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Posted at 5:47pm Tuesday 20th November 2007
Racing - Nostril's Ten to Follow
NEW LITTLE BRIC - Paul Nicholls' well-related six-year-old is probably well-handicapped after a below-par run at the Cheltenham Festival. There is better to come from this six-year-old, who surely will be laid out for a top handicap and probably take a couple of other races as well.
Posted at 10:41am Saturday 17th November 2007
Racing - Mirrors has each-way look in Paddy Power
THE absence of ante-post favourite Don't Push It from the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham this afternoon (Saturday), leaves Yorkshire trainer Ferdy Murphy with a strong hand in this prestigious race.
Posted at 1:43pm Saturday 20th October 2007
Flared Nostril - Quest to show golden touch in Ces
MARK Johnston's Golden Quest should not be overlooked for this afternoon's Casarewitch (3.55) at Newmarket, writes Flared Nostril.
Posted at 10:47am Saturday 6th October 2007
Racing - Babo has squeak at Cambridgeshire
THE Cambridgeshire at Newmarket (3.55) is traditionally one of the toughest handicaps to win and the handicapper may have given Babodana a bit of a sniff at this major prize.
Posted at 10:50am Saturday 29th September 2007
Racing - It's catch the Pigeon over the sticks
THE JUMPS season starts in earnest with a fine card at Market Rasen and in these early skirmishes it may be to stick with the already battle-hardened PIGEON ISLAND .
Posted at 10:45am Saturday 22nd September 2007
Racing - Shadow can rise to Gold
RISING Shadow has ticks in all the right boxes for the Ayr Gold Cup (3.30pm, the feature race of the afternoon at the Scottish track.
Posted at 10:24am Saturday 15th September 2007
Racing - Locarno can dance past Leger rivals
THE ST Leger at Doncaster today (Saturday) looks a terrific race and Aidan O'Brien's Honolulu is the likely favourite, given that Johnny Murtagh rides this one out of four raiders from the top Irish yard.
Posted at 8:43pm Sunday 26th August 2007
Racing - Knight ready to charge in at Cartmel
THE Westmorland Gazette sponsors the opening race at Cartmel's Bank Holiday Monday meeting, and the event has been split into two events because of a high entry.
Posted at 9:21am Wednesday 22nd August 2007
Racing - Strategic tactics in the Ebor!
WE had some excellent selections at York yesterday and the Flared Nostril cannot promise to match the five winners he came up with for you, including the 11-1 River Falcon in the last race!
Posted at 4:55pm Monday 20th August 2007
Racing - Galactic to star at York
SUMMER has come and gone but there is still time to raise a glass of summer wine to York's three-day Ebor meeting, when the north hosts the cream of this year's crop.
Posted at 9:59am Saturday 4th August 2007
Flare Nostril - Mastership to sail in
MASTERSHIP is worth a punt off a low weight for this afternoon's Stewards Cup at Glorious Goodwood.
Posted at 9:02am Thursday 19th July 2007
Racing - Iloveturtle gets Cartmel call
ILOVETURTLE can exploit a favourable mark at Cartmel's National Hunt meeting this afternoon.
Posted at 9:44am Saturday 23rd June 2007
Racing - Bardsea bullet for Royal Ascot
BARDSEA trainer Roger Fisher of Great Head House stables has a live contender in BECKERMET for Royal Ascot's Wokingham Handicap this afternoon (Saturday).
Posted at 10:57am Friday 22nd June 2007
Racing - Ink deserves write-up
EASIER ground is forecast for Royal Ascot today (Friday) with heavy showers forecast, so it might be worth spotting soft-ground performers worthy of each-way support.
Posted at 11:49am Thursday 21st June 2007
Racing - Shorthand looks the type
MICHAEL Stoute's stable has had a quiet Royal Ascot but SHORTHAND can change all that in the Ribblesdale Stakes.
Posted at 8:55am Wednesday 20th June 2007
Racing - Square covers all angles for Hunt Cup
THE ROYAL Hunt Cup and the second day of Royal Ascot is a real cavalry-charge spectacular and the Flared Nostril reckons the answer is TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
Posted at 9:47am Saturday 16th June 2007
Horseracing - Charmer back on track
ROYAL Ascot starts on Tuesday and trainers are looking a feelgood factor going into the blue riband week of racing include Middleham's Mark Johnston, who has BLACK CHARMER running at Sandown at 2.25pm..
Posted at 10:07am Saturday 9th June 2007
Racing - Wall looks for Paradise reward
EVERYBODY'S waiting for Royal Ascot, with some very average fare this weekend on offer. For us the highlight has got to be the Belmont Stakes in the US tonight when hot favourite Curlin attempts to prove he can stay.
Posted at 9:12am Saturday 2nd June 2007
Racing - Strategic bet for Derby
THE PLUNGE on Frankie Dettori's mount Authorize to win today's Epsom Derby is sure to drive the price down to odds-on, and it's a race to look for each-way value.
Posted at 8:00pm Tuesday 29th May 2007
Racing - Stay with Alf at Cartmel
CARTMEL'S Wednesday meeting is more about Cumberland sausage than tapas but ALFONSO can bring a Spanish feel to the fixture when fancied to take the 2.55pm race.
Posted at 8:35am Monday 28th May 2007
Racing - Professor up to the exam at Cartmel
BROWNEYESBLUE is an each-way fancy for the opening race at Cartmel's Monday afternoon meeting.
Posted at 11:35am Saturday 26th May 2007
Racing - Ross to be Veterans boss
ROSS COM is fancied to make its mark despite top weight at Cartmel's evening meeting tonight (Saturday).
Posted at 10:48am Saturday 12th May 2007
Horseracing - Cape of good hope in Victoria Cup
CRACKING handicaps is the toughest act in the punters' game. You have basically the same infomation at your disposal as the man who's setting the weights and he's paid to do it full time.
Posted at 9:47am Saturday 5th May 2007
Flared Nostril - Hats off to Haatef
THE ABSENCE of Teofilo and Holy Roman Emeperor should not detract from what looks a fantastic 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Posted at 11:05am Saturday 28th April 2007
Racing - Wee Robbie has time on side
SANDOWN'S Betfred Gold Cup Chase brings together two challengers who look well in at the weights for this £91,000 handicap in Alderburn and Reveillez.
Posted at 9:29am Saturday 14th April 2007
Grand National - All go for Joe
THE FLARED Nostril - our horse-racing blogger gives his Grand National tips.
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