This month we are pleased to welcome Joshua Mason to our site. Joshua is an aspriring sports writer so feel free to offer any feedback on this article to rebecca@martenjulian.com which will be passed onto him. The race to show horse … Read More »

The Premier League midweek games supplied plenty of goals, a good deal of controversy and also a ray of hope where Aston Villa and Sunderland are concerned. Also, by winning at Tottenham, Leicester put themselves in a very handy position … Read More »

Cogry could not keep our run going last week but, like so many in the Coral Welsh Grand National field, he failed to handle very heavy ground and was pulled up. I suppose you can always say that the winner, … Read More »

You can bump into some quite interesting discussions on the racing channels when things are quiet and there was one late this afternoon between Angus McNae and Tony Calvin about ante-post betting. I think we all now accept that ante-post … Read More »

West Brom v Stoke had the look of a banker draw about it last week so it was very disappointing when the home side scrambled in a winner deep into stoppage time. As I am always pointing out, there is … Read More »

I am very pleased with the way things are going at present. Polly Peachum ensured this page was in profit last weekend, while the telephone line is running at 100 percent after three selections in 2016 – Seeyouatmidnight, Polly Peachum … Read More »

Paul Nicholls will have been encouraged to send out three winners at Doncaster today. This is traditionally a quiet time of year for him, as it is about now that his horses have their ‘flu vaccinations. I believe I am … Read More »

The Wigan v Sheffield United game was called off last week so we had no chance to monitor the Blades’ improved form. However, they have won again since and are on the fringes of the play-off places again now. They … Read More »

  There were some fine performances at Cheltenham on Friday, none better than Village Vic’s all-the-way victory in the big handicap chase. Raised 8lb for a similar effort at the last meeting, he again jumped particularly well, apart from an … Read More »

For me the highlight of the last few weeks has not been the performance of a horse or even the thoroughly well-deserved knighthood for AP McCoy. The person to have impressed me more than anyone is Nico de Boinville, who … Read More »

I am probably one of the rare folk that wishes Christmas lasted more than a day! Purely because the build up to it goes on for so long and then suddenly that’s it over. The Marten Julian office used to … Read More »

As with the racing section it is hard to update over the Christmas period but there are few late things to consider. I am a little surprised that the bookmakers offer Arsenal at odds against in the televised match at … Read More »