- Wednesday, 20 May 2026 07:00
- Written by G Edwards
October Hill runs Ffos Las Today
There are two jumps meetings today at Ffos Las and Warwick, both afternoon meetings and we have one runner, October Hill at Ffos Las. She runs in the opening contest of the day at 2.50pm, a conditional jockeys handicap hurdle over 2m4f and Rian Corcoran rides. She has now not won in eleven starts over hurdles but has some good placed form to her name and deserves a first victory over hurdles. She was a good second on her penultimate start at Ludlow but was below her best in a novice event at Exeter last time. She returns to handicap company today from a reduced mark and with Rian's six pound claim I would hope she has a good chance. There are six runners but it is a competitive little race and you cannot rule any of them out. We are about 6/1 in the betting, the track and trip should suit and hopefully she can get her first win.
- Tuesday, 19 May 2026 07:00
- Written by G Edwards
There are two jumps meetings today at Huntingdon this afternoon and Hexham this evening but the stable does not have any runners. There are three flat meetings at Newcastle, Nottingham and Lingfield while in Ireland there is flat action at Cork. Yesterday the news broke that the hunter chase at Huntingdon's meeting today would be the last one of the season with the BHA cancelling all remaining hunter chases, including the big finals day at Stratford at the end of the month. This comes as a result of the equine influenza outbreak which seems to be rising in numbers. While it is currently only been reported in non-thoroughbreds the experts are concerned that it could spread further and are taking this measure to ensure that racing is not impacted.
- Monday, 18 May 2026 07:04
- Written by G Edwards
Little Chiefy & Jack Winners at Bangor
The weekend has come and gone in a flash and I hope you have all had a good one! I set off with Jack Pipe and his pony at 6am on Saturday morning and what a day it was with him winning at Bangor! A memorable but tiring day I am not sure Jack has stopped smiling since! This was Jack's first racecourse ride and while everything didn't go smoothly at the start he rode a lovely race and got the better of the favourite in the final strides after a prolonged battle inside the last two furlongs. Little Chiefy is a talented pony but has his quirks but at home and on the racecourse. He is not the easiest of rides but Jack and some of the lads at home who help Jack out by riding him while he is at school do a very good job.
- Sunday, 17 May 2026 07:27
- Written by G Edwards
There is one jumps meeting today at Stratford but the stable does not have any runners. The ground is described as good to firm and while there are not lots of runners they don't have bad field sizes and Rian Corcoran goes there for one ride. There are just two flat meetings today at Hamilton and Ripon while in Ireland they have a flat fixture at Naas with some Group action on the card. In France they have some good jump racing with the second day of their big weekend with the Grand Steeple Chase de Paris the feature race at 3.05pm British time. Quite often there are some British and Irish representatives in these big races over there but not in this particular race which is worth over £327,000 to the winner. Gold Tweet for trainer Gabriel Leenders who used to work here at Pond House looks to have a good chance in this.
- Saturday, 16 May 2026 08:35
- Written by G Edwards
Jack & Little Chiefy in action at Bangor Today
There is plenty of racing for us all to watch today with the flat card at Newbury taking centre stage and the feature Lockinge Stakes at 2.35pm. This Group One is over a mile and Damysus is favourite for John and Thady Gosden and James Doyle. It looks and open and competitive race, especially between the top four in the betting which includes Notable Speech for Godolphin and The Lion in Winter for Ballydolye. There are plenty of runners on the entire Newbury card while the other flat racing today comes from Newmarket, Thirsk and Doncaster. In Ireland they race on the flat at Navan and over jumps at Wexford. There are two jumps meetings today in Britain at Bangor and Uttoxeter and while the stable doesn't have any runners as such, we do have a very important runner on the Bangor card!
- Friday, 15 May 2026 07:01
- Written by G Edwards
Racing at York continues today with the Group 3 Yorkshire Cup the feature at 4.05pm. Amiloc is the short priced favourite for the race for the Ralph Beckett and Rossa Ryan team and I think he will be hard to beat. He was last see finishing fourth in the Breeders Cup turf and he may well still be on the upgrade. There is plenty of good flat racing action today and Day One of the Lockinge meeting takes place at Newbury as well as action at Newmarket and up in Scotland at Hamilton. In Ireland they have a meeting under each code with jumping at Kilbeggan and flat action at Leopardstown. Ryan Moore is over there at Leopardstown to ride Scandinavia in the Group 3 Levmoss Stakes at 7.22pm. He is 1/6 in the betting and this feature race should be a formality for the high class four year old colt who won both the Goodwood Cup and the St Leger last season.
- Thursday, 14 May 2026 07:04
- Written by G Edwards
York is the feature flat meeting of the day with Dante taking centre stage at 4.05pm. It is a Group 2 contest over 1m2f and Christmas Day heads the betting for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore at 2/1. I don't know a lot about the form of any of the eight runners in this race but it looks quite open according to the market with the entire field bar one, 11/1 or less. William Haggas and Tom Marquand were in good form at the track yesterday and have the second favourite Morshdi and that would be my tentative selection.
