John Burke

Morning all,

Arguably the biggest new story in racing last week took place off the track. I am talking about Claire and Paul Rooney’s decision to stop having runners at Cheltenham, for the foreseeable future.

In this week’s post I have some thoughts on the subject. I also look at two top-class performances yesterday from Plumpton. From two horses that we’ll be hearing a lot more of during their careers.

There’s also a look at next Saturday’s Classic Chase at Warwick from a trend’s perspective. You can read about this and more inside…

The Rooney’s Take Centre Stage

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