The fact that England looked like pressing Australia all the way (if three days can be all the way) in the Third Test underlined the fact that 7’4 about an Aussie whitewash in the Ashes series was poor value. The … Read More »

In some ways, it has been business as usual at Goodwood. Zuhair won on Wednesday – the third time he has won this five furlong handicap – and then gave best to stable-companion Flak Jacket over the extra furlong on … Read More »

I’ve decided to take a few days off in order to recharge the batteries for the autumn campaign, which is usually a very profitable time of year for me. Ian Carnaby will be standing in on the main line 09068 888 … Read More »

It was surprising on Tuesday when Double Oscar could not quite match Sharp Hat in the last at Beverley. The Nicholls sprinter is particularly well at present and should soon find a winning opportunity. My thoughts after the King George … Read More »

Looking back to the Galway Plate, and Christy Roche did a good job on Grimes, who got into this handicap chase off 128 – a mark 26lb below is current hurdles’ rating. He was always travelling comfortably and won this valuable … Read More »

Like everyone else, I found Saturday’s King George at Ascot a riveting spectacle, and the fact that the first two left the others for dead suggests the form is out of the very highest bracket. Just one point in passing: … Read More »

Looking back to yesterday, I was disappointed to see Trilogy outpaced from such an early stage of the Richmond Stakes. He didn’t move that well going to post and an ominous lack of strength in the market suggested he didn’t … Read More »

I completed work on the Summer Bulletin Book on Sunday evening. I must say that there’s plenty of valuable information in it, especially regarding handicappers for the autumn, but whether we’ll match the almost 80% strike-rate achieved by the ‘dark horses’ in … Read More »

Brighton on Monday was just about perfect – warm sunshine, a light sea breeze, and enough winning favourites to keep hardened punters happy. The days when 300 special trains and buses guaranteed that the old course would be packed to … Read More »

There are times when one needs to take a break and approach the form-book from a fresh perspective. When Lone Piper won at Doncaster last Wednesday, quickly followed by Kilmeena Lad at Kempton, I was mining a fairly profitable seam. … Read More »