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...

Daily blog – January 14

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14 2.15 FAIRYHOUSE A good number of these took part in a similar handicap over today’s C&D back in November and despite losing out to the late work of Drumgill, TOUCH ME NOT is given another chance to respond...

Daily blog – January 13

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING TUESDAY JANUARY 13 8.00 SOUTHWELL CHARLIE’S CHOICE, who can be a bit of a hostage to fortune with his run style, didn’t have the rub of the green at Lingfield the other day, but he is afforded another chance to put matters right at...

Weekly blog – January 4 – January 10

January 8 – Ffos Las – Bossman Jack – 66 Desperate conditions greeted the runners at the Welsh venue but that prevent this opening novice hurdle being run at a sound gallop and the time figure backed up that view. Starzand did his level best to draw...

Daily blog – January 12

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING MONDAY JANUARY 12 12.40 LINGFIELD A complex opening sprint handicap made trickier on account of five of the seven participants being C&D winners, but DIOMED SPIRIT could well turn out to be the answer if he can run to the level...

Daily blog – January 11

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SUNDAY JANUARY 11 3.20 PUNCHESTOWN The race won by Linden Arden here 11 days ago was notable for its decent time figure comparative to El Fabiolo (identical overall times and only 0.3 difference final circuit time) and having run...