by Andy Holding | Jan 23, 2024 | Best Times
January 19 – Wolves – Palace Boy – 100 A quiet week due to the abandonments of most of the National Hunt racing, but that means we are able to highlight a couple of useful times from the Flat, which hasn’t always been the case. The first race...
by Andy Holding | Jan 16, 2024 | Best Times
January 8 – Taunton – Golden Ace – 64 A race that centred around just three and it went the way of the least experienced, making her hurdling debut. Runner-up in the Grade 2 mares’ bumper at Aintree when last seen and having undergone wind...
by Andy Holding | Jan 9, 2024 | Best Times
January 1 – Cheltenham – Shakem Up’Arry – 70 A race that revolved around Paddy Power hero Stage Star but once it became apparent he wasn’t going to justify favouritism, Ben Pauling’s gelding was the main one who stepped up to the...
by Andy Holding | Jan 2, 2024 | Best Times
December 26 – Kempton – Il Est Francais – 77 The first sighting UK racegoers have had of this exciting French raider and it was a performance that will live long in the memory. Setting out to make it a proper test at the trip, the six-year-old...
by Andy Holding | Dec 26, 2023 | Best Times
December 18 – Plumpton – Goodwin – 66 A race in which trainer Chris Gordon has a fine record over the years – Aucunrisque the most notable – and based on the numbers from this season’s renewal, the Hampshire handler looks like he...
by Andy Holding | Dec 19, 2023 | Best Times
December 12 – Punchestown – Blizzard Of Oz – 66 Willie Mullins’ inmate easily carried forward the best bumper form into this maiden hurdle but the slight unease in the market beforehand rather foretold how he might perform and in the end, he...
