Day 1

Quick today as I have to rush to Cheltenham. We had a box for the whole week but unfortunately it blew away yesterday.  I’m still going for the week, but I won’t have a base, which is annoying. I think most of the favourites look solid today.  There are only three bets I like, Noland – Catch Me and Ashkazar.

Double handed

A busy week, and a difficult one with Jane being ill with flu and me not being able to drive.  I still managed to fit in three visits to the racecourse, and with Cheltenham coming up I’m going to be raced out be the end of next week. On Wednesday I went down to Fontwell, where Betfair were hosting a …

Decisions decisions

Cheltenham approaches and I have a few potential runners, but it brings a few dilemmas.  Currently I have both Mon Michel and Prince Ary declared for the Imperial Cup on Saturday and the County Hurdle on the Friday of Cheltenham, and they could both run in both races.  I also have King’s Head and Hope Road declared in the same …

King’s Head is a non-runner

Bert is en route to Lambourn and has asked me to report that King’s Head won’t be running as Gary Moore is concerned that the ground will be softer than he wants. The times and jockey comments from yesterday suggested that it’s unlikely to dry out enough despite a bright and breezy day today. At least it means that Bert …

The name game

The time has come to name the 2yos, and the Comic Strip Heroes horses are always good fun to do.  Jeremy and I compiled a list of around 40 names and we sat down with Ed to hammer it out. We have three colts with Pete by Rock of Gibraltar, Bahamian Bounty and Fasliyev – they will respectively be named Maxwell Hawke, Skid …