Category Archives: Latest Results

Timberman did well over hurdles and it will be interesting to see how he copes with fences.The Nicholls horse is obviously the one to beat, already a chase winner and with a considerably higher hurdles mark than Timberman. We're probably booked for second.

I wouild have preferred softer ground for Stay Alert but with no rain expected for a while I thought we had to have a go for some black type with the filly. Probably odds against that she can earn it.

Beggarman generally manages to find ways not to win but i think Louis Steward might suit him and the absence of the favourite will also ease his task. Hope rather than expectation despite those positives.

Merry Berry won two weakly-contested summer hurdles last year and then was off for ten months before completing the hat-trick last month in good style at Wincanton. If there is going to be a danger it could be the bottom horse, a winner last time and carrying a 7lb penalty yet still in receipt of…

Henry's Friend is a newcomer by Shirocco. It's only a small field but the favourite was a very expensive buy at auction and the next best in the market already has fair form. It will be nice to see him on the track.

She's A Rocca won well at Newcastle and is only 2lb higher. I fancy her chance of a follow-up and if she gets into a rhythm she should be hard to beat.

We're dropping Furax in trip after his very disappointing start to racing in the UK. He did win a chase in France where his mark was 32lb higher than today's and Jack Hogan takes another value-for-money 7lb off that. Hopefully there will be enough dig in the gound for him to run into a place…

Better Getalong steps up to three miles amid suggestions in certain places that the trip  might be a concern. I do not have those misgivings and expect him to run a good race. Value each-way.

Late Date suddenly bounced back to form with a 40/1 success at Catterick in January but has shown nothing like that since. He will probably go off at even longer odds this evening but it is worth remembering he is a five-time winner and not the most predictable.

Astral Beat has done all his running so far at six furlongs and didn't perform badly on his return and handicap debut at Salisbury. I toyed with the idea of dropping him to five last year but now he's stronger and probably better equipped for that. The minimum at Newcastle could be ideal and he…

Aurora Star has had his issues which have kept him to three runs so far. He comes here after a wind-op so plenty of negatives but if he gets round in one piece he could win from this mark.

Yarmouth convinced us that Dual Identity wants ten furlongs and his chance tonight is helped by his nice draw. It's quite competitive for the grade but if he runs his race he is probably the one to beat on these terms.

Sister Michael put in an improved performance last time when given the chance to race on better ground. Hopefully she can build on that and go close again.

Nothing went right for Saint Riquier at Aintree but he still ran a race that could easily have brought a rise in his mark of 120. Off that figure in this much less competitive event, he has to have a big chance.

School Days Over is a lovely type who ran well when placed in his two Irish points. He should be in at the business end and warrants each-way support.

This is a very suitable race for Gerard Mentor. We have the best conditional jockey and now he has to try and win on him. He has to be held up until the last minute and that is not easy. Last time a front runner went so far ahead he could never get to him.…

Rhebus Road will be much happier on the better ground. I've been very pleased with him at home and I think he goes there with a live chance as long as there's not something hidden.