Empire Of Dirt will be fancied for the Grand National after his Troytown success. Our man has mixed feelingsI was just a teensy bit gutted to see that Empire Of Dirt won the Troytown yesterday, given that he was my long-range fancy for the Grand National but as yet unbacked in that capacity. His Aintree odds will now be shorter, of course, but I almost feel they should be longer because of what yesterday’s success will do to his handicap mark. Continue reading...
The well-handicapped Remiluc appeals on his chasing debut, with the scary What’s The Scoop in the fieldAh, racehorses. Always a new way to cost you money, a new way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Continue reading...
The 2001 Grand National winner is no longer with us but memories of his bravery live onSo, farewell then, Red Marauder. At the age of 26, the Grand National winner of 2001 has left us, having reached an excellent age for a thoroughbred racehorse. Continue reading...
Spectators at the Jim Best hearing have nearly had enough and it’s only Day Three. There’s racing up above...“I think we’ve done that enough now.” These were my favourite words of yesterday’s session in the BHA v Jim Best case, although there was not a great deal of competition. Continue reading...
Cloudy Copper (3.10) catches the eye at Lingfield in the stayers’ handicap chase on the same card for trainer Jonjo O’NeillA total of 49mm of rain in the space of 36 hours has forced Southwell to abandon its eight-race Flat card on Fibresand on Tuesday afternoon, leaving the jumps cards at Sedgefield and Lingfield as the only action in Britain. “The water is sitting on top of the track in places so we’ve had to abandon,” Richard Aldous, the raceday clerk of the course at Southwell, said on Tuesday morning, adding the small ray of good news that “the river hasn’t burst, so the rest of the racecourse has not been flooded”. Related: Horse racing tips: Tuesday 22 November Continue...