No one would dispute that Tottenham are the best team in the Premier League at the moment and on Monday evening Stoke were lucky to be sharing the same pitch, so outclassed were they. When the prices were 1/7 Leicester … Read More »

Naturally I was very pleased when Vivaldi Collonges landed the nap last week. He is a lightly raced horse and will take high rank among staying chasers next season. It just goes to show that, in a stable as powerful … Read More »

The race for the Jump Trainers’ Championship is set to go down to the wire this Saturday at Sandown when Willie Mullins and Paul Nicholls try to chase a massive sum of prize money. At the time of writing Paul … Read More »

All three selections came up last week so I hope you had a profitable day. The Premier League title will not be decided this weekend but I think it fair to say Tottenham – who looked electric in the second … Read More »

I cut right back on Crabbies Grand National bets when the ground changed and it was just as well. Saint Are ran well under the circumstances but could not go on in the closing stages and the task was always going … Read More »

There were plenty of clues for the future to be found over the three days at Aintree. Although the betting opportunities were stifled in some races by very short-priced favourites, it was wonderful for visitors to Aintree to see some … Read More »

I suppose the way to look at last week’s vital Premier League fixtures is that Leicester probably did enough, in extending their lead over Tottenham to seven points, to lay one hand on the trophy. And yet, and yet. The … Read More »

As I have written and spoken about the Crabbie’s Grand National at some length I shall not go into great detail again here. To me, the starting point has to be last year’s race and the close finish between MANY … Read More »

By Paul Day The Masters, the first golf major of the year, starts on Thursday on the majestic Augusta National course. It is the only major which is played on the same course every year. In my view this tournament … Read More »

This will be a fascinating weekend when it comes to the title race and relegation from the Premier League. I shall be in a small minority here but I not considet the former a two-horse race between Leicester and Tottenham … Read More »

The Flat turf season begins in earnest on Saturday with the rescheduled Lincoln at Doncaster, preceded by the ‘consolation’ race, the Betway Spring Mile. Incidentally, while I understand the dismay in some quarters regarding Channel 4’s decision to give motor … Read More »

Having despatched the copy for my Dark Horses Annual to the Racing Post’s designer on Wednesday my mind now has to switch back to the jumps, with the next few days devoted to finding some value for the three-day Aintree … Read More »