Author: Russ

A better week last week but still typical of the month where the narrow defeats of Brazilian Belle and Bullet Point combined with the rides on Molten Sea and Luminaire reducing the positive returns. Onto the final week of July and if someone had asked me for a price at the start of the season…

Dylan Cunha summed up the quality of jockey’s at present when asked why his stable has seen an upturn in form his reply was- ‘because they are getting decent rides’ referring to the riding of Kyle Strydom now acclimatised to riding in the UK and giving his horses a decent chance in most races. The…

Merchant has been put in as 2/1 favourite for the Gordon Stakes on Thursday and although there is the risk of losing your stake if he is not declared  – he is a definite intended runner. The race has only attracted 8 entries and could easily end up with a field of just 4 or…

Already Posted Thursday ‘An excellent day of racing on Saturday has given us two Ante Post opportunities now that the declarations are out. I am going to back these today ( Thursday ) and will probably add an ew double on the pair Saturday when more places will be offered. More Thunder aside the results…

For the second time this week on Thursday following Mondays deluge at Windsor, rain that wasn’t forecast at Sandown impacted our only bet when Pergola couldn’t handle the ground. Touch wood the weather looks set fair for Friday and Saturday and Molten Sea in the 6.03 at York can get the weekend off to a…

An excellent day of racing on Saturday has given us two Ante Post opportunities now that the declarations are out. I am going to back these today ( Thursday ) and will probably add an ew double on the pair Saturday when more places will be offered. More Thunder aside the results in these big…

After nearly 60 years in the game (I learned to read by reading the racing pages in the Daily Express) the fact that you learn from nearly every race you invest in, is one of many great aspects of the sport. This month has been a test of patience with two losing runs of six…

Its been a year when many of the Haggas 3yo’s have been slower than normal to come to hand but that won’t bother the master of Somerville Lodge for whom patience is his biggest virtue. One such 3yo is the filly Pergola who failed to flourish and went into her first handicap off a mark…

A month like no other continued with our only bet of the day getting touched off when looking certain to win at 9/2. We crack on!! Before Sky Majesty won the Group 3 Firth of Clyde at Ayr last season connections were concerned that the quick ground would be against her. She just managed to…

No Haggas runners Tuesday but this will be a very heavy betting week that got off to a great start on Monday. The Michael Dods team missed the opportunity to give their rapidly improving 3yo Novamay a quick fire sprint hat trick of wins when they entered her in a race at Nottingham on Friday…