Archive for August, 2008
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Quite a few of the horses mentioned in my preview on Friday ran well yesterday but alas no winners. Dr Sharp (10/1), Bo McGinty (6/1) Nexus (100/30) and Lang Shining (12/1) came 2nd, while Swop (6/1), Prime Mood (5/6) and Northern Fling (11/2) finished 3rd. The near thing ...
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
I am going to tackle the weekend’s racing in alphabetical order which means starting at Bath. If I turned the page of my racing calendar a couple of days early there would be a picture of Harlech Castle for September. Paul Cole’s 3 year old won a ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
There are two runners from my list to follow in the Chester 4.40 and both look likely to start at big prices. Navajo Joe was a winner at Lingfield in June but then finished last in a valuable handicap at Ascot where he showed some signs of temperament. ...
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
The Woolston Ferry was a sort of floating bridge across the River Itchen in Southampton – in fact it might still be there for all I know as it is many years since I lived in that neck of the woods. I remember watching “You only live twice” at the ...
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Most of the horses mentioned on last night’s preview finished in the frame and some of them actually won! Flushed with such unprecedented success let’s have a look at the prospects for Wednesday. I am going to start with the meeting at Ayr tomorrow and the 2 ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
After a busy weekend in the world of horse racing things quieten down a shade for the remainder of the week. There is racing at Ripon tomorrow though, as well as all weather action at Great Leighs and racing in the north west of Ireland in the evening ...
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Sunday, August 24th, 2008
I was pleased to see the 9 year old Unshakable take the 10 furlong handicap at Newmarket on Saturday. He is one of those horses that always seem to win at a decent price, his last 5 wins coming at 8/1, 7/1, 7/1, 10/1 & now 20/1. This ...
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
There is racing at Beverley tomorrow where the card gets under way with a valuable 10 furlong handicap at 2.20. Drill Sergeant should appreciate the conditions as he has won with some ease in the ground and was runner up, albeit beaten 6 lengths, behind Perks at Haydock ...
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
The weather forecast for the weekend seems a little better but unfortunately we have already lost racing at Newcastle tomorrow. On the positive side some of the races from the abandoned York card have been relocated elsewhere and will add to the interest tomorrow. I will go ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
For those of you following the Olympics there will be an equestrian element to the sports on show over the next couple of days thanks to the Modern Pentathlon. The Modern Pentathlon became an Olympic event in 1912, with a separate competition for women introduced in ...
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