Former racing editor/chief tipster of the Daily Express + Daily Star. Now a freelance analyst of UK/Fr races. Intuitive post-race observations, not tips.
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On official ratings, GOLDEN ACE (below) should not be as long as 25-1.
15/8 The New Lion 159
9/4 Anzadam 157
25/1 Golden Ace 152 + 7lb mares' allowance 159.
1.35 @MarketRasenRace
SEE BLUE only raced over 1m on the Flat. He is 9-2 to beat Don Dandy and Minella Buoy who both have hurdling experience.
Seems a big ask to me despite his being rated 86 as a miler.
O'Moore Park 25-1
0-13 in chases for Willie Mullins
Wins at Cheltenham @KeighleyTeam
Well done DAILY EXPRESS and TOPSPEED [ew] with KINGOFTHEFRONTIER 20-1.
Pretty damn good.
A far superior Topspeed figure at Southwell 117 to the favourite at Chepstow 106.
@NRandonFactor
Au revoir Flat and jumps at Meral. 馃槩
A specialist trotting track from January having staged flat, jumps and trotting since August 1947.
@SimonHolt3
For those interested . . .
AI reveals
60% of racing bets struck in France are on Trotting.
30% are on the Flat
10% are on steeplechasing, hurdles, Xcountry.
Helps understand why we are where we are.
The axe to fall on 25 tracks that currently stage Flat/Jumps or both.
Hy茅res today, gone tomorrow.
Radical but necessary to save money
Patrick Weaver retweeted
We trained our 69th winner of the year yesterday and we鈥檙e sitting on 拢1.2 m prize money but this is one particular statistic we鈥檙e very proud of!
Thank you James Fanshawe Racing for providing it.
Pompadour's Flat course (pre-dates 1972) was the first AW course in Europe. True or false?
Far better known for its chases and Xcountry.
Ombudsman v Calandagan
A proper race.
The French 1m4f star again gives everything over 1m2f but wasn't good enough on the day against a 10f specialist.
Great race to watch. Well done @godolphin
I make allowances for the fact that the Wednesday commentator no longer gives credit where it is due but to say they need to push forward more when they have had 7 shots (only 2 on target) is annoying.
The next 4 shots were all on target, 3 going in. HT 3-0
MINNIE HAUK
ATR: "Wonderful to see her bounce back to form"
Me: I don't see getting btn 5l in the Arc at 32/1 as "out of form". That and her 3rd in the Yorkshire Oaks showed she was still decent if highly unlikely to bt Kalpana (in front of Minnie in their previous 3 races).
PABORUS was a sporting nap from the @Telegraph .... no idea who does the tips for them these days but it was one that hit the outer bulls-eye.
Charles Bishop left that late.
Would have been an unlucky loser had he not got his nose in front on the line.
Patrick Weaver retweeted
I鈥檝e known @gl_racing for upwards of fifty years and doubt there is a harder working man in racing. A tough as teak jump jockey he then forged a terrific career as a trainer and the last time I asked he was still mucking out six horses first thing. What a man and what a family.
馃檹 @hayleyjanemoore interviewing father @gl_racing as he announces his retirement, handing the reins over to sons Josh and Jamie. A lovely moment.
That鈥檚 pretty cool. 馃憦