Thursday 29 April 2021

A day of near misses, Mostawaa in the opener being defeated late-on at Ascot and then a 22/1 shot partnered by the excellent Ryan Moore denying another. Nice to see Clan Des Obeaux get ahead in the Gold Cup to restore some minor sense of pride for the British against Ireland after a torrid Cheltenham.Continue reading “Thursday 29 April 2021”

Tuesday 6 April 2021

Not a bad day yesterday, Latest Exhibition picked up some place money for us in the big-race at Fairyhouse, sadly we didn’t have the mortgage on the 150/1 winner. The rest of the day was okay, with the multiple paying place money and wins for Lavenders Blue and Fairway Freddy. As the week builds towardsContinue reading “Tuesday 6 April 2021”

Friday 22 January 2021

Good day yesterday, the 3 point each-way landed on Highland Dress in our first of the day (14:00) at 7/2. This meant whatever happened we were up for the day. The Somerset National over at Wincanton was a cracker with The Kings Writ getting pipped at the death, looking the winner until the dour-stayer DawsonContinue reading “Friday 22 January 2021”

Saturday 9 January 2021

Nothing yesterday, from our perspective a poor days racing, a full all-weather National Hunt Flat card at Newcastle, did little to stir the emotions, I mentioned to my brother that the standard of the racing was awful, however I didn’t expect it to be this bad: I’m of course being unfair, still, made me laugh.Continue reading “Saturday 9 January 2021”