“A SMALL but select field” is often a euphemism for “disappointing” but the phrase rings deadly true for this weekend’s tantalising Coral Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. The race, sandwiched as it is between the Epsom Derby and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, is always so difficult to win, especially for three …[Read More]
04
Jul 2012
Damn this weather…
As the rain continues to laugh at us, there is no respite for punters trying to study the formbook and find winners. Bad ground makes tipping more difficult. Inevitably, you focus on horses who have form on the soft, but there is no way of telling if a horse who has never run on bad …[Read More]
Jason Heavey | No comments | Tags: Chepstow, Coral Eclipse, Eclipse, Esher course, Farhh, Nathaniel, Sandown Park, So You Think
02
Jul 2012
Sondeduro to strike for Osborne
All roads this week lead to Sandown on Saturday for the group 1 Coral Eclipse, which could prove to be So You Think’s last race in Britain before he returns to Australia. Opposition is likely to include Nathaniel, Bonfire, Carlton House, Crackerjack King and Cityscape. With plenty of rain forecast this week hopefully conditions won’t …[Read More]
