That’s the question I’m trying to ask myself. After three visually impressive performance, Henry Candy’s colt has improved to a genuine Group 1 performer, and I’d go as far to say he’ll be winning Group 1’s as well. His first run this year was in a handicap at Sandown (Good), in which he clocked a time [...] [...more]
On what looked quite an ordinary card for a Chester evening meeting during the week, a performance on the clock has me thinking about a well handicapped and improving gelding of Brian Ellison’s. A son of Daawe a useful handicapper in his day, and a horse who from limited chances and thrown a few useful sorts for such a small fee. [...more]
I had heard from a good friend of mine that the Roger Charlton camp had one other filly held in higher regard than at the time Oaks candidate Clowance, who ran a respectable race in the Fillies Classic. Her name was SCUFFLE, and I unloaded my barrow full of cash onto her at Nottingham during the week. [...more]
Every year the flat enthusiasts amongst us have the puzzle of finding Luca Cumani’s horse for the Ebor, a handicap over 14F run on the Knavesmire. Luca has managed to nail the winner of this staying handicap 3 times from 1999 and went very close in 2006 when Glistening was just nailed by Mudawin. [...more]
Now I know I'm going to get laughed at for suggesting such a thing, but I'm not sure how good this years renewal has been. Henrythenavigator is still pretty much unexposed as horses can be [...more]
Okay now I’ve been sceptical about this horses chances of staying the Guineas trip ever since he returned as a three-year-old, however what I saw from Paco Boy at Newbury this weekend has put serious doubts in my mind. Lets start with looking at Paco Boy’s pedigree, by Desert Style out of Tapenzee by Sandhurst Prince. [...] [...more]
Done my times for the Abernant Stakes and it would appear that Assertive has run right up to the rating he posted in this race last year behind Asset. Zidane was flashing home late in the day to nail Assertive but Richard Hannon’s colt was fighting back gamely again at the line once headed, and [...] [...more]
After watching this filly trail blaze in the Silver Salver at Haydock last week, there was plenty to like about the way she smashed good listed class rivals with utter distain. I make no bones about this being a classy performance, given that she’s only a three year old taking on her elders at this time of year. [...more]
Having been visually impressed by this year’s winner of the 2000 Guineas, Cockney Rebel duly put in a noteworthy performance on the clock. Named after a rock band headed by Steve Harley in the early seventies, Cockney Rebel has gone a long way to confirm the ability his trainer Geoff Huffer always believed he possessed. [...more]
Cesare is in my mind a genuine group class horse in the making. He’s made a steady step-up in class after getting the hang of racing and he’s still only lightly raced at six-years-old and the way he came back yesterday would suggest he’s better than ever. Held up early on he gradually was manoeuvred [...] [...more]
