#Celtic Swing

It is nearly ten years since Frankel put up the best performance in Timeform's history when he beat Excelebration by 11 lengths in the 2012 Queen Anne Stakes, earning a rating of 147. Unsurprisingly, no horse since has come close to reaching that lofty figure. In fact, only a dozen other horses have reached the 140 benchmark since Timeform was…

One of the enduring and most exciting aspects of sport is how heroes and heroines emerge and change. Every generation can reflect on those who topped their respective sport of choice for a period, and then debate how they would have fared against past or present stars. Conversations centred on how Pinatubo measures up against those who have gone…

Pinatubo, last year's unbeaten champion two-year-old, lines up for today's Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket with the world watching on to see what he will produce. During his two-year-old year, which peaked with his demolition of the opposition in the Group 1 National Stakes at the Curragh in September, Pinatubo came within touching distance of…

Initially, I didn't need any race form for this project. Weights and measures count, like times and ratings, breeding, management and navigation. But racehorses appeal simply as individuals. Watching them run, walk, parade or simply stand is one of life's pleasures - and educations. Winston Churchill once said, "There is something about the outside…