England expected…
But not that. From conversations and column inches, what England appeared to expect was a high altitude drubbing in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium in front of 90,000 febrile local fans…
But Lord Kane of Tottenhamshire and his sturdy cohorts had other ideas, and produced a superbly tough, skilful and dogged performance to advance to the Quarter Final…
40 years ago, Maradona broke our hearts in this very same place. Redemption is sweet…
From ‘The Hand Of God’ to ‘Hey Jude…..”
Sleep deprivation is a lot easier when you are winning. The Quarter Final on Saturday at an almost civilised 10.00pm. The Vikings await – and they will be no pushover…
No runners for us over the weekend. Ground conditions meaning that plenty of powder remains dry…
Constitution River at Sandown looked the real deal, whilst Calandagan showed his true colours in Chantilly having been stuck in Epsom mud a month ago…
No runners for us today. Heatwave returns. Long journeys in horseboxes and “heatwave” do not sit well in the same sentence. Let’s see what the week brings, but I suspect that I will be having several conversations that result in stable doors remaining shut…
Newmarket’s July Meeting. And the July Sale at Tattersalls. A doorstop of a catalogue. Gems therein for sure, and hopefully a Bahraini nugget or three. The Turf Series next winter will now have a mile category as well as the sprint and middle distance divisions…
With the Bahrain Turf Club offering substantial incentives for man and beast, we will be looking to take a strong team back to the Kingdom for the winter months…
Bahrain or Wolverhampton in January ?! Tough call…
July Cup 1990. “The pace is extra ordinary…..” Royal Academy, some horse…
