Archive for January, 2009

Review of the flat season 2008

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Review of the flat season 2008 { All illustrations are by kind permission of the artist Karen Davies} By way of a change this time around I decided to set out my review in an A to Z format. So here goes! A is ...

Diary: January 22 2009

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

  The following horses from my list to follow are entered tomorrow. Fontwell 1.20 Moscow Catch Fontwell 4.20  Valdas Queen Warwick 2.40 Oh Crick & Ring the Boss

Diary: January 21 2009

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

  The following runners from my list to follow are entered tomorrow. King Brex – 1.40 Huntingdon Van Galen – Huntingdon 2.10 Lester Leaps in – Huntingdon 2.40 Max Bygraves – Huntingdon 4.10

Diary: January 20 2009

Monday, January 19th, 2009

  The following runners from my list to follow are entered tomorrow. Leicester 1.10 – The Old Pretender Leicester 2.40 Mewstone

Diary: January 19 2009

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

  It was good to see Woodlands Genpower win at Towcester today, recording his first success for fully 4 years. He has had various health and injury problems but was a decent horse a few years back. Jack Doyle was the winning jockey. He is enjoying a good season. ...

Diary: January 18 2009

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

I had an excellent day today with 6 winners from my list to follow plus a few seconds and other winning tips. There are a few runners from my list running tomorrow. At Market Rasen Special Envoy runs in the novice chase at 2.30. On hurdles form ...

Diary: January 17 2009

Friday, January 16th, 2009

I am going to start tonight’s preview at Ascot where the card kicks off with a handicap hurdle at 1.05. Serabad is worthy of consideration despite the fact that he has gone up 9 lbs since his win at Aintree in November. He gets on well with tomorrow’s ...

Diary: January 16 2009

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

  Not a bad day on the tipping front today with a couple of winners at Ludlow. Cornas put in a god round of jumping on his chase debut and although he started at 7/1 14s were available in the morning. There are 4 runners from my list to ...

Diary: January 15 2009

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

  Racing tomorrow over the jumps comes from Ludlow and Taunton. Starting at the Shropshire course I see that Nick Williams gives Cornas his chase debut in the 1.40. The horse has looked capable of landing a decent handicap hurdle prize so it is interesting that connections are ...

Diary: January 14 2009

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

  Planet of Sound is a horse that impressed me last season over hurdles. His course and distance win over fences at Christmas gives him an excellent chance in the Newbury 1.20 tomorrow. There are others with chances. Much was expected from Greenbridge this season but so far his ...