Recent Blog Entries for Irish Racing (MG)
Gowran Park 5.00 Posted: 29/09/2023 17:00
MICHAEL - Gowran Park 5.00 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 13 run - Heavy This will take some getting on this undulating Course with a stiff climb to the finish that they encounter twice and a stiff climb out the back that ca... [Read More]
Sligo 5.40 Posted: 27/09/2023 17:40
MICHAEL - Sligo 5.40 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 2 furlongs - 12 run - Yielding / Soft - heavy rain When the going gets soft here it is really deep and not many get through it with conviction so we're looking for proven stamina. At the top of ... [Read More]
Listowel 4.25 Posted: 20/09/2023 16:25
MICHAEL - Listowel 4.25 Kerry National - 3 miles - 18 run (3 reserves) - Yielding (rain) As Sean has mentioned this race and others today are stacked with new Handicap horses over hurdles and fences who are graduating quickly from Novice / Maide... [Read More]
Listowel 3.10 Posted: 17/09/2023 15:10
MICHAEL - Listowel 3.10 Mares Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 18 run - Good (rain about 3mm forecast) The Going here is important as a number of good ground types would not want too much rain as it can get very tacky and this almost Oval ... [Read More]
Ballinrobe 5.55 Posted: 15/09/2023 17:55
Michael - Ballinrobe 5.55 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 15 Run - Yielding to Soft - rain My Friend The Wind will be very tough to beat on Hurdles form but over these Fences and pulled up and unseated on last 2 Chase runs is not bomb-proo... [Read More]
Kilbeggan 5.47 Posted: 08/09/2023 17:47
MICHAEL - Kilbeggan 5.47 Handicap Hurdle - Division 2 - 3 miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - Good - 16 run At the top end of the market I'm really keen on FRAZEL EXPRESS who has placed form at the trip off a mark of 103, and who was an eye catcher over ... [Read More]
Hamilton 2.30 Posted: 28/09/2020 14:30
Hamilton 2.30 - Class 5 - Handicap - 1 mile 68 yards - 13 run - Going Good (Showers) A competitive Class 5 handicap and a couple caught my eye as some e/w value aiming for a net profit form the Race. SMEATON is a Course and Distance winner ... [Read More]
Musselburgh 2.50 Posted: 27/09/2020 14:50
Musselburgh 3.25 - 5 Furlongs Class 3 - 13 Run - Good We saw here last time with a Tricast how important a HIgh Draw can be and provided you can find something with ability and well handicapped in those Stalls it's always worth a punt on the ;la... [Read More]
Ayr 2.30 Posted: 19/09/2020 14:30
Ayr 2.30 - Silver Cup - 6 Furlongs - Going Good to Soft - 24 run (1 n/r) The visual evidence of The Bronze Cup yesterday indicated that Middle to High is the place to be. There was some genuine pace drawn low in the Bronze Cup but visual evidenc... [Read More]
Ayr 5.35 Posted: 17/09/2020 17:35
Ayr 5.35 - Class 5 - 1 mile 5 furlongs Handicap - 15 run - Good to Soft - Soft in places A very difficult puzzle with some of the local Yards with a couple of runners to complicate matters. Firlinfeu seems to have attracted some suppor... [Read More]
Kelso 5.10 Posted: 16/09/2020 17:10
NEWTOWN BOY in the 5.10 at Kelso, the step up in trip looks logical for this ex Alan King hurdler now with Keith Dalgleish, the horse has won and placed at slightly shorter, needed its seasonal debut and in a competitive little field here looks ... [Read More]
Thirsk 1.30 Posted: 14/09/2020 13:30
THIRSK 1.30 - 7 furlongs - Class 5 - Handicap - 14run TWIN APPEAL won this race last year and holds good chances again, but in 3rd place that day and a few pounds better off here and running off a much reduced Turf mark (compared to AW) is ZYLAN... [Read More]
Chepstow - Thursday 10th September Posted: 10/09/2020 15:25
Chepstow...Going - Good to Soft... Two Divisions of a 6 furlong Sprint at 2.50 and 3.25 could provide some nice each way profit. 2.50 A few who might want much firmer Going to start with are Ambering; Our Man in Havana; Port Noir and Swissa... [Read More]
Ayr 2.00 Posted: 19/09/2019 14:00
MICHAEL - Ayr 2.00 A decent and competitive field of 14 for a Class 4 7 furlong race on Good to Soft and I always look for a bit of a stamina angle at this track. Maggies Angel won well last time but strikes me as better on easier tracks li... [Read More]
Doncaster 2.10 Posted: 13/09/2019 14:10
Di Fede is a real danger and warm order in this 7 Furlong Sceptre Stakes a top quality Fillies and Mares Race. However the one that really catches the eye stepping back down from 1 mile to 7 furlongs is SOLAR GOLD from the Haggas yard and r... [Read More]
Brighton 2.45 Posted: 09/09/2019 14:45
The horse that caught my eye here was SOARING SPIRITS. A Course and Distance winner off a mark of 62 on the same Good to Firm Going in encounters today and now down to an eye-catching mark of 55. The horse is back to ideal trip and the Yard which has... [Read More]
Brighton 2.45 Posted: 09/09/2019 14:45
The horse that caught my eye here was SOARING SPIRITS. A Course and Distance winner off a mark of 62 on the same Good to Firm Going in encounters today and now down to an eye-catching mark of 55. The horse is back to ideal trip and the Yard which has... [Read More]
Haydock 2.55 Posted: 06/09/2019 14:55
Draw here can favour high numbers when it is soft, Youkan likes the Course and likes if soft but I'm not totally convinced 6 furlongs is ideal, should run a big race and a massive danger to the selection and would not put you off a smaller e/w saver ... [Read More]
Brighton 3.00 Posted: 02/09/2019 15:00
This is a low grade 6 furlong race with 11 declared. At the head of the market I think MONARCH MAID is the one to beat, if you want a win saver on that I would not put you off but it is no value in my eyes, nor is anything in this type of race b... [Read More]
Beverley 3.20 Posted: 25/09/2018 15:20
Michael GBev3.201 Kupa River @ 16/1½ e/wLSCFred 1-4 Ment - T/CBev3.20Gibeno / Keep Up Kevin / Roaring FortiesT/CPerm Beverley 3.20 1 Kupa River @ 16/1 - 1/2 point each wayThe aptly named Beverley Bullet ... [Read More]
Hamilton 4.50 Posted: 13/09/2018 16:50
HAMILTON in the 4.50 the front running style of METRONOMIC is very apt for the ability to judge pace that David Allen has. It remains a mystery to me why this guy didn't crack the big time a few years back as he is a fantastic horseman. Seems to have... [Read More]
Doncaster 5.15 Posted: 12/09/2018 17:15
Doncaster 5.15 3 Sheepscar Lad @ 5/1 - 1/2 point each way + see Mention LYDIATE LADYI picked out Sheepscar Lad last night but suspect that a number of the overnight newspaper Tipsters have latched on to it as the price has fallen as the types who fol... [Read More]
Sedgefield 2.00 Posted: 06/09/2018 14:00
Sedgefield 2.00 14 Midnight Queen @ 7/1 / 3 Indian Reel @ 11/1 (early PP) - 1/2 POINT EACH WAY BOTH - Paddy Power odds to 4thThe trip is my key dynamic on this undulating Track. Lincoln County would have a chance on its penultimate run at Perth but t... [Read More]