LAST year’s Cheltenham Festival was in danger of becoming a bookies’ benefit for this hapless punter. Then along came tiny terrier Medinas. The little horse with the very big heart popped up at a huge price to win the Coral Cup – and got me out of jail. I’d backed him at 50/1 on the …[Read More]
16
Dec 2013
Cheltenham Festival beckons for Pipe novices
FEW trainers are as strong in the novice hurdle division as David Pipe. The Liquidator has already established his claims as a leading Cheltenham Festival fancy. And on Saturday Kings Palace shot to favouritism for the Albert Bartlett after a facile victory in at the International meeting at Cheltenham. I loved the way this boy …[Read More]
15
Dec 2013
More Of That the joker in Cheltenham Festival pack
THERE were Cheltenham Festival clues aplenty at the weekend’s International meeting at Prestbury Park. The New One grabbed most of the headlines and confirmed his status as favourite for the Champion Hurdle with a fluent success in the StanJames.com International Hurdle. I suspect the winning margin would have been bigger if he hadn’t rapped the …[Read More]
