Monthly Archives: September 2020

This is a good race for Grageelagh Girl, going back up in trip. She will be ridden more patiently than last time and has good each-way claims.

This is a a nice starting point for Cool Destination's chase debut, but others in this race look classier. We are hoping for a solid clear round and he could conceivably run into a place.

Captain Tommy has had a couple of runs over fences and now steps up to what should be an ideal three miles. He should be much more of a factor today than previously.

Ballycrystal has been coming down the weights and today's trip is more suitable than the two miles we tried him over last time. He's won around here before so we're hoping for an improved performance.

Teqany has been in cracking form all summer. He is still improving and can win this despite carrying top- weight

Desert Gulf goes nicely. The Dascombe horse will be hard to beat, but oura horse could make up the forecast with the favourite.

Cathal's Star has run a couple of okay races for us around Doncaster, although it looked at though three miles was too far for him last time. This track is probably not ideal, but two and a half miles is a more suitable trip. As I said earlier, there just aren't the races to plan…

This is a first run back for Young Lieutenant since his summer break and a wind-op. He has been training well and we are expecting a positive performance today.

Dragons Will Rise won at Newcastle just before lockdown, staying on well over a mile. He badly needed the run when unplaced at Hamilton last week when he probably didn't enjoy the soft ground. Back on Tapeta he should go well and I expect him to cope with the step up to a mile and…

The Bees Knees has run well on every start to date. Unlike the market leaders he has no penalty today so he could challenge them. Will go close.

We run two fillies today - both bought at the breeze-ups - and like many horses that have come from that source, have had their problems. Born Leader didn't seem to appreciate Southwell contrary to my expectations, but gets into this race on a very nice mark compared with the her work at home. She…

I can't work Capone out. He got there too late at Market Rasen and then stepped up in distance at Fontwell got there too soon and faded. He has ability but sometimes it seems he might not have the heart for the job and is a bit soft. No doubt he'll prove me wrong today…

Quick Grabim needs to show something today. He struggled all last season on testing going, but gets the better ground he requires today. He has been jumping fences well at home, so each-way hopes or even better but a risky betting proposition.

This is very much the Last Chance Saloon for this good-looking mare. We have added a tongue-tie to see if that will help Drumreagh. Her best runs have been at Uttoxeter. If she goes well there again, hopefully she could be placed.

Amberose is a pretty consistent mare who usually runs her race, albeit at a fairly low level. Each-way chances today.

We've only had Mini Milk for around a month but she's been working up a storm, certainly better than anything she's shown previously. I've dropped her back in trip and reckon she is certainly worth a small bet at the available odds.

Kapsize has been extremely disappointing since coming over from France but there was some encouragement in his latest run at Bangor although once beaten he weakened rapidly. Down another 5lb he could be given a chance seeing that he started here 30lb higher!

Legendary Day ran a very promising race when fourth on debut at Chelmsford, finishing strongly all the way up the straight. He will know more about it today and has improved at home since then, so we're very hopeful, although I hope we're not running too soon after that debut.

Vivas won around here a year ago over the same distance after a break. Back to that winning mark and again after a layoff since Cheltenham, he has to have a good each-way chance.

Vino Victrix makes his debut today and is at a similar stage that Legendary Day was before his opener at Chelmsford. We like him, but he will probably be very green and may be run off his feet early on. For the future he's more a mile and a horse, but if he gets in…