DAY two… and it will have to go some to better Tuesday’s opening feast. Fantastic performances from Solow and Gleneagles were the obvious highlights, although there was no joy on the punting front. Beaverbrook at 33/1 just failed to hit a place in the Coventry, finishing an excellent fourth. On to today… JERSEY STAKES: I’ve …[Read More]
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May 2014
Can anything topple Taghrooda?
MY WORD, this year’s Epsom Oaks runners have plenty to live up to. The race will be run in honour of the late, great Sir Henry Cecil, who passed away last June. He won it eight times and I doubt whether we will witness anything as brilliant as Oh So Sharp (1985) and Diminuendo (1988), …[Read More]
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May 2014
Can Rizeena do it for Brittain?
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]
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