- Friday, 05 May 2017 07:49
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with action from Chepstow, Lingfield and Musselburgh, while there are a couple of jumps cards from Cheltenham and Fontwell. Lingfield get the wooden spoon today with just £30,000 up for grabs across their seven race card. Something has to be done about this poor prize money - the trouble is, as long as they keep getting owners and trainers running for these sums, the tracks will continue to try their luck.
- Thursday, 04 May 2017 07:28
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with flat cards from Redcar, Lingfield and Mussleburgh as well as a couple of jumps fixtures from Towcester and Sedgefield. I know it is the summer, but the most prize money on offer comes from Towcester who have £42,000 up for grabs - it doesn't say an awful lot for the other four fixtures I'm afraid. You may recall that I was talking about flat jockey Joe Fanning yesterday, well he rode Cardsharp to win the first yesterday so he should have been able to afford to travel home again!
- Wednesday, 03 May 2017 07:16
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
It is another blank day for fans of the jumps - there are five fixtures taking place this afternoon and they are all on the level with the action coming from Ascot, Pontefract, Wolverhampton, Yarmouth and Brighton. Brighton follow in the footsteps of yesterday's Wolverhampton card by offering a pitiful £31,000 across their seven race card. You will need your horse to win just to be able to afford an ice cream! Talking of Brighton, it took jockey Joe Fanning six hours to drive to the track yesterday - fortunately for him he rode a double which means that his percentage will just about have covered his petrol costs. He rides there again this evening so he probably had a nice stay in the seaside town - thinking about it, he has just one ride so maybe the 'one ride' theory will have a positive result tonight.
- Tuesday, 02 May 2017 07:17
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with all the action coming on the flat from Nottingham, Brighton, Yarmouth, Chelmsford and Wolverhampton. Somehow Wolverhampton get away with a total of £31,000 in prize money across their seven race card. This fixture is obviously not being run for the benefit of the owners or the horses, so who is making the money?
- Monday, 01 May 2017 07:16
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with flat action from Bath, Windsor and Beverley supported by jumps fixtures from Kempton and Warwick. Fresh from their one day break, the stable has two runners at Warwick; Celestial Path and Work, while Arkadios runs at Kempton. Celestial Path takes in the novices's hurdle at 1.30pm and he is yet to replicate his good flat form over timber and Bedrock looks to be the one to beat. Work contests the boys' handicap hurdle at 5.00pm and she was unlucky not to win on her first start over hurdles - she has run creditably since and looks to have fair claims under David Noonan who also takes a handy 3lbs off her back. Meanwhile, over at Kempton Arkadios takes in the 2m5f handicap hurdle at 4.40pm - I thought he would have won at Newton Abbot last time but for falling two out. This is a stronger race and he is higher in the weights but he looks like he has a good chance in the hands of Michael Heard.
- Sunday, 30 April 2017 08:21
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today we just have two flat cards at Salisbury and Thirsk. The jumps racing new season does not start until Monday at Kempton and Warwick so the jump boys can have a day's holiday! I preferred it when the jumps season had a couple months off and started again at Newton Abbot but I guess those days have long gone! It was good to see Brian Harding retiring from the saddle in one piece. As I keep saying, it is good to know when to retire in any sport and I think the 44 year old jockey has made the right decision.
- Saturday, 29 April 2017 07:01
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today there are six meetings, flat cards at Doncaster, Haydock, Leicester, Ripon and Wolverhampton plus a great jumps card at Sandown. As well as being the final day of the National Hunt season, it is also the final day of the Punchestown Festival. Tom Scu goes to Sandown to ride Vincent's Forever in the 1.50pm juvenile handicap hurdle over two miles. He was third last time out at Taunton on good ground but he would need to improve on his hurdle form to win. He was rated 82 on the flat for John Gosden so he has got ability. Tom has to do 10st 3lb to ride Doing Fine in the 3.35pm and he looks to have a good chance. Tom reached the magic 100 winner mark for the season last night at Chepstow on Billy My Boy for Chris Down. It is a like cricket in that you don't want to get out on 99 so many congratulations to Tom.
