Daily Dabble August 26

BLOGGING is great because you can change things at the drop of a hat. From today the Daily Double column is now the Daily Dabble. Why? I don’t want to be constrained to picking two horses. Plus, well, because I can!  On to the racing, and David O’Meara seems to be the man on everybody’s …[Read More]

Daily Double July 1

I’M off to Thirsk today with the aim of not melting in the 30C heat. The ground will be fast and hopefully racecourses will be liberal with their watering to ensure safe ground. I’ll be disappointed if the first race of the day (2.00) at the North Yorkshire track is not won by… MECCA’S MISSUS. …[Read More]

Notebook: Horses to follow June 1

IT’S Epsom Derby week… and without wanting to sound like an old fart, I do wish it was still on a Wednesday afternoon. Bunking off school early when I was a kid to race home to watch the race was part of the tradition. Anyway, Saturday it is, and this year the race has been …[Read More]

Dark Horses: Owen can score with Ice Pie

TOM DASCOMBE has his horses in decent order. Most seem to be running well and several have been knocking on the door in recent days. He sends an interesting filly north to Thirsk on Saturday in ICE PIE, the winner of her only race. It was the manner in which she put the race to …[Read More]

Dark Horses: The name’s Bondesire…

THE upwardly mobile yard of David O’Meara (left) is continuing on its upward curve. He has had a hatful of winners already this season and virtually everything he runs seems to be performing well. Today his three-year-old filly BONDESIRE contests the 6f handicap at Pontefract and could run a big race. I saw this filly …[Read More]