PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL 2019 After Apple's Jade finished a close third in the Liverpool Hurdle one or two pundits immediately decided she had not run to her best and, whilst this is certainly one possibility; equally likely she failed to quite last home or is...

PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL 2019  This grade one contest represents a fascinating clash between the first two home in the Arkle plus the impressive winner of the JLT Chase. The Arkle winner Duc Des Genievres almost certainly surprised his connections when coming home in front in...

PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL 2019 The first point to make here is that I am always wary of getting too involved with any race at the Punchestown Festival when the field includes several horses from the same stable (likewise with Gigginstown). The fact that four of...

AINTREE FESTIVAL 5th APRIL 2019  I strongly suspect that Waiting Patiently is more ground dependant compared with most if not all of his rivals in the Melling Chase. He will surely need the ground to ride good to soft or softer to be seen...

AINTREE FESTIVAL 4th APRIL 2019  Buveur D’Air is currently trading a shade of odds on to follow up his success in the 2017 renewal of this grade one contest. On that occasion he beat the non-stayer My Tent Or Yours by a comfortable five...