Monthly Archives: October 2020

Landen Calling will be fit and ready to run his race. He doesn't work particularly well but is improving so hopefully he can show us something. Probably best watched today.

Sweet Bertie has run two nice races and I like him very much. Normally you would be thinking that with the experience behind him he'd have to go close but the ground has gone heavy and I've no idea how he will act on it. The same goes for the filly later on.

Two weeks ago if you told me Whitehaven would be 7-4 favourite for a Newmarket 0-85 handicap I would have suggested you visit your medical consultant. Two quick and easy wins at Yarmouth; heavy ground which he seems to cope with and bottom weight make the impossible quite feasible. I probably still wouldn't have aimed…

The Cob will probably have it all to do with the Harry Fry runner who was a brilliant bumper horse two seasons ago. Our boy is a solid 125 performer and in good form at the moment, but he'll probably need there to be a hole in the favourite to win. I'll be disappointed if…

This lovely horse has always been waiting for fences. This is an extremely hot little contest but we are hoping for a very bold showing.

This lovely horse has always been waiting for fences. This is an extremely hot little contest but we are hoping for a very bold showing.

Grandeur D’Ame is a full-brother to Dominateur, a multiple winner for us, and like him is owned by Kate and Andrew Brooks. He is less laid back than his brother and may not yet be strong enough to cope with soft ground. He is a long way from the finished article, but I hope he…

Eagle Creek should go very close tonight. Down in class, well drawn and with Oisin in the saddle, he should be hard to beat.

Grandeur D’Ame is a full-brother to Dominateur, a multiple winner for us, and like him is owned by Kate and Andrew Brooks. He is less laid back than his brother and may not yet be strong enough to cope with soft ground. He is a long way from the finished article, but I hope he…

Acquisitor is coming along quite nicely and runs in his first handicap tonight. This is pretty competitive but they will hopefully thin out through the winter and he'll have more obvious opportunities. That said, we're hopeful of a good run here.

Big Difference can run okay today. He will need to jump better than in recent outings but he's given us confidence in schooling sessions. Each-way chances if he jumps.

Mustarrid has not been in the best of fettle for much of the year but has perked up a little lately in time to try to repeat last year's success in this race. The ground will be ideal  and he is 2lb lower now so must go close.

This mare loves fast ground and won round here as a novice. She was running a big race last time when making a bad mistake three from home. She is probably the dark horse of the race and if things go her way she could easily be placed.

Point winner Tide Times shaped nicely when second on his hurdles debut a year ago at Stratford. He probably needed his comeback run early this month at Warwick after his break and hopefully will have benefited from that.

Like Rintulla in the first division, Eau Top heads the weights. He showed promise in fair company over hurdles and jumps fences nicely. He should not mind the ground and can be in contention today.

Ardmayle is a good fun horse and we're starting him back with a run over hurdles before he goes back chasing. I'm amazed at the going at Wincanton considering they had almost 50 mils over the past couple of days. We'll see how accurate that is when we get there!

Getabuck is a nice young horse who has plenty of ability. We could do with a bit of rain for him but he is definitely one for the future.

Shinobi is up in trip today and I think that will suit him. He has an outstanding chance of carrying his penalty.

Sirobbie came back to his best with another hurdles win at his favourite Uttoxeter last time having disappointed there over fences previously. We are hoping that he can bring his Uttoxeter form to here, after all Uttoxeter is in some ways a mini-Cheltenham in character.

Chidswell is a very capable long-distance chaser who has to be considered whenever he turns up in a race of this nature. He's a little wrong at the weights and has been off for a while but goes well here and can also run his race first time out. Could go close today.