Monthly Archives: August 2021

Undertheboardwalk, a daughter of Acclamation, is a very nice filly. I expect her to go well on this debut. 

Curtiz is up to this level but he has struggled a bit in recent races. It will be interesting to see how he reacts to the jockey change.

Quarantini ran easily her best race for us when a close fifth running on over this course and distance last week. Before that I doubted I would be able to win a race with her, given her demanding juvenile campaign, but I'm much more hopeful now.

Quarantini ran easily her best race for us when a close fifth running on over this course and distance last week. Before that I doubted I would be able to win a race with her, given her demanding juvenile campaign, but I'm much more hopeful now.

This looks a winnable race for Dual Identity who ran his best race when a close second here in a Classified stakes and he was a running-on third in a Leicester handicap last time. The worry is that the ground might quicken up too much but we go there with a fair degree of optimism.

Sweet Bertie did quite well as a juvenile but he has been nowhere near that level this year. To be honest it's hard to get excited about him even in selling class.

It was good to firm going at Haydocck on Friday but two days of rain and the churned-up track means racing has been abandoned today. That leaves a few Leicester runners for our teams. The best we could do yesterday was Restorer's 28/1 third for Ian Williams at the Shergar Cup on an otherwise disappointing…

It's a knife-edge decision whether to load Whitehaven in the horsebox and send him to Haydock in the hope that the rain turns the ground soft enough or wait for Leicester on Sunday. If it stays good he'd have only a small chance  but it's a late race so we have time to make a…

El Hibri, a gelding by Havana Gold, made a bright start when third of 18 at Newbury. Owned by Shadwell, he has continued to do well since that run and goes there tonight with a big chance.

Mokaatil ran much better than his finishing position of ninth suggests last week in the reserve Stewards' Cup over six furlongs. He won the Dash at this trip and in a depleted field he has the best draw having been totally on the wrong side at Goodwood. He is a reserve for the Shergar Cup…

Corbulo has already done us proud this season with three wins and two close places. He's very adaptable, winning twice from behind and then off his highest mark yet, from the front at Chester last time. Up 2lb more, I like to think that bottom weight here gives him a great chance of another win.

Ravens Ark is possibly getting a little cute as I thought he came to win his last two and appeared not to find as much as seemed likely. Cheek-pieces may provide the key and he did win on this track earlier in the year.

Boy In The Bar showed his first form for a while at Newcastle. running second to a well-backed winner who easily followed up at Wolverhampton. He is a long way down on his old rating so remains well handicapped off just 1lb higher and with William Buick in the saddle we have to be hopeful.…

Pour Joie ran a better race last time, but considering he was a bumper winner at the beginning of his career, he has been very disappointing since. If he did condescend to run his race, this is within his capabilities.

Sundayinmay got no run at all at Wolverhampton last time. There was no way she would have troubled the runaway winner but a place would have been within her compass. Each-way chances again.

Lord P is back over what is probably his ideal trip of six furlongs after trying a mile recently. He has his first outing since a wind-op and it's also a first mount for his young partner, Fergal's daughter Fern who was 16 only two days ago. We are hopeful of a good run.

Bonttay is a daughter of Westerner and has plenty of stamina in her pedigree. She shows promise and should be competitive on debut although several of her opponents do have experience and fair runs behind them.

Midnight Jewel might be limited but she is certainly consistent and last time I thought she might get her head in front until she was swamped for speed by the winner at Uttoxeter. You have to give her top marks for effort and she deserves to win a race. Off her feather-weight today she could…

Following a decent debut in a bumper Not At Present showed very little in his hurdle races. Returning after a break and in first-time cheek-pieces we will be hoping for a more positive performance this afternoon.

Urban Artist is unbeaten in handicaps, albeit against her own sex. She has done well since her last race and I hope she is in good form. The alternative was to try to get into the first four in the following Group 2 against the likes of Wonderful Tonight and this is a more realistic…