Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 22 2012 | Comments Off
Peedeeque was fairly easy to back at Wetherby yesterday and that’s not what you want to see with a David O’Meara trained animal. He travelled well as he so often does and jumped a lot better than usual, bar the odd silly mistake, but he raced very...
Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 21 2012 | Comments Off
Silviniaco Conti was strongly supported into 11/10 favouritism on Saturday but failed to justify that by putting in a very disappointing effort. Having jumped well in the early stages, very well in fact, his jumping got progressively worse but he still got into...
Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 18 2012 | Comments Off
Somehow, and I’m still now sure how, Zarkandar emerged victorious in the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury, showing an exceptionally willing attitude to get involved from an awkward position. The contest was run completely different to how I had hoped and to how...
Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 17 2012 | Comments Off
Takajan was strong in the market on Tuesday, which was obviously encouraging, but unfortunately he was far too keen under restraint and couldn’t get involved in the finish. Mark Brisbourne’s charge looked to hold every chance coming into the closing...
Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 14 2012 | Comments Off
Taajub provided a welcome return to winning ways when scoring a shade cosily at Lingfield on Saturday, landing a nice touch in the process (backed from 6′s into 11/4). The drop in trip was exactly what he was after, as it helped him to fly home late on the...
Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 11 2012 | Comments Off
More disappointment as Grand Stitch ran no race at all, which is hardly surprising giving how easy he was in the market. I would have never expected that he’d be outpaced so easily, as he’s all speed and just didn’t show anything at all in this...
Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 10 2012 | Comments Off
If picking losers was the aim of the game, February would be going right to plan! Unfortunately it’s not and all 7 of my selections this month have ended up being defeated (two seconds). Fastnet Storm was the latest runner to fail to win and was yet another...
Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 09 2012 | Comments Off
No joy on Monday unfortunately but Crimson Queen had plenty of excuses in my opinion. The main pace influence becoming a non-runner was the most frustrating, as it resulted in the eventual winner getting an uncontested lead. The track was also running on the slow...
Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 06 2012 | Comments Off
As feared, Lockantanks didn’t get a good pace to run after and was never really positioned close enough in order to be suited to how the race panned out. He still ran a cracker to finish 2nd, beaten just a length, and I can have little complaints. It’s...
Posted by James Boyle | On: Feb 04 2012 | Comments Off
Sweet Secret got the run of the race at Wolverhampton yesterday and looked to have the field on the stretch just before they turned for home – at which point she was trading at 2/1. However, and not for the first time, she found absolutely zilch for pressure...
