Cheltenham 120: Shooters Wood Cheltenham 155: Coneygree Cheltenham 230: Walkon Cheltenham 305: Rock On Ruby Cheltenham 340: Oscar Whisky  

Aintree 105: Quito de la Roque Sandown 155: Captain Conan Aintree 210: Join Together Sandown 230: Softsong Sandown 305: Sprinter Sacre Aintree 320: Gansey  

It has to be Grands Cru. I post a little late, and my first selection managed second place in the 12:45, but for postertiry, I include it here. Cheltenham 12:45: Vasco du Ronceray Cheltenham 155; Problema Tic Cheltenham 235: Grands Cru Cheltenham 305: Goulanes  

Now race meetings begin early in the day, and end at tea-time. The going will be sub-aquatic today, I suspect, especially at Down Royal, a racecourse I have never visited, but dearly want to. Down Royal 225: Quito de la Roque Ascot 235: Ile de Re Ascot 310: Ace High Wetherby 325: Planet of Sound…

This is the last of the flat season; henceforward race meetings will start and finish earlier. I post these late, as the small matters of swimming training and marathon marhsalling have kept me from the keyboard until now. Newbury 215: Odooj Doncaster 230: Dungannon Newbury 245: Hawaafez Doncaster 305: Steeler Aintree 330: Hector’s Choice Chepstow…

I can never remember which heir to the title of Tsar gave his name to the big race today (Google tells me it was the young man later to be Alexander II). It matters little, since those blood-soaked reactionaries were removed in 1917, one hopes never to return. Leaving that aside, here are my selections…

For today, in between reminiscing about the man I used to know who had been Picasso’s bodyguard during his 1950 visit to England at an exhibition of photographs of the artist at play, and buying bread and meat, I made some selections, as follows: 210 Newmarket: Badr Al Badoor 235 Newbury: Master of War 245…

It’s a big day at Leopardstown, the only racecourse to be mentioned, as far as I know, in the works of both James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. Can I do better than John Kirriemuir this time? 325 Haydock: Ortensia 345 Ascot: Field of Dreams 415 Ascot: Sun Central 440 Leopardstown: Emulous 545 Leopardstown: Snow Fairy…

The first day of September, and as I go on my Saturday morning tour of butcher, baker and fishmonger, the members of the Seaford Bonfire Society are out in costume, a sure sign of autumn’s approach. I feel confident about today’s selections. I have the Racing Post iPad app on a month’s free trial and…

Bank Holiday weekend racing is sometimes dull, but not today. In the biggest race I, and many others, hope to see Motivado win as he did at Goodwood earlier in the month. Aljamaheer disappointed when he last carried the daughter’s tuition fees fund, again at Goodwood, but I hope for better this time. His trainer…

So far, so unimpressive. But on this auspicious day for athletes, perhaps my selections will win a few golds (or should I say ‘medal?). 200: Dubai Prince235: Aljamaaheer310: Captain Bertie345: Angels Will Fall450: Survey