DRUMMIN’ UP A STORM
-Back to 1962 and Sandy Nelson for today’s headline leading us in to the second day of the Cheltenham ‘celebration’ meeting. Five races are on the box, starting with the…
CALL ME NUMBER ONE
-The Tremeloes’ 1969 hit lead us in to so-called Champions Day at Ascot, with the whole card being shown on ITV. Action begins at 1.25 with the Qipco British Champions…
TRY AND CATCH THE WIND
-After yesterday’s Dustcart, today we get (hopefully) the Lord Mayor’s Show selections for the televised racing from Newmarket and York. The Cesarewitch Handicap at 3.35 takes centre stage at HQ,…
IRENE CARA DAY
-A selective Preview today, concentrating upon those races we feel will produce the best return and we start with the 3.15 Cazumo Handicap at York. This 20 runner affair features…
APRES NOUS LE DELUGE
-Many thanks to Louis XV of France for today’s headline, which is descriptive of the conditions at Ascot this afternoon, with heavy rain forecast for the duration. Four races are…
THE THUNDERING HERD
-We draw from the nickname of the US Investment Bank Merrill Lynch for our headline today, which refers to the centrepiece of the action from Newmarket, the bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap…
RYDER WHITE SWAN
-Apologies for interrupting coverage of the golf, but there’s some half decent racing going on today, with televised action from Newmarket and York. Proceedings start just before Bryson tees off,…
THE AYR THAT I BREATHE
-The Hollies 1974 classic leads us in to today’s action, which features the Ayr Gold & Silver Cups, with a total of 48 runners in the two races. Main event…
WHERE’S JOHNNY?
-Hurricanes take centre stage on the final day of the Doncaster St Leger meeting, with the eponymous race set to go at 3.35. The ten strong field is headed, rightly,…
