PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukFeb 15ROYAL ASCOT 2022 AN ADVANCED LOOK AHEADIt may be months away but it's worth while taking an antepost look at one of the UK's biggest racing festivals of 2022.
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukFeb 7WHAT WE LEARNT FROM LEOPARDSTOWNWe take a look at the biggest winners from the Dublin Racing Festival and analyse just how impressive they actually were & where they go now
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukSep 6, 2021ELLIOTT SET FOR RETURN! HE DESERVES A CHANCE BUT DOES HE DESERVE THE SYMPATHY?Gordon Elliott nears his return to training after serving his ban but are the Racing Post out of touch with the fanfare they're giving him?
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukMar 24, 2021WHY ELLIOTT'S 6 MONTH BAN IS FAR GREATER PUNISHMENT THAN MANY THINK Now the dust has settled on the Cheltenham Festival Steve Marriott reassesses Gordon Elliott's 6 month ban and feels it's far from lenient.
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukMar 21, 2021FLAWED TO THE COREHarry Smith looks back at the ease in which the Irish dominated this years festival and asks what the British need to do to challenge.
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukNov 10, 2020THE ROAD TO CHELTENHAM - FIRST TAKEOur first of our fortnightly look at the ante post markets for the 2021 Cheltenham Festival and Luke Tucker pinpoints a few at big prices.
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukOct 31, 2020STAYERS THE NEXT STOP FOR DESTINATION?This Saturday other races took more of the spotlight but Rory finds a horse who could be worth backing antepost at 33/1 for The Festival.
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukOct 20, 2020THE UNFAIRER SEXChris Connolly discusses the weight allowance for mares and fillies and wonders if it gave superstars Winx and Enable an unfair advantage.
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukFeb 23, 2020ASPELL DRAWS CURTAIN ON CAREER WITH 2ND PLACED EFFORTAs Leighton Aspell hangs up his riding boots we look back at an illustrious career of a man who was a stalwart of the weighing room.
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukFeb 22, 2020WHERE NEXT FOR STAR OF THE SHOW SOLO?Chris Connolly reviews the best of Saturday's action from Kempton, looks at possible future targets and pin points a horse worth tracking.
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukFeb 4, 2020SANTINI. A REAL GOLD CUP CONTENDER?In what looked his toughest test so far in his light racing career, Santini took on one of chasing’s big boys in Bristol De Mai and...
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukFeb 4, 2020THREE HORSES FOR CHELTENHAM FROM THE DUBLIN RACING FESTIVALSo as the curtain drew on the Dublin Racing Festival, we are still left with a tonne of unanswered questions in regards to some of the...
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukJan 25, 2020WHY “DREAM HORSE” FILM SHOULD BE A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR RACINGThere hasn’t been an abundance of films about our beloved sport but those that have been lucky enough to grace the silver screens have...
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukJan 20, 2020CAN HE DEFI THE ODDS?What a spectacle we saw at Ascot yesterday. The rematch between the young pretender, Defi De Seuil, and the once kind, Un De Sceaux. The...
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukJan 20, 2020CAN PENTLAND STILL POWER UP THE HILL?The 15:15 at Haydock this Saturday turned out to be a fascinating race however with only four runners going to post, the pre-race vibe...
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukJan 18, 2020WHAT BASE AREN'T WE COVERING? (Why A 5 Day Cheltenham Festival Isn’t Needed.)Seen by many as the pinnacle of the national hunt season four days in March, when the racing world fixates on a big hill in...
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukJan 6, 2020IS THIS RACINGS BIGGEST PROBLEM?Is this perhaps the stupidest Tweet of 2020 so far and does it highlight a bigger issue within racing? Social media, when deployed...
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukMar 31, 2019GRAND NATIONAL 2019 – WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR!The Grand National sits alongside the likes of The Gold Cup, The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, The King George and The Derby in terms of...
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukMar 31, 2019GRAND NATIONAL 2019 – WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR!The Grand National sits alongside the likes of The Gold Cup, The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, The King George and The Derby in terms of...
PicksfromthePaddock.co.ukMay 5, 2018FLAT HORSES TO FOLLOW 2018FLAT HORSES TO FOLLOW 2018 2 Year Olds (A-Z) Anandita (Sir M Prescott) Barend Boy (H Palmer) Broken Spear (T Coyle) Dashing Willoughby (A...