- Tuesday, 21 April 2026 06:55
- Written by G Edwards
There is one jumps meeting this evening at Ffos Las and the stable has one runner, Mancero who runs in the lucky last at 7.42pm. This is a 2m4f handicap hurdle and Jack Tudor rides. He ran well at Wincanton last time, staying on from off the pace to finish a never nearer fourth, in a race that it did not pay to be held up in. If he backs up that run then he has to have a chance in this and he is about 6/1 third best in the betting. While he probably might prefer the ground a bit quicker than it is, I think the track will really suit. In my opinion, it is the most like a French course that we have over here. He shows us a lot more at home than he has on the racecourse but I would like to think this is where he can run well tonight.
- Monday, 20 April 2026 07:00
- Written by G Edwards
The new week starts with just one jumps meeting up at Kelso and the stable does not have any runners. The eight race card gets underway at 2.00pm and I shall keep an eye on the hunter chase up there at 5pm. The favourite is a horse called Boley Bob and he is a very short price to win this afternoon. He is trained by J J O'Shea and is ridden by Henry Crowe, the combination having won both the Cheltenham and Aintree Foxhunters this year with the very good Barton Snow. The trainer says this one is better than that one so I am just intrigues because this one must be very good and will win today! The six year old is two from four in Irish point to points and four from five in British point to points and makes his hunter chase debut this afternoon. He is not a horse I have come across personally in my point to point exploits this season but he looks to have been progressing up the ranks and his trainer certainly knows what he is doing! This horse is by the same sire as Barton Snow, Snow Sky and he came from the same connections in Ireland, I imagine bought privately from them. I shall be watching with interest.
- Sunday, 19 April 2026 06:32
- Written by G Edwards
There are two jumps meetings today at Plumpton and Stratford but the stable does not have any runners. I see Rian Corcoran does not have any rides but Jack Tudor is in action at Stratford for Christian Williams. There is no flat racing on this side of the Irish sea today while in Ireland they race on the flat at the Curragh and have a jumps fixture at the Curragh. There is point to point action closer to home at Cotley and so I shall let you know if any of our jockeys have any success tomorrow.
- Saturday, 18 April 2026 06:55
- Written by G Edwards
It is a big day up in Scotland today with the Scottish Champion hurdle at 2.20pm and the Scottish Grand National at 3.35pm. The track had plenty of rain yesterday and the going looked quite hard work so it will be a different kind of national than it quite often is on quicker ground. Tutti Quanti ran no race at Cheltenham last month but if he returns to his Newbury form I think he has a great chance in the Champion hurdle. He will love the ground and is about 100/30 second best in the betting and would be my selection in the race with Harry Cobden on board. The Scottish National looks a wide open affair judge on the betting and nothing immediately jumps out at me as a strong fancy, I shall watch with interest and they will need to stay the four mile trip well today.
- Friday, 17 April 2026 06:45
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Phantomofthepoints runs at Ayr Today
It is a busy day for the team today with six runners spread across three meetings, it does seem a bit feast or famine for us at the moment but that is the nature of things at this time of year, especially with the weather being dry. We have two runners up at Ayr, three at Exeter and one on the flat at Bath. Penn Avenue and Phantomofthepoints are our runners at Ayr and they travelled up yesterday. The ground is described as soft, good to soft in places and should suit both horses. Penn Avenue runs in the 2.55pm novices hurdle over 2m5f and Harry Cobden rides. While she may be better off in a handicap, our four year old filly gets the age and sex allowances in this race which means she will be competitive at the weights on the ratings. She has been ultra consistent in her six hurdle runs for us, being placed each time until a blip at Carlisle last time. There were excuses for this run and it came on the back of a few quick runs together so I think she can bounce back and show her true running today. She has a great attitude and while for win purposes it could be tough today I think Harry will get on well with her and I wouldn't be surprised if she were to outrun her odds and get in the prizes.
- Thursday, 16 April 2026 06:58
- Written by G Edwards
There is one jumps meeting today, a twilight fixture at Hereford but the stable does not have any runners. The first race is at 4.22pm and Rian Corcoran is in action in the lucky last and while Jack Tudor was back riding yesterday which was good to see, he does not have any booked rides today. On the flat we have the third day of Newmarket's Craven meeting and a fixture at Ripon while in Ireland there is a jumps racing at Limerick. A couple of horses caught my eye in Ireland, more so because of their breeding than anything else. In the opening mares maiden hurdle on the card, the favourite is a horse called Babyburn, a half sister to the stables mighty Ballyburn. She was too keen and disappointed in a bumper on her only start to date but she obviously shows ability as home as she is fancied to run well at home on her switch to hurdling if she settles better.
- Wednesday, 15 April 2026 07:03
- Written by G Edwards
Today there is just the one jumps meeting at Haydock which is the card moved from Cheltenham. There are some good races, not lots of runners but some quality horses although I am sure there would have been more runners should the ground have been a bit softer. The stable does not have any runners but Rian Corcoran is in action with two rides that have chances and Jack Tudor may be in action there as well but I am guessing he will once again be seeing how he feels this morning. He did not ride again at Newton Abbot yesterday following falls at the weekend and I believe he is just taking one day at a time. White Noise is favourite for the mares novices listed hurdle at 2.05pm, she of course won at the Cheltenham Festival last month and has form with our own Kingston Queen. She is 4/6 favourite for todays contest at 2.05pm and while I think she will win, today's race is over 2m5f. Speaking with jockey Tom Bellamy recently he thought two miles was her ideal trip but I guess around this track on forecast quicker ground she might well be okay.
