Although these are early days to be looking towards next year’s Classics, I’ll be disappointed if Victorious doesn’t figure in the early reckoning. The daughter of Wootton Bassett has won each of her three starts, notably last time when beating … Read More »

Looking back to last week’s July Meeting at Newmarket, I was mightily impressed with the performance of Senorita Bonita in the Group 2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes. The daughter of Starspangledbanner had looked very smart at the Craven Breeze-Up sale … Read More »

I have to admit that I am a little confused about the pecking order of this season’s three-year-olds. The Coral-Eclipse on Saturday was the first Group 1 test against older horses but, on form, this did not strike me as … Read More »

Another warm spell is upon us. I need it and even when temperatures start to drop again I’ll wish I was in Aix -en- Provence, sipping a glass of chilled rose. I can’t afford it, of course, and given my … Read More »

I’ve recently come to the conclusion that Aidan O’Brien starts the season without a clear idea of the pecking order of his horses. He is admirably forthcoming in the previews and on open days, and there is no doubting his … Read More »