Saturday 3rd January – Two bets across Lingfield and Southwell
Yesterday just about summed up how betting the races can be at this time of year. It can be a really tricky period, where there are no major targets in sight, many are either coming off or have just come off of a lay off, and there is no real knowing who is a true […]
Friday 2nd January – Two bets at Chelmsford and Wolverhampton
New Years Day saw a feast of racing, but from the three darts thrown, it was a blank and dull day. The one I fancied like a fancy thing, Pallas Lord, was nutted into 2nd in the closing stages, and I can’t help feel aggrieved at what looked a woefully weak ride in the finish […]
Thursday 1st January – Three selections from Cheltenham, Newcastle and Southwell plus a #35T!
Happy new year all! The racing for 2026 starts in earnest, with a bumper day of it to get stuck into. I’m off to the football today, so my watching of the racing will be done after the fact, with a cold Shanky’s Whip or four this evening. There was ample to sift through and […]
Tuesday 30th December – Two Handicappers at Big Prices
Travelling back home the length of the country again today, so no blog post. Just two very minor plays today, both following the recent cash-cow of ex-Irish handicappers falling into the UK sphere. Both are on or below marks they won handicaps off of in Ireland, so they are absoluteley weighted to win. It’s just […]
Monday 29th December – Two big chances at Limerick and Newbury
Sunday was left well alone, where it looked mighty difficult on the betting front. The only one I looked half at was the big one at Leopardstown in the Savills Chase. I didn’t much fancy taking Galopin Des Champs on, but I kept coming back to I Am Maximus, sat there at 10x the price […]
Saturday 27th December – Three bets at Leopardstown and Wolverhampton
A quiet month quickly turned into a very merry Christmas, with Barlovenko and Idaho Sun both going in from yesterday’s three selections, which made it three consecutive winning bets. Racing, and the betting of, can be a funny game. I’m travelling the length of the U.K today to visit the in-laws, so no blog from […]
Friday 26th December – Three Boxing Day Bets from Kempton, Aintree and Wolverhampton
A bumper day of racing to settle the withdrawal symptoms after a few days without, and it looks an absolute feast of decent stuff. That said, nudging out some decent bets is harder on days such as this. The King George VI isn’t a betting race for me this year, in what looks a seriously […]
Saturday 20th December – Two Fancied Selections from Hereford and Wolverhampton
I appear to be finding every which way not to win at the moment. I was feeling mighty sweet all the way round with Hill Of Tara at Uttoxeter yesterday, who was absolutely cruising through the race, taking lengths out at every fence, but then got taken wide by the loose horse four fences out […]
Friday 19th December – Two selections from Uttoxeter and Ascot
Racing can be a frustrating game at times, and in spells of poor form it can feel easy to sway, but as the great Andrew Beyer (the author of the must read Picking Winners) said “The worst thing that can happen to a gambler is to let his losses, or wins, knock him off-keel emotionally.” […]
Thursday December 18th – Four to outrun odds at Southwell
The first of yesterday’s three selections, Ample Warning (66/1) nearly got us off to a flyer, but a mistake at the second-last hurdle cost him 3rd, and us over 12pts profit on a placed runner. It was a huge run for his first tilt over obstacles, and I maintain Alistair Ralph and Johnny Burke are […]