Finger On The Pulse At A Wet And Windy Curragh
Jessica Harrington made her much deserved Group 1 breakthrough 12 months ago when Pathfork did the business in the Group 1 Goffs National Stakes, and at 3.15 this afternoon (live on RTE2) I’m expecting...
View ArticleHarry A Diamond Bet To Reel In Wetherby Rivals In Charlie Hall Chase
For many fans of the winter Jumping game, myself included, this weekend signals the start of the National Hunt season proper with the Grade 2 Bet365 Charlie Hall Chase attracting a high class field of...
View ArticleFrogs Need Not Apply With Prince Primed To Enjoy Hennessy Spoils
The old saying goes something along the lines of ‘you have to kiss a few frogs to find a prince or princess’, but hopefully we can save ourselves plenty of of time, effort and expense by cutting out...
View ArticleA Dream Day At Cheltenham – Saturday’s Best Bets
What could be finer than unexpectedly plotting up in a Brewers Fayre pub near a saturated stretch of the M6 slap bang during the middle of rush hour on a Friday night? Fortunate not to be killed by a...
View ArticleBlackstairmountain A Step Ahead In Sunday’s Leopardstown Arkle
There’s no doubting the headline act at Leopardstown on BHP Insurance Champion Hurdle day, as the covers come off reigning Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly at 2.30pm, live on RTE2. Granted he...
View ArticleSet Fair For A Fine Pre-Cheltenham Weekend
The calm before the storm. Well, at least it’s meant to be….just 11 days to go until the Cheltenham Festival, and although deep in the Preview season there’s still a stack of decent racing to get...
View ArticleFollow The Light On Day Five At Punchestown
Saturday is here, and with it the fifth and final day of a remarkable Punchestown Festival, notable not just for plenty of the expected fireworks on the track, but also for the Herculean efforts of the...
View Article‘On The Hoof’ On Day One Of The Dante Meeting
The Classics and Classic trials are everywhere you look at present, with Chester, Lingfield, Leopardstown and Longchamp providing highlights aplenty over a five day spell last week. This week it’s the...
View ArticleThursday’s Best Bets At Royal Ascot 2012
Lumpy bets rained down on the bookmakers like a hailstorm prior to So You Think’s win in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes on Wednesday afternoon, forcing the New Zealand-bred entire into an SP of 4/5 and...
View ArticleA ‘Lot’ To Like, Including A 50/1 Long Shot, On A Genuine Super Saturday
The golden summer of sport continues… Olympics, Paralympics, Euro 2012, Frankel, Wimbledon and stacks of great racing, you name it we’ve been treated to it over the last three months or so, and to cap...
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