It's the 25% club
Moderate mid week cards aren't always the stuff of legend, although they're more likely to appear in Question of Sport's "What happened next?" But amidst the 12 races across Fakenham and Taunton's first fixture of the new term, our boys in Wiltshire have excelled themselves, with no less than 4 winners. Fakenham wouldn't rank among Alan King's favourite courses, but he has an excellent 20% strike rate there, and in 5 year old Grandeur d'Ame, another maiden hurdler no longer a
Cheltenham winners are elusive for our trainers
The Jumps season stepped up another gear over the weekend with the opening fixture from Cheltenham followed by the same at Aintree. This is a time of high anticipation for owners and trainers as early promise showed at home or in modest largely unpublicized races crystallizes into something more exciting with high value races that promise a slot in the big time come March or April. Wiltshire trainers were successful over the weekend, but it was Neil Mulholland who may reflect
Geelong Cup is a sure pointer to next week's Melbourne Cup
The sad news that Jump racing has been abandoned in South Australia due to a paucity of horses in training is a timely illustration that our sport is only one step away from disappearing. And whilst you might say that could never happen in the vibrant UK market, don't be so sure. There has been a steady erosion of Point-to-Point fixtures and runners over the past 20 years and field sizes are at their smallest for some time even in the professional side of the sport. Nurturing
Ineos Grenadier supports UK Point-to-Point racing
The Point-to-Point Authority yesterday announced INEOS Automotive as the new title sponsor of its Mixed Open Series, which will get underway in November 2021. The three-year national partnership coincides with the launch of the widely anticipated INEOS Grenadier 4X4 in July 2022. The British-designed, rugged and uncompromising off-roader is being built to meet the extreme demands of its customers. Perfect for towing a horsebox and tackling challenging terrain, the high
Mulholland and Harris are toe to toe in winners again
Neil Mulholland and Milton Harris are matching each other winner for winner presently, as the National Hunt season stepped up a gear at Chepstow over the weekend. When Chepstow's two day card had finished, no less than £400,000 had been distributed across winners and placed horses in the 14 races, and whilst this was predictably a benefit for Paul Nicholls and Philip Hobbs, who have long favoured this fixture to launch the opening salvoes of their autumn campaigns, Neil Mulh
