Author: Russ

A very busy week starts with 4 betting opportunities including 2 x 3pt Bets. I fully expect Almaraq to win the Ayr Gold Cup trial at 3.30 and put himself in pole position to win the Gold Cup proper back here in September. The 3yo has got the plum draw in stall 1 and with…

Heavy rain this morning in Newmarket has confirmed 2 betting opportunities. In the 4.55 the ease in the going makes Chorus an each way steal at around 11/2. Recommended Bet 1pt ew Chorus 4.55 Newmarket In the 7.05 the rain won’t impact the chances of Another Abbot but the drift to 11/4 makes appeal and…

This season just keeps on providing us with results that are extremely hard to take. The Glasgow Stakes was only a tight finish because yet another poor ride resulted in Arabian Force not being able to accelerate and win his race until too late. He was beaten a nose when he should have won 2L…

After a day whe we got 7/4 about a 4/7 on chance that ran 20lb below her best and then followed it with our only other bet planting herself in the stalls losing 20L and still finishing second, in the words of Rick Astley ‘ Things can only get better’. The Haggas team has a…

The Haggas yard have not really got going at the highest level this season with Al Aasy’s win at Sandown the only Group race success in UK and Ireland. This time last year they had already sent out 4 group winners and ended up with 11 in total. In 2023 it was 12.In 2022 it…

Its been to great to have the time to assess and reflect on the racing over the last few weeks. We are just down on the month however a look at the outcomes builds rather than diminishes confidence. In a vast majority of the wagers which have not returned as predicted have been beaten by…

The quality of racing this week so far can be summed up by the field sizes, which has led to largely boring uncompetitive racing. Although there are 4 meetings on Wednesday unfortunately the increased quantity of races has not increased the quality on offer and its another blank day on Wednesday. The yard does introduce…

With no runners entered from Somerville Lodge on Monday and Tuesday its seems a good idea to draw breath look through the tracker and wait for some opportunities at the middle and end of the week. We got it right yesterday having a No Bet Day and whilst we also predicted several horses that won…

Jul 12, 2025 — by Russ in Uncategorised When More Thunder somehow scrambled home to land the Bunbury Cup the signs where that it would be our day. However if I had been asked to give odds on Archivist trying to make all the running in the John Smiths Cup i would have given you 20/1. Thats what he tried…

When More Thunder somehow scrapped home to land the Bunbury Cup the signs where that it would be our day. However if I had been asked to give odds on Archivist trying to make all the running in the John Smiths Cup i would have given you 20/1. Thats what he tried to do and…