#Keith Ottesen

Corach Rambler has convinced trainer Lucinda Russell and Peter Scudamore that he is ready to attempt to defy history and deliver Scotland's first victory in 43 years in the £250000 Coral Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday 25 November 2022. A Scottish-trained horse has not won the race since Fighting Fit, trained in Hawick by Ken Oliver, who captured…

Saturday's fixture at Ascot was hit by high-profile non runners as the ground dried out by the hour. Despite over 30 millimetres of rain at Newbury last week, the ground is currently good, and clerk of the course Keith Ottesen admits he and his team are in for a challenging week. "Because of the drought in the summer there is still a moisture…

Pat Flynn: trainer of Sarlaochra Interest in Sarlaochra, the unraced two-year-old who had been subject to a major gamble on Saturday morning, has reportedly "cooled" according to Paddy Power. He had been slashed into 6-4 from 40-1. The Sioux Nation colt is now out to 15-2 with the firm having been of serious interest throughout the morning. His…

Perfect Power: Greenham Stakes favourite Perfect Power is expected to further enhance his Classic claims with the Richard Fahey-trained runner cut to 6-4 (from 7-4) for the Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (3.00). The ground at Newbury is good for the Group 3 event which has been won by Frankel, Kingman and Mohaather in recent years…

One of our staunchest racing men chirped on his Facebook page, earlier this week: So Monday came and no local racing. I went to the 3 operator's web sites to see if they have a message for me as a customer. Do I need to say? I imagined if Pick n Pay was to close for a day, there would be signs the week before, messages the day before, a sign on the…