Author Archives: The General
The Generalites are coming out all guns blazing now as we head towards Cheltenham. I received a very interesting e-mail from 1 of them asking me if there was much credence to the fact that French Breds have a mixed record in the Queen Mother Champion Chase? Now I love a baguette as much as the next man,… Read More »
Greetings racing fans everywhere. With just under 2 weeks to go before Cheltenham, i thought it would be appropriate to start a dedicated new page just for the festival. I shall highlight any value bets and any that look good ante post at this stage. As time draws closer and the fields firm up, we can check our… Read More »
I had the honour of attending the Steve Prescott Memorial match at St. Helens last night, a game played in the memory of a true inspiration and Rugby League legend. His bravery and honesty is something that will continue to live on and is something some other sports people could do with adopting. What did strike me was… Read More »
There has not been too much activity with our ante post selections other than an outing for Chance Du Roy, who ran well last week at Ascot. In hindsight, I think the jockey took up the running too soon, but so well was he jumping and travelling, he had no choice really. I know he faded slightly after… Read More »
I am absolutely amazed that we have a full day of racing after the hurricane that has hit the country this week. All the ramparts from General Towers have been smited and I have had to hoist the flag in surrender and move out until the construction men straighten it up again. Not good. Poor TGL had to… Read More »
When I start this process, I honestly have no idea which horses will be selected, that’s part of the charm of using commonalities of previous winners and also part of the fear factor with it. What if I don’t like what I have been left with? What if I had a fancy that isnt on the list? What… Read More »
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yes the reveal of the Grand National weights gets me more excited than TGL in suspenders and boy is that exciting! So with my mouth salivating at the prospect of trawling through the weights for an hour or two I’ll try to pass on the words of wisdom that generates… Read More »
Hey hey what do you say, had me a woman she flew away, hung on to the nearest star, miss her a lot, well there you are! So let’s start with a look ahead to the Cheltenham Festival. On Sunday, we see the Irish Hennessey meeting at Leopardstown. This is a fantastic meeting and always provides some festival… Read More »
Greetings sports fans everywhere. The road to Wrestlemania starts in the early hours of Monday morning with the Royal Rumble. A 30 man frenzy in which the idea is to eliminate your opponents, be the last man standing and earn yourself the rite to have a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania! How very exciting,… Read More »
“You better call somebody”, the calling card of the New Age Outlaws, who in recent weeks have made a return to the WWE. These guys were part of D Generation X but now are being made to look like a pair of suck ups in deserting CM Punk. WWE does that to you. This Monday sees the return… Read More »
