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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Two bets on a cracking Saturday card. I spent a long while wanting to fire in at Ascot and just couldn’t land on a price I was happy with — so we go elsewhere. The first is a fraction away from a 2pt Win bet at 12/1, instead going 1pt Each-Way. Yesterday was a sickener … Read more
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.” … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more