Wednesday 17th December – Two lunchtime chances to mull over
A rather more interesting day of racing to pick apart, and I’ve come out of it on the brave side with three selections. No none too solid, so only 3 x minimum bets, but solid interest all the same. They are proving rather tough pickings of late, so keeping stakes steady isn’t a bad thing […]
Tuesday 16th December – Big Pointers for 8/1 chance at Wincanton
No Cigar for Havana Sky… The only bet yesterday, Havana Sky, had chances ended no sooner as they’d started, with a dreadful piece of race riding by Kyle Strydom on Sensorium from Stall 13, which saw the rider handed a lofty 12-day ban over the New Year period for his antics (see Stewards Report). Havana […]
Monday 15th December – One standout bet at Wolverhampton
One play today, on what is a quiet enough day of it. Lingfield I struggled to get hopes up on any of it, so let that run with no interest, but one race at Wolverhampton pricked my ears on account of one I’ve been waiting for. Havana Sky 8/1 | 1pt Win 20:30 Wolverhampton T: […]
Sunday 14th December – One bet to get in front at Southwell
First selection since Thursday’s disappointing runner, Bravais, who showed nothing of the promise I was hoping for and on that evidence he is one to put a line through entirely. That said, when I make that good a case for one and they show up like that, the run is often too bad to be […]
Thursday 11th December 2025 – A big price worth chancing at Chelmsford
Neither of yesterday’s swings amounted to a great deal, but there was some promise in the latter runner, Horus, who put a respectable spin in at Kempton. The draw was always making that a tougher ask, and he wound up be sent all the way over to the rail, which I didn’t bank on and […]
Wednesday 10th December 2025 – Two at Monster Prices
Before we get into today’s racing, it’s impossible not to look back at yesterday. On Monday, we took two swings — Manhattan Chute and Cali Case — both fitting the angle I’ve been a broken record about for years: Irish handicappers dropping into UK sphere. The angle is one of the most reliable I’ve ever […]
Monday 8th December 2025 – Two movers on the All Weather
Irish handicappers switching to UK yards continue to be one of the most reliable angles for finding horses ahead of their marks. Aisling Oscar is the freshest reminder. He left a small Kildare yard, came into the UK system off 46 after running off 50 in basement-grade Irish handicaps, and immediately showed he was thrown […]
How we found and bet a 100/1 winner, and lost…?
Most write them off as freak results., but land on one and it sticks for life. This one sticks for the wrong reasons, because backed a 100/1 winner, and lost. The race was in February 2017, but the lesson hasn’t aged a day: Never let one bad run put you off a horse you previously believed in.
Pulling Pedigrees: Why Most Punters Read Breeding Completely Wrong
Pedigrees get thrown around like magic words in racing. “Bred in the purple.” “Fantastically bred.” “Surely too good for these.” You’ll hear it in betting shops, on TV, even from people who should know better. And for most punters, it becomes noise — because nobody actually explains what a pedigree means in relation to betting. […]
Why Formdial Gives You the Edge Most Punters Never Find…
Returning after a decent break from blogging, I’m back with a clearer purpose. The racing scene has shifted, but the same problems remain: most bettors don’t know how or why they’re staking money, what to expect in a race, or why their selection was beaten. The stigma is still there too. Betting on racing gets […]