THE SHOW GOES ON
-At least for now, racing has avoided the fate of most other sports and it’s an all action Saturday with Uttoxeter and Kempton being screened for our delectation and delight.…
SETTING THE GOLD STANDARD
-Final and climactic day of the Cheltenham Festival revolves around the 3.30 race, the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup which has a classy field of 12. Favourite and well-backed is last…
FIRE UP THE TURBO
-Day 3 of the Cheltenham Festival is upon us and, frankly, this looks a tad tricky. But for the inexplicable display by Dear Defi yesterday, we would have had a…
DEFI-NITELY THE BEST
-Day 2 of Chelters has the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase as its centrepiece at 3.30 and, in the absence of Altior this race looks a match between Defi Du…
LET BATTLE COMMENCE
-All eyes turn to Gloucestershire today for the opening day of the eagerly awaited Cheltenham Festival, the first five races of which are being covered by ITV. Centrepiece, as per…
ALL HAIL THE ALL WEATHER
-With the demise of the meeting at Sandown, the meeting at Wolverhampton takes centre stage today although the cameras have also trudged North to Ayr for three additional races. Action…
NO HEDGES, IT’S BENSON
-The meeting at Kempton takes centre stage today, with five televised races on going which, amazingly, contains the word ‘good’ in the description. We’ll start with the headline race, the…
IT’S A WIND UP
-Feel free to pronounce ‘wind’ any way you wish, as Storm Dennis wends its way towards us with gloom and doom predicted for later in the day. With the official…
REBEL WITH A CAUSE
-Schhhhhhh…….it’s Betfair Hurdle day at Newbury – no William Franklin but 24 beasties vying for a prize of £87,000 and change. (“Woz ‘e on abart?” “Dunno, mate, before my time.”)…
