Yearly Archives: 2021

Owner-ridden Grandscape is inconsistent but he likes Wolverhampton. In two runs there he has been second and first and the return to a Tapeta surface after going two miles at Doncaster should show him in a better light. Fair each-way chance.

I always thought Sundayinmay would stay a mile and a half and I think she has an each-way chance today. She's drawn wider than I would have preferred but if she gets a clear run, which hasn't really been the case the last twice, then I could easily see her running into a place.

Mrs Dibble ran very well at Kempton last time. She has a good draw and off her light weight has a decent each-way chance.

Thunder Flash is by no means a high-grade performer but in the right class he rarely gets beaten very far. This 0-50 Classified is a perfect opportunity and back at ten furlongs he has to go very close today.

Teqany has been kept busy on the Flat this summer and as he enjoys fast ground we thought he would do well but it took a couple of runs before he got his head in front at Chepstow last time. This looks a tougher race over a very testing track but he remains in good…

We acquired George Bancroft at the July sale and on current market prices he seems well bought at 28k. A mile and a half winner last time at Chepstow for Roger Varian, he is a nice-looking Australia gelding who will go hurdling sooner rather than later. He's rather lazy so we're adding cheek-pieces. On his…

Lady amateur races are coming thick and fast for Fern to gain more experience and she should go to Newbury with some optimism as Valentino Dancer is fit and primed after two good runs over hurdles. On his earlier Flat form with David O'Meara he is well capable of going close off his present handicap…

Switched to hurdles last time here, Last Date finally ended his year-long run of pulled ups and actually ran quite a fair race in fifth. He seems to be in the best shape I've had him for a while and  from this much lower mark I wouldn't be shocked if he ran into a place.

13/08/21 - 2nd 12/1 Original quote: "Ideally we would be aiming Storm Melody at a six-furlong race but there are none in his category at the moment on all-weather so we are forced to drop to five if we want to run him. He is better drawn this time, which can be a crucial factor…

Sarsons Risk is a nice colt who will improve a great deal for the race. He has a good temperament and shows willingness at home and I expect him to run well.

When Stay Well won his maiden so easily at Windsor early in the season it probably got his career off on the wrong foot. He wasn't really ready to make the step into high-class handicaps and I am convinced we won't see the real Stay Well until we cut him at the end of the…

This looks a good opportunity for Sir Busker who was never really comfortable on the round course at Ascot last time following a great run when third in the Queen Anne over the straight mile at the Royal meeting. Salisbury's long straight should be much more to his liking and he is in great form…

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…