Abbie Power and Vieux Carre look obvious selections for divisions of the Novice Stakes over six furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Thirsk this afternoon, after not a lot of close scrutinising! Having achieving yet another result, on a short-priced priced favourite in the European Football Championships, when Switzerland sensationally heldContinue Reading
SWEDEN 1-1 UKRAINE 43. Two minutes before the break, and Sweden are back on level terms! It’s a goal of enormous good fortune as Emil Forsberg’s speculative long-ranger crashes into Illia Zabarnyi, and deceives Georgiy Bushchan to find the net. It’s a fourth goal at these European Championships for Forsberg,Continue Reading
Power Generation has a gilt-edged opportunity to make it third time lucky in the six-runner Maiden Stakes over six furlongs of ‘good’ Hamilton this afternoon when the stiff course will be seen as a reason to oppose John Quinn’s charge; I’m aware this Profitable filly will be tackling a longerContinue Reading
Heavy, persistent rains countrywide have left racecourses in a parlous state and, significantly, my best of the day, Income, was scratched this morning from a Windsor engagement tonight which is pleasing because to all intents and purposes betting horses on demanding turf surfaces is all about guesswork and I neverContinue Reading
BELGIUM 0-0 PORTUGAL 4. OOOOOFFF PORTUGAL ARE LOOKING DANGEROUS! Renato Sanches spun his marker and drove at the Belgian defence before executing a perfectly weighted through ball to Diogo Jota. But the Liverpool winger didn’t set himself properly before shooting and ended up scuffing his shot. He should have doneContinue Reading
Imperial Force looks an outstanding each-way punt for an eleven-runner ‘aged’ Novice Stakes over the straight six furlongs of ‘good to soft’ Windsor today, when enough boxes are ticked for this consistent, hitherto luckless Andrew Balding-trained Camacho gelding, placed five times from eight outings and back to his best distance,Continue Reading
Catch Cunningham fits snugly into my daily modus operandi for an eight-runner Novice Stakes over five furlongs of Newcastle tapeta this afternoon, the sort of bet we traded on successfully during a golden spell of each-way doubles/trebles which paid off any debts and enabled several tozenhance financial status considerably; ‘untouchable’Continue Reading
IF England versus Germany goes down to a penalty shootout, do not expect Gareth Southgate’s men to be cool, calm and collected. They will have been practising and analysing and leaving nothing to chance to prepare for such a huge moment. Troy Deeney blasted home his FA Cup semi-final penaltyContinue Reading
Wishaah, impressive debut scorer over seven furlongs of Kempton polytrack three weeks ago, is set for a follow up, despite a 7lbs penalty, against previous winners in a Novice Stakes on Newcastle tapeta tonight; ‘Shadwell’ contract trainer Owen Burrows has found an excellent opportunity for this Oasis Dream gelding whichContinue Reading
Sharp Riposte ticks enough boxes to make it third time lucky in a 2-y-o Novice Stakes over six furlongs of Newcastle tapeta this afternoon; no ‘cert’ by any means but Marco Botti’s charge, again mount of Luke ‘workaholic’ Morris, certainly meets median requirement given his second effort on ‘soft’ HaydockContinue Reading
