All eyes on Kurakka at Haydock tomorrow night
May 29 Primitivo was completing a four-timer and winning off a mark of 95 when he provided Alan with his first Royal Ascot success in the King George V Handicap in 2016. Consequently, both [...]
Trueshan makes pleasing return when an encouraging fourth in a French Group One
May 26 Trueshan might be nine years old, but at Longchamp yesterday he produced the sort of performance that Alan had hoped for, and one that surely prompts connections to put the veteran’s [...]
Wet weekend forecast for Paris suits Trueshan fine
May 23 Inevitably, Longchamp ground has been pretty quick throughout May, but rain is forecast for both Saturday and Sunday, and Alan is hopeful that Trueshan, belatedly having his first run of [...]
Ignore Tritonic and Loughville at your peril at Goodwood this weekend
May 22 We often complain about handicappers being too hard on our horses, but the official assessor has taken into account the fact that Tritonic is now in his ninth year and has given him a real [...]
Alan forks out close on 150,000gns at Goffs Spring Store Sale
May 20 Buoyant from seeing Baskerville make a winning chasing debut at Stratford on Sunday, Alan was in good spirits at Doncaster today, having bought a trio of three-year-olds at the Goffs [...]
Frantic Friday with four runners at Newbury and two at York
May 15 It is very rare for Alan not to have a single entry for Saturday, but he makes up for it with a busy Friday, four runners at Newbury, plus a couple heading up to York for the final day of [...]
