So in my aim to please everyone I have confused people! We offer two books for Royal Ascot. Book One covers the first two days and Book Two covers the final three days. To receive these it costs £20 (£4 … Read More »

I had thought of writing a detailed analysis of Euro 2016 but, to be honest, my thoughts have not changed much over the past few months. Once again, England seem in an ideal section to progress serenely to the second … Read More »

Sometimes we take heart from minor successes. Whilst I had little idea where the winner of the Derby was concerned, I was pretty sure the Dante form would not be good enough and Wings Of Desire duly finished a creditable … Read More »

Even after going to great lengths to acquire an accurate appraisal of the ground at Epsom I have to concede that I probably got it wrong. There is heavy ground, soft ground, good to soft ground, holding ground and, perhaps … Read More »

I shall leave a detailed analysis of Euro 2016 to next week, although it seems to me that England will never have a better chance and I am not at all put off by fairly ordinary performances in recent friendlies, … Read More »

The Derby is such a prestigious and important event within the horseracing world that it commands thousands of column inches. Nothing changes if the race looks imponderable – which this year’s certainly does – because journalists and advisers still have … Read More »

After many years speaking to clients I often get asked how we work together. Despite Marten and I living in the same town we actually work from seperate offices which may surprise some people. The truth is that Marten is … Read More »

Hi there! As if having one of the largest fields for the Derby in such an open year were not enough, the uncertainty this weekend is further compounded by a changeable weather forecast. As I write on Wednesday it’s rained … Read More »

Things have been so busy on the racing front that there is only a minor update here, especially as I have no interest in international football friendlies. Kei Nishikori has successfully negotiated the first few rounds of the French Open … Read More »

It was good to get a major selection in on the line on Friday when Pour La Victoire obliged at Brighton. It surprised me that 5/2 was readily available because he was certainly very well in – unpenalised for winning … Read More »

There were mixed messages with regard to the future from the weekend action at the Curragh. What the two-day meeting did demonstrate was the importance of the ground on the results, with at least two of the weekend’s top races … Read More »

This is quite brief this week because I have been at Goodwood and, in any case, another domestic football season is all but done and dusted. It was a good ante-post campaign for us, with both Tottenham and Walsall making … Read More »