Tag: Gosforth Park

  • A Constitutional Conundrum

    A Constitutional Conundrum

    The prolific racing blogger Stephen Power (@racingblogger) posted a very simple question in the immediate aftermath of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle: “If you owned Constitution Hill, what would you do now?”? First, the back story. From the first time Michael Buckley’s animal was seen on a course, he was seen as one of…

  • Grande outcome for Martin as Alphonse gets big pot back

    Grande outcome for Martin as Alphonse gets big pot back

    Those of us who reckon Tony Martin was due a change of luck and indeed the man himself finally got a ball to break in the right direction. With today’s news that the decision to strip Alphonse Le Grande of the Cesarewitch Handicap was overturned on appeal earlier this week. The progressive handicapper was first…