Ayr – Silks and Shenanigans

Silks & Shenanigans: The Naas “Grand National-Wait”: A Study in Equestrian Stillness. Ayr 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

For tomorrow, Monday, February 23, 2026, several top-rated runners across the meetings at Ayr and Plumpton.

Silks and Shenanigans Mud, Magic, and Maiden Voyages: The Tuesday Review and February, 11 action.

At Wetherby, keep an eye on the Skelton/Murphy rivalry. Woodland Park (Sean Bowen) and Tormund Giantsbane (Harry Skelton) are separated by just 1lb on the Timeform scale. It’s likely to be a “tactical crawl” followed by a sprint, watch for whoever sits closest to the lead.

Silks and Shenanigans: Cheltenham Fever: Is It Too Early to Panic? (And Other Monday Delusions)

We have officially reached that point in the National Hunt calendar where the racing community collectively loses its mind. We’re less than a month out from the Festival, and the symptoms are everywhere: grown men are arguing over sectional times in the Prestbury Park mud, and every schooling session is being treated like the ZapruderContinue reading “Silks and Shenanigans: Cheltenham Fever: Is It Too Early to Panic? (And Other Monday Delusions)”