- Thursday, 16 June 2011 07:05
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
It is ladies day and the weather forecast for Royal Ascot this afternoon is not good. I feel sorry for all those ladies that have spent months meticulously planning their outfits only for the elements to spoil things. I understand it will be very windy too, so ladies be warned - umbrellas will probably not do you much good, just make sure you are using plenty of hat pins! As usual the racing looks very competitive and I don't think I can ever remember seeing so many runners, although make sure that before having a bet your selection will handle a bit of cut in the ground.
- Wednesday, 15 June 2011 06:58
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Will Frankel get more than a mile? On yesterday's evidence you would have to doubt it, although I was wondering what on earth Michael Hills was doing aboard pacemaker Rerouted - he went off like a five furlong sprinter and it was a complete waste of time having him in the race. In the end Frankel held on to win by 3/4 length and while some have suggested that Sir Henry Cecil's three year old colt was idling in front, I am not so sure. Tom Quealley committed fully half a mile from home (personally I am not sure why he feels the need to go so early on a horse that clearly has bags of speed) and he has come in for some stick from some quarters.
- Tuesday, 14 June 2011 06:50
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today sees the start of the best five days of flat racing anywhere in the world, Royal Ascot. It has been a lucky place for MCP and David, and David tries to follow-up last years Ascot Stakes success with Junior. Junior is 10lbs higher in the weights than when romping home last year so it will certainly be a lot tougher but Ryan Moore is a positive jockey booking and I am sure he will be a great help in the saddle.
- Monday, 13 June 2011 06:58
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
We were all extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Bryan Westcott at the weekend. Brian was a well known and respected racing personality in the west country and he and his wife Ilva ran the South West Racing Club for many years. They would work tirelessly and dedicated their time and energy into giving great enjoyment to many people. Bryan organised numerous trips through the years, including a visit to France with a certain David Pipe (then aged nine) and they were always popular and well received.
- Saturday, 11 June 2011 07:53
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
With Royal Ascot only two more sleeps away I see the final day of Royal Ascot is now sold out. It is the most popular day of the Royal Meeting and last year it attracted 76,554 people. You would not think there are that many top hats in the country! If you don't read the Racing Post I will pass on a little tip that jockey Richard Hughes gave everyone in the paper yesterday. he thinks Census is a good each way bet in the King George V Stakes. He says he thinks his horse is well handicapped and you have heard this straight from the horses mouth, or is it straight from the Hughsies mouth?!
- Saturday, 11 June 2011 07:02
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Arise Sir Henry! It is fantastic news that Henry Cecil has been knighted. Lets just hope when the Queen knights henry he keeps his head straight! As some of you may know, Henry tends to keep his head on one side. The Queen could easily chop his head off! If anyone does deserve a Knighthood then I think it is Henry Cecil. He is a great trainer and has been for so many years and he really is a lovely guy, well he must be as he put up with MCP and myself for the wekend a few years ago! Next week we will of course his superstar Frankel running at Royal Ascot. That is just one of the many races I am looking forward to over the next few days.
- Friday, 10 June 2011 07:01
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Should no hopers be allowed to run in the top class races? There is debate about this topic following last weekends Derby where you had two runners taking part who were simply not good enough. You had a 52 rated maiden, Castlemorris King and Bath winner Marhaba Malyoon in the race. The problem lies with the fact that there are no rules to say they cannot run in a race like this. The horses started the race at prices of 100/1 and 150/1 but in reality they should have been 20,000/1. That is the chance they had of winning.
