Archive for October, 2008
Sunday, October 12th, 2008
The jumps season is really getting going now and on the whole my selections have been paying their way. I was quite keen on a couple of Malcolm Jefferson’s runners on Friday at Carlisle. I have kept Tot O’Whiskey on my list to follow for a second season ...
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
The weekend racing spans just about all corners of the UK as well as Ireland so tonight’s preview of Saturday and Sunday promises to be a bumper editions. Hopefully I will be able to point you in the direction of some winners. For no particular reason I ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The 2 year old maidens at this time of year often throw up horses to follow for next season. Yesterday Alanbrooke was a winner at Nottingham yesterday despite trading at 47/1 in running. Although under pressure from a long way out he stayed on steadily under Royston Ffrench ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Mick Channon’s Dune’s Queen has been the subject of good reports during the summer and finally makes her debut tomorrow in the Newbury 1.40. This filly is very well bred being out of Queen’s Logic a top class filly herself until injury cut short her career, and a ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Here is the main list of horses I will be following over the 2008/9 jumps season. As usual the list is large as I feel it helps to have a ‘core’ of horses to keep an eye on. I will be monitoring the fortunes of ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
My preview on Sunday evening yielded a few winners. First Avenue saved me from what would have been a blank day yesterday but things took a turn for the better this afternoon thanks to Miss Eze (6/1) and Electrolyser (13/2). There are meetings on the flat and ...
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
I managed to find a few winners this weekend, especially over the jumps. I was particularly impressed with the performance of Argento Luna at Huntingdon. She showed signs of temperament before the start, although certainly not during the race, and as long as she doesn’t spoil her chances ...
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Saturday, October 4th, 2008
No filly has won the Arc since 1993, although they won 5 on the trot between 1979 and 1983. Anyway, these trends are there to be broken as shown by Katchit in the Triumph Hurdle and Sir Michael Stoute in the St Leger this year. The filly Zarkarva ...
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Today was something of a mixed bag with a sprinkling of winning tips and a few disappointments. One point to note from this early part of the jumps season is the form of Howard Johnson’s stable. The handler from Crook up in County Durham is certainly firing in ...
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
The well bred 2 year old Evasive was well backed on his debut at Kempton but after having a bit of trouble loading into the stalls ran rather green. He finished well in third though and should certainly benefit from the experience. He would be my choice in ...
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