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Marquand Back But Caution Advised on Haggas rides
Its great to have Marquand back on board after his spell in Japan and he gets back into swing with 3 rides for the yard at Kempton on Wednesday evening. He kicks off with what looks likely to be a short priced favourite aboard Purple Rainbow, owned by the King in the 5.30 at Kempton.…
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Hag Tag Update Monday
Fior di Bosco 4.00 Lingfield Fior Di Bosco was a 240,000 guineas yearling out of a Guiliciux a mare whose progeny include the 2,000 Guineas and St James Palace stakes winner Galileo Gold. Every horse she has produced has won, the exception is Fior di Bosco. There is every indication the filly was difficult from…
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Red Hot Carlisle Race to Payout Again.
The 3m Racing TV Handicap Chase ran at Carlisle on 1st December has proven to be a great race to follow with the form being boosted on many occasions providing me with some excellent bets and profit. Initially i was attracted by the link to the form of our Cheltenham festival bet on Haiti Couleurs…
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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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