Author: Paul Davidson

2m4f Ascot Stakes (Class 2) The eyes are always drawn to the Willie Mullins contingent in the Ascot Stakes. But I have some concerns around how much MC Muldoon and Rayapour will enjoy this faster ground. Royal Illusion could also go close if on a going day, but again I…

1m2f World Pool At The tote Handicap (Class 2) (3yo) There are a few potential improvers in this 1m 2f three-year-old handicap. King Frankel has probably posted the best form on offer out of this crop but has taken a 6lbs rise as a result of his second in the…

1m4f Cazoo Oaks (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Fillies) (Class 1) (3yo) The Epsom Oaks could prove to be a walkover if you believe the hype surrounding the chances of Santa Barbara. But she still has plenty to overcome as regards her relative inexperience, the undulations of the Epsom track…

1m5f Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed Race) We are going to take a chance on SIR LUCAN leaving behind some reasonable form over a 1m and 1m2f with the step up to 1m 5f in the Yeats Stakes at Navan. Sir Lucan put in some decent performances as…

LADY BOWTHORPE brings genuine patterm-level form to the table here with a career best 6/12 in the Group 1 Sun Chariot stakes over this course on heavy ground last October. The conditions weren’t ideal for Lady Bowthorpe on that occassion, but they look perfect for her today with faster ground…

This is a pretty tight looking Group 3 sprint, Lazuli appears to be a worthy favourite, but he isn’t the most straightforward and has to concede 3lbs to all of his rivals. Slight preference is for GARRUS who has some pattern-company form in the book including two places in a…

We have hit the crossbar in both the Irish and English Grand National with three places from four tips over the last couple of weeks. SOLDIER OF LOVE is our first stab at the Scottish edition. A classy-sort who made strong progress over fences on good ground earlier in the…

4m2½f (Grand National) Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) We were robbed of this great steeplechase last year by the pandemic and there are a number of runners that arguably would have had a better chance contesting it last year than this, however plenty have kept their handicap marks…

3m5f BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade A) (5yo+) It’s hard to think that the Irish Grand National was last staged in April 2019. A race that has tended to be dominated by classy novices in recent years, this season’s renewal looks no different with plenty of…

2m4f Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final (Grade 1) A decent looking fillies Mares Novice hurdle with a few runners coming out of the Cheltenham-equivalent to contest it. GLOBAL EQUITY is yet to win over hurdles, but she has come close and has some collateral-form that is…