Archive for January, 2007
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Well there is not much to be said the yesterday’s preview. I am afraid the horses on our list to follow are rather on the crest of a slump just at the moment.
If Fontwell goes ahead tomorrow there is an interesting little beginner’s chase at 1.50. I decided to ...
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
I won’t get too carried away with the preview tonight as we will be lucky if we get any racing.
Former Triumph Hurdle runner up Faasel makes his chase debut in the Catterick 1.40. He ought to win but probably isn’t really a betting proposition. Backing short priced favourites in ...
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
There are no runners from our list to follow entered tomorrow.
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Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Just when I had nearly finished building my ark the rain has turned to snow!
Three of the horses from our list to follow won over the weekend, Afsoun, My Way de Solzen and Nickname. All seem likely to head for Cheltenham where they will probably find conditions a little ...
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Saturday, January 20th, 2007
The only runners from our list to follow tomorrow both run in the Ladbrokes.com Normans Grove Chase which is the 2.00 at Fairyhouse.
In a select field of 4 runners Nickname and Justified are the runners from our list. Nickname won well at Christmas over this trip at Leopardstown. The ...
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Friday, January 19th, 2007
With Ascot already washed out I am hoping that Haydock’s card survives tomorrow morning’s inspection.
We will get a better idea of just how good Afsoun is tomorrow in the Champion Hurdle trial at 1.25. His future is over fences I would imagine but it is quite possible that he ...
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
I met a lady in the wood.
No mortal maid, I knew, was she;
She was no thing of flesh and blood,
No child of human ancestry.
Her beauty held my eyes in thrall.
I spoke to her sweet words, soft-toned.
She answered me no word at all,
But only looked at me ...
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
Racing was completely blown away today which was a shame as I was looking forward to old Dancing Bay making his chase debut at Ludlow.
The only jumps meeting tomorrow is at Musselburgh. There are no runners from our list to follow on Friday but I will have a brief ...
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Wednesday, January 17th, 2007
The jumps racing tomorrow comes from Ludlow and Taunton. Taunton though must first pass a morning inspection. Nicky Henderson sends a couple of runners to the Shropshire venue, Dancing Bay and his younger half sister, Spanish Lace. Henderson has a good record at Ludlow so the two are worth a closer ...
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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
I hope that Newbury goes ahead tomorrow as there is an excellent novice chase on the card at 1.30. It could turn into a battle between Tony McCoy on Don’t Push It and Ruby Walsh on Opera Mundi. Both won last time out and they are difficult to separate. If ...
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