March 30 Alan was hoping to have a busy post-Cheltenham, but the dreadful wet weather that has been the feature of March this year has prompted him to take a softly-softly approach, and [...]
March 28 Alan expects a quiet week, what with the all the recent rain which has had us all checking the calendar to confirm that we did officially move into Spring 10 days ago. However, Grandeur [...]
March 23 Tuddenham Green scored a bloodless success against one solitary rival at Haydock on Wednesday, but little fish are sweet and now we can look forward to a busy couple of days at Newbury [...]
March 20 Alan, though still mystified as to why Edwardstone threw in his first-ever “shocker” in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham last week, hopes to get a few answers [...]
March 20 Last week was a frustrating one for Barbury, what with Edwardstone choosing the most important two-mile steeplechase of the season to produce far and away the worst performance of his [...]
March 16 It’s my 75th birthday on Saturday, and Alan has, I hope, produced six of the best to pay for the champagne. Trouble is we are represented at Uttoxeter, Kempton and Wolverhampton, [...]
March 16 Big Boy Bobby has been in the limelight in recent weeks, not least as he has been keeping stable-star Edwardstone company on the gallops in the morning. However, Big Boy Bobby hopes to [...]
March 16 Whatever some jump racing fans may tell you, there is life after Cheltenham, and, while, Royal Ascot apart, this week’s four days at Prestbury Park are Alan’s favourite all [...]
March 15 Maybe we should blame ‘The Ides of March’ (in 44 BC, March 15 became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar), but, in view of the fact that horses cannot [...]
March 13 It’s all about Wednesday for Barbury at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, with Alan’s two confirmed runners of the entire week lining up on day two, though two could [...]