Just Jacob might well be overlooked in a class 5 Novice Auction Stakes over the straight undulating mile of ‘good to soft’ Chepstow where William Haggas’ charge will be ridden by stable jockey Tom Marquand, partner of leading jockey Hollie Doyle. Many thought it would be a reverse situation andContinue Reading

Bolshoi Ballet looked impressive when winning a prestigious ‘Derby Trial’ unchallenged in Ireland Sunday and as a consequence has been backed into 7/4 favouritism for the Epsom feature next month; is this another typical reaction to an Aidan O’Brien-trained ‘superstar’ or panic by the bookmaking profession which seems scared stiffContinue Reading

Golden Rainbow is a fascinating declaration for the £2862 Novice Stakes over five furlongs of Lingfield polytrack today; last month Archie Watson’s charge attempted what turned out to be an impossible debut mission at Brighton where Navello, arguably the best juvenile we’ve seen this season, defeated the Havana Gold coltContinue Reading

Olympic Conqueror looks a solid betting proposition for the seven-runner Novices’ Hurdle over two miles of ‘good’ Ludlow this afternoon but plenty of focus will be on his only serious time-handicap rival, Byzantine Empire, a somewhat controversial ‘eye-catcher’ last time out. Following two useful efforts Olympic Conqueror made no mistakeContinue Reading