The Daily Dial
Home to our brief of a days racing, featuring selections, thoughts across a days cards and a reflection on previous days with eyecatchers and ones we’re taking forward, or not. All advised selections logged on our running Profit & Loss.
View all results and Profit + Loss
Previous Posts

Daily Dial #30 – Monday 26th January – One Rank Outsider at Wolverhampton
Nice to see Rosie Baloo oblige at Sedgefield yesterday at 10/3. A mare we’ve followed for a wee while now and she done it nicely.

Daily Dial #29 – Sunday 25th January – One Bet at Sedgefield
Well Newcastle’s All Weather continues to deceive me, although the artificial in general is proving hard to judge in general on my end. However, Favori

Daily Dial #28 – Saturday 24th January – Cheltenham Trials Day and Newcastle’s All Weather
Having let yesterday go with nothing really poking me in the ribs, today couldn’t be further from it. Four selections on the day, with one

Daily Dial #27 – Thursday 22nd January – One bet at Southwell
A later post, and a brief one. Not a bad thing, as there isn’t bundles to be excited about. Plenty looked at, but ultimately able

Daily Dial #26 – Wednesday 21st January – Catterick and Lingfield
Three cards today but very limited stuff and not a lot to get excited about. Most disappointed with Kempton card, which I will ordinarily spend

Daily Dial #25 – Tuesday 20th January – Four selections across Newcastle, Leicester and Southwell
A day of low grade racing ahead, but there was a surprising amount which stood out, so I’ve gone somewhat mob-handed and that’s with leaving

Daily Dial #24 – Monday 19th January – Two fancied bets at outside prices at Kempton and Lingfield
Yesterday’s post was a profitable one, but without a big dose of lady luck, it would’ve been a comedy of errors. We had Wade Out,

Daily Dial #23 – Sunday 18th January – Three selections across Windsor, Fakenham and Thurles
Some really nice races to sift through today, which looked a far better betting opportunity than the mudling cards of yesterday. As such, powder was

Daily Dial #22 – Wednesday 15th January – One bet at Chelmsford
The one selection yesterday put paid to his own chances, with No Return taking the firmest of holds in the early stages under Callum Shepherd,

Daily Dial #21 – Wednesday 14th January – One selection from Kempton…
The racing is leaving little to get too excited about at the minute, especially on the betting front. With the selections that have been chanced

Daily Dial #20 – Saturday 10th January – Three selections from Kempton and Newcastle
Powder kept dry for a few days. With the weather causing disruptions and the standard of racing poor, it wasn’t paying off, so no harm

Wednesday 7th January – A 28/1 with a big shout at Kempton
The racing during this funny new year period is proving tough to call, so I’ve been treading somewhat lightly. The Lingfield card looked horrible from

Sunday 4th January – An Eyecatching Outsider at Southwell
Another blank drawn from the two yesterday, continuing a bit of a timid time of it. Titian Blue looked likely to be going mighty close

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Got Questions?
Here’s the scoop on what to expect from the Daily Dial posts
We can pick out a bet for many reasons, but we usually start on the depth, or competitiveness, of a race. For any bet, there needs to be an edge. With years of experience in racing, we’ve found picking your fights is the key. Our daily posts break down every angle of every bet, so you’ll always known what angle has been taken in finding a bet, and many readers take them forward in finding their own bets.
I try to make our daily posts the perfect way to dip your toes into horse racing. I have always said that there is no sport like horse racing, where so many different variables can be used, scrutinised and exploited in order to make and land a bet. When your coming into it fresh, without years of biased opinion, looking at various angles is a lot easier. We also try and break down everything as clearly as possibly, without the usual tipster speak, where too many fancy words can explain very little of anything remotely useful.
Race form might look like hieroglyphics at first, but they’re super helpful and not that difficult. It just takes a bit of looking and a bit of patience. We break down form regularly in the Daily Dial posts, where we explain what form is relevent. Often punters look at the string of numbers next to horses name on a racecard and write them off. We had one recent who last six read 130607 (0’s being 10th or worse), but his C&D form at the grade read 171521 – He looked out of form on his most recent runs, but scooted in at 9/1!
Finding a betting angle is what gives you your edge in a bet, and hopefully seperates you from the market and finds you value. If you bet the same as everyone else, you will bet the favourite in every race and over time, lose. Find yourself an edge in a market and horse racing can produce extraordinary value. We are always looking for an edge, in every race we study, and every post will detail that edge on every bet chanced. Some we use once, others we use and look for regularly.
We work on a points system (pts), with a 100pt bank – I recommend this to every bettor. What you stake per point is up to you. We started off in 2013 using £1 per point with a £100 bank, and we’ve increased it sensibly as our bankroll built up. Some readers use heavier stakes, but bet what you can afford. A sensible start with a betting bank of 100pts ensures you can’t get too carried away, but it does require patience. It’s no good betting one horse at 2/1 for £50 and then one at 20/1 for £5, because your 20/1 winner isn’t relevent to your 2/1 winner. Bet everything across the board to relevent stakes. We use 1pt Minimum Bets, 2pt Bets and 5pt Max Bets.
Get the Scoop on Race Day!
Ready to make sense of the races? Here, you’ll find the best tips and tricks to help you make sense of the races, decode the form, and spot the best betting opportunities. Ready to trot along with us? Subscribe to our mailing list and get all our free blog posts straight to your inbox.
By hitting Jump In, you’re saying YES to our Terms & Conditions. Let’s race!
