Intricately could give two young members of the O’Brien clan a huge win tonight. And also, there’s Newcastle!Greg Wood will be along in a few hours’ time with some analysis of tonight’s Breeders’ Cup races and what he has to say will be worth reading, as he’s spent almost the whole week picking up information trackside at Santa Anita (UPDATE: Greg’s tips for Friday night’s action are here). But I’ll just start today’s blog by saying that I quite like Intricately (10.50pm) at 13-2 in the Juvenile Fillies’ Turf. Continue reading...
Snow Leopardess (2.35) is an interesting bet in the Mares’ Novice Hurdle at the feature jumps meetingJump racing returns to Newbury this afternoon with a card billed as a “preview” for what is now a two-day Hennessy Festival meeting at the end of the month, and Snow Leopardess (2.35) may be worth an interest to make a successful debut over timber in the most interesting race on the card. Related: Horse racing tips: Thursday 3 November Continue reading...
Brian Hughes could get the Musselburgh card off to a good start aboard Weapon Of ChoiceI’m afraid the rain that was in my forecast for the Cheltenham area this weekend has now almost completely disappeared. Our unusually dry autumn is set to continue for another week, which would mean there was essentially no chance of the cross-country race taking place at Cheltenham a week on Friday, because the going is hard in places and the available irrigation is not sufficient to make that safe. Continue reading...
Presenting Arms, trained by Harry Fry, could be the value pick for the Haldon Gold Cup at 6-1The thing I imagine we all want out of today is some good news about Freddy Tylicki, the former champion apprentice who suffered a shocking fall at Kempton yesterday . Unlike Jim Crowley, Tylicki was kept in hospital overnight and we are told to expect some detail on the extent of his injuries today. Continue reading...
Colin Tizzard accepts it was a mistake to ask Cue Card’s jockey to press on so early but did that cause defeat?How interesting to read that Colin Tizzard has assumed responsibility for the aggressive tactics used on Cue Card on Saturday, when the popular veteran finished a tired third at Wetherby after pushing into the lead with most of a circuit left to run. The trainer and his son, Joe, “felt strongly it was the right thing to do and now we wish we hadn’t,” according to quotes in today’s Racing Post. Continue reading...