Naturally I was pleased when Houblon Des Obeaux kept on willingly to snatch fourth at Warwick last week. The bonus was the 14/1 SP and a profit on the line of 25 units. Things became even better when Pink Gin, … Read More »

Clyne, Definitly Red, Ian Carnaby, Jumps 2016/17, Le Rocher, Un De Sceaux

This is one of those weekends when things have not worked out in that three of the four horses I was looking at will not be in action. Briefly, impressive Cheltenham winner Call To Order misses the Pertemps Qualifier at … Read More »

Houblon Des Obeaux, Ian Carnaby, Jumps 2016/17, Kingsley Klarion

There are some fascinating matches in the Premier League this weekend but they are very hard to call with betting in mind. For sure, Liverpool will have to play much better than they did at Southampton on Wednesday if they … Read More »

football, Fulham, Ian Carnaby, Preston, Sheffield United

Tottenham and Liverpool both won last week to keep our good run going and I believe they will fight things out as the Premier League enters its later stages. I realise Chelsea are still nicely clear but I thought Spurs … Read More »

Bristol City, football, Ian Carnaby

It’s a shorter blog this week with the racing fairly ordinary apart from two or three contests at Sandown. I shall be accused of bias where SAINT ARE is concerned but he did us a good turn when second in … Read More »

Briery Queen, Ian Carnaby, Jumps 2016/17, Saint Are

It was another profitable week last week with Aston Villa and Sheffield United completing a short-priced double. Neither was particularly impressive but, against that, we were decidedly unfortunate when a late shot the goalkeeper should have stopped denied us a … Read More »

football, Ian Carnaby, Liverpool, Tottenham

I’ve thought for a while that there might be a tiny race in Annabel Murphy’s Rigolleto, who contests a weak-looking Class 6 sprint handicap at Lingfield on Saturday. He seems to handle this surface better than Kempton and finished a … Read More »

Ian Carnaby, Jumps 2016/17, Lil Rockerfeller, Tenor Nivernais

I had a feeling last week when writing my Online Preview that it was not going to be easy to find value over the Christmas period, in the main due to the number of races with small fields and short-priced … Read More »

Jumps 2016/17, Marten Julian, Native River, Outlander, Thistlecrack, Tom Scudamore, Tony McCoy, Willie Mullins

It is a measure of how crazy football has become that Alan Pardew, deemed a failure at Crystal Palace, walks away heavy of heart but in receipt of a pay-off which would be life changing to the vast majority of … Read More »

Aston Villa, Burnley, football, Ian Carnaby, Sheffield United

I could not be all that confident about Tenor Nivernais last week because he was stepping up to three miles and I’d been waiting for him in a top handicap chase over two and a half plus, as you know. … Read More »

Glaring, Ian Carnaby, Jumps 2016/17, Tenor Nivernais, Unowhatimeanharry

Ring Marten this Christmas and New Year If you want to hear my thoughts and information for Boxing Day and the festive holiday then give me a call on 0906 150 1555 Any selections are, as always, given in the … Read More »

Gallant Oscar, Jumps 2016/17, Marten Julian, Paddy Power

I was not all together surprised to learn on Sunday that Coneygree will now miss the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day. I sensed all might not have been well. Sara Bradstock, who rides him in all … Read More »

Colin Tizzard, Coneygree, Josses Hill, Jumps 2016/17, Marten Julian