Author: Russ

Three cards on Tuesday but nothing stands out with no runners from the Haggas yard. Last time out winners look to be the angle at Newbury and Ffos Las The Ralph Beckett trained Miss Cartesian in the 6.05 has the look of a banker judged on his form with the Haggas trained Chester winner Showering.…

Monday update Sir William now favourite. Haggas record at Track since 2015 with 3yo in handicaps during Aug and Sept going off 1st, 2nd or 3rd Fav any grade handicap 6 winners from 7 runners The data relevant to month is important due to the patience shown with the horses. Add July and it falls…

I had a rest day yesterday but two pro gamblers i have the utmost respect for told me they each had one of their biggest bets of the season on Sunday. One on Celandine at Chester the other on January at Deauville. I indulged myself in a small double the two. Both uttered the immortal…

After a good day last Saturday putting it politely Saturdays generally have been bang average and returned to that level today. When you have backed 4 horses from 6 sent to a track by one yard and the 2 you haven’t backed win the first 2 races, experience tells you to expect the worse!!! Including…

Like Yabher yesterday there has been a drift on Treasure Time our bet in the 4.55 Goodwood. The word from the track is that Gladius is a group horse in a handicap . I have therefore had a 1pt saver on the Balding horse at 2/1. BOG Diary of a Season 1pt win Gladius 4.55…

A quick mention of yesterdays strange run of Yabher. Who drifted from 6/1 – 12/1 and was ridden opposite to how it was anticipated and then was almost brought down when challenging ( he wouldn’t have won). I think despite reports to the contrary the feeling was the ground had gone against him. We did…

The ground at Goodwood will be on the Soft side today ( tomorrow it will be Good Soft ( good in places ) but they have opened up fresh ground and there could be a bias towards those making their moves up the far rail. Although conversely they have removed the false rail which will…

August looks set to be a particularly profitable month with any number of Somerville Lodge based horses now primed and with sufficient racetrack experience to progress and win several races before the end of the season. I have earmarked over 20 and four run on Saturday. Treasure Time 4.55 Goodwood My biggest error of the…

Although the rain arrived 10 minutes too late for Maximised we continue to enjoy Goodwood with a majority of the decisions correct, including the decisions to take a watching brief on Lake Forest, High Degree and Sea Force who all ran well and would have paid out ew money. The yard remains in excellent form.…

A month typified by drama, duly ended in dramatic fashion, with the rainstorms at Goodwood and as so often the case as our fortunes changed towards the end of the month, the luck went our way, with the nose success of what is our ‘horse of the season’ Merchant who landed the 3rd successive 3pt…