Racing Preview - Mike Smith
Can Land of Oz wizardry end hoodoo?
Friday 11th October 2019
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Last stand for Burke and Laurens
Fri 4th Oct 2019
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Bedouin could be the big Story
Fri 27th Sep 2019
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Will Gulliver travel to victory?
Fri 20th Sep 2019
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Logician makes perfect sense...
Fri 13th Sep 2019
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Who will thrive at wet Haydock?
Fri 6th Sep 2019
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Encipher could be codebreaker
Fri 30th Aug 2019
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Who to go for at the Ebor...
Fri 23rd Aug 2019
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Gunmetal ready to retain prize
Fri 16th Aug 2019
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Double coup for Shergar Cup
Fri 9th Aug 2019
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A good chance of the trophy returning to Yorkshire
Fri 2nd Aug 2019
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Handicap will Enable Dettori’s favourite to cruise to Ascot win
Fri 26th Jul 2019
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Perfect opportunity for Jazeel
Fri 12th Jul 2019
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So just how able is Enable?
Fri 5th Jul 2019
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Gems to unearth in Pitman’s Derby
Fri 28th Jun 2019
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Local interest ahead of Ascot
Fri 14th Jun 2019
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Derby hopefuls aplenty
Fri 31st May 2019
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Plenty of puzzles for punters
Fri 24th May 2019
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Dominant Stradivarius is the clear Yorkshire Cup favourite
Fri 17th May 2019
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Can Tiger get an another Roll in the greatest race of all?
Thu 4th Apr 2019
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Mike Smith’s love of racing goes back to the late 1970s, when he chalked the board for local bookmakers Carrigill’s to help fund a college education.
He joined The Reporter Group in 1980 covering sport in the Batley and Dewsbury area and working under the founder of The Press, Danny Lockwood. When Danny left to go around the world in pursuit of the oval ball, Mike charted a similar course in the world of golf and worked in the USA, Holland and London before returning to his beloved Yorkshire in 2005.
He has built up an enviable list of contacts including trainers, owners and jockeys and is always looking to deliver the value bet for readers of The Press.
His favourite track is York and he’s never happier than when on Middleham’s Low Moor watching first lots work early on a Spring morning.