by Andy Holding | Sep 22, 2021 | Best Times
September 15 – Yarmouth – Ville De Grace – 97 A typically wide-open renewal of this listed fillies race and it went the way of a horse who appeared to thrive over the longer trip. Indeed, her closing sectionals were only just shy of the sprinters on...
by Andy Holding | Sep 14, 2021 | Best Times
September 7 – Goodwood – King Vega – 98 Having finished a creditable fifth in a Group 3 previously, this looked a tap-in of immense proportions for Andrew Balding’s gelding and so it proved. Despite the modest quality of the opposition, the...
by Andy Holding | Feb 15, 2021 | Best Times
Sunday February 7 – Musselburgh – Threeunderthrufive – 71 Paul Nicholls’ gelding had looked a decent stayer over shorter trips prior to tackling three-miles for the first time and he proved just as good over this stiffer test, keeping on well...
by Andy Holding | Aug 17, 2020 | Best Times
Monday August 10th – Leicester – Enigmatic – 99 A truly extraordinary performance in every aspect and one if repeated that will surely see Joseph Parr’s gelding hard to beat again next time. Having his third run for his rookie handler, the...
by Andy Holding | Jun 16, 2020 | Best Times
Monday June 8th – Chelmsford – Fooraat – 91 A strong-looking novice contest for fillies’ and it went the way of a highly-promising individual who ended up clocking a fast time figure. Always on the sharp end, Roger Varian’s filly appeared...
by Andy Holding | Mar 27, 2020 | Best Times
Tuesday March 10th Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – Captain Guinness Most of the column inches for the curtain-raiser have been written about Shishkin and, to a lesser degree, Abacadabras, but of those vanquished, Captain Guinness is the other who deserves to come...
