- Sunday, 30 September 2012 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are just two flat cards today at Epsom and Musselburgh so if you live in the Midlands or the North of Engalnd bad luck it looks like it will be another day in fron tof the television! You could watch the golf or even the football with Aston Villa versus West Brom, a real local derby. One of our owners Matt Archer will be watching this with interest from Cyprus! Meanwhile back to the racing front, just something I would like to pass comment on, photo finishes. They do get the result out so quickly these days that it is hard to have a bet on the result. Do you remember when punters used to stand on the winning line to see who had won the photo finish and they run to get a bet on? Many years ago at a point to point there was a photo finish and I was near to the line. I said to our vet and Mr Walters that I wished I knew the result. He said I do I am the judge! A great man and a great judge as he told me the result!
- Saturday, 29 September 2012 06:47
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Qulinton
There are five meetings on today. Four on the flat at Chester, Newmarket, Haydock and Wolverhampton plus a very good jumps card at Market Rasen. There is £120,000 of prize money on offer at the jumps meeting and there are two Listed races worth £28,475 and £17,085 to the winners. Qulinton runs in the Listed handicap chase and goes off a mark of 135. He has won off this mark before and Tom Scu rides at 11st 1lb. He could run well at a big price if in good form today. Don't forget he won the buig Summer plate chase at the course last year and also ran a good effort in the same race earlier this summer so does seem to like the course. Looking at all of the Market Rasen card, it looks like it could be a good day for the champ AP. Mind you, everyday is a good day for AP!
- Friday, 28 September 2012 06:58
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Today there are three meetings taking place at Newmarket, Haydock and Wolverhampton on the level and a jumps card at Stratford. Stratford is an additional fixture, which is probably just as well as Worcester saw their hopes of holding their intended meeting today washed down the M5 with the rain. Did you see the ground?...it looked more like a boating lake than a racecourse! It looks like a typically high class affair at Newmarket with £394,000 up for grabs, while Wolverhampton can offer just £27,000 for their entire card...and don't forget there's going to be even more racing next year...I despair!
- Thursday, 27 September 2012 06:55
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
- Wednesday, 26 September 2012 06:51
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
There are three meetings taking place this afternoon - two on the flat at Goodwood and Kempton as well as a jumps card in Scotland at Perth. With all of the rain that has affected the north of the country, it is incredible that Perth has managed to avoid most of the rain and the official going is currently given as good/firm. Our stable jockey Tom Scudamore is riding at Perth this afternoon and has three rides for Lucinda Russell - his best chance would appear to be Kai Broon in the two mile handicap chase...I would imagine that he will need a winner just to pay the expenses of going up there.
- Tuesday, 25 September 2012 07:11
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
Weather permitting there should be three meetings taking place this afternoon, with two on the flat at Folkestone and Beverley and a jumps card at Newton Abbot. Folkestone are planning an inspection at 10am as there are heavy showers forecast and the prospects of racing going ahead are no better than 50/50 at present, so make sure you check that it goes ahead before you leave if you are planning a trip to the races this aftenoon. The ground at Newton Abbot has come up very testing and as such we will not be having any runners this afternoon. The good news is that Newton Abbot have once again put up some decent prize money - they are offering the same amount of money as Beverley and £8,000 more than Folkestone...four of the races at Folkestone are worth only £1704.25 to the winner which I think is an absolute disgrace. The trouble is, so long as the owners and trainers keep running for peanuts, the courses will continue to offer poor prize money.
- Monday, 24 September 2012 07:02
- Written by Chelsea Eggleton
It was good to be back with some jump racing yesterday. Our one runner at Uttoxeter yesterday afternoon, Shallow Bay finished 5th over 2 1/2 miles - he wasn't beaten all that far and looked to me like he didn't quite get home. He has already shown enough to suggest that he can win a race of this nature so perhaps a drop back in trip could be the answer? There are three meetings on this afternoon on the flat at Kempton, Leicester and Hamilton - there has been plenty of rain about, so keep an eye on the official going description if you are looking to have a bet.
