Author: Russ

Plans for betting on the racing in the UK can go ahead with the forecast wet weather arriving on Friday afternoon and lasting through to midnight. There is little forecast for Saturday. Ground conditions are absolutely vital to almost every race – the forecast for Paris suggests the rain will not continue much after midday…

The only good thing about our first 3pt Bet of the month on Thursday was it is unlikely that any other Bet this month can run as badly. Although i use the word ‘run’ loosely as Another Abbot basically refused to race after leaving the stalls and was eventually pulled up. I cannot recall a…

With the forecast of rain on Friday through to Saturday the process of determining investment opportunities involves high risk. Coincidentally, three of the four runners on Friday have additional high risk factors added to the mix that even if the ground conditions remain unchanged make recommending bets complicated. At Ascot there are 3 runners. The…

Unseasonable dry weather has led to Good to Firm going at Salisbury and the sprint handicap due off at 4.20 provides Another Abbot with a good chance to confirm he is a sprinter to follow as he rises up the ranks. We have been with the 3yo thoughout the season and there is stil plenty…

Realign put a season that had been an unmitigated disaster back on track on Saturday landing a Haydock gamble thanks to some rare help from the handicapper for a Somerville Lodge runner and the unkindest cut of all. On his first run since the gelding operation he bolted up and will be a relatively short…

There has been a market move for the only Haggas runner today Golden Trickett in the Southwell 8.00 backed into 2/1 from 7/2, which i suspect is more down to the Haggas factor rather than solid support. Unsurprisingly with a filly from this yard she is bred to race to black type levels. A full…

A seventh month in profit but without doubt a month where the highs and lows were extreme. What stood out was the importance of sticking to the rules and processes. Although not recorded, a significant profit was made by followers who make the most of the golden rule of not backing the Haggas 2yo’s on…

A small team of 4 on Saturday with 3 at Newmarket and Realign the sole representative at Haydock. He heads for the 6f Handicap at 2.40 to try and get something out of a season that has been underwhelming to say the least. At the last Haydock meeting high numbers were favoured on the straight…

It’s only on a couple of occasions each season that a 2yo comes along that suggests they are out of the top drawer. In 2023 City of Troy and in 2024 Lake Victoria put themselves in that category with victory’s in Group races at Newmarket in the Autumn and I fully expect Touleen to do…

The Somerville Lodge team send three runners to post at 3 venues on Thursday with all three strongly fancied to collect, and all supported by excellent data stats. The 2yo Maltese Cross goes to post first in the 1.50 at Newmarket. He will be something of an outlier as Haggas has ran 50 2yo’s at…