I can't back Denman in the biggest race today. His health, his fall at Aintree in his last race, and his trainer Paul Nicholls' remarks in this morning's Racing Post force me to look elsewhere, and it seems to me that, in a race where one could make a...

Kauto Star has his first run since his Gold Cup victory at Cheltenham in the Betfair Chase at Haydock this afternoon. For a while I had my eye on the main challenger, Notre Pere, but I doubt that he can come back after his fall at Down Royal earlier in...

I've recorded most of today's JISC Collections AGM on twitter: see the tweets at the hashtag #jcagm for my and others versions of the event. However, for some of the day the wifi let me down, and I also wanted to add some thoughts on one of the...

Undeterred by the weather, and with a strike rate of 50% from yesterday, I offer my selections for today, the day of the Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase. 12.50: Pistolet Noir 1.20: Toby Jug 1.55: Miko De Beauchaine 235: Chapoturgeon 310: Le Beau...

The Open meeting at Cheltenham starts with Countryside Day, and the centrepieces of the six-race card are the paddypower.com Handicap Chase over two miles and the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase over three miles and seven furlongs. In the former, I see...