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The lots for the Tattersalls Autumn Sales are released next Wednesday and it will be very interesting to see how many of the 4/5yo handicappers specifically kept in training this season are put up for sale. The plan this year…

FRIDAY 8.00 am UPDATE ON NEW YEARS EVE HAYDOCK DEBUT Given the poor Autumn record of the yard on the Rowley Mile course backing a horse from Somerville Lodge requires a great deal of deliberation. The surprise win of Zooming…

Regular readers will be well aware that part of my obsession with Somerville Lodge horses is the trackable data and recurring patterns that can provide significant indicators of the chances of the yard’s runners. That applies not only when the…

The four words ‘Not Totally Straight Forward’ suggest minor caution when backing horses with this caveat however, recent experience indicates to me that when applied to a possible betting opportunity it is of major concern. It is far more significant…

Another week of warm, dry weather is forecast in Paris, which will be welcome news for Maltese Cross and his Arc bid. Should those conditions persist through to October 4, they would provide what looks like an ideal surface for his…

The drift on Binhareer close to the off indicated that confidence was not as high as anticipated in the Ayr Gold Cup. He seemed to get trapped on the rail but more significantly once extracted did not accelerate as expected.…

The weekend at Ayr got off to a very good start for the yard when Diplomata defied a huge drift to win at 5/2. Had I thought for a moment that would be her price she would have been a…

The busy week has taken Williams Haggas followers on a roller coaster journey that began with a 4 timer on Monday followed by 14 consecutive losers on Tuesday and Wednesday and then 2 winners on Thursday. It was great that…

After 10 Blanks on Wednesday. !! A woeful Wednesday when the 3yo fillies couldn’t cope with tacky drying ground facing stiff up hill finishes. It was an error on my part as it was perfectly predictable and although we had…

I distinctly remember at the end of September 2016 commenting that Somerville Lodge would never better the total of 36 winners in the month. They certainly haven’t come close yet with the total for September last year of 26 the…