Hi there, Philip Hobbs has confirmed that Defi Du Seuil will not be among the entries for Tuesday’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, leaving Richard Johnson to take the mount in the Triumph Hurdle. Johnson also rides the consistent VillageVic in either … Read More »

Hi there, Riding arrangements have been made for JP McManus’s string of Cheltenham contenders following the injury to his retained rider Barry Geraghty. Noel Fehily comes in for the mounts on Buveur D’Air and Unowhatimeanharry while McManus’s key player in … Read More »

I’m pleased to report that the Bulletin Book text was completed on Saturday and will go to print tomorrow (Monday). It will be ready for Package subscribers to view online on Tuesday evening, with the hard copies back for despatch … Read More »

All good things come to an end but I hope last week’s minor setbacks amount to a lull rather than the start of a poor run. Actually, it’s a quiet weekend again on the betting front, though Bolton look fairly … Read More »

We came to no great harm last week, with both Blue Surf and Evening Hush finishing second. It may not be easy to catch Blue Surf now but Amanda Perrett should be able to find a fair mile and half … Read More »

I was quite taken with the way Master Blueyes won the Adonis Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday. Alan King’s grey was a fair handicapper on the Flat last summer, winning from a mark of 72 on his handicap debut at … Read More »

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 »

Cheltenham Festival

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 »

Football News

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 »

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 »

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 »

Football News, Ian Carnaby, Newcastle

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 »

Ian Carnaby