Betting on horse racing has been a hard endeavour this week, low grade handicaps - end of season 2yo races and changeable ground. It is hard to keep turnover ticking along. There are seven races at Ascot and plenty of racing elsewhere, but having worked through the cards, and the video
There are good horses, there are Grade 1 horses, and occasionally there are those rare champions who become part of the rhythm of the National Hunt season. Galopin Des Champs was one of those horses. The news of his death at just ten years old is desperately sad, particularly coming
⚠️ WEATHER WARNING – CONDITIONS COULD CHANGE Before we get into today's selections, keep a very close eye on the weather and the going. At the latest update, Goodwood is Good to Firm, Sandown Good, and Windsor Good to Firm, Good in places, but light rain is around all three
There are plenty of interesting horses on show this afternoon, but from a betting perspective we are keeping things relatively simple. Anyasi at Thirsk is our one selection, while Majestic Dane goes firmly into the notebook. Later at Sandown, the 3.35 looks an excellent two-year-old maiden containing
No luck yesterday in what turned into a messy race, with things simply not falling our way. That's racing — we move on. Today looks more interesting, with three selections across Catterick, Newbury and Kempton. Liquidity is still extremely low at the time of writing, so the prices quoted
One bet, one winner yesterday, with Two Commanders obliging at 5.3. Hopefully plenty of you were on at the decent early prices. He was available at significantly bigger odds earlier in the day and it was pleasing to see the market eventually recognise his chance. More importantly, he got
After a busy few days of top-class racing, we are keeping things simple today with just one selection — but it is one we like. 3:45 Musselburgh – TWO COMMANDERS 2 POINTS WIN Our Tissue: 4.0 TWO COMMANDERS is a lightly raced three-year-old who we believe still
Really bang average racing today - nothing to report - let's have a day off and recover from York. Betfair account balance looks healthy this morning!! Aye aye!
Yesterday was another good reminder of just how quickly these markets can move. Several of our selections were strongly supported after we published, meaning the available prices shortened considerably from those we had assessed when doing the races. Price matters. Finding the right horse is only part of the job.
Yesterday proved another productive day, with Venetian Lion and Kalpana both obliging, while we also managed to pick up a few each-way bits and pieces from the handicaps. Kalpana had to dig deep in the Yorkshire Oaks, but class told and she held on by a short head, while
Yesterday gave us exactly the start to the Ebor meeting we were hoping for. Maltese Cross at 3.85 and, even better, Item at 14.5 both did the business and ensured a very healthy profit on the opening day. The one disappointment was Misunderstood, who again did himself no
There is some outstanding racing on offer today, headed by a fascinating afternoon at York, and this is very much a card where price matters. We have several horses high on our ratings that we would be perfectly happy to back at the right odds, but the early market is