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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…

Let’s hope the touch of luck that didn’t go our way Friday is with us on Saturday, it is our biggest staking day of the year. The last 3yo to win the historic John Smiths Magnet Cup was back in 2010 when the Michael Bell trained Wigmore Hall landed a gamble from a mark of…

A pulsating weekend of racing kicks off Friday with 5 flat meetings including high quality action at Newmarket, Ascot and York. The Haggas team have a massive Saturday coming up but head into Friday with 6 horses 5 of which have chances of continuing the yards good run of form. First up in the 1.50…

It is a big few days for the Somerville Lodge team with all eyes focused on landing a big handicap double on Saturday and also giving a boost for retained rider Tom Marquand whose current win ratio is not what would be expected from a top jockey. With the season at almost exactly half way…

Weds was very disappointing with all three bets how can I say this politely ‘ not placed best to challenge’. The first two probably didn’t help themselves but the defeat of our nap was caused purely by jockey error. She would have won well had she been ridden as she has been all season. A…

I had a feeling that after Yabher landed the gamble for us on Saturday at Sandown that the stop start season of the William Haggas yard so far, would now go on a winning run. Muhaajim’s odds on success at Pontefract on Tuesday meant 5 out of the last 6 horses from the yard have…