John Burke

Morning all, I went to Wetherby yesterday and really enjoyed my first visit to a racecourse this year. The weather played ball and it was… Read More »Sandown Fancies

Morning all,

We're entering the quietest seven days of the winter jumps season.

A decent enough day of racing on Saturday at Kelso, Newbury, and Doncaster and inside today’s main piece you can read my thoughts on the Kelso action. Plus, there’s a Monday selection from Wetherby.

Morning all,

We can firmly look ahead to Cheltenham now. Granted we have two Saturdays of racing until the tapes go up on the runners in the Supreme. However, with all due respect to Kelso’s Morebattle Hurdle Day, Newbury’s Greatwood Gold Cup, and the Imperial Cup at Sandown it’s all about Cheltenham now.

The final pieces of the “Festival” puzzle were put in place on Tuesday. With the publication of the weights for the Cheltenham handicaps.

Inside today’s column you’ll find my penultimate “Path To Cheltenham” instalment. Plus, there’s a Thursday selection from Ludlow.

Morning all,

Spring is here!  Ok, it may not be the Astronomical spring but it’s the start of the Meteorological spring and that will do for me.

What a month March is too. In just two weeks we have the Cheltenham Festival and the month ends with the start of the 2022 flat season. It’s a great month but the sport enters a new month with a ‘Sword of Damocles’ still hanging over it and its something I look at today. Inside today’s main piece I look at affordability checks. Plus, there’s two for the tracker and a Tuesday tip from Newcastle.