Author: Russ

The focus at Somerville Lodge is now on 2026 and the host of 2yo’s running in the final weeks of the Turf season are not really considered as betting opportunities, some may win; most won’t and there seems no point half guessing in a year where they have been slow to come to hand. Three…

The yard continues to look forward to a strong end to the season and there are 4 runners going to post on Tuesday and Wednesday. We are getting little luck at the moment with the 1pt bets but three of the four runners fit the profile of horses that win for the yard at this…

The helter-skelter flat season that is 2025 for the Haggas yard was signed off in typical fashion on Saturday. The impressive success of My Ophelia and her stablemate Earth Shot who chased her home was bettered by the return to form of Hamish, who remarkably was available at 11/2 before winning the St Simon Stakes…

8 are currently due to go to post on Saturday but the yard pulled out 3 of their original 15 on Friday and there could be some defections to follow on Saturday. Two unraced 2yo’s My Orphelia and Earth Shot are up first in the 2.34 at Newbury, normally this would be followed by a…

Several followers have messaged me questioning the expected performance of the unraced 2yo’s from the Haggas yard running this weekend at Newbury and Doncaster. Here are the facts about all 2yo’s running in Maiden and Novice Stakes races at Doncaster and Newbury on the equivalent day this weekend this century. 55 Runners – 4 Winners…

On Wednesday 3 2yo’s were sent off 1 or 2 in the market and all were beaten. Generally, this years crop is slow to come to hand and cannot be backed with confidence even after a run, as we have found out to our cost. We also got it right not backing Dramatic Star who…

There are just two runners on Thursday before weather permitting Somerville Lodge throws everything but the kitchen sink at the meetings on Friday and Saturday, more on that tomorrow. We got it right at Newmarket on Wednesday with all the 2yo’s beaten including 2 well backed favourites. Although Zenner Storm became only the 2nd unraced…

Although we got it right avoiding Silver Chamber, the Somerville Lodge 2yo’s continue to be underwhelming and despite being heavily backed Fractional was still very green and ultimately disappointing only finishing 3rd. With heavy ground forecast at the weekend and the below average form of the 2yo’s there is no point hoping for a strong…

Yarmouth has been the venue for many leading Somerville Lodge 2yo’s to learn about racing especially In the Autumn months. The win strike rate in the last 10 years is 50% with 2yo’s running at Yarmouth sent off 1,2,3 in the market. Significantly several of the fillies progressed onto listed and group races. Probably the…

The weekend once again added to the roller coaster season where once again ‘expect the unexpected’ was the rule. As Haggas himself inferred it was almost impossible that all the jockeys in the Balmoral Handicap would come across the the stands side and enable Crown of Oaks to make all . It was brilliant for…