Hennessy Gold Cup: Sky the limit for Many Clouds

IF YOU were to design the perfect National Hunt specimen then you would probably come up with something akin to MANY CLOUDS. The leading Hennessy Gold Cup contender has been a favourite of this blog since he hosed up in a Wetherby bumper on a bitterly cold February day in 2012. His performance had pundits …[Read More]

Saturday Selections: Kelso is THE place to be

THE looming shadow of the Cheltenham Festival can often dilute the quality of racing in the two weekends before the great meeting. But not today. There are competitive cards at both Newbury and Doncaster. But there is only ONE place to be and that is at the beautiful Scottish borders racecourse of Kelso. Excellent prize …[Read More]

Ruby needs a split personality

RUBY Walsh must be a frustrated man today. If there was any way he could split himself into three, then he would. Yes, he has the plum ride on Silviniaco Conti at Newbury and several other fancied rides for Paul Nicholls, but he misses out on a wonderful card at Leopardstown that could prove to …[Read More]