Regular readers of Ahead On The Flat will be aware that Almeraq featured in the Top 40 Prospects in 2025. Having impressed when making a mockery of a rating of 90 in a six furlongs handicap at Ayr in July last year, the Shadwell owned colt suffered a horrible fall in a Listed event at York which resulted in Jim Crowley never riding again. William Haggas and his team have done a superb job bringing...
On Wednesday, I made my penultimate trip of the year to Hamilton Park and, while the weather had an Autumnal feel to it and a crowd in keeping with a lower Scottish league fixture, it was an enjoyable trip nevertheless. Aside from catching up with the latest gossip from my esteemed colleague Gordon Brown - he's not called GB News for nothing - the highlight of the evening was the opening five furl...
Once again, thank you very much to those clients who have ordered One Jump Ahead and the Updates during the last few days. The plan is to take the book to the printers in a couple of weeks and then all being well, it will be published towards the end of September. While I have still got a fair bit to type up, there is some tremendous information - only today, I spoke to a leading bloodstock agent ...
Regular readers of Ahead On The Flat will recall that Al Aasy featured in the Top 40 Prospects in 2020 winning twice, including the Group 3 Bahrain Trophy. The gelded son of Sea The Stars has been a tremendous horse for Shadwell and William Haggas over the years and he gained his first win at Group 2 level at Deauville on Sunday at the age of nine. Leading in the dying strides under Pierre-Charles...
If anyone is in any doubt as to how informative stable interviews are, my visit to Roger Varian's yard in February is a prime example. Despite only beating one rival in the Haynes, Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes at Newbury in September, Michael Jarvis' former assistant was adamant that Kokbastau (9/2) was a very good colt describing him as 'a proper horse' on page 109. Reported to have suffe...
It is possible for subscribers to pre order the new edition of One Jump Ahead and the Updates for the 2026/2027 National Hunt season. Please head to the Publications section of the site. There is a comprehensive rundown of the various sections in the book.
A new feature this year is From the Weighing Room, which is an interview with leading jockey Nico De Boinville. Nicky Henderson's stable jocke...
Once again, the new edition of One Jump Ahead will include an interview with champion trainer Dan Skelton. Paul Nicholls' former assistant topped the table last term with 194 winners and record prize-money totalling in excess of £5m. It was a magnificent effort by the Warwickshire based handler. A couple of weeks ago, I conducted a two part interview with Dan - the second part whilst he was ...
Rich and Susannah Ricci became the first owners to be responsible for the Champion Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup winners in the same season. Lossiemouth and Gaelic Warrior on the blue Riband of hurdling and steeplechasing respectively last spring with 25 Grade 1 winners in total. Their pink and green silks will be worn by some exciting new recruits which have been purchased in recent months. I am...
The Ed Walker trained Sunday Girl, who features in the Maidens In Waiting section of Ahead On The Flat, made her belated reappearance at Windsor on Monday evening. Absent for 361 days, the daughter of Frankel was sent off 15/8 for a six furlongs fillies' novice stakes at the Thames track. Partnered by Kieran Shoemark, she raced prominently throughout before taking over two furlongs out. Pushed cle...
The York Ebor Update made a good start to the meeting with a couple of winners and big priced placed runners on the first two days. Unfortunately, things deteriorated over the final two days with some poor selections. The Sky Bet Ebor itself proved an anti-climax with Emit fading tamely in the final two furlongs, while Klassleader never got into a position where he looked like winning. Hankelow sa...
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