Weekly blog – July 14 – July 19

July 14 – Windsor – Rydale Frosty 75 The first of two above-average two-year-old races during last week and it’s worth noting the winner broke the existing juvenile track record. Needless to say, the pace was strong from the start and race favourite,...

Daily blog – July 21

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING MONDAY JULY 21 5.40 WINDSOR Richard Hughes is still on cloud nine after landing his first Group 1 last weekend and even though this novice event for two-year-olds is vastly different from those heady heights, PRETTY DANIELLE (best...

Daily blog – July 20

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SUNDAY JULY 20 3.05 CURRAGH OUR FRIEND MOUSE (NAP) (best price 7-2) has pieced together two encouraging performances in victory and defeat over today’s C&D and with the clock saying his most recent effort is not to be sniffed...

Daily blog – July 19

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SATURDAY JULY 19 2.35 CURRAGH A race that often goes the way of a top-class juvenile and despite PUERTO RICO (best price 6-1) being the second string of the Ballydoyle-trained pair, Aidan O’Brien’s inmate is expected to put his...

Daily blog – July 18

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING FRIDAY JULY 18 3.05 KILLARNEY GAELIC ARC (best price 11-2), as we’ve seen many times in the past, is a dangerous beast when left loose in lead and following yet another all-the-way success at Kilbeggan last time out, John Ryan’s...