Daily blog – May 5

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING TUESDAY MAY 5 8.08 GOWRAN HALE BOPP wouldn’t normally be one to jump off the page, being an exposed eight-year-old who hasn’t won since 2023, but he did come across as being slightly unfortunate not to finish closer than sixth in a...

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING MONDAY MAY 4 2.25 CURRAGH Causeway got the job done nicely enough at Naas but you could hardly describe his victory as spectacular and it was only a handicap, whereas stable mate NEOLITHIC looks to have far more substance attached...

Daily blog – May 3

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SUNDAY MAY 3 3.35 NEWMARKET A typically wide open renewal of the 1000 Guineas with a sense of anything can happen being the overridding feel. Despite the various permitations on offer, it would come as no surprise if Ballydoyle...

Daily blog – May 2

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING SATURDAY MAY 2 3.05 PUNCHESTOWN The first of two brutally difficult handicap chases but there is a decent chance BRUCEJACK can make his presence felt if running up to the level he produced at Down Royal last time out. Amazingly, it...

Daily blog – May 1

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING FRIDAY MAY 1 3.45 ASCOT HOLLOWAY BOY doesn’t bring the sexiest of profiles to the party but it is fair to say he might be a bit more reliable than some, and his consistency makes him a solid each-way proposition at a track where he...

Daily blog – April 30

DAILY RACING PREVIEW BY ANDY HOLDING THURSDAY APRIL 30 4.15 PUNCHESTOWN It has very much been a case of ‘getting to know you’ where BALLYKINLAR is concerned since joining new connections but there has been enough ‘encouraging signs’ as Talksport’s Jason Cundy might...