LACAN did me a good turn when winning at Chelmsford in early May. He was due to run at the Epsom Derby meeting but was pulled out at the last minute but Marco Botti (left) sends him to Newcastle today where he goes in a class 2 handicap. He is up 3lb for his victory …[Read More]
THERE would be some perfect symmetry if Clive Brittain was to win this Sunday’s 1,000 Guineas with the talented RIZEENA. Exactly 30 years after his mighty Pebbles scooted clear of Meis-el-Reem to win the fillies’ Classic, it would provide a wonderful reward for a man who has never shirked a pop at a big race. …[Read More]
DON’T you love a talking horse… Down the years a host of equine luminaries, including Gorytus and Dubai Millennium, have been hailed as some kind of latter-day Pegasus. Some of these thoroughbreds have fulfilled the hyperbole while others have sunk without trace, leaving us racing nerds exasperated and craving the next big thing. But for …[Read More]
TIME for a new column. Each week we’ll highlight a few horses to follow, animals who have caught the eye and the imagination on the racecourse. Among them will be winners, horses who have been unlucky, some who are well handicapped and one or two who have yet to race. Here is this week’s list… …[Read More]
ANOTHER flurry of three-year-old talent takes centre stage on the second day of the Newmarket Craven meeting. Yesterday threw up genuine Guineas contenders in Garswood and Hot Snap but today the Craven itself is very much quality over quantity with the clash between Dundonnell and Toronado absolutely fascinating. But there is a welter of unraced …[Read More]
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