40 years experience put into a daily diary of the 2025 flat season updated before racing.

The Somerville Lodge team get straight back into full swing following the week long break, with the AW horses well entered up this week, starting Monday at Newcastle. In terms of our profit this year it has been good despite…

Looking back at the form of the yard over the last week there is a case to be made that we bailed out early deciding not to bet this week and with very few bets over the last two to…

The focus at Somerville Lodge is now on 2026 and the host of 2yo’s running in the final weeks of the Turf season are not really considered as betting opportunities, some may win; most won’t and there seems no point…

The yard continues to look forward to a strong end to the season and there are 4 runners going to post on Tuesday and Wednesday. We are getting little luck at the moment with the 1pt bets but three of…

The helter-skelter flat season that is 2025 for the Haggas yard was signed off in typical fashion on Saturday. The impressive success of My Ophelia and her stablemate Earth Shot who chased her home was bettered by the return to…

8 are currently due to go to post on Saturday but the yard pulled out 3 of their original 15 on Friday and there could be some defections to follow on Saturday. Two unraced 2yo’s My Orphelia and Earth Shot…

Several followers have messaged me questioning the expected performance of the unraced 2yo’s from the Haggas yard running this weekend at Newbury and Doncaster. Here are the facts about all 2yo’s running in Maiden and Novice Stakes races at Doncaster…

On Wednesday 3 2yo’s were sent off 1 or 2 in the market and all were beaten. Generally, this years crop is slow to come to hand and cannot be backed with confidence even after a run, as we have…

There are just two runners on Thursday before weather permitting Somerville Lodge throws everything but the kitchen sink at the meetings on Friday and Saturday, more on that tomorrow. We got it right at Newmarket on Wednesday with all the…

Although we got it right avoiding Silver Chamber, the Somerville Lodge 2yo’s continue to be underwhelming and despite being heavily backed Fractional was still very green and ultimately disappointing only finishing 3rd. With heavy ground forecast at the weekend and…