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The 2022 Cheltenham Festival Handicappers Blog
22 Mar 22

The 2022 Boodles Gold Cup looked to be all about the Irish Challengers beforehand and so it proved, writes Martin Greenwood, though at...

The 2022 Cheltenham Festival Handicappers Blog
22 Mar 22

The 2022 Boodles Gold Cup looked to be all about the Irish Challengers beforehand and so it proved, writes Martin Greenwood, though at...

Late update....

Tornado whips up a storm
04 Jan 22

This time last year I was bemoaning the fact that the staying chase division was very hard to read, with an ever revolving order of merit...

Late update....

Tornado whips up a storm
04 Jan 22

This time last year I was bemoaning the fact that the staying chase division was very hard to read, with an ever revolving order of merit...

Fighting Fifth Redemption for Not So Sleepy
30 Nov 21


The latest edition of Newcastle’s Betfair Fighting Fifth hurdle saw a thrilling conclusion after the front three had jumped the last in...

Been a little slack updating this thread but a super busy time of year unfortunately. Two posts in-coming...

Cheltenham November Meeting Handicappers Blog
23 Nov 21
Irish challenger A Plus Tard...

Hurricane blows rivals away in St Leger
14 Sep 21

This year’s Cazoo St Leger saw the right horses come to the fore, and it looks likely to prove a good renewal of the world’s oldest Classic,...

Mishriff sparkles in Juddmonte International romp
24 Aug 21

A scintillating performance from Mishriff in winning the Juddmonte International by six lengths saw him join his King George conqueror...

Starman rockets home in Darley July Cup
13 Jul 21

This year’s 6f Group 1 Darley July Cup was an eagerly awaited renewal, with no fewer than five Group 1 winners in the 19-strong field that went...

Poetry in motion in St James’s Palace
22 Jun 21

The title of European Champion Miler (and possibly World Champion Miler) is up for grabs and the current holder of the crown, Palace Pier, showed...

Stamina to the fore in Epsom Classics
09 Jun 21

There were three Group 1 races run over 12f at Epsom at the weekend, the Coral Coronation Cup, the Cazoo Oaks and the Cazoo Derby. Throughout the...

Back To Black
13 Apr 21

Rachael Blackmore has enjoyed a season to remember in the UK and topped it off by becoming the first female jockey to win the Randox Grand National, writes Martin...

Cheltenham update...

Brom-Heads Up
23 Mar 21

The 1960s film Zulu was one of my favourites when I was much younger, famous for making Michael Caine well, famous, writes Martin Greenwood…
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It's been a while....

Goshen back with a bang

Goshen’s wide-margin success in the Kingwell Hurdle was one of two notable performances in the 2m hurdle division on Saturday, writes Andrew...

Cap Peaks!
01 Dec 20

Cloth Cap became the lowest rated winner ‘going in’ of The Ladbroke Trophy since 1999, writes Martin Greenwood…

Ever Blessed won the last edition of the race in the...

Betfair hat-trick for Haydock specialist Bristol de Mai
24 Nov 20

As the heavens opened on Saturday morning ahead of the Grade 1 Betfair Lancashire Chase, there was a sense of inevitability...

Pretty short Open meeting update:


Cheltenham glory for game Coole Cody
17 Nov 20

The Grade 3 Paddy Power Gold Cup is the highlight of Cheltenham’s November meeting and this year’s renewal...

Qipco British Champions Day reflections
20 Oct 20

Ground conditions undoubtedly played a major role in the results on Champions Day, writes Dominic Gardiner-Hill…

That point was highlighted...

Including some jumps comment for the first time this season...

Clean sweep for the O’Briens in the Dewhurst
13 Oct 20

You have to go all the way back to 2013 to find the last Darley Dewhurst...

Chrome shows his metal in thrilling St Leger
15 Sep 20

The Pertemps St Leger shows that tiny margins and moments make huge differences. After three minutes of battle, less than a quarter of a...

Handicappers Blog | Red letter day for Teal and Fallon
14 Jul 20


Saturday was a memorable day for trainer Roger Teal and Cieren Fallon as Oxted’s win in the Darley July Cup gave both the...

It's been a while....

Royal Ascot 2020 | Handicappers Blog
24 Jun 20

North lords it over rivals in Prince of Wales’s Stakes
Lord North completed his journey from high-class handicapper to...

Cheltenham Festival 2020 | Handicappers Blog
17 Mar 20

‘Boum Boum’
Al Boum Photo successfully defended his Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup crown, and in doing so became the first horse since Best...

2019 Ladbrokes Trophy Handicappers Blog
03 Dec 19

A fighting seventeenth for the North

In these days when the North is often regarded as the poor relation in jumping terms, it is worth...

Cyrname proves his class in epic duel | Handicappers Blog
26 Nov 19

A much anticipated clash between the two highest rated horses in Britain was the feature event at Ascot in the Grade 2 Christy...