A tricky day’s racing, in a week full of tosh.
Capt. Kneesup
18th September 2021
I just spent two hours writing a preamble that was just another tired rant and I realised that it was pointless. There are simply too
Massively under-exercised
Capt. Kneesup
11th September 2021
Dear old Mark Twain, who could be something of a dark cove when it came to amusing, intelligent writing, once said: “I have never taken
My loyalty has been discarded – along with the Gold Card.
Capt. Kneesup
3rd September 2021
Despite empty shelves, nobody apparently working, the collapse of Kabul, the changes to the NH handicapping system, the sale of the house, and a 15-week-old
Who Cares – Cha Cha Cha
Capt. Kneesup
28th August 2021
Yesterday I went to London. It was exactly 77 weeks to the Friday in March 2020, and once again I was lunching in a London
It was ghastly and mawkish and I miss it
Capt. Kneesup
14th August 2021
I saw most of the Olympics through the eyes of the BBC and mostly with Clare Balding and former-professional International footballer Alex Scott. Clare is
Frictionless Interaction with The Rewilding Elite
Capt. Kneesup
7th August 2021
In the old days, being a solo-drinker meant you either sat on a barstool and engaged conversationally with the barkeep – or not. In the
A pretty classy day’s racing
Capt. Kneesup
23rd July 2021
If Magners, aka Bulmers, is successful in its bid to avoid paying the sponsorship fees for Cheltenham March 2020, is it possible that I and
Avoiding the weather puns about Snowfall.
Capt. Kneesup
17th July 2021
As Open tipping short-lists go, the one that ended my last posting was pretty good. “I was torn for my 5th selection to pick from
Newmarket Day 3 and the ITV races.
Capt. Kneesup
10th July 2021
Not the most sparkling Friday, and I apologise. I think there are days when one is simply trying to over-deliver – certainly I overthought it.
24th in line to becoming French
Capt. Kneesup
2nd July 2021
We are rapidly approaching a moment in time when it really will be statistically more likely that you will be killed by your toaster than
Up the Amazon, without a cooker.
Capt. Kneesup
25th June 2021
All in all a pretty good week, certainly in terms of my sitting for a few moments of respite on The Moral High Ground. This
Sunday Brunch
Capt. Kneesup
20th June 2021
I owe you all a huge apology. I was so wrapped up in the whole stick-in-tonsils-swizzle-test thing that I forgot myself. The Drowning and the
Ascot Day Sank
Capt. Kneesup
19th June 2021
How went your day at the bio-secure experiment that was Ascot’s Day 4? I hear you ask. Well, my dears, there was horrendous traffic thanks
A weekend off perhaps with some Turkish Delight
Capt. Kneesup
11th June 2021
I find myself heading to Newmarket on business, and on the instructions of the Plantagenet Herald, I am obliged to leave at such a time
Lord Tissue of Reputation in Tattersalls offers an apology…
Capt. Kneesup
29th May 2021
Recently it has become obvious that our reputation here at Raceweb Towers for providing honest and scrupulously researched racing tips, political opinions, and other racing-related
Why we should be worried about both Boris and my tipping?
Capt. Kneesup
22nd May 2021
This week, somebody mentioned Prorogation on the radio and I started to reflect on the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2019, which found that BJ’s decision
Chips with everything. Huzzah!
Capt. Kneesup
15th May 2021
This diet malarkey is doing my head in. I am obsessed with the numbers of Kcals (what was wrong with Cals?), and the difference between
UPDATED: Rain-impacted selections revisited for Saturday
Capt. Kneesup
8th May 2021
When I finally stepped down last night/this AM, I was soaked between office and bed. This morning, the going has changed and Lingfield is now
Capt. Kneesup
8th May 2021
It’s been a strange week. I tried to get involved at Chester but several working challenges presented themselves, so I didn’t. Obs, I kept up
The 1000 Guineas – and a Thank You
Capt. Kneesup
2nd May 2021
I know, I know. I was going to take a day off. But lying abed, feeling sorry for oneself, only works for so long, and
The 2000 Guineas – Punchestown Day 5 – Jab 2
Capt. Kneesup
1st May 2021
For those of you eagerly anticipating the tips for Day 4 of Punchestown, I’m afraid I was laid low by Jab 2 and am not
The last Huzzah of the Winter Game
Capt. Kneesup
23rd April 2021
The social whirl of dinners and drinks invitations this week suggested post-lockdown merriment is an unstoppable train. We have been flat out on the supper
The Irish Grand National – a Galway view
Peter O'Tool
5th April 2021
If you want to protect your wealth, the Irish Grand National is a race best watched rather than a sensible betting opportunity. However, sensible is
Easter Monday, Lockinge and Irish Craic
Capt. Kneesup
5th April 2021
We didn’t start Easter thinking we’d be saying goodbye to Richard Johnson, who retires upright and walking, and capable of a new full and productive
Putting the wheels back on the Gravy Train
Capt. Kneesup
3rd April 2021
Many of you will know the music of the much-inked Rag’n Bone Man, and especially his hit lament called “(I’m Only) Human”. A reviewer said
AWT Championships? Hasn’t Jesus suffered enough on Good Friday?
Capt. Kneesup
1st April 2021
Good Friday, and Europe is awash with Fiestas and Fetes celebrating Holy Week. It’s a time of year when I might reasonably consider that the
They’re Off!
Capt. Kneesup
27th March 2021
A two-parter this week – Tips and comment on Cheltenham. This first, though, as they’re almost OFF for the first day of the 2021 Flat
Mothering Sunday, Cheltenham, Knackering Saturday
Capt. Kneesup
20th March 2021
On my knees, despite eight hours of sleep and a working man’s breakfast. Only just midday, and I have already had a business meeting; given
A weekend view of The Cheltenham Festival
Capt. Kneesup
13th March 2021
The girl in the picture is Elvira, whom I have mentioned ante scriptor. She turned up rather suddenly, refused coffee, and then said nothing, but
This day and that Day.
Capt. Kneesup
12th March 2021
The Augustinian, German theologian Martin Luther was known for his well-meant interference in early 16th-century religious beliefs, and his fanatical hatred of Jews, Catholics, Anabaptists,
Another quiet week with nothing on the news
Capt. Kneesup
6th March 2021
You get weeks like that, don’t you? You can have month after month when the papers are full of horror stories, and the TV and
My old gender-neutralised friend – and nobody even bothered to ask …..it?
Capt. Kneesup
27th February 2021
Some of you will know that on Tuesdays, after tea, I often indulge in a spot of PR and Nowcomms, if only to keep the
Bad Luck Ben and Jim – and good luck to us today.
Capt. Kneesup
21st February 2021
The stupidest question ever asked of any sportsman, as their hopes, self-worth, future careers and personal reputation lie in tattered, bedraggled pieces in full view
Samantha has just had to pop out…
Capt. Kneesup
20th February 2021
A slightly ethereal conversation this morning with Madame, who posed the question: “Is it possible, that we might both have died from Covid, and that
It’s either moss, or the green shoots of a comeback
Capt. Kneesup
14th February 2021
It’s been a torrid few weeks on the punting front, and the whiff of ordure was beginning to clag these pages. However, like a small,
A reader writes…
Capt. Kneesup
13th February 2021
Dear Sir Jim Ratcliffe, I don’t pay you to sit at home all day watching men playing in boats and then hitting tennis balls around
Another 180 minutes I can never get back
Capt. Kneesup
7th February 2021
If you have the opportunity and wherewithal to burn five pound notes then can I guide you to the most incomprehensible film I have ever
Chicken jealousy raises its ugly head
Capt. Kneesup
6th February 2021
Sadly this week saw the passing of Sam Vestey, who was a good man. We weren’t best buddies, but his huge skill with people was
