Archive for May, 2008
Friday, May 30th, 2008
I had a fair day on the tipping front yesterday with many of the horses covered in the preview finishing in the money. I was quite pleased with forecasting a potential shock in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes where I felt the soft ground would play a part. Smokey ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Not much time tonight but here are a few suggestions for tomorrow's meetings. Goodwood 4.10 Rock Peak (danger - Barricado) Haydock 8.10 Navajo Jo and Tourist (ew) Haydock 8.40 Toboggan Lady Musselburgh 8.20 Mr Crystal York 2.10 King of ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
The jumps review this year will be an illustrated version! My thanks to Tracy Roberts of Turfpix for the use of her extensive portfolio of racing photographs and to equestrian artist Lisa Miller for allowing me to use copies of her prints. The 2008 Cheltenham festival must ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Sandown stage a top quality evening card tomorrow and that seems the best place to start. The high class hurdler Punjabi (pictured below) looked a seriously well handicapped horse when winning at Newmarket last week and he should be able to follow up, under a 6 lbs ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
There were a couple of winners from our list to follow on Monday. Richard Fahey’s Trip the Light took advantage of a low mark to score in the staying handicap that closed the card at Redcar. He was visored first time which seemed to bring out some improvement ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
So we'll go no more a-roving So late into the night, Though the heart be still as loving, And the moon be still as bright. For the sword outwears its ...
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
There is not too much that catches my eye over the next couple of days. In the 5.15 at Chepstow tomorrow Michael Jarvis runs Albarouche who was 3rd behind Dar Re Mi at Sandown, albeit quite a long way behind the winner. This sister to Derby runner up ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Not a vintage day for me on the tipping front, after Another Decree obliged late on Friday at 16/1. I did have Fleeting Spirit in the big sprint at Haydock though. Staying with the sprinters but at a rather lower level there is a ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
The race that caught my eye this afternoon was the Newmarket 4.40 where Punjabi held off the fast finishing Mad Rush. Both horses look set for a profitable campaign, in particular the runner up who did not get a clear passage. Moving on to ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Winners have been in rather short supply this week but at least Bukit Tinggi won for us at Haydock today and looks a horse to follow. Pacific Pride is hardly a prolific winner with a strike rate of only 2 from rather a lot. However, he has ...
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