The Investec Derby meeting is one of the most exciting festivals of the whole year and it’s going to be really interesting to see who comes out on top in the Classics. I don’t have a ride in the Oaks or the Derby this year, which is a shame, but... View Article
I ride High Grounds in the first at 2.00pm. He has a nice draw and he obviously ran in a couple of classy trials after winning his maiden. He was third at Sandown behind Midterm and Algometer on soft ground which probably wouldn’t be his surface. Then he went to... View Article
I’m going up to Catterick to ride a Frankel filly called Queen Kindly in the 1.50pm. She’s out of a mare called Lady of The Desert who won the Princess Margaret, the Lowther, and was second in the Haydock Sprint and second in the Abbaye. She’s a very well-bred two... View Article
There were a couple of shocks in the Irish 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas last weekend and I personally would be keener on the two winners at Newmarket reversing the form than the winners, albeit they both won well. I was impressed with Awtaad in the Irish 2,000 Guineas. He’s clearly... View Article
I ride Mount Tahan in the 2.00 at Haydock. He was pulled out a couple of weeks ago because the ground was too fast at Newmarket. He’s got a brutal draw for a horse that likes to get out on the pace, so it makes it a little more difficult.... View Article
The Classics at the Curragh this weekend are the main focus and I expect Galileo Gold to add to his win at Newmarket by winning the Irish 2,000 Guineas on Saturday. From what I can see, the race is Galileo Gold’s to lose. The form is in the book for... View Article
I have a busy day at York with six rides. I like having rides in every race as long as they have a chance. I whinge a bit to my agent if he ever puts me on a 20/1 chance that has no chance of winning. After twenty years riding... View Article
It was great to see my old all-weather rival Adam Kirby land the Victoria Cup at Ascot last weekend and I think he made some great points about being labelled as an “all-weather king”. Adam and I ride a lot of winners during the winter, and I was delighted and... View Article
I ride Mount Tahan in the first race for Kevin Ryan at 1.50. He’s an enigma of a horse. He has lots of ability and can be a little bit headstrong so hopefully we can get him to spit it out and relax. He’s forward going anyway. As long as... View Article
It’s been a frustrating last couple of days, with a few seconds. My two big race rides yesterday ran well. Brando was a bit slowly away which didn’t help and was a bit tricky in the stalls but he ran a blinder. I think Koora ran a really good race... View Article