Ascot hero Coeur de Lion aims for more glory at Goodwood
July 28 Coeur de Lion captured the Ascot Stakes at last month’s Royal meeting, and Alan hopes that he might complete the big staying handicap double by adding Wednesday’s Goodwood [...]
We go looking for Pattern race glory at Goodwood on Tuesday
July 27 It’s good to get the Monday rain out of the way as Glorious Goodwood does not lent itself to bad weather and, happily, the forecast is better for the rest of the week, with the [...]
It’s been another good week – and we’ve still got Tronada to come tonight
July 25 Barbury celebrations continue with Beringer running a blinder on his eagerly-awaited return at Pontefract on Thursday and Dromquinna giving us our first two-year-old winner of the season [...]
The promising Dromquinna is back against her own sex at Beverley on Friday
July 23 Alan sends Dromquinna up to Beverley for a fillies only race on Friday, hoping that the Mukhadram filly can make it third time lucky after two promising runs. He said:”The five [...]
Beringer makes a welcome return at Pontefract
July 22 Fibonacci, having been dropped a couple of pounds by the official handicapper, returned to form in style at Sandown on Tuesday. The Esher slopes are ideal for a front-runner like [...]
Now we can all hope for a good to soft Ebor for Trueshan
July 19 It’s all systems go for an Ebor Handicap tilt for Trueshan, who won his dress-rehearsal in game style at Haydock last week. The same Barbury Lions syndicate also have a useful type [...]
Royal Ascot runner-up Tritonic back in action at Hamilton today
July 16 Maybe it was just as well that Wednesday was a cool day as Tritonic had to undergo the 425-mile trip to Hamilton, where he runs in the Listed race today. “There are only five [...]
An update on Alan’s Royal Ascot heroes
July 16 We are on the “back nine” of summer, yet standing with Alan on the Sharpridge gallop earlier this week you could have been forgiven for thinking we were in January rather than [...]
Alan buys four more youngsters at Guineas Breeze-Up Sale
Alan, celebrating another mile and a half success with the improving filly Tronada at Chepstow yesterday, bought four more two-year-olds at the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale at Park [...]
Thoughts on Market Rasen plus reflections on last week-end
July 10 Market Rasen stage an excellent card today, and we send three runners up there, with Dino Velvet having another crack at the Summer Handicap Hurdle. Dino Velvet was only sixth in the race [...]
