#Fancy Foundations

It's the first day of the November Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse, Countryside Day. The card, on ITV Racing, features the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (2.55) Class act My Drogo faces two opponents as he bids to race into contention for the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. Dan Skelton's Grade 1-winning novice hurdler is up against Gin On Lime and…

There is a simple but effective example in the Plate of the sort of trends worth noting and those that are stories, which are of use to the casual viewer but not to punters. The link has been made from Celebre D'Allen to Salut Flo and Ballynagour, who both won this race in the same colours early in the 2010s. You would have heard less often that…

We bring you day two of the Punchestown Festival as Allaho waltzes away with the Grade 1 Punchestown Gold Cup (5.55). In a cracker of a race which pits all-conquering Cheltenham Festival winner Allaho thumped Clan Des Obeaux and Al Boum Photo by at least eight lengths leading all the way. This followed Willie Mullins also winning the staying novice…

In-form Racing TV presenter Angus McNae has five bets for Sunday's racing action at Cheltenham and Punchestown, including a 14-1 chance in the Unibet Greatwood Hurdle. Watch every race from both meetings live on Racing TV. It was good to get two winners - from four selections - in my Sunday column last week, including Buddy Rich at 5-1. Let's hope…