Mick can get his Mojo back in Commonwealth Trial April 29, 2025 FORMER ‘King of the All-Weather’ Mick Appleby is now a man to take seriously as the Flat season kicks into gear on the turf. This time last year, Appleby had just pocketed his eighth all-weather champion trainer title, but 12 months on his CV boasts a host of impressive wins through the summer months as [...]
Scorthy can be crowned the Champ in 2000 Guineas April 29, 2025 IN THE blink of an eye the British Jumps season has concluded and we’re straight into the first Classics of the Flat season this weekend at Newmarket. The 2000 Guineas (3.35pm) comes up first on Saturday and this year’s renewal for the colts looks an open affair. The best horse doesn’t always win the first [...]
Transmission to end season with a Boom at Sandown April 22, 2025 THIS season’s titanic trainers’ title battle between Dan Skelton and Willie Mullins rolls on into the final week of the Jumps season with everything set to boil down to Saturday’s star-studded card at Sandown. Predictably Mullins is throwing everything at trying to become UK Champion Trainer for the second year in a row, but still [...]
Back Almaqam to show star potential in the Gordon Richards April 22, 2025 YOU know that the Flat season is starting to kick into gear when Friday’s Gordon Richards Stakes card rolls around. A Group Two and a pair of Group Threes headline a cracking day’s racing, and while many racing fans will be focused on the tantalising Jumps Trainers’ title fight between Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton, [...]
Coach and Storm to Star on All-Weather Finals Day April 15, 2025 RACING on Good Friday has long been a sporting staple of Easter weekend, and the main action comes from Newcastle’s All-Weather Finals Day. It’s the culmination of the all-weather season, with seven competitive races for punters to get stuck into, and I’ve found a couple of bets to get the long weekend off and running. [...]
Techno and Hawkeye can keep Owen in the groove April 15, 2025 WITH good midweek racing from both Cheltenham and Newmarket, I’m going to have a crack at the action on Wednesday before taking aim at Good Friday’s card at Newcastle later on. Much of the focus at Cheltenham is sure to be on the latest developments in the race for the trainers’ title that sees Dan [...]
Dreaming of Silver as Flat swings into action at Newbury April 8, 2025 THINGS are certainly warming up as we move into the first Guineas trials of the season at Newbury this Saturday. The Greenham looks a tricky enough race. Chancellor and Rashabar head the betting, while Jonquil is certainly of interest on his first start for Andrew Balding, but it’s hard to know who’s match-fit. There is [...]
Brandt a Wise bet against Mullins in Scottish National April 8, 2025 BEFORE Grand National day last Saturday Dan Skelton seemingly had the British Trainers’ Championship sewn up, with the Warwickshire-based trainer over £1 million clear of his nearest rivals. However, after an astounding result in the Grand National, the most valuable race of the Jumps season, which saw Irish maestro Willie Mullins saddle the 1-2-3-5 home, [...]
Vanillier and Cocooner are sweet duo for National Glory April 4, 2025 FOR 10 minutes on Saturday afternoon millions across the nation will stop to tune into the world’s most famous race, the Grand National (4.00pm). This is the time that nearly 20 percent of the British public have a flutter, and it is one of the increasingly few opportunities for racing to elevate itself from the [...]
It’ll be no tragedy if speedy Tripoli denies Romeo April 2, 2025 HORSES who have missed Cheltenham often have the edge at Aintree, and that looks to be the case with my three picks for Friday’s action. The Grade One Sefton Novices’ Hurdle (4.40pm) looks wide-open and I fancy BATTLE BORN LAD. Mark Walford’s contender is unbeaten over hurdles and was particularly impressive when bolting up at [...]
