Cheltenham Fixtures 2017
Rebecca's Spotlight | February 26th, 2017
Champion Day (14 March) Time Race 13.30 The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race 14.10 The Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase 14.50 The Ultima Handicap Steeple Chase 15.30 The Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy 16.10 The OLBG … Read More »
Bournemouth may arrest the slide
Ian Carnaby's Sports News | February 25th, 2017
Anyone following the football selection over the past few weeks should be quite a long way ahead and Cardiff and Newcastle both won last week without conceding a goal. There is nothing as strong this week, though NEWCASTLE should win … Read More »
Blue Surf in good heart for this
Ian Carnaby's Racing News | February 25th, 2017
Friday saw a near miss with Amanda Perrett’s The Warrior, who has been gelded and was fit enough for his first appearance for several months when running in the seven-furlong handicap at Lingfield. He became very disappointing last term after … Read More »
Poli Roi Top Class Prospect
Marten's Current Racing Diary | February 21st, 2017
The best young prospect I saw running over the weekend was in the closing bumper at Navan on Sunday. The word was out that Gordon Elliott had an exciting prospect in Poli Roi, who was hammered in the betting market … Read More »
Newcastle to pull clear again
Ian Carnaby's Sports News | February 18th, 2017
Only a last-minute equaliser for West Brom at West Ham denied us three out of three last week and I am very happy with the way things are going. I was hoping the mixed bag of fixtures this weekend would … Read More »
Houblon Des Obeaux can go well again
Ian Carnaby's Racing News | February 18th, 2017
The wind has been taken out of my sails this weekend with Glaring missing his engagement at Sandown on Friday and Evening Hush sidestepping the Victor Ludorum at Haydock on Saturday. It has left me with two or three choices … Read More »
West Ham looking better now
Ian Carnaby's Sports News | February 11th, 2017
It took Bristol City a long time to wear down Rotherham in a poor match at Ashton Gate last weekend but they got there in the end to keep our good run going. The profit was modest because Crystal Palace … Read More »
De Name Escapes Me may be the danger to Clyne
Ian Carnaby's Racing News | February 11th, 2017
The only thing that ever irritates me when writing a piece like this is rubbish prices and I have to say the odds about Pretend and Soldier In Action last week were simply ridiculous. Up against previous winners on his … Read More »
Bristol City at last
Ian Carnaby's Sports News | February 4th, 2017
I was happy enough with nearly forcing a draw last week as Norwich’s comfortable victory over Birmingham all but balanced Newcastle’s FA Cup defeat at Oxford. As I’ve been saying for a few years, the FA Cup is not a … Read More »
Pretend still on the up
Ian Carnaby's Racing News | February 4th, 2017
Last Saturday’s Cheltenham card was overshadowed by the sad loss of Many Clouds, who gave everything in beating Thistlecrack in the Cotswold Chase. Of course, the sport goes on, as it must, and attention returns to the implications of the … Read More »
A Short Break
Marten's Current Racing Diary | February 3rd, 2017
I am away on the Isle of Mull for a few days, leaving on Saturday and returning next Friday. I have mentioned horses of interest that have entries in my absence on my line (0906 150 1555) which will be … Read More »
The Cotswold Chase
Marten's Current Racing Diary | January 31st, 2017
Others have written with far more eloquence than I ever could about the tragic end to last weekend’s Cotswold Chase. All I will say is that the horse had shown signs of post-race stress on at least two other occasions … Read More »
