SEAN - Punchestown 3.05 Handicap Chase - 3 miles and 1 + 1/2 furlongs - 19 run - Yielding to Soft - dry and sunny Glenquin Castle arrives on a 7 timer and has been very cleverly placed winning 3 times over hurdles and 3 times over fences off marks of 85, 92 and 99, he now runs off 108 here. He's taken on by Ragnar Lodbrok from the Elliott yard...

NORTHERN - Kelso 1.03 - Borders National - Handicap Chase - 4 miles and 1/2 furlong - 13 run - Good to Soft (rain about) A similar tale here really with a very strongly backed favourite from Elliott in Weststreet (formerly with Oliver Sherwood) and if you want  a win saver take it. It's pulled up only run here when with Sherwood has ...

ROBIN - Aintree 3.15 - Handicap Hurdle - Class 2 - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 15 run - Soft Another tricky one to solve and I was left with a short short list of 4 from which I will have 3 pokes in the race. A host were considered including Aurora Thunder who is very consistent but may be in just a bit too deep here, Elvis Mail is very int...

IAN - Placespotter - Aintree 2.40 Beecher Chase - Group 3 Class 1 - 3 miles 2 furlongs - 22 run Soft (heavy rain about) This is likely to turn into a slog as despite the fact the ground is barely used there is a fair bit of rain about on Going already described as soft. We'll all be aware that these are unique fences that take some j...

Placespotter- Exeter 3.15 - Handicap Chase - Class 3 - 3 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 17 run - Good to Soft (rain) This really is an intriguing race with several very unexposed horses at this trip who have been very impressive at 3 miles of late and any number of decent Chasers who could run big races. It has been abnormally dry in Devon in...

A frustrating day for us yesterday when we were left really feeding off scraps. In the big race The Beecher Chase, both Le Breuil and Vieux Lion Rouge both neither really got in to any kind of rhythm and were looking uncomfortable early off a decent pace, Kimberlite Candy ran a decent enough race tiring in to 7th and if you did have a punt wit...

A modicum of each way success in the main race yesterday with Storm Force Ben finishing 3rd, Dancing Shadow a very brave 4th after going off way too quickly in our opinion and if a few of you did get the 6th place with Sky for Young Offender, then it was a full house of each way returns. It's hard to quantify the form of some as the initial pace wa...

LOVELY MOON was a very impressive winner for us at Clonmel yesterday, romping clear and clearly was excellent value at the early 13/2 (there were bits of 7/1 very early after mail went out), winning at 4/1. With Rebelle Chaud placing 4th (industry standard to 4th) at 9/1 a nice return for Sean. We were let down again by a Bowen horse at Market...

A disappointing day tips wise yesterday at Haydock. We are working hard on getting the "tracker information" segment going - listing any horse that runs that has been flagged up on the day of the last run or day after the last run as one to follow, and should have that ready for Monday. It will be a small box at the bottom of the Daily e-mail ...

True Thoughts achieved the minimum objective yesterday with a decent run to finish a widely available enhanced 5th place at 16/1. She just got swallowed up in the final 200 yards or so having run near the front throughout and looking threatening at two out.  We'll have a look at the Haydock Card today where the threat of frost has receded...