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Not at all, really appreciate you pointing it out, would never have the time to keep up with it otherwise. Sadly, I've a feeling they no longer run the Portaloos at Pimlico, though I guess it was only a matter of time before someone got killed. Was looking at the Belmont in a little more...

True, but California Chrome was better. Will be a great occasion if he gets to the Belmont and even better if he could win. Still think Wicked Strong might be the one to beat him in New York though.

Not that surprised he's against the favourite as its Beyer figure was one of the worst for many years. He can be quite defensive about his numbers, for obvious reasons. Personally think he might have forgotten one of the basic rules of speed figs, which is that a good horse can put up a bad...

Indeed a legendary figure in the press room back in the day, and also the man who persuaded The Guardian & Observer to start covering racing in the mid-1960s, having previously ignored it on account of it being linked to betting (and probably a bit of inverse snobbery too). Was too young to read...

That's no ordinary tipster, that's the legendary Andy Beyer, one of the best-known pundits in the game over there. All the American racecards carry speed figures called "Beyer figures" for every horse's historic form. They are treated with the same respect as Timeform ratings over here, and as...

Wicked Strong had a shocker of a draw on the wide outside, ran on really well in the straight to finish fourth. No chance with the winner at that trip but it was an excellent trial for the Belmont on 7 June. He's by Hard Spun, so not really bred for a mile-and-a-half, but then nothing in the US...