I used to love ante-post betting. It was one of the perks of holding a press badge because, if you were working on the track, you had access to the prices offered by the bookmakers’ representatives, clustered around the connections, … Read More »

The focus of the racing media’s attention over the weekend was, inevitably, the performance of Constitution Hill in the Group 3 September Stakes at Kempton. Beforehand, I readily admit that I didn’t have great clarity of vision on the outcome. … Read More »

To be honest I thought it was a perfect day. Thirty years of sponsorship at Brighton came to an end with Dark Sun winning my Class 6 handicap and then, against all odds, we had a dead-heat in the following … Read More »

Life is never dull when you’ve got people like Emmet Mullins around. I say ‘like’, but I’m not actually sure there is anyone around who is quite like him. What makes him different is the unconventional way in which he … Read More »

There has been much to take out from the racing programme over the last few days. One surprising feature was the defeat of all bar one of Aidan O’Brien’s Group-race runners at York and Deauville. A week ago, who would … Read More »