I believe Wye Valley brewery are sponsoring the whole card at Ludlow next week. Butty Bach used to be served in Hereford racecourse but it is a long time since I visited. It was available in the Sandford Park Alehouse in Cheltenham yesterday but I opted for the Adnams Bitter instead ..read more

Inis Ouir – WIN My Silver Lining – EW Res: Gold Cup Bailey Thanks Neil Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out ..read more

Just had a look at the brewery’s HP. It made me really thirsty….. You might have recommended me something I’d like to buy in the next 1-2 days ..read more

I used to drink that when I lived in the Welsh borders. Lovely stuff ..read more

Middleburg Entries https://nationalsteeplechase.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Middleburg-Final-Overnight-April-17.pdf A Grade 2 with a true Grade 1 quality field, as 6 of the top 10 rated hurdlers in the US are running. It might as well be renamed the Jack Fisher Handicap because he has 5 in here. Snap Decision has won this race twice and with ground likely good or better I think he still wins this despite the highweight. A notable newcomer to these shores is Sebastopol, who does seem to go well on good ground and is getting a nice drop in the weights. Also, this is Ben Ffrench-Davis’s first ..read more

Running Tomorrow Ayr 1450 Jet Plane 1520 Jagwar ..read more

1425 Ayr – Benson 1515 Newbury – Racingbreaks Ryder 1535 Ayr – Ontheropes NAP Reserves 1535 Ayr – Secret Reprieve 1905 Thirsk – Faylaq 1500 Ayr – Flower of Scotland 1720 Ayr – Jazz De Cotte ..read more

Win – Broken Halo (Beauport) EW – Secret Reprieve (Ontheropes ..read more

He really needs the Butty Bach Novices’ Hurdle for his CV ..read more

Is Willie going down the road to Bellewstown himself on Wednesday, or is he going to really get into the spirit of things and have a secenic tour of Perth or Uttoxeter? Maybe he could come over for Ffos Las on Monday, take Jackie for a nice romantic dinner in a Welsh castle on Tuesday and work across to Ludlow on Wednesday for his 4 potential runners there ..read more