The Great St Wilfrid Stakes is Ripon’s biggest race of the year, run over 6 furlongs, and is named after the patron saint of Ripon. The start for this contest is in a chute which joins the main round course at about the 5 furlong mark. When watching on TV, the track does appear to be very flat but that is deceiving and, in the straight in par...

Soft going is key here,, low draw is usually best place to be but on soft Going a pitch right by the rail is less vital, although winning from High is not impossible but quite rare. I narrowed down to 6 horses, and actually changed one selection very late on. I think that Hey Pretty drawn in stall 1 would probably prefer better Going, was...

Michael - Haydock 1.55 - A competitive 17 runner Class 3 Handicap over 1 mile and easily the best race of its type all day. The Going is soft and apart from a bit of french form that a couple have it really does sort out those with and without proven ability on the going. Our old friend MIKMAK looks to have a chance but I'd be both worried on ...

SEAN - Curragh 8.00 a 5 Furlong handicap with 22 declared, Going is currently "Good" but lots of wet stuff so I think probably Yielding or Soft in the going description by tonight. High Draw is favoured here but the tough finish and change in Going means I have not discounted anything draw wise. Narrowed the 22 down to a manageable list o...

This is a competitive Mile handicap with 20 declared plus reserves. Not great quality but with a draw bias favouring those drawn in single digits and some decent Course form to follow I was able to narrow down to 3 horses. WATERMELON BAY is a horse selected not long ago who is very consistent in this grade and therefore gets top weight and hea...

A lot of decent sized fields today but all lower Grade, so we will have a look at a race at Beverley and one at Leopardstown

Nothing summery about the weather or Going today and very mediocre racing. There is though a 17 runner 1 mile Handicap at Carlisle, it is Class 6 but the trip and Going will find most out and there are a couple of angles to explore.Tips from our YORKSHIRE expert mailed out by 8.15amNO MEMBERS PADDOCK today due to an over running upgrade.

Good Morning; Another excellent result from Ireland for Sean yesterday with Cracking Name (15/2) winning the 4.15 at Tipperary and Youceeyouceecee (8/1) in 3rd place. There is very poor Racing today with small fields at Catterick, the usual Monday night dross at Windsor, a poor Irish NH Card that Sean has no interest in and AW at Wolverha...

A bit of frustration yesterday when MIKMAK delivered, if you had the small bet we suggested you'll have wished we had properly tipped, if you had nothing you'll be wishing you'd have had a small stake, that's racing! Not much of interest in the UK today but a competitive 7 1/2 furlong Handicap at Tipperary with a field of 16 and 3 reserves gua...

Another nice winner yesterday with Trouble Shooter advised at 13/2 winning nicely, no joy in Ireland after another excellent winner for Sean the day before. There is NO ELITE today. David has looked at all Meetings away from the pointless annual Shergar Cup at Ascot, but can't find anything of quality or quantity for a proper analysis, so he w...