- Friday, 01 May 2015 07:20
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today there are five meetings taking place with flat cards from Chepstow, Musselburgh and Lingfield as well as jumps fixtures from Bangor and Fontwell, not to mention of course the fourth day of the Punchestown Festival over in Ireland. The stable runs Dell' Arca (pictured above) in the Punchestown Champion Hurdle at 5.30pm and while he is the 66/1 outsider for the five runner field, he is guaranteed a minimum of €4,000 if he jumps round to finish last. If Jezki doesn't run (and that is a real possibility considering that one won the three mile World Hurdle at the meeting yesterday) then that goes up to €6,000 and with Tiger Roll closely rated with him there is the possibility of more, although it will be extremely difficult to beat the Champion Hurdle 1-2 Faugheen and Arctic Fire. Credit where it is due, it was an excellent entry from David. Meanwhile Tom Scu, who was on the mark at Newton Abbot last night travels back over to Ireland to ride.
- Thursday, 30 April 2015 07:17
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with three jumps cards from Sedgefield, Newton Abbot and Towcester as well as flat fixtures from Redcar and Lingfield. Don't forget it it is the third day of the Punchestown Festival today as well. Speaking of which, David had a nice winner at the meeting yesterday afternoon when Champers On Ice prevailed on his Pond House debut in a thrilling finish to the bumper under a great ride from Jamie Codd. It looked like a good race with the first two home coming 28 lengths clear of the third and is tremendous for owners Bryan Drew and Caroline Tisdall. Remember they also have Cheltenham Festival bumper winner Moon Racer so they have a couple of really nice youngsters to look forward to.
- Wednesday, 29 April 2015 07:29
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with cards from Ascot, Pontefract, Lingfield and Wolverhampton as well as the first jumps card of the new season from Cheltenham (not to mention the second day of the Punchestown Festival in Ireland). On the domestic front, the Cheltenham card is a hunter chase meeting, so there will be an unfamiliar name at the top of the trainers' table tonight. Meanwhile, the stable has two runners at Punchestown this evening with Betfred Bowl runner-up Ballynagour (pictured above) running in the Grade One Punchestown Gold Cup at 5.30pm. The bookies make him an 8/1 chance and if he can replicate his Aintree form he would have a serious chance. We also have stable debutant Champers On Ice in the bumper at 7.15pm in which he will be partnered by leading amateur Jamie Codd and the bookies make him 7/2 favourite - let's hope they are right!
- Tuesday, 28 April 2015 07:30
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
There are four meetings taking place on the level this afternoon with action from Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Brighton and Chelmsford City. Brighton can hang their heads today as they join the twenties club with only £29,000 in prize money offered across their seven race card. There is also the small matter of the Punchestown Festival starting today and David will be having a few runners over in the Emerald Isle, the first of which participate tomorrow. It would appear that Willie Mullins is going to clean up at the meeting - he has nine runners today and four of them are favourite...it will be just like the Cheltenham Festival all over again.
- Monday, 27 April 2015 06:55
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
This afternoon there are five meetings taking place, all on the flat at Ayr, Kempton, Southwell, Wolverhampton and Windsor. With the end of the National Hunt season on Saturday, there is now a break from jump racing until Cheltenham's Hunter Chase card on Wednesday. How strange it is going to be when it all kicks off again later in the week and there will be no A P McCoy jocked up in the race cards.
- Sunday, 26 April 2015 09:17
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today we have just two meetings, both flat cards at Chelmsford and Wetherby with jumps racing taking a break for a few days. Yes, I did say a flat card at Wetherby as well! It is hard to think of the jumps jockey's championship with no AP but we are going to have a new champion next year. I suppose it would be nice if Richard Johnson won the title even once because he has been runner up to AP so many times. Having said that, Tom Scu and Sam Twiston-Davies have also had fantastic seasons and will be pushing Dicky all the way. AP says he is going to be playing golf a bit more. I have played golf with AP and the way he plays is not very relaxing! If you are in the Lambourn area you are likely to hear his voice alot shouting out 4!! I am only joking AP!!
- Friday, 24 April 2015 16:05
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
It is a historic day as we bid farewell to a legend of the turf today with A P McCoy signing off an incredible career, the likes of which we will never see again. There are six meetings taking place with Doncaster, Haydock, Leicester, Ripon and Wolverhampton taking place, although all eyes will be on Sandown and the swansong of the greatest jockey. Sandown have sold all 18,000 of their tickets and it is going to be an incredible day...I just wonder what will be going through AP's mind as he sees all of those people there wanting to wish him luck and bid him goodbye. The stable has three runners; Unanimite, The Package and Twentytwo's Taken. As you would expect, the racing is extremely competitive and the big race is the Bet365 Gold Cup (I still call it the Whitbread!) - there is a maximum field and we look to hold a solid chance with easy Cheltenham Festival winner The Package. I think quite a few of the runners will be caught out by the fast ground, although it should suit our runner.
