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial instead. 1 Ronaldo has been dropped for theContinue Reading

Say Grace is primed and ready to win a fourteen-runner Nursery Handicap over six furlongs of Newcastle polytrack tonight; under fabulous floodlights, on the fairest racetrack in the United Kingdom, this Rae Guest-trained Kodiac filly goes into battle having achieved a career-best time-handicap mark three weeks ago on a similarContinue Reading

Artaois, not surprisingly mooted a 2021 classic prospect after an unchallenged Chester success three weeks ago, rates a solid bet under Andrea Atzeni to defy a 6lbs penalty in division two of the class 4 Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Salisbury this afternoon; similar distance andContinue Reading

RATTLE OWL, 9/2, ‘rattled’ home yesterday; what a wonderful month this has been and, of course, we’ve profited considerably. Calm Skies will probably be a major target for ‘big-hitters’ to justify favouritism and make it fifth time lucky in the Fillies’ Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Kempton polytrack tonightContinue Reading

Adayar, winner of the Epsom Derby and Hurricane Lane, successful earlier this month at Doncaster (St Leger), were confirmed Sunday for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris next weekend; both are owned by Godolphin and ‘housed’ at Newmarket premises licensed for private trainer, Charlie Appleby. I’m surprised they have beenContinue Reading