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October 23 Alan does not have too many confirmed mudlarks here at Barbury, but one who won’t mind the ground being on the soft side at Newbury on Saturday is King Al, who steps up in grade [...]

October 23 Well, we’ve all been praying for rain all summer, and it has finally arrived this week. Nap Hand looked to be all at sea in the mudbath at Plumpton on Monday and punters, who [...]

October 15 Well, we told you that she had more class than the opposition, that she went well for David Egan and had already won twice over this shorter trip. The pointers were crystal clear that [...]

October 13 David Egan gets on well with Loughville, and dropping down to Class 3 company at Nottingham on Wednesday, the five-year-old mare could outrun her likely odds. Since running creditably [...]

October 12 Christophe Soumillon described Pierre Bonnard as “the real deal”, so for Spyce to be beaten only three lengths into fourth place by Aidan O’Brien’s Derby [...]

October 9 Alan would be the first to admit that he has never had a stronger team of two-year-olds than he has this season. They might only number nine, but several have shown the quality to [...]

October 9 James Doyle was gutted when the short head verdict went against him on King Hal at Nottingham on Monday, but he is hoping he might go one better when he rides Daiquiri Bay for the first [...]

October 6 We signed off September with a winner, courtesy of Alcarath at Epsom, and we promptly made a lightning strike into October, with Blazeonfive winning the two-mile handicap at Ascot on [...]