The wind has been taken out of my sails this weekend with Glaring missing his engagement at Sandown on Friday and Evening Hush sidestepping the Victor Ludorum at Haydock on Saturday. It has left me with two or three choices … Read More »

Ian Carnaby

It took Bristol City a long time to wear down Rotherham in a poor match at Ashton Gate last weekend but they got there in the end to keep our good run going. The profit was modest because Crystal Palace … Read More »

Bolton, Football News, Ian Carnaby, Southampton, West Ham

The only thing that ever irritates me when writing a piece like this is rubbish prices and I have to say the odds about Pretend and Soldier In Action last week were simply ridiculous. Up against previous winners on his … Read More »

Ian Carnaby

All bar one of the selections went in last week, with Bristol City paying us out twice, managing to score at home to Cardiff and then winning their FA Cup 3rd Round replay at Fleetwood. Preston stopped Brighton’s gallop, as … Read More »

Cardiff, football, Ian Carnaby

Naturally I was pleased when Houblon Des Obeaux kept on willingly to snatch fourth at Warwick last week. The bonus was the 14/1 SP and a profit on the line of 25 units. Things became even better when Pink Gin, … Read More »

Clyne, Definitly Red, Ian Carnaby, Jumps 2016/17, Le Rocher, Un De Sceaux

This is one of those weekends when things have not worked out in that three of the four horses I was looking at will not be in action. Briefly, impressive Cheltenham winner Call To Order misses the Pertemps Qualifier at … Read More »

Houblon Des Obeaux, Ian Carnaby, Jumps 2016/17, Kingsley Klarion

There are some fascinating matches in the Premier League this weekend but they are very hard to call with betting in mind. For sure, Liverpool will have to play much better than they did at Southampton on Wednesday if they … Read More »

football, Fulham, Ian Carnaby, Preston, Sheffield United

Tottenham and Liverpool both won last week to keep our good run going and I believe they will fight things out as the Premier League enters its later stages. I realise Chelsea are still nicely clear but I thought Spurs … Read More »

Bristol City, football, Ian Carnaby

It’s a shorter blog this week with the racing fairly ordinary apart from two or three contests at Sandown. I shall be accused of bias where SAINT ARE is concerned but he did us a good turn when second in … Read More »

Briery Queen, Ian Carnaby, Jumps 2016/17, Saint Are

It was another profitable week last week with Aston Villa and Sheffield United completing a short-priced double. Neither was particularly impressive but, against that, we were decidedly unfortunate when a late shot the goalkeeper should have stopped denied us a … Read More »

football, Ian Carnaby, Liverpool, Tottenham

I’ve thought for a while that there might be a tiny race in Annabel Murphy’s Rigolleto, who contests a weak-looking Class 6 sprint handicap at Lingfield on Saturday. He seems to handle this surface better than Kempton and finished a … Read More »

Ian Carnaby, Jumps 2016/17, Lil Rockerfeller, Tenor Nivernais

It is a measure of how crazy football has become that Alan Pardew, deemed a failure at Crystal Palace, walks away heavy of heart but in receipt of a pay-off which would be life changing to the vast majority of … Read More »

Aston Villa, Burnley, football, Ian Carnaby, Sheffield United