King George V – BooBoo
I made a booboo yesterday, the preview and tip was from the Betting School Insiders Club, but it was the work of Alan Dudman, so… Read More »King George V – BooBoo
There’s No Hope
Good morning all,
The furore surrounding the running of no-hoper Diore Lia in Saturday's Derby has reached fever pitch, with some calling it a travesty and others not really giving a hoot.
To me, it's not like it's the first time a no-hoper has run in the Derby and it won't be the last.
It did make me think about some of the great no-hopers there's been in the race and how they fared, both in the race and afterwards. My thoughts on the whole saga, plus today's selection, on the main piece. Read More »There's No Hope
Flat Racing’s Back With A Bang or Is It…..?
The 2017 turf flat season got underway at Doncaster on Saturday with the traditional curtain raiser the Lincoln Handicap. It certainly began on a high… Read More »Flat Racing’s Back With A Bang or Is It…..?
Friday Round-Up
Good morning all,
Plenty on today as I'll be doing the Bangor comments for the Sporting Life tomorrow, so waiting for the final decs to come out at 10.30. Then I've got the Downpatrick card on Sunday as well, so I'll be cracking on with that afterwards!
Plans for Garthorpe tomorrow have been shelved as I'm staying down South for another day but I may go to Newbury tomorrow if time allows instead.
Today, a review of some interesting races I've seen on the smaller tracks over the past few days, plus one of my Cheltenham Horses to Follow. The rest will be in this month's Betting Insiders.