Hennessy Day is upon us once more. One of the great races in the calendar and a race that has seen the greatest horses compete in. From Arkle to Bobs Worth and with Denman and co in between, there have been great names on the role of honour. The race itself is always competitive and a great betting… Read More »
The dry spell here in General Towers continues as every horse I back runs as though it has a curse! It’s not just the horses that are afflicted though, 2 local businesses who have been established for years, have both closed near me after I started to frequent them. And only last week, i met up with an… Read More »
Mr Hulmes is on a day trip to Cheltenham and he tells me that the weather is lovely there. So much so that he is confused in the clothing department. Does he take the mothballs off the sheepy he has had in his wardrobe for months or does he don his Ben Sherman sweater that he has had… Read More »
The final day of the turf flat season 2013 and with it we see the November Handicap. A race over 12f in the soft with the long straight of Town Moor sorting out the men from the boys. This race is full of seasoned handicappers and wannabe group horses. So let’s look at 1 that we have backed… Read More »
It’s important whe betting, to keep your focus on the long term as well as the short term. In essence, when you are watvching a race, ask yourself various questions; Which horse is best suited by the pace? Did the draw affect the result? What is the ground like? Which trainers are out of form? Will some horse… Read More »
Apologies for my absence last week. What started out as a hunch ended up with me being in a water filled cellar with a gun toting maniac killer who had recently escaped from prison! Now that wasn’t how I had planned to spend my time with TGL down in Emmerdale, but the rain scuppered all my plans. Speaking… Read More »
Well. it had to happen with all of our old friends running against each other didn’t it? Mass Rally popping in at 16s but never mind, we make our choices, support them and then hope for the best. I do think that Baccarat was hampered by his draw and didn’t really give his true running. Our other old… Read More »
Sometimes you are faced with horses that when you bet on them, they lose and when you bet against them, they win, hence they cost you twice! Now there is a race at York today in which the following horses are engaged Spinatrix, Hallelujah, Doc Hay, Mass Rally, Khubala and Baccarat. Now these horses fit into my opening… Read More »
A quick recap on the weekend’s action to start this week. What a performance by Treve in the Arc. Helmet had helped himself to the 9/2 and was sitting pretty throughout the race. The turn of foot this horse showed in the last half mile was simply scintillating and with plans to keep her in training next year,… Read More »
Tony the Bookie likes to think of himself as a Karaoke buff. Anytime we’re out and about, he will pick up the mic and slaughter any number of songs. His favourite tune to massacre is Teenage Kicks by The Undertones. Think of an even more monotone version of it than the original and you get the picture. Now… Read More »
