Archive for December, 2009
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
My last 6 selection have yielded 3 winners and I am hopeful of another good day tomorrow. The covers are on at both Ascot and Uttoxeter as the winter weather begins to bite. Express Leader won a bumper at Wincanton before finishing runner up to Shinrock Paddy at Cheltenham. ...
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Selections for Thursday Exeter 1.50 Diamond Brook Exeter 3.20 Carole’s Legacy Ludlow 2.40 Brenin Cwmtudu
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Oscar Whisky has won a couple of bumpers at Newbury and returns to the Berkshire track for his hurdles debut in the 1.25 tomorrow. He is likely to be hard to beat. Nicky Henderson trains Oscar Whisky and he also has the likely winner of the 3.10 in Candy ...
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Rigadin de Beauchene has plenty of stamina in his pedigree as his half brother won the Welsh National and the Red Square Vodka Gold Cup. He runs in the 1.00 at Folkestone tomorrow and may find the trip on the short side. He is one to keep an ...
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
With the meeting at Ayr tomorrow abandoned the only remaining jumps fixture is at Plumpton. There is an interesting novice chase at 1.35. Francoek and Numide were both decent hurdlers but as yet have not shown the aptitude for fences that their connections light have hoped for. Either could ...
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
How to get on in society Phone for the fish knives, Norman As cook is a little unnerved; You kiddies have crumpled the serviettes And I must have things daintily served. ...
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Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Sunday selections Hereford 1.10 Wishfull Thinking Cork 1.10 Quel Esprit Navan 12.20 Cousin Vinny
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
Of the 8 selections given in last night’s preview we had 5 winners and a couple of seconds. The winners included Time for Rupert at 16/1, Mill Side at 11/2 and Spirit River at 11/4. There is some exciting racing scheduled for tomorrow particularly at Cheltenham where the main ...
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
The main meeting tomorrow is at Cheltenham where I am hoping that Spirit River can get me off to a winning start in the handicap hurdle at 12.40 Spirit River. A winner over hurdles in France he has the look of a chaser and I am sure that his future ...
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Not a successful afternoon on the tipping front today although I was pleased that Mr Strachan won. I had spent some time on that selection and it’s nice when those win. Looking for some value in the 12.30 at Huntingdon tomorrow I looked at Tara Taylor. She ran well ...
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