Baccarat, or Punto/Banco as it’s also known, is a card game were the Punter (Punto) tries to beat the Banker (Banco). Today I suggest a twist on that as we play Punto/Bookie wherein we punters (Punto) try to alleviate as much money as possible from the Bookies (Bookie!) by backing Baccarat – the Sprint Ace – to win… Read More »
Van Percy Scores! Now calm down all you Manchester Utd fans, the Van Percy I’m referring to is the 4yo, trained by A. Balding who goes in the Tote Ebor at 15.50. Sorry little Mancs. Oh yes it’s the Tote Ebor today, a race full of history, heritage and some heartache. Last year’s race still lives in the… Read More »
It’s the Great St Wifred today and it’s yet another of those imponderable 6f handicaps with a host of runners. So I thought we should look at previous winners and create the Great St Wilfred – A winner’s profile. So what does a typical winner of the Great St. Wilfred look like? Age wise the winner won’t be… Read More »
Last but not least this week is the most exciting race on the list of big 4 handicaps, The 32Red Cup (Stewards Cup) at 3.50pm. A 6f whirlwind down the straight but undulating rollercoaster that is Goodwood. I must apologise for my absence yesterday which was due to family reasons. Nonetheless, I’m back, refreshed and firing on all… Read More »
Number 2 in the list of big handicaps this week is the Galway Hurdle. Another mad cap handicap with a huge field round a tight track. It all adds up to to one tough race to crack. Unfortunately for all my Generalites our current bout of seconditis continued with the Galway Plate. That’s now 3 big handicaps in… Read More »
There are 4 big summer handicaps run this week. 2 at Goodwood and 2 at Galway. They are the bet365 mile, the 32 Red Cup, the Galway Plate and the Galway Hurdle. Today sees Number 1 on the list – The Galway Plate take place at 5.30pm. This is always a competitive affair with a maximum field of… Read More »
I’m going fishing today. No not by the lakeside, but I’m, throwing a few lines at the best 2 races of the day and hoping I can catch us a winner or 2. It is a great day’s racing with competitive fields assembled at both Ascot and York and we need to keep our wits about us to… Read More »
It’s a big day at Razzers today, that’s Market Rasen for those that don’t call it Razzers! Summer Plate day is a great day out for all the family so get on down and enjoy the fare. In recent times, there has been a very simple formula to solving the Summer Plate at 3.30 pm – back a… Read More »
It’s Channel 4’s Cup Triple Whammy day, as they show the Bunbury, John Smith and July Cups. How good is that? In fact, it is a great day’s racing and one that really gets my juices flowing. I’ve told TGL to put the champagne on ice as we are going to be celebrating tonight. We shall start Oop… Read More »
It’s Old Newton Cup day at Haydock and I believe the winner will be found in the words of Paul Daniel’s famous catchphrase “That’s Magic”. There are some compelling stats for this very old race and they lead us in one direction – Magic Hurricane. In the last 10 years 8 of the winners have been 4 year… Read More »
