Author: Russ

I think it is probably a first for Somerville Lodge to send out a team of six on the AW in December but that is the case on Wednesday. The focus will be on the unraced filly Evening Fades with Ryan Moore booked on his long awaited return from injury. She debuts in the 1.30…

The Wathnan owned filly Cerelia is an exciting newcomer for the Haggas team on Tuesday at Newcastle and is the yards sole runner on the day. The 3yo has the potential to be a top class filly bred from the world leading Ballylinch Stud by Wootton Bassett out of an Oasis Dream mare she cost…

The AW winter months of December and January as a rule maintain the high strike rate enjoyed by Somerville Lodge punters throughout the year. A focus on the AW tracks at Kempton, Lingfield and Newcastle with runners sent off 1,2,3 in the market in these two months produces a profitable return backing all the horses…

Betting on the two listed races on the Lingfield card on Thursday have been in recent years like a visit to Santa Claus in the guise of William Haggas. The Somerville Lodge trainers record in the 10f and 13 furlong contests is remarkable.In the last 4 years he has won 7 of the 8 contests.…

The Somerville Lodge team get straight back into full swing following the week long break, with the AW horses well entered up this week, starting Monday at Newcastle. In terms of our profit this year it has been good despite a stuttering finish caused mainly by the 2yo’s being slow to come to hand and…

Looking back at the form of the yard over the last week there is a case to be made that we bailed out early deciding not to bet this week and with very few bets over the last two to three weeks. Mainly it has been the 2yo’s who finally came to the party having…

The focus at Somerville Lodge is now on 2026 and the host of 2yo’s running in the final weeks of the Turf season are not really considered as betting opportunities, some may win; most won’t and there seems no point half guessing in a year where they have been slow to come to hand. Three…

The yard continues to look forward to a strong end to the season and there are 4 runners going to post on Tuesday and Wednesday. We are getting little luck at the moment with the 1pt bets but three of the four runners fit the profile of horses that win for the yard at this…

The helter-skelter flat season that is 2025 for the Haggas yard was signed off in typical fashion on Saturday. The impressive success of My Ophelia and her stablemate Earth Shot who chased her home was bettered by the return to form of Hamish, who remarkably was available at 11/2 before winning the St Simon Stakes…

8 are currently due to go to post on Saturday but the yard pulled out 3 of their original 15 on Friday and there could be some defections to follow on Saturday. Two unraced 2yo’s My Orphelia and Earth Shot are up first in the 2.34 at Newbury, normally this would be followed by a…