Author: Paul Davidson

2m Old Persian At Glenview Stud Fishery Lane Hurdle (Grade 2) There’s an interesting field for the Grade 2 over at Naas on Saturday. Willie Mullins throws in a French import, Gars En Noir, on its first start and is being taken seriously by the bookies at 11/10 in places.…

Magicial is clearly a top-class mare, but she looks a little bit vulnerable as favourite in the Breeders Cup Turf having had a hard race in the Champion Stakes a fortnight ago.TARNAWA is a filly on the upgrade and I’m going to side with the up and coming progressive filly…

2m Lexus Melbourne Cup (Group 1 Handicap) Aidan O’Brien looks to have sent some of his best ever chances in a bid to claim his first Melbourne Cup over in Australia. Anthony Van Dyke is a worthy favourite for his yard but has to carry top-weight of 58.5kg. No horse…

1m4f Pravha Stakes (Registered As The St Simon Stakes) (Group 3) (Class 1) Raymond Tusk looks a bit of a soft favourite at 7/2 in the Group 3 middle-distance contest over at Newbury. He needs to bounce back to form off a very long break and I don’t see it…

Andre Fabre has won two Prix De La Foret’s with three-year-olds and TROPBEAU could be the next to do it for the master trainer. This daughter of Showcasing should relish the bottomless conditoons and put in a career best last time out. She finished close behind Earthlight in the Qatar…

5f Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (Group 1) Glass Slippers ran out a surprise 20/1 winner of the Abbaye last year in similar conditions from stall 3. That wasn’t the strongest looking renewal with Battash bombing out and the form of that race hasn’t looked great this year either.…

1m (1m37y) Close Brothers Handicap (Class 2) There is some nice racing over at Newmarket, but one that stands out over at Haydock is MILLTOWN STAR for Mick Channon in a handicap. The Close Brothers is often won by three-year-olds and he remains unexposed having shaped pretty well on his…

1m2f Moyglare ”Jewels” Blandford Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares) A fantastic looking renewal of this fillies and mares race. Magic Wand is set to go off favourite and has been well-supported. She will set a strong gallop, but there are plenty of three-year-olds that could improve opposing her and…

5f Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes (Group 1) (Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race) 2019 Prix De L’Abbaye winner Glass Slippers sets the standard here as the only Group 1 winner in the Flying Five stakes. That tells you all you need to know about this race with it being wide open…

5f Betfair Each Way Edge Be Friendly Handicap (Class 2) There looks to be a very interesting runner in the shape of CAME FROM THE DARK in the Each Way Edge Handicap at 4pm at Haydock. Came From The Dark represents a lightly-raced son of Dark Angel at the age…