Eye Of The Storm duly won the Coral Marathon at Sandown for my friend George Materna last week. He has been waiting for a horse to compete at Pattern level and this one-eyed individual was well bought out of Aidan … Read More »

By Paul Day Wimbledon, tennis’ most prestigious tournament, starts on Monday in the beautiful grounds of the All England Tennis and Croquet Club situated in London SW19. If you are lucky enough to enjoy a day at Wimbledon, it is … Read More »

By Ian Carnaby Last week’s advice concerning Wimbledon needs a second look following Sloane Stephens’ rather tame exit in the semi-finals at Eastbourne. She is an infuriating player because the shots are all there and not so long ago she … Read More »

By Ian Carnaby Last Saturday showed us a small profit when Teak predictably kept on well enough to claim minor honours in the Queen Alexandra stakes at Royal Ascot. He always does his best and stays a distance of ground, … Read More »

By Marten Julian Looking back to the events at Royal Ascot last week my overall verdict would be that it was challenging. from a betting perspective, but a great success for the occasion. From the betting viewpoint I just about … Read More »

Andy Murray is going along quite well at Queen’s and should win the title, though I am not about to tip him at odds-on. I have very little to add to previous comments about his rivalry with Novak Djokovic and … Read More »

By Ian Carnaby I am rarely pleasantly surprised by the SP of favourites in big races on Saturdays. The events have been well covered in the racing press for several days beforehand, the Morning Line plays its part and, of … Read More »

By  Chris Clarke The US Open is traditionally the hardest golfing test of the year. Par is often considered to be a viable winning score and the courses chosen tend to be long and have firm testing greens. With a … Read More »

By Marten Julian Frankie Dettori’s resurgence back into centre stage continued this afternoon when Star Of Seville atoned for a troubled run in the Oaks by winning the Prix de Diane at Chantilly. I had not expected the daughter of … Read More »

By Marten Julian I have never looked forward to a Royal Ascot meeting as much as next week, but I have to advise you that my final selections will be very dependent on the state of the ground. The going … Read More »

I claim no plaudits for the fact that Golden Horn and Jack Hobbs – first and second in the Derby – made it to the Premier List section of my Dark Horses Annual. The former had impressed me with his … Read More »

Well it wasn’t a bad day for clients with my only two star bets winning – Code Red at 14/1 and Al Bandar at 3/1 – but I would never have found the 50/1 Oaks winner Qualify in a month … Read More »