Morning all,

After some glorious weather last week. We’re moving towards a more typical unsettled autumn weather pattern. Plenty of rain is forecast this week so we can expect the going to ease around the racecourses. In fact, the rain was so bad we lost yesterday’s Hamilton’s card to waterlogging.

There were plenty of classic clues on offer at Newmarket on Saturday. However, there was also one at the Curragh. Inside you can read my thoughts on Luxembourg’s win of the Blandford Stakes. Plus, I have three for the tracker and a selection from Ayr.

Good morning all,

I could have covered off the second day of the Cambridgeshire meeting from Newmarket, but it was a card I was struggling with and anyway, I said last week I'd put up the Eyecatchers a few from my visit to Yarmouth today. Plus a bonus one from Warwick on Tuesday that showed a bit more after being in the doldrums for a while. 

Morning all,

The three-day Cambridgeshire meeting gets under way at Newmarket today with the feature race being the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes (2.45). The Andre Fabre-trained Trident, runner-up in the Group 1 Prix Morny last time, heads the ante post betting and will be tough to beat.

Morning all,

There was bit of autumn feel about Tuesday morning in my neck of the woods. It was sunny with mainly blue skies but I’m sure you get my drift.

There’s another sign of autumn today. Over at the Listowel Festival it’s the Guinness Kerry National (3.55).  It’s the first of the big Irish handicap chases of the autumn/winter campaign and a bit of hint that the start of the new winter jumps season is just weeks away.