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Could we have backed a few more of the yards weekend winners ? Probably, but it is easy to forget the yard sent out nearly twice as many losers than winners on Saturday and Sunday We didn’t back the heavily supported, Dubai Honour, Crown Prince and Sky Majesty who were beaten. Of the winners we…

Having suffered a traumatic day on Sunday it would easy to sit back and take a few days off with the strike on Wednesday. However that would mean missing a juicy 4/1 Ante Post bet on Thursday at Doncaster in the shape of Danielle in the Park Hill stakes at 3.00pm. Quite simply everything possible…

After a weekend that could not be scripted Somerville Lodge witnessed triumph and disaster and then subversively when you thought nothing more could happen a gamble was landed on what looked to be the stable second string in the 5.00 at York. Hopefully horses and jockeys involved in the fall in the Garrowby Stakes can…

The lack of rain has put a brake on the September profits with the dry lead up to Haydock costing us a couple of winners in The Reverend and Valiancy although they would not have been sent off around 4/1 had the rain arrived. The set up for both races was perfect, and enabled them…

It is difficult to remember a weekend when Somerville Lodge were sending so many improving horses to post on the same day. The following runners would normally be considered investment opportunities: Ascot 2.10 Crown Of Oaks 3.15 Tenability 3.50 Abloom 4.25 Binhareer Haydock 2.25 Valiancy 3.00 The Reverend 3.35 Sky Majesty Kempton 2.35 Magic Box…

It is difficult to remember a weekend when Somerville Lodge were sending so many improving horses to post on the same day. The following runners would normally be considered investment opportunities: Ascot 2.10 Crown Of Oaks 3.15 Tenability 3.50 Abloom 4.25 Binhareer Haydock 2.25 Valiancy 3.00 The Reverend 3.35 Sky Majesty Kempton 2.35 Magic Box…

The ground at Haydock looks to be just on the soft side of good which is no problem for assessing investment opportunities. At Ascot however it looks to be bordering on Heavy which is more problematical, thankfully they race at the Berkshire track on Friday before the most interesting runners from Somerville Lodge head to…

The ground at Haydock Park looks likely to be good to soft, although with showers focused it could change too soft by post time. The Somerville Lodge team sends 3 horses to Lancashire starting with Gaspacho in the 3.00. This is his racecourse debut so as always a watching brief only, even though he is…

The Haggas operation is so successful because of its patience and meticulous planning. Those of you that have followed my 2025 Diary of a Season on a daily basis will appreciate now how they function. Haggas has announced that he will have between 40-50 older horses (4yo+) in training next season. By my calculations they…

William Haggas rarely sends out 3yo handicappers within 7 days of their previous run but does so with Mamma Maria who was disqualified when landing a 3pt bet for us on Friday evening, although we were paid out under FPP bookmakers rules. I think she won despite the make up of the race being against…