HORSE RACING & BETTING
RACEHORSE PROSPECTS
Well Handicapped Older Horses To Follow On The Flat In 2020
Well handicapped older horses to follow on the Flat in 2020 I’ve crawled through the…
Flat horses to follow 2020
Flat horses to follow 2020 An in-depth look at the flat season ahead and the most exciting…
The value of speed ratings in assessing a horse race
The value of speed ratings in assessing a horse race Time as a measure of a horses…
REVIEWS
How does the Going Stick work in horse racing?
What is the Going Stick in Horse Racing? The Going Stick is a device used to measure the racecourse going. In essence, the relative softness or hardness of the ground The condition of the…
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Best Odds Guaranteed Bookmakers
Best Odds Guaranteed Bookmakers What is Best Odds Guaranteed? Best Odds Guaranteed (BOG) or as it is sometimes referred to, Best Price Guaranteed is a concession offered by bookmakers on horse…
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My Betfair Rewards – a new commission structure for Exchange customers
My Betfair Rewards – a new commission structure for exchange customers Betfair has introduced a new commission structure in the form of a scheme entitled ‘My Betfair Rewards’. In recent…
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THE BLOG
The Cambridgeshire
The Cambridgeshire Love races like the Cambridgeshire. Big fields are an opportunity to find some big value, plenty of runners in a straightline race, it’s most likely that it’ll…
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Look for the unexpected
Look for the unexpected. Occasionally, there are races that stand out on the clock. I’m not talking about the high-profile races, the Group races, the fashionable hyped up horses from…
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Glorious Goodwood
Glorious Goodwood Some high class and competitive racing to look forward to in the coming week at Glorious Goodwood. Pre-meeting, a few horses I’m looking forward to see run and with the…
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Sandown Coral Eclipse Day
Sandown Coral Eclipse Day Back in the day when I worked for a bookmaker, Sandown’s Coral Eclipse Day was a highlight of the year. Masquerading as a day when we ‘entertained’…
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Trail Races For The Epsom Derby
Trial Races For The Epsom Derby The trial races for the Epsom Derby are races used as a prep race and stepping stone to the Derby. In the 21st century, every Epsom Derby winner has had at…
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Horse Racing Eyecatchers
Horse Racing Eyecatchers Things are about to hot up with the Craven meeting underway and Newbury’s Greenham meeting following swiftly on. My horse racing eyecatchers from the past week…
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Early Race Sectional Times
Sectional Times & The Impact On A Race Outcome Night Narcissus is an interesting runner tomorrow in the 5-furlong 3-year-old handicap at Nottingham. Not so much as a betting proposition,…
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Start Of The Flat Season 2021
Start Of The Flat Season 2021 Eyecatchers and notes from the first week of the Flat season 2021. Improvement Angles – Pedigrees Annandale A son of Australia out of the Saddlers Wells…
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Lincoln Handicap
Lincoln Handicap Preview Haqeeqy and Eastern World head the betting. I’m against Eastern World at around 9/2, he is the wrong price for me. Haqeeqy has an obvious chance, a lightly raced…
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Cheltenham Festival Day 3
Cheltenham Festival Day 3 A bit of theory first…. Races at the Cheltenham Festival are often run at a fast gallop and present a thorough test at the distance. While not unique to the…
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Cheltenham Festival 2021 Day 1 Preview
Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Preview After all the build-up, a pretty low key day on the betting front. Smaller than usual fields leading to less competitive races which minimise the betting…
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Epatante Champion Hurdle
Epatante Champion Hurdle Embed from Getty Images I like Goshen, but he’s the wrong price to win the Champion Hurdle. A current 4/1 chance, Goshen takes up 20% of the market. It’s not…
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