Archive for November, 2007

Diary: November 22 2007

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Horses running from our main list to follow   Market Rasen -  12.40 Calgary Bay   Market Rasen -  1.40 Russian Trigger   Market Rasen 2.10 – Shrewd Investor   Wincanton 2.00 – Miss Mitch   Wincanton 3.30 – Super Nick     Horses running from our “dark horses” list Wincanton 3.30 – Wind Instrument   Russellform Ramblings Of the 6 horses featured yesterday there ...

Diary: November 21 2007

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Horses running from our main list to follow Warwick 12.50 – Ouzbeck   Warwick 2.50 – Wild Tonto   Hexham 1.40 – Tot ‘o Whiskey   Horses running from our “dark horses” list Warwick 12.50 – Prince Taime   Warwick 1.50 – Timpo   Warwick 2.20 - Marodima     Russellform Ramblings Ouzbeck made a promising start to his career last season when 3rd to ...

Diary: November 20 2007

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Horses running from our main list to follow Fakenham 3.30 Faith and Reason   Folkestone 1.10 Kid Charlemagne   Horses running from our “dark horses” list Folkestone 12.40 Daltaban   Folkestone 3.10 Proud to Present   Ramblings   It is my Italian evening class tonight so I shall be rambling off to that shortly. A quiet start to the week ...

Diary: November 19 2007

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Horses running from our main list to follow - None   Horses running from our “dark horses” list - None   Ramblings Sunday at the Cheltenham Open Meeting saw a change in the conditions with a strong wind and driving rain. Mendo was one horse to relish the soft ground and he stayed ...

Diary: November 18 2007

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

There were 4 winners from our list to follow today with the best coming from the only one I didn’t tip, L’Antartique, in the Paddy Power.   The first two days of the Cheltenham Open Meeting have had more than their fair share of drama and day 3 promises more of the ...

Diary: November 17 2007

Friday, November 16th, 2007

The cross country races at Cheltenham have come in for some stick over the years but even its harshest critics must have been moved by the incredible race that we were privileged to witness today.  Old Spot the Difference got one of the biggest cheers the Prestbury Park venue has ...

Irish jumpers to follow 07/08

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Irish horses to follow These are the horses I will be featuring during the 2007/8 national hunt season. Amstecos Aran Concerto Aranleigh Arrive Sir Clive Big Zeb Black ...

Irish jumpers to follow 2007/8

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Irish horses to follow These are the horses I will be featuring during the 2007/8 national hunt season. Amstecos Aran Concerto Aranleigh Arrive Sir Clive Big Zeb Black Harry Bob’s Pride Cellar Door Clopf Cooldine Cork All Star De Valira Drummer First Duty Glencove Marina Hide the Evidence Iktitaf Impudent Kazal Kendor Dine Kimberlite King Kirbybroguelantern Liskennett Mick the Man Nickname Ninetieth Minute Notre Pere Offshore Account Powerstation Rock Diplomat Save the Bacon Schindlers Hunt Scotsirish Shirley Casper Sizing Africa Sizing Europe Slash and Burn Slim Pickings Sophocles Sublimity Tailors ...

Diary: November 16 2007

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Now that we have said goodbye to the flat season the jumpers can really take centre stage.  The new season steps up a gear tomorrow with the start of the Paddy Power meeting at jumping’s spiritual home at Cheltenham.   The first race is a 24 runner conditional jockey’s handicap hurdle at ...

Diary: November 15 2007

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Jumps racing comes from Ludlow and Taunton tomorrow.   Hitaaf makes his hurdles debut for David Pipe in the 3.30 and is likely to start a warm order.  He won a 12 furlong handicap at Saint Cloud and was also placed on a number of occasions on the flat in France.  He ...