Posts By: Simon Double

  • SAN QUENTIN BIDDING FOR SECOND HAT TRICK

    SAN QUENTIN runs today in the 5.30 at Chelmsford, bidding for his second hat-trick within five months and looking to give Dean Ivory his sixth win this year. Six go to post in the 1m 5f 66yd handicap and this course and distance winner, despite running off a mark of 72, some 26 lbs higher than his… Read more »

  • IMPROVING TANGRAMM ANOTHER GOOD OPPORTUNITY AT KEMPTON

    TANGRAMM has a sound chance of making it four wins in his last five starts when facing just four rivals at Kempton today in the 5.40 for in-form Dean Ivory. The 4yo son of Sakhee’s Secret’s three victories have all been at Wolverhampton but he was second at Kempton last October.  Stepping up to 1m4f… Read more »

  • HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR COLT LOOKS SHARP

    SOLARIO RACING’S Holy Roman Emperor colt has been making good progress on the gallops and is pleasing his trainer, Dean Ivory. Despite the recent heavy rains and very cold spell, the all-weather gallops at Harper Lodge Farm have been holding up well whereas the fields have become saturated and sodden. On Saturday, I saw the… Read more »

  • CASPIAN PRINCE CHASING BIG POT AT MEYDAN

    CASPIAN PRINCE is seeking a big payday at Medan today when the Dean Ivory-trained  looks to bag the near £50k first prize in the 3.35, a five furlong handicap on the turf. The son of Dylan Thomas is one of eight runners and a course distance winner, he is just a pound higher than winning… Read more »

  • DEAN IVORY HAS BEST JANUARY IN FIVE YEARS

    “DEAN IVORY has made a terrific start to 2016 with four winners from just sixteen starts, a 25% strike rate and his best January in the last five years. Kadrizi was the latest winner, when successful yesterday at Lingfield under Robert Winston.  The 3yo son of Hurricane Cat was winning his second race in just… Read more »

  • BUSY DAY FOR WEBBER AND IVORY

    PAUL WEBBER and DEAN IVORY have five runners between them today at Wetherby and Chelmsford respectively. The Master of Cropredy Lawn saddles Mr K (12.25pm), Fingers Crossed (1.25pm) and Too Much Too Soon (3.15pm) but they all look to have stiff tasks as their 66/1, 25/1 and 25/1 prices would suggest. The Radlett handler has… Read more »

  • IN-FORM IVORY CHASING WINNERS AT CHELMSFORD

    DEAN IVORY has made a great start to the season with two winners from seven runners and he goes to Chelmsford today in search of more all-weather success with three runners, San Quentin, Lucymai and Justice. San Quentin runs in the 5.40, a nine-runner extended 1m5f handicap and he is looking to make it back-to-back wins following… Read more »

  • SEPTEMBER BLAZE CHANCE TO GET OFF MARK AT TOWCESTER

    SEPTEMBER BLAZE has the opportunity to get off the mark today at Towcester in a mares’ handicap chase due off at 3.05pm. Paul Webber made the perfect start to the year with a winner from his first runner of the year, courtesy of Royal Debutante at Ludlow and today September Blaze could go one better… Read more »

  • TANGRAMM BIDS FOR FOUR-TIMER

    TANGRAMM bids to make it four in a row on the Tapeta at Wolverhampton when he lines up in the 3.40, a 13-runner 0-70 handicap over 1m 1 1/2 furlongs. The Dean Ivory-runner is not well drawn in 13 but the twice course and distance winner still has a sound each-way chance at around 11/2 under… Read more »