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After a day whe we got 7/4 about a 4/7 on chance that ran 20lb below her best and then followed it with our only other bet planting herself in the stalls losing 20L and still finishing second, in the…

The Haggas yard have not really got going at the highest level this season with Al Aasy’s win at Sandown the only Group race success in UK and Ireland. This time last year they had already sent out 4 group…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…