Author: Paul Davidson

There is a decent looking Grade 3 Novice Chase on Sunday’s card at Punchestown with the heavily fancied A Plus Tard currently trading at odds of 6/5. The Cheveley Park purchase won with a stylish performance in a Beginners Chase at Naas last month, beating off Duc Des Genievres by…

The Lanzarote Hurdle takes centre stage at Kempton this weekend, but I like the look of one a little later on the card in the shape of the recent Ian Williams recruit SPEED COMPANY. A convert from flat racing, Speed Company has been steadily improving in each of his three attempts…

These Veterans’ chases have become extremely popular since they were first installed a couple of years ago, and none look more competitive than this Saturday’s affair with 17 runners set to line up. There are plenty in here that you can make a case for with former winners, Pete The…

The racing comes thick and fast over the holiday season, and the Welsh Grand National returns to it’s usual slot of the 27th December, having been rescheduled twice in the last three years. A typically gruelling renewal in what is always a bit of a bog down at Chepstow and…

A high quality card on the opening day of the Leopardstown Christmas festival. There is a competitive looking feel across the card, from the two opening maiden hurdles to the bumper, which are either side of the Grade 1 Racing Post Novice chase, which is set up for a mouth-watering…

There are strong predictions for heavy outbreaks of rain tomorrow, and it’s to be seen how much will have come down by 13:55 at Cheltenham, so I’d steer clear of good ground dependant horses. This factor combined with the short price of 10/3 for Rather Be, rules out what will…

Arguably one of the best trials for the Grand National is the Becher Handicap Chase and the first taste of the National fences this season. Last year’s runaway winner Blaklion returns for another crack, and is unquestionably the class horse in the race. He was brought down in the National…

OZZIE THE OSCAR went extremely close in the Haldon Gold Cup last month when just getting pipped by perennial Grade 1 performer God’s Own, who was benefitting from a lenient mark. This son of Oscar is rated 145 over hurdles and opened the campaign with a decent third to eventual…

This is an ultra-competitive renewal of the Greatwood Hurdle and it’s set to be run at a blistering pace on the final day of the November meeting. Verdana Blue is the current favourite and has looked better and better this year having had her preferred ground. She’s the class horse…

The BetVictor Gold Cup looks wide-open on the Saturday card at Cheltenham, so we’ve taken a closer look at the Grade 3 Handicap Chase at 13:50, with ever-present in these races Singlefarmpayment seemingly going to go off favourite again. He is likely to run his race, but he never quite…