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Alan has a high opinion of Helnwein, but he stressed before Warwick that whatever he did on his chasing debut on the Midlands course he will improve as the season progressed. It was as if Alan is [...]

November 19 The going at Warwick on Thursday is bound to be softer than it will be on the Midlands course tomorrow as the ground will have been opened up after action there on day one. However, [...]

November 18 This could be an important week for what Alan calls “a potentially exciting bunch of novice chasers”, and Menaggio took another step up the ladder when making it 2-2 over [...]

November 15 Edwardstone lost nothing in defeat when put in his place for a fourth time by his arch-rival Jonbon in today’s Grade 2 Shloer Chase at Cheltenham. Starting the 9-2 [...]

November 14 Alan won the ‘Introductory’ Hurdle at Wetherby 12 months ago with Favour And Fortune, and, though this year’s renewal looks a tight five-runner contest, he is [...]

November 13 We have three runners at Bangor today and one at Southwell, and there will be plenty of interest in I’m A Limberjack‘s hurdling debut on the North Wales track. I’m A [...]

November 12 We have to go back to 2009 when Well Chief won the inaugural running of the Shloer Chase to find the only 10-year-old to triumph in the Grade 2, which is the highlight of the first [...]

November 11 Alan had an early start this morning as after second lot it was time to get ready to head off to Kempton, where we have three runners, beginning with HMS President in the 12.45pm [...]

November 11 Alan looks upon Masaccio as one of his brightest novice chase prospects for this season, and, building on his useful form over hurdles, the seven-year-old made a winning debut over [...]

Alan was pleased with his bumper horses last winter and hopes several of them will do well in novice hurdles this season, and they include Ski Lodge, who makes his jumping debut at Ffos Las on [...]