Posts tagged Alan King

Halcon Genelardais a National treasure

Local knowledge is always useful and when it comes to the Coral Welsh National, no-one knows the race or Chepstow better than Halcon Genelardais.
He will be making his fourth successive appearance in the race having won in 2006 and then finishing win second and a third under 11st 12lb in the last two years and [...]

JP looking for initial big-race success

A look at the various championship tables in jump racing suggests that it is very much business as usual.
Tony McCoy is still repelling all challengers from the ranks of jockeys as he appears to have done since God was a child, Paul Nicholls is turning out big-race winners by the handful to keep both hands [...]

King not ready to abdicate

There are a few questions in life that need answering. Why does the toast always land butter-side down on the carpet? Or will you get through an entire Christmas avoiding reruns of the Sound of Music or the Great Escape?
Another might be just why the wheels have fallen off the wagon for Alan King lately? [...]