CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP UPDATE 17th FEBRUARY 2021 Not Many Viable Contenders For The Gold Cup Often, I would have at least half-a-dozen horses on my shortlist for the Gold Cup at this stage of the season. However, now that the Cotswold Chase and the...

ALBERT BARTLETT NOVICES’ HURDLE UPDATE 17th FEBRUARY 2021 The Albert Bartlett Is A Difficult Puzzle To Solve The outcome of the Grade One Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown on 6th February did, at least, shed some much needed light on...

Whilst preparing the Festival updates and a few ATR blogs I found one or two horses that I wanted to put together in place oriented multiples - all NRNB of course. That is, horses that I believe have an extra strong chance of being...

TRIUMPH HURDLE UPDATE 14th FEBRUARY 2021 Perhaps, the most fascinating aspect of this contest is deciding which of the main contenders might be most likely to switch to the Supreme Hurdle. Quilixios is no longer a novice so he is the only one of...

STAYERS HURDLE UPDATE 14th FEBRUARY 2021 There is an interesting left-field angle for this race as Champ is currently trading at 10/1 Non-Runner-No-Bet with several firms. If Newbury is called off once again next Sunday or if Champ does not convince over fences in...

RYANAIR CHASE UPDATE 13th FEBRUARY 2021 The top horses on my shortlist for the Ryanair at the moment include Melon, Imperial Aura and Mister Fisher. The latter will prefer good to soft ground or even quicker; whilst Imperial Aura’s claims would be stronger if...

MARSH NOVICES’ CHASE UPDATE 13th FEBRUARY 2021 The obvious remaining doubt with Envoi Allen is the lack of competition he has faced in his prep races. He has barely seen a rival in his three chases to date and will need to do something...