Blog

Invictus? Massini’s Maguire? Riverside Theatre? Rubi Light? Zaidpour? Giles Cross? All winners at the weekend but will we see any of them gracing the winners enclosure at Cheltenham or Aintree? It was an enthralling and important weekend of racing that now sits firmly in the form book, with a number of runners (the winners and…

Remember my ‘It can pay to be blinkered when it comes to McCain and Maguire…‘ Blog post? It’s done alright since I highlighted it to you all hasn’t it? 3 runners -  2 winners and 1 placed NODFORM RICHARD 3rd at 9/2 – RAILWAY DILLON 1st at 9/2 – SAGA DE TERCEY 1st at 15/8…

He was fit, he was ready to hit the track running and then Brrrrrrr… the freezing weather scuppers the OSCARA DARA comeback!! In today’s post owner Phil Boyle brings us up to date on the latest trials and tribulations from camp Oscara…. Hello all Last time, I brought my ownership story up to date (almost). …

It was Scottish Cheltenham Trials day at Musselburgh on Saturday but will we see any of the winners or placed runners making a serious impact at the Festival in March? To be honest I would be surprised if I witnessed any outstanding Cheltenham contenders on the day but that’s not to say there weren’t eye-catchers…

With the weekends National Hunt racing on this side of the Irish Sea being completely wiped out by the weather I have no choice but to head over to the Emerald Isle for today’s ‘Three Two to follow from the weekend’. Thankfully there was some decent action at Punchestown this Sunday and here are the…

In today’s NTF Blog post Cathyrn Fry casts her expert Irish eye back over the weekend’s action from Leopardstown with her mind firmly on the March spectacle that is the Cheltenham Festival – Trying to figure out your bets for the Neptune and the Albert Bartlett is always a headache as you are never sure…

In today’s ‘Owners Insight’ article Phil brings us smack bang up to date with the BG Racing story and also has some very exciting news about their boy OSCARA DARA… Hello all For reasons that will become obvious.  I want to bring this little story up to the present day all in one hit; hence…

There was plenty of high class action going on over the weekend with numerous festival contenders lining up at Cheltenham, Leopardstown and Doncaster. Here are the three main horses that went in my notebook after the weekends racing – STAYING ARTICLE (E J O’Grady) – Saturday – 2.45 Leopardstown – 3rd in the 2m Boylesports…

After a short break Phil Boyle (part owner of the Nicky Henderson trained Oscara Dara) returns with the next in his intriguing series of ‘Owners Insight’ articles. Hello all Welcome to the next instalment of this rather long and winding journey towards the current day! We have reached February 2009 and having visited the local…

There was plenty of food for thought on the National Hunt front over the weekend and there were even some Cheltenham Festival clues thrown in for good measure. Here are the three main horses that went in my notebook after the weekends racing – ACKERTAC (Nigel Twiston Davies) – Saturday – 1.00 Ascot – 2nd…

It may well have been a miserable, wet and windy day at Haydock Park yesterday but that didn’t stop local lad Donald McCain banging in 4 winners and further enhancing his burgeoning reputation as a trainer on his way to the top. His four-timer yesterday took his tally of winners at the track since 2006…