We have five chance of a New Year’s Day celebration
December 31 Alan was pleased with the three horses we have run so far this week – Blues Singer finished third behind two above-average novices at Newbury, where I’m A Lumberjack was [...]
Ski Lodge has solid chance of opening his chasing account back at Haydock on Tuesday
December 28 Noel Fehily celebrated his 50th birthday on Christmas Eve, and Alan hopes that Barbury can provide him with another celebration for his syndicate members on Tuesday, courtesy of Ski [...]
Charisma Cat is our star turn at Wincanton on Boxing Day
December 23 Alan stresses that it will be a relatively quiet Christmas for Barbury, though he is looking forward to seeing Charisma Cat out again in the mares novices hurdle at Wincanton on [...]
Helnwein aims to emulate Raya Star and Tritonic in the big handicap hurdle at Ascot on Saturday
December 18 Alan has twice enjoyed a bumper pre-Christmas celebration at Ascot, courtesy of Raya Star and Tritonic, both of whom won the their big handicap hurdle going into the festive period. [...]
Alan is horrified how the Jockey Club seem to be leaving Kempton out in the cold
December 15 Kempton Park was the first racecourse I attended, going by bicycle with my dad as a 12th birthday present on Easter Saturday 1960. So I can quite understand the horror that Alan felt [...]
The versatile Blazeon Five just gets better and better
December 13 Last week-end Alan confessed that he was in a bit of a dilemma as to whether to stick to Flat racing on the all-weather with Blazeon Five or go back over hurdles, where the [...]
