After a few weeks break, back today with hopefully a horse for my followers to back in a couple of races today, both well worth a look. All the recent racing news has been focused mainly on Gordon Elliott and the awful picture of him sitting on a horse that had sadly died from a heart attack. It was in my opinion a moment of madness !

Clearly Gordon is a talented trainer, and has been one of the leading trainers in Ireland for quite a few years. I do not see in the short term what lies ahead for him, possibly he will get a ban, but nobody really knows yet.

On to todays racing, in France at Pornichet on the all weather track, Pierre Charles Boudot could be a jockey to follow. He has some really good rides. Keep Fire 2.05 was a running on 5th on debut last year on the turf. The race turned out to be a very good maiden, as the winner went on to be second in a Group 1 race and the second and third that day are useful winners since, so he is one of Boudot’s mounts worth a look at, currently around 2/1 with most firms.

In the UK at Taunton the ground is described as ‘good to soft’ which should be fine for Time To Tinker 1.55, I think he has a solid chance of getting off the mark for trainer Paul Nicholls.

More soon.