20
Apr
Three angles for three selections today. A jockey edge at Lingfield with NO KNEE NEVER for Henry Callan. A course-and-trip specialist at Newcastle in CUSACK at 28/1 each-way. A drop in grade for CLOCH NUA, also at Newcastle, off 3lb below his last winning mark. Plus the lesson from yesterday's Alto Alto.
19
Apr
Five wins for Chris Gordon, all of them here at Plumpton, and today he drops back to a 0-105 handicap chase with his stable's best course specialist clear on the figures. One 2-point Win bet at 13/2.
17
Apr
Like Provision at Southwell on Wednesday, this is a pedigree play — but an easier one to argue. Provision ran a decent race at 40/1 and I'm hopeful of another solid run for our money today.
15
Apr
One flagged today who is worthy of nothing more than a minimal bet, but on pedigree alone he has to have a minor interest at wild odds of 40/1 currently available. He has shown nothing on his latest two starts, but he shown some form of promise under his former handler.
14
Apr
Three consecutive runs where interference has cost him, and the handicapper has eased him 3lbs for the trouble. One each-way bet at Lingfield, backing a course specialist whose recent form figures need forgiving entirely."
13
Apr
The skill that separates punters who think from punters who guess. Trip notes capture what the form book cannot — context, excuses, intent — and the gap between what the result says and what actually happened is where every mispriced horse lives.
11
Apr
Grand National day at Aintree, and for the first time in many years I've been absolutely set in a selection from a long way out, and I'm staggered he is still such a big price. Hard to say you're confident about a bet in the Grand National at the best of times, let alone on such a quiet run we're
10
Apr
The skill that separates punters who think from punters who guess. Form reading is the core discipline of serious handicapping — here is how you actually do it.
10
Apr
The full post will go up mid morning, but the four selections are up bright and early on a lengthy night of study. Thursday's Aintree card really done little to whet the appetite for a bet, but Friday's card was a sea of green on the betting front, where realistically I could've played every race. We go to war with
08
Apr
Five flat cards across Catterick, Nottingham, and Kempton. Two solid turf cards to dissect and an all-weather evening session with depth. Plenty of angles surfaced at big prices — the kind of day where the form study earns its keep regardless of results.