Cheltenham Festival 2015 Most pundits will be taking the view that this year’s Cheltenham Festival is dominated by Willie Mullins’ stable and that his favourites, notably on the first day, will be hard to oppose. I see this as a … Read More »

I have, at last, just finished writing the Dark Horses Annual for the new Flat season. This has taken longer than usual this year, due in part to late publication of the entries for the two Newmarket Classics and the … Read More »

I am generally happy to let the Flat racing season go right through to the end before concentrating on National Hunt and I suppose I’m one of those who are happy to regard the former Mackeson meeting, now the Paddy … Read More »

Please find below some of the highlights from our latest newsletter. To receive it in full each month please register here I need to start by wishing you all a very happy, peaceful and successful 2020! The last 12 months … Read More »

There have been many special moments in my life. I have been very lucky, first to have been part of them and second, perhaps more importantly, to have been receptive to them. I am sure there have been people around … Read More »

There were Classic clues aplenty at Newmarket this week and this afternoon at Newbury. I realised that John Gosden had a host of talented three-year-olds when writing my Dark Horses Annual a few weeks ago and after a sluggish start … Read More »

I claim no plaudits for the fact that Golden Horn and Jack Hobbs – first and second in the Derby – made it to the Premier List section of my Dark Horses Annual. The former had impressed me with his … Read More »

EURO 2020 (2021) by Jack Dixon Please note: The football articles that feature on this site are being written by Jack Dixon as part of his work experience. He is a teenager and looking for work experience within the football … Read More »

It seems that any three-year-old colt that wins a maiden over a mile or more impressively at the moment has done enough to warrant a Derby interest. Mind you, this may not surprise those of you who bought my Dark … Read More »

Sometimes you see a maiden race that leaves you thinking it may be rather better than the norm, and for me this applied to the 1m 2f maiden run at Sandown on Thursday evening. The race was won by the … Read More »