Author: Russ

The Haggas yard avoid Newmarket on Dewhurst Day. However with the focus on top 2yo’s it has never been a day to target for Somerville Lodge. The yard have only sent out 1 winner at Newmarket on this day in the past 10 years, whereas there have been 6 at York, it is therefore no…

Its been a difficult few weeks for the Haggas yard with the surreal draw drama at Longchamp impacting on several of the main races targeted. For us although we have correctly cut right back on recommendations it was nice to land the gamble on Thursday with Term of Endearment backed from 2/1 winning at 5/4.…

The yard broke their run of 21 losers when Seren Star won at Nottingham on Wednesday but the turn of fortune didn’t last long when Art Lover lost a front shoe on the way to post at Kempton and was surprisingly allowed to run as losing a front shoe has considerably more impact than one…

Although the events over the weekend became almost surreal, there is no reason to stop following the processes that have proven so successful year after year. On Monday at Yarmouth despite there being very obvious reasons not to get involved with the three runners, all were supported. The unraced 2yo Bintsaleh 13/2 – 4/1, the…

Over the last 14 days 6 winners from 39, 4 of which were odds on, and a 15% strike rate, , provides ample evidence of what we predicted would happen at Somerville Lodge as the flat season winds down and thoughts turn towards 2026. There are 31 horses entered in the upcoming Horses in Training…

Plans for betting on the racing in the UK can go ahead with the forecast wet weather arriving on Friday afternoon and lasting through to midnight. There is little forecast for Saturday. Ground conditions are absolutely vital to almost every race – the forecast for Paris suggests the rain will not continue much after midday…

The only good thing about our first 3pt Bet of the month on Thursday was it is unlikely that any other Bet this month can run as badly. Although i use the word ‘run’ loosely as Another Abbot basically refused to race after leaving the stalls and was eventually pulled up. I cannot recall a…

With the forecast of rain on Friday through to Saturday the process of determining investment opportunities involves high risk. Coincidentally, three of the four runners on Friday have additional high risk factors added to the mix that even if the ground conditions remain unchanged make recommending bets complicated. At Ascot there are 3 runners. The…

Unseasonable dry weather has led to Good to Firm going at Salisbury and the sprint handicap due off at 4.20 provides Another Abbot with a good chance to confirm he is a sprinter to follow as he rises up the ranks. We have been with the 3yo thoughout the season and there is stil plenty…

Realign put a season that had been an unmitigated disaster back on track on Saturday landing a Haydock gamble thanks to some rare help from the handicapper for a Somerville Lodge runner and the unkindest cut of all. On his first run since the gelding operation he bolted up and will be a relatively short…