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The three meetings on Friday at Haydock, Redcar and Newcastle offer Haggas punters a win rate of 33% in the Autumn months over the past 3 years. On Friday 2 run at Haydock, 3 at Redcar and 1 at Newcastle. The 8f handicap at Haydock has been divided but both divisions feature any number of…

The forecast of at least some rain at Ascot and the potential of genuine good ground has boosted the prospects of Almeraq completing a Group 1 hat trick this season on Saturday. The likes of Opportunity, More Thunder, Lilt and Crown of Oaks, among others will join the stable star at Ascot on Champions Day…

I have to admit , whilst I want every horse from Somerville Lodge to win, had Eternal Force won at Goodwood on Sunday at 11/1 instead of his 2nd place finish, I would have been gutted. His excellent run did go along way to restoring the faith I had him, but maybe with his imminent…

Before we examine the prospects of Eternal Force on Sunday a quick look at the victory of Song of the Clouds in the Group 3 fillies and mares at Newmarket on Friday who beat stable mate Silver Lake by a head with both 4L clear of the rest. Although I was very positive about both…

Apart from Majestic Jude who runs in the Nursery that closes Newmarket’s card on Saturday William Haggas is focusing on York in support of his bid to be leading trainer at the track for a second year. He has 8 runners compared to his big rival Andrew Balding who sends just 3. There is enough…

The cards at Newmarket and York on Friday and Saturday offer some fantastic racing, with numerous Somerville Lodge entries providing plenty of intriguing puzzles to solve. There are already some early prices available, which is why I have published this on Wednesday afternoon. The only Somerville Lodge runner on Wednesday was Top Scholar, who ran as…

Speaking on  Nick Luck’s daily podcast after the pair bumped into each other before a flight back from Kentucky, Fallon commenting on Lake Forest’s run in Keeneland said: “Obviously, he’s always slowly away so I was always going to be in a position further back than ideal, especially when they go that slow. “The winner…

The fact is that on the day of his biggest performance on Europe’s premier stage, Maltese Cross suffered from a classic case of pre-show stage fright. Trainer William Haggas had consistently noted that his top three-year-old colt—and one of Somerville Lodge’s headline stars—was never entirely straightforward, requiring careful direction behind the scenes. The usual triggers that cause…

Each year as soon as the Arc weekend is over the flat season begins a rapid wind down towards the remaining highlights at Newmarket and Ascot and preparation for the following season. The change of gear includes a clear out of mainly geldings at the Autumn Sales. It is also time for many of the…

Arc weekend typified the normal helter-skelter for team Somerville Lodge. At least Hoseki and Al Aasy provided two winners on Saturday but the draw at Ascot nullified the chances of Division and Thunder Call but in the Challenge Cup Realign who was backed from 20/1 into 12/1 goes down as one of the unluckiest losers…