Label des Obeaux goes for gold at Ayr
April 20 Godsmejudge revives some magical memories of the Scottish Grand National – he won the Ayr marathon in 2013 and finished a gallant runner-up 12 months later – and how [...]
Alan is looking forward to his annual raid on Ayr this week-end
April 19 Having spent so many of his early years a Tiger Roll from Ayr racecourse, Alan is looking forward to his annual raid on Scotland’s premier track, culminating with the Scottish [...]
Alan will be cheering for Warriors Tale in Grand National
April 13 We might go into day two at Aintree still looking for our first winner in April, but Midnight Referendum rattled the crossbar at 25-1 in Thursday’s mares bumper, so there are [...]
The drier the better for Mia’s Storm’s Ladies Day tilt at Aintree
April 12 Nobody seems to have told the Weather Gods that it is spring not autumn, and, while the rain has ceased, cold temperatures mean that the ground is taking an eternity to dry out, so we [...]
Just the one runner on Aintree’s opening day
April 11 Such a shame that Aintree’s Grand National meeting has suffered so badly from the incessant rain, and we have only one runner on the opening day tomorrow, Midnightreferendum in the [...]
How lucky we are to have the all-weather tracks
April 6 During this seemingly never-ending spell of wet weather – are we really approaching the second week in April – Alan has been tearing his hair out with frustration and in [...]
Three-pronged challenge at Haydock on Saturday
March 30 Tackling the M6 over Easter can be hazardous, so it will be an early start for the three horses Alan is sending up to Haydock on Saturday. Alan said:”They are providing great prize [...]
Twin attack on the megabucks at Newcastle
March 29 Lingfield might be the stage for Britain’s richest all-weather programme on Good Friday, but there is also excellent prize money up at Newcastle, where Cosmeapolitan and Lexington [...]
The show goes on after Cheltenham
March 16 It’s always a bit like “after the lord mayor’s show” come the Saturday of Cheltenham week, but the show must go on, and we have two runners at Kempton tomorrow, [...]
We look for a third Triumph Hurdle celebration on Friday
March 15 Friday is our busiest day of the four at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, and Barbury’s five-strong team are headed by Redicean, who aims to follow in the footsteps of [...]
