Weekly blog – May 5 – May 10

May 6 – Chester – Benvenuto Cellini – 80 A big week for Derby and Oaks trials began with arguably the pick of the crop – certainly over 1m4f – and Aidan O’Brien’s colt put the kind of marker down that rightly has him favourite...

Daily blog – May 12

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING TUESDAY MAY 12 4.10 HEREFORD CAMPAIGN TRAIL hasn’t hit the heights expected by connections over hurdles, but there was more encouragement to be taken from his latest exploits at Southwell, enough certainly to warrant a small...

Daily blog – May 11

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING MONDAY MAY 11 4.53 ROSCOMMON FROGS HOLLOW CREEK ran with plenty of encouragement on his debut at The Curragh last month and with the valuable commodity of an all-important run under his belt, Martin Hassett’s colt can use that...

Daily blog – May 10

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SUNDAY MAY 10 1.55 LEOPARDSTOWN No superstars on show in this staying maiden and it would come as no surprise if MIGHTY WAVE were to outrun his odds following a much more encouraging effort at Gowran last time out. Jim Bolger’s...

Daily blog – May 9

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SATURDAY MAY 9 1.15 HAYDOCK Tellherthename was a late withdrawal in The Scottish Champion Hurdle due to the inclement conditions that befell Ayr in the build up to the race and today’s contest looks the obvious place for him to...