by Andy Holding | Mar 18, 2024 | Best Times
March 12 – Cheltenham – Slade Steel – 70 A wide-open and competitive renewal of the festival curtain raiser and it went the way of one of the form horses on paper beforehand, who came here rather than take on Ballyburn in the Gallagher’s on day...
by Andy Holding | Mar 12, 2024 | Best Times
March 3 – Leopardstown – Miss Gherkin – 62 A modest looking handicap by the track standards beforehand but it produced a surprisingly good speed figure for the grade. Clever Currency was the one who ensured the race was run at a sound clip and having...
by Andy Holding | Mar 5, 2024 | Best Times
February 27 – Catterick 27 – Prairie Wolf – 66 A golden opportunity was presented to Sue Smith’s inmate based on his previous effort behind Ginny’s destiny at Cheltenham and despite clouting the last fence, he never gave his supporters...
by Andy Holding | Feb 27, 2024 | Best Times
February 19 – Carlisle – Jagwar – 65 A race that provided a good battle between the market leaders, with the odds-on favourite eventually emerging the winner. Clovis Island made sure the gallop was honest from the start and for nine tenths of the...
by Andy Holding | Feb 20, 2024 | Best Times
February 13 – Thurles – Zanahiyr – 72 An above-average beginners’ chase by the track standards and in what turned out to be a titanic tussle between the front two in the market, Gordon Elliott’s inmate gained the day in the closing...