If ever you wanted to see an example of the importance of confidence in a sportsman, then all you need to do is look back at the week Frankie Dettori had at Royal Ascot. It has been well known for … Read More »

The Two-Year-Old Guide 2022 continues to point the way towards big-priced winners! Rage Of Bamby scores at Newbury at 14/1 for Eve Johnson Houghton who described her as “one of our earlier fillies and quite fast….I imagine she’ll require 6f … Read More »

Hi there, No, I’m not boasting. Just a quiet whinge that in the maelstrom of the congested Programme Book this 12/1 gem, hidden away in the last race at Goodwood this evening, slipped through the net. Yes, I have Horse … Read More »

‘I wasted time and now doth time waste me’. Well, it’s not quite true, as any flaneur will tell you. Sitting in the main bar at Brighton and pondering a weak card at Salisbury  –  a racecourse he passed all … Read More »

Hi there, I’m not sure what many of us would have made of Saturday’s Derby if runner-up Hoo Ya Mal had won the race at 150/1. One of trainer Andrew Balding’s reasons for running the colt was that he had … Read More »

When a new manager comes into a club, one of the first things people look to is what players they can bring into the club to help them straight away. So with all the articles out there on transfers and … Read More »

Marten writes: “This bumper Platinum Jubilee edition of the Weekend Card is packed with features, including my 1,700-plus word preview of the Derby, my thoughts on the Oaks, additional pieces from two exciting new writers Laura Joy and Jordan Hopkins, … Read More »