Daily blog – January 19

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING MONDAY JANUARY 19 1.20 LINGFIELD Not the best of maiden hurdles but certainly one of the most competitive run this season numerically and with genuine cases to be made for many, UNJEU ROYAL is a must for any shortlist. Tom Lacey’s...

Daily blog – January 18

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SUNDAY JANUARY 18 1.10 THURLES A race dominated by Messrs Mullins and Elliott over the years and with the overriding theme of the latter holding sway in most of the big novice events so far this season, a chance is taken on SEPT...

Daily blog – January 17

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SATURDAY JANUARY 17 1.00 ASCOT No prizes for originality here with THE JUKEBOX KID, despite his defeat at Cheltenham last time out, standing out as potentially still nicely ahead of his mark. There could have been several reasons...

Daily blog – January 16

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING FRIDAY JANUARY 16 12.40 WINDSOR Three really nice prospects face the starter for this opening novices’ hurdle and SWINDON VILLAGE, the outsider of the trio, is fancied to prove the market to be all wrong. Charlie Longsdon’s gelding...

Daily blog – January 15

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING THURSDAY JANUARY 15 1.42 LUDLOW An intriguing maiden hurdle in prospect, easily the pick of the two divisions, and despite being up against a pair making their UK debuts for powerful stables, PLAINS DRIFTER is fancied to get in...