One Runner At Ffos Las

There are four meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps action from Catterick and Ffos Las while there are most-weather flat fixtures from Lingfield and Kempton. David runs Obistar in the 1.50pm race at Ffos Las - a three mile handicap hurdle. The more testing the conditions, the better for him as his best form has come on very heavy ground including when winning at this track and his long suit is definitely stamina. He is still 4lbs higher than his best winning mark but is consistent and has each-way claims once again under stable jockey Tom Scudamore.

The bookmakers definitely look to be running scared of Douvan who has been slashed from 4/1 to 4/7 after he was added to the Tingle Creek field at Sandown on Saturday. I just wonder how much money it would have taken to shorten him up by that much? It is certainly an interesting move given that Willie Mullins only originally had Un de Sceaux in the line-up and the trainer has not yet committed as to who runs. The betting would seem to be a fair indication!

There was a well-named winner at Newcastle yesterday when Six Strings landed the maiden. He is by the sire Requinto which is a six string guitar...not a lot of people know that. He was certainly tuned-in yesterday!

I see that my mate Matt Chapman is doing an advert for hypoxi body fat reduction. He really is taking his job on ITV seriously...I wonder if he could get an orange reducing machine?!

What a profit for Gerry Byrne who sold his £10,500 yearling purchase Jack Naylor for 800,000 guineas at Tattersalls yesterday. Good work if you can get it!

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Liverpool beat Leeds 2-0 to advance to the semi-final of the EFL Cup yesterday with Ben Woodburn becoming their youngest ever goal scorer at the age of 17 years and 45 days. The former record holder was Michael Owen and he went on to have a pretty good career! If he goes on to be anything like Owen he will be some player. Both teams fielded under-strength squads.

Ronnie O'Sullivan upset world snooker supremo Barry Hearn when declaring snooker was a 'car boot sport'. Hearn hit back by saying that the prize money has been trebled in the last five years to £10 million. He also says that using terms such as car boot sale will make the sport very difficult to sell. I don't see what is to gain from criticising the sport that has given 'The Rocket' such a good life...Ronnie strikes again!

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Finally, the inventor of the clock has just released his autobiography...it is about time!

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