Archive for December, 2008
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
With the temperature around the country unlikely to rise much above freezing we might be lucky if we start the year tomorrow with any jumps racing. Cheltenham stage a god card so let’s hope they beat the freeze. You can buy the CD of Singalongamaxmas on Amazon ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
I won’t spend too much time on my preview tonight as both UK meetings are in doubt due to the frost. The following horses from my list to follow are entered; Uttoxeter 12.40 Another Display 1.40 Negus de Beaumont Warwick 12.50 The Pious ...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
Today’s tips did OK for me with Planet of Sound, Dave’s Dream and Diamond Harry all winning. I don’t have much of a view on the racing tomorrow. It is not a very original selection but my nap of the day is Over Sixty in the Taunton ...
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Planet of Sound is the first runner from my list to follow in action tomorrow. He runs in the Newbury 12.30. He has had a slight back problem since running at Sandown where he was 4th. This looks a tough little race where any one of the 5 ...
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Saturday, December 27th, 2008
My list to follow is going through a lean time at the moment although Wind Instrument was a winner this afternoon. There are 5 runners from the list out tomorrow where my main hope is Neptune Collonges in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown (2.35). Although he makes ...
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Saturday, December 27th, 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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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Despite 3 winners from my list to follow it was not much of a Boxing Day for my tips. Over the years I have managed to find the winner of the Welsh National on a few occasions so here’s hoping. Halcon Generlardais is a big favourite of ...
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
With no weather threat this year we should get racing at all the various meeting throughout the UK and Ireland on Boxing Day, with the main attraction being Kempton Park. In the King George at 2.40 Kauto Star (pictured below) goes for a hat trick of wins ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. It was falling, too, ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Of the horses features last night Stow was a 4/1 winner this afternoon. There is only one runner from my list to follow in action tomorrow. No Panic who goes in the 2.15 at Fontwell may be able to improve on his other efforts this season. It ...
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