Archive for August, 2010
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Just a couple of suggestions for tomorrow’s racing. At Brighton in the 4.30 Chris Wall’s 3 year old Azaday has been knocking on the door and should go close. At Kempton in the 8.20 Bramshaw, a winner of his only start so far is very well ...
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Starting at Leicester tomorrow Sleeping Wolf should be all the better for his debut run at Salisbury and could be a threat in the 2.10. Of the newcomers Dumbarton is interesting on breeding. House Point represents a capable but unfashionable trainer in the 3.10. He has shown ...
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Sunday, August 29th, 2010
I have often extolled the virtues of Steve Taplin’s annual publication detailing the latest crop of 2 year olds. His annual includes a list of 50 to follow which are well worth keeping an eye on during their juvenile season and beyond. Today was a case in point as both ...
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Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Uncle Keef 5.30 at Yarmouth
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Saturday, August 28th, 2010
With the news that Bated Breath has had an injury scare his price in the listed race at Newmarket now looks short enough. This is quite a tough race to predict but with doubts over Bated Breath, Dafeef and Mon Cadeaux are the pair I would probably go ...
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
The going could play a significant part in the racing tomorrow with a fair amount of rain about in some parts of the country. Starting at Beverley Mark Johnston has an interesting runner in the 2.25 in Guest Book. He won his maiden at Chepstow before finishing 2nd in ...
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Thursday, August 26th, 2010
There are just 4 horses on tomorrow’s cards that catch my eye. At Bath Raktiman runs in the 5.45. He won for the first time at this track last month in a pretty mediocre 4 runner race. He is a scopey sort though and now he has got his ...
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
I keep thinking that Star Rover has a race in him somewhere before the season ends. He runs in the 3.20 at Ffos las tomorrow. He may need to come down a few more pounds yet though and the ground may be softer than ideal for him. He remains in ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Review of the jumps season 2009/10 With the new winter jumps season about to get under way in a few weeks I will take a look back at some of the performances that caught my eye last season. The trainers Paul Nicholls was again champion ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Selections for Wednesday Ayr 3.40 Arabian Spirit Brighton 3.30 Honoured 4.30 Layla’s Hero Catterick 2.50 Engulf 3.20 Yankee Bright
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