Following my week away I returned to hear concerns that a few of Willie Mullins’ horses had been running below form. With a strike-rate in Ireland, as I write, of 40 per cent in bumpers, 38 per cent in hurdles … Read More »

SWANSEA STILL IN ACUTE DANGER Southampton and Newcastle both won narrowly last week and I think we’ve reached the stage where I should concentrate on that sort of analysis and leave the both teams to score bet alone. The problem … Read More »

L’AMI SERGE CAN DODGE THE BULLETS By and large I was pleased with last weekend, when Rivellino won the good sprint at Lingfield and Join The Clan finished a very good second in the staying hurdle at Sandown. He has … Read More »

It took an easy victory for Everton at Carlisle to limit the damage last week although there were times during the afternoon when I thought the draws might pay off. In the end Liverpool and West Ham played out a … Read More »

I hardly ever deliberately tip at odds-on for the simple reason that value is likely to be non-existent and, in any case, the horses in question can be spotted easily enough by everyone without outside help. I made an exception … Read More »

I am leaving for the Isle Of Mull on Saturday for a week to recharge my batteries for Cheltenham. There are a few horses entered to run over the next few days, including one handicap debutant of special interest next … Read More »

There are occasions in this game when everything, for a short while, seems to go right and that is what happened yesterday with Alan King, who landed a big-race hat-trick at Cheltenham and also took the Sky Bet Chase at … Read More »

It was a pity to blow out last week after virtually sweeping the board the week before. Of course, Gillingham and Peterborough both scoring limited the damage but Everton were expensive losers. When playing at a short price it is … Read More »

Vroum Vroum Mag did us a good turn last week but otherwise things were run of the mill and it’s hard to latch on to anything at great value this Saturday. Racing – and racing journalism – has changed significantly … Read More »

I am not quite sure how I am going to approach this year’s Cheltenham Bulletin Book. Such is the dominance of Willie Mullins that for the main races it will be either a case of writing the obvious or stretching … Read More »

It was a superb weekend for us last week with four of the five selections winning and even Middlesbrough’s surprising defeat at Bristol City still leaving us well over 50 units to the good. Of course, with some bookmakers the … Read More »

Vivaldi Collnges could not do it for us last week but I wouldn’t set too much store by the result at Warwick. Meetings are taking place now when many of the participants have little chance of getting home on heavy … Read More »