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The defeat and performance of Crown of Oaks at 1/3 on at Redcar on Monday has led to suggestions that all is not well in the Haggas yard, i am certain this is not the case. The strike rate which was running at over 30% a fortnight ago has dropped to around 12% but this…

Lady Bamford can afford it – but when you pay 725,000 for a yearling that cost 165,000 as a foal you should expect to get a return for your money. And whilst racing is full of horses that cost that and a lot more who can hardly raise a gallop – there was every indication…

Put the John Gosden trained Lead Artist in a weight for age race with 3yo stable mate Field of Gold and they would probably go 2/5 Field of Gold. That says a lot for the class of the 3yo but also that the older generation milers could be overrated. The Lockinge in which Lead Artist…

The form of Oisin Murphy in the past couple of weeks has been on almost on a par with Ryan Moore. He is riding at the very top of his form and after another brilliant 7 days – following a day off on Monday he could have ridden at any of the four meetings on…

Throughout my decades of punting Bank Holiday Monday’s seem always to be dull, cold, windy and a day when bookies bash the punters! Monday was no exception with chilly, blustery conditions and the days odds on bankers at all three flat meetings Crown of Oaks at Redcar, Boatswain and Crowd Quake at Leicester and Fitzmaurice…

As part of the peak season service I will normally do a daily update message usually at about 12 noon, however I am busy in meetings on Monday – so here is a written early message. We have already backed Sir Lowry’s Pass in the Zetland Gold Cup but this meeting is also due to…

Excellent Group 1 in Ireland – our Ew bet on Anmaat  looked like collecting but the ground going fast just cost us – but place money gave us a small profit.  Kalpana in third ran really well and it will be a race to follow.  It confirmed the value of Champion stakes and I am very…

Sir Lowry’s Pass won at Goodwood on his seasonal debut at a time when Ed Walkers horses were needing their first outing and he went into my notebook as a possible Royal Ascot handicap winner. That was over 10f but he stayed the trip really well and with a strong pace and slight headwind to…

The 10 week period that commences after the Irish Guineas meeting and extends through to the end of the York August Festival is a period of time when the majority of the profits can be made provided we get a normal spell of summer weather and good or fast ground. I break down the minimum…

The 3 day Irish Guineas meeting is always a feature of the flat season but with so many top races over the next 72 hours in GB it is easy to miss a few opportunities. I have prepared the following list of horses that are expected to run well over the 3 days – I…