Author: Russ
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Sixandahalf the class to win the Mares Novice
Gavin Cromwell introduced the very useful mare Sixandahalf to the jumps scene at Fairyhouse on Saturday and I was very taken with the way she travelled and immediately booked her place in the Mares Novice Hurdle at Cheltenham. She beat a very highly touted Willie Mullins debutant, in Kimi De Mai who went off odds…
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Hag Tag Weekend and Week Ahead
The addition of a card at Chelmsford on Saturday sees the Somerville Lodge team enter two of the AW winter team: Seconds Count and Altmore. Seconds Count – 1.55 Chelmsford Seconds Count ran very promisingly at Lingfield on her debut, finishing full of running under a hands-and-heels-only ride from Adam Farragher. For new readers of these Hag Tag…
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Handstands 1.15 Ffos Las
Weather permitting i fully expect Ben Paulings 6yo to continue the fine run of chasers in the yard in the Grade 2 Towton Novices Chase now at Ffos Las. I think the drop back in trip will not be a problem unlike Saint Davy who reopposes having beaten by Handstands at Ascot on their last…
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Nu Trends Cheltenham Portfolio 2025
The Festival Hunters Chase ( Foxhunters ) Friday 14 March 2025 A race that often is bypassed by Ante Post punters as it ran immediately after the Gold Cup and invariably involves a level risk with the race being restricted to Amateur riders. Last years victory was a trend breaker having being won by a…
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Nu Trends Case Study
Northern Ruler 4yo colt Karl Burke Clipper Logistics Recently transferred from William Haggas to Karl Burke at Spigot Lodge the 4yo makes his debut for the yard at Newcastle on Wednesday 8th January 2025. Bought for 500,000 gns as a yearling the Kingman colt is probably the most expensive yearling purchased by Clipper Logistics and…
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Carbine Harvester – Caution Advised
Carbine Harvester is going for a hat-trick in the 1.58 at Lingfield on Thursday carrying a 6lb penalty but is 4lb well in having been put up 10lb from Friday by the handicapper following his last victory at Southwell. Both the 3yo’s victories have been something of a surprise, unfancied in a class 5 nursery…
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Cheltenham Portfolio – The Ryanair Chase
This race has a recent record of being won by horses with considerable experience. Aside from the brilliant Allaho the winner in 2021 and 2022 three of the last five runnings have been won by 9yo. Un de Seaux provides 9yo’s with a 50% strike rate since 2017. Last year Protekarat defeated two 10yo’s finishing…
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Hag Tag Week Review 06/01/2025
This is our first weekly review of 2025, focusing on the runners for the week ahead from the Haggas yard and review of the previous weeks recommended bets. Firstly, during the first quarter of the year, we tend to err on the side of caution and may miss a few winners. Generally, the yard is…
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Hag Tag 2025
Art Market 2pt win 4.35 Southwell Another year of following and backing horses from the yard that i consider the most reliable and predictable in Racing. Although they had an unraced 3yo Seconds Count make an eyecatching debut finishing 2nd at Lingfield our year kicks off with a Class 4 3yo handicap at Southwell and…
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Rebecca to land a Festival Hat Trick
Rebecca Curtis knows exactly what it takes to taste success at the Cheltenham Festival, with a near 10% strike rate from 57 runners. Significantly, she has achieved two wins from the only two horses (Teaforthree and At Fishers Cross) sent off as favourites. If he arrives in good health, I suspect Haiti Couleurs will go off as favourite for…
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