Author: Russ

There is no escaping the fact that over the last 7 days when faced with a clear choice of Yes or No to back horses from the yards running to improve their ratings for the purpose of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale we have got it wrong !! On reflection there has been a…

Seven months ago Alobayyah was nominated as one of Tom Marquand’s five to follow with the hope that she would develop into a Group 1 Oaks filly. Now in the middle of October she heads to Newcastle to contest a 10f minor stakes race worth under 4,000 to the winner. She has only had 1…

Why does the Haggas yard target Selling races ? I have no idea. The stats leave me in no doubt that they do and added to the yards record at Musselburgh generally and even more so with 2yo’s then Fine Art Dealer has to be an investment in the 2.22 at Musselburgh the 7f Selling…

The way we set out to make a profit leaves missing winners that mostly follow the process, without a bet, with a worse feeling than backing losers. There has really only been one occasion before York on Friday and Saturday when this has been a genuine cause of huge frustration this season. Not backing Sam…

After the victory of Mukhtalif beating Hornsea Bay and the win of the Clive Cox trained Sky Advocate yesterday at York it makes no sense not to invest in Noble Horizon in the York finale with 17/2 available 1-5 places in the 5.05 at York. Recommended Bet 1pt ew Noble Horizon 5.05 York 17/2 BoG…

The Haggas yard avoid Newmarket on Dewhurst Day. However with the focus on top 2yo’s it has never been a day to target for Somerville Lodge. The yard have only sent out 1 winner at Newmarket on this day in the past 10 years, whereas there have been 6 at York, it is therefore no…

Its been a difficult few weeks for the Haggas yard with the surreal draw drama at Longchamp impacting on several of the main races targeted. For us although we have correctly cut right back on recommendations it was nice to land the gamble on Thursday with Term of Endearment backed from 2/1 winning at 5/4.…

The yard broke their run of 21 losers when Seren Star won at Nottingham on Wednesday but the turn of fortune didn’t last long when Art Lover lost a front shoe on the way to post at Kempton and was surprisingly allowed to run as losing a front shoe has considerably more impact than one…

Although the events over the weekend became almost surreal, there is no reason to stop following the processes that have proven so successful year after year. On Monday at Yarmouth despite there being very obvious reasons not to get involved with the three runners, all were supported. The unraced 2yo Bintsaleh 13/2 – 4/1, the…

Over the last 14 days 6 winners from 39, 4 of which were odds on, and a 15% strike rate, , provides ample evidence of what we predicted would happen at Somerville Lodge as the flat season winds down and thoughts turn towards 2026. There are 31 horses entered in the upcoming Horses in Training…