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The weekend once again added to the roller coaster season where once again ‘expect the unexpected’ was the rule. As Haggas himself inferred it was almost impossible that all the jockeys in the Balmoral Handicap would come across the the stands side and enable Crown of Oaks to make all . It was brilliant for…

Division ran far too freely and showed every sign that the one concern of the race coming soon after York unfortunately proved to be the case. The poor run of horses from the yard on the International stage this month continued this morning in Australia when despite being heavily backed both Sam Hawkens and Lake…

An extra look at the 4.40  given Somerville Lodge runs two Crown of Oaks and Godwinson.  Both are drawn high if that appears to be favoured in the earlier races or has equal chance don’t dismiss Godwinson whose last couple of runs can be ignored.  At 33/1 if the track suggests high numbers have a…

Good ground and a day of intrigue and expectation for Somerville Lodge as the curtain comes down on a roller coaster season. The brilliance of the training methodology has again shone through with horses making phenomenal improvement alongside frustration with setbacks and misfortune to leading stars Economics, Montassib and Almeraq.  There has also been the…

The Haggas yard have had a fantastic Autumn at Haydock Park and it should get even better on Friday. There seems no reason why both Eternal Force and Kinswoman will not collect in the 15.05 and 16.50 on Friday. The form book,the track conditions, and the draw are perfect as is the forecast pace of…

There is no escaping the fact that over the last 7 days when faced with a clear choice of Yes or No to back horses from the yards running to improve their ratings for the purpose of the Autumn Horses in Training Sale we have got it wrong !! On reflection there has been a…

Seven months ago Alobayyah was nominated as one of Tom Marquand’s five to follow with the hope that she would develop into a Group 1 Oaks filly. Now in the middle of October she heads to Newcastle to contest a 10f minor stakes race worth under 4,000 to the winner. She has only had 1…

Why does the Haggas yard target Selling races ? I have no idea. The stats leave me in no doubt that they do and added to the yards record at Musselburgh generally and even more so with 2yo’s then Fine Art Dealer has to be an investment in the 2.22 at Musselburgh the 7f Selling…

The way we set out to make a profit leaves missing winners that mostly follow the process, without a bet, with a worse feeling than backing losers. There has really only been one occasion before York on Friday and Saturday when this has been a genuine cause of huge frustration this season. Not backing Sam…

After the victory of Mukhtalif beating Hornsea Bay and the win of the Clive Cox trained Sky Advocate yesterday at York it makes no sense not to invest in Noble Horizon in the York finale with 17/2 available 1-5 places in the 5.05 at York. Recommended Bet 1pt ew Noble Horizon 5.05 York 17/2 BoG…