Lovegrass to repay a missed opportunity
Jack Milner I am sure many keen racing fans have experienced a day when whoever you talk to ahead of a meeting seems to be talking about the same horse. That was the…
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Let Flag Carry You
By Anita Chambers Flag Carrier can make a winning start for his new trainer Brian Toomey in the Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap at Southwell. Previously trained by Harry Eustace, the three-year-old had certainly…
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Expect a touch of magic from Fairy Knight
Jack Milner Brett Crawford will be raiding Fairview on Friday with two runners to take on the pride of Gqeberha in the Listed East Cape Guineas over 1600m. Topping the list of locally trained…
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Sugar to sweeten Hong Kong meeting
Luke Middlebrook In-form five-year-old Sugar Sugar generates considerable interest with the quick turnaround for Wednesday’s Class 3 race over 1200m at Happy Valley. The Caspar Fownes trainee has been in sensational form recently, winning…
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EC – two listed on friday
-Henk Steenkamp- Two Listed races, the R250 000 East Cape Guineas for three-year-olds over 1600m and the R175 000 East Cape Sprint Cup over 1200m, are part of Friday’s Fairview Turf meeting. The Guineas…
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Robinson, Habib look the duo to follow
Jack Milner Jockey Calvin Habib takes the trip to Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Wednesday when he will take five rides for trainer Frank Robinson. There are certainly a number of promising rides in that bunch…
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Prairie Wolf hungry for more success at Haydock
Prairie Wolf can build on his impressive win last time out when returning to action in the Maximum Eco For Biotechnology Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase at Haydock on Wednesday. Although up 7-points for that…
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Are three-year-olds being overrated?
Jack Milner One of the debates surrounding the way the merit rating system is applied is that three-year-olds are often overrated while older runners have been given some leeway in order to keep them…
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Raffle Ticket can be lucky at Exeter
Raffle Ticket can defy a 4-point rise in rating and double up in the Unibet Middle Distance Series Veterans’ Handicap Chase at Exeter on Tuesday. Mel Rowley’s charge now sits on a career-high perch…
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Fortunate Man can strike it lucky at Southwell
Fortunate Man has a good opportunity to get back on the winning trail in the Try The Racing App This Afternoon Novices’ Hurdle at Southwell on Monday. Trainer Jonjo O’Neill went to E210,000 to…
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