by JPW | Jul 20, 2016 | Weekly Preview
SATURDAY’S Gigaset International Stakes promises to be a cracking contest run over a fast seven furlongs at Ascot. Last year’s winner HEAVEN’S GUEST is among the market principles as he bids to retain the crown he won 12 months ago in a typically...
by JPW | Jun 30, 2016 | Weekly Preview
Coral Eclipse Preview with The Tower THIS Saturday sees one of the summer’s great flat races take centre stage as all eyes turn to The Coral Eclipse at Sandown. A race with a glittering roll of honour and rich history in equal measure, this year’s renewal...
by JPW | Jun 23, 2016 | Weekly Preview
THE TOWER – IRISH DERBY ANTEPOST TIP It’s looking like the race nobody wants to win at present with The Irish Derby losing market fav US Army Ranger today and huge doubts surrounding fellow jolly Harzand. As punters, we’ve been given a great...
by JPW | Jun 9, 2016 | Weekly Preview
THE TOWER PREVIEWS THE SCOTTISH SPRINT CUP The Scottish Sprint Cup. A great day here north of the Border and as a Scotsman, one of my favourite handicaps of the season. This is Musselburgh’s chance to shine staging the 5 furlong dash. This Class 2 contest,...
by JPW | May 24, 2016 | Latest Thoughts
Oaks Blog – Minding On The Job? IT was the defeat nobody saw coming. Least of all the ante post market for next month’s Oaks. But Minding’s shock loss by a head at the Curragh on Sunday has resulted in something of a tremor for the June 3 Classic....
by JPW | May 19, 2016 | Weekly Preview
The Temple Stakes preview with The Tower The Temple Stakes is a Group 2 sprint over 5 furlongs that never fails to attract a stellar line-up – and this year looks no different. A fascinating mix of proven sprint stars will do battle with up and coming...
by JPW | May 6, 2016 | Weekly Preview
Victoria Cup Preview with The Tower The flat season continues at breakneck pace this weekend and our race of focus is the Class 2 Victoria Cup at Ascot. As with most of these big sprint handicaps, this has a devilish look for punters and at 8/1 the field we have any...
by JPW | Apr 14, 2016 | Weekly Preview
Scottish Grand National Preview The Scottish Grand National is a race steeped in history and, this year, packed with more sub-plots than a classic crime novel. Normal renewals of the Scottish Grand National can have something of an ‘after the Lord Mayor’s...
by JPW | Mar 13, 2016 | Latest Thoughts
The Champion Chase with The Tower The Queen Mother Champion Chase…a jewel in the Cheltenham crown. With a roll of honour to match any of the Festival’s great races, this two mile contest quite rightly takes the Wednesday spotlight. Twelve fences stand...
by JPW | Mar 3, 2016 | Weekly Preview
The Greatwood Gold Cup. Or should we call it the Paul Nicholls invitational? Six of the last eight renewals have gone the way of the Ditcheat maestro, so it is clear where our focus must lie when trying to pick apart the 2016 field. That Nicholls has only two runners...
