There will be no turf racing in Britain on Saturday and looking for AW possibilities just for the sake of it is invariably a mistake. The one thing that occurs to me is Encore D’or returning to Lingfield a week … Read More »

Encore D'or, Ian Carnaby

  Waiting Patiently paid for the day last Saturday and I was delighted for Ruth Jefferson. This is a very exciting horse and it is good to know he will not be rushed into anything. From what she says, I … Read More »

Sometimes there are genuine grounds for feeling reasonably happy about a defeat. I thought Misterton ran very well indeed in the Betfair Hurdle last week, helping to force the pace to the home turn and still pressing on in the … Read More »

Last week worked out very well with Topofthegame winning well at Sandown. He had finished fourth to George William at Kempton, a form-line which I think will give us more winners. The bonus was the price; finding value is very … Read More »

Ian Carnaby

I was greatly relieved when Maria’s Benefit held on at Doncaster last week. She is a very tough and classy mare who took the step up to Grade 2 level in her stride but, when Irish Roe joined her at … Read More »

Although Cheltenham stages ab excellent card on trials day, the safest short-priced favourite may be in action at Doncaster. MARIA’S BENEFIT was hugely impressive when hacking up by a wide margin at Taunton last time, beating horses trained by Paul … Read More »

I was relieved to see William Henry win the Lanzarote under quite a big weight last week. He benefited from James Bowen’s 5lb claim and did very well for a horse reverting to hurdles after an absence of a few … Read More »

It was good to see Poppy Kay landing the main bet last week and I hope there will be several more to follow from the Philip Hobbs stable as we move towards the Cheltenham festival. I think the stable is … Read More »

All being well, Chepstow stages the postponed Coral Welsh National on Saturday. It goes without saying the ground will be very testing and in recent years I’ve often thought that relatively few horses get home over nearly three and three-quarter … Read More »

At this stage there is not much point in going into detail where Saturday’s racing is concerned; all we can do is wait and see what the weather does and take it from there. The going will be bottomless if … Read More »

Although the ill-starred Starchitect would have won the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup but for his fatal injury, it was hard not to feel for Clan Des Obeaux, who worked hard over an inadequate trip and finally hit the front, only … Read More »

The Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday is worth a great deal of money and the first thing that players have to decide is whether the BetVictor form will be strong enough or should they be looking for … Read More »