Tuesday 13 May 2014

York Wednesday Preview - Free Bets And Sports News.

York Wednesday Preview – Betcirca.com

The Dante meeting starts at York on Wednesday with a very competitive card. The big race itself is looking likely to be something of a damp squib after Roger Varian’s curious decision to sidestep the race with Kingston Hill.

I’d have thought it was an ideal stepping-stone to Epsom after his eighth place in the 2000 Guineas. You could excuse him for finding it all happening too quickly at Newmarket and it is too early to rule him out of Derby calculations. Unfortunately it seems we will have no further opportunities to assess his chances.

Tomorrow’s classic clues are provided by the Musidora Stakes with the once-raced Cambridge being the one in the Oaks frame. She did look a class act when accounting for Regardez last season at Nottingham but I am just a bit concerned by the form of the Charlie Hills stable after Chester. I fancied several of his runners there but he drew a blank, something that his father rarely did at the Roodeye. I’m going to side with Regardez each-way as she looks a game filly who should at least stick on for a place…. read more here

Sunday 11 May 2014

Making a Driftwood Horse – Part 6 | Eco Arts

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Making a Driftwood Horse – Part 6 | Eco Arts

I thought it only fair to share this 6 part ‘how to’ mini-blog with readers here, as it is most definitely a tale about a horse, albeit a driftwood sculpture.

Artist Harvey Mayson, based in southwest Scotland, decided to try his hand at driftwood sculpting and this is the result of his first attempt. You can follow the creation of ‘my little driftwood pony’ right from step one through to completion, each step documented with supporting photos.

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Wednesday 7 May 2014

Chester Thursday Preview - Free Bets And Sports News.

The feature race on day 2 of the Chester May meeting is the Chester Vase, a recognised Derby trial. Nothing leaps out of the page as an Epsom candidate this year, although the most likely candidates are supplied as usual by Aidan O’Brien.

He saddles Carlo Bugatti and Orchestra here and it is interesting that Joseph is on board the former who will wear blinkers for the first time. You wouldn’t normally take that as a good sign, especially for a horse having only his third race. It is in response to his fourth place behind Fascinating Rock in the Ballysax Stakes at Navan last month…

Chester Thursday Preview – Read full article here

Friday 2 May 2014

Newmarket Guineas Preview - Free Bets And Sports News.

After months of anticipation, Guineas weekend is upon us! I broke with tradition by placing two bets on the 2000 Guineas before June was out last summer and both have made it to the final line up. That is an achievement in itself but I’m very confident that Kingman can win the season’s first classic.

 

2000 Guineas

Our ante-post book looks remarkably healthy. Kingman was advised in this column at 14-1 after his impressive debut while War Command was tipped at 10-1 after Royal Ascot. The latter has been overshadowed by stable companion Australia in the build-up but his price has contracted significantly in recent days and it would not surprise me to see him prove the pick of the O’Brien runners…

Newmarket Guineas Preview – read more here.