There are certain profiles that I like to see in a horse’s form. In a previous edition I wrote about the ex-point-to-pointer who showed reasonable form between the flags before joining a yard and finishing down the field in maiden/novice … Read More »

No sooner is Aintree’s Grand National meeting over for another year than we dive into the Classic trials at Newmarket and Newbury, but that’s not all. Jumping devotees have the Scottish Grand National at Ayr and then, as the media … Read More »

There was unsurprisingly quite a furore from some quarters following the revelation that four horses trained by Dan Skelton plus one trained by Christian Williams, all winners, had been backed in multiple bets last Tuesday. The operation had apparently cost … Read More »

I went to Fontwell the other day. It was my first visit for a long time and I have to say it was a very moderate card, lifted to a degree by a steeplechase final with £20,000 in the kitty … Read More »

There have been some notable gambles landed in the last couple of weeks. I have tried to forewarn my subscribers of the early signals in my Daily Bulletin, even though we’re all aware that it does not take much to … Read More »