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This must go down as the poorest set of Friday afternoon cards in my memory. I know the abandonment of Haydock ‘left a hole’ in the book but there are 13 Class 6 races. The attempt to put on a…

The Somerville Lodge record at Sandown Park during our ‘Period 3’ with 3yo’s in handicaps at the Esher track over the last 5 seasons, makes for impressive reading. In races over a mile from 4 runners 2 have won and…

As we reach Day 3 of the 12 day transition period between the Curragh Guineas festival and the start of the Epsom Derby meeting betting opportunities continue to be sporadic. Another day another win for Somerville Lodge on Tuesday Hoseki…

The Haggas team send three to post on Tuesday Tom Marquand rides a couple at Lingfield and Cieren Fallon goes to Redcar. This follows a Bank Holiday which went pretty much to the script we wrote – the gamble on…

The true joy of racing lies in the journey—following the volatile highs and lows of horses, trainers, and jockeys across every tier of the sport. Whether your allegiance lies with Ballydoyle, Clarehaven, Moulton Paddocks, Spigot Lodge, or, in my case,…

Somerville Lodge have 6 runners on Monday, although Ceiren Fallon takes a day off. It follows a complete mess of a day on Saturday with 8 of the intended 14 runners not going to post. The weekend was frustrating for…

Even one of the most successful gamblers in the world can hit a spell of bad luck and the critical defeats of Brighton and Hearts on the football pitch has been followed by misfortune on the racecourse by the Horses…

17 line up for the listed Cecil Frail Stakes at Haydock on Friday but a lot of them are taking a chance in the hope of getting black type and it really concerns just 4. The 3yo Half Sovereign attempts…

By far the best race on Thursday is at Longchamp when Santorini Star contests the newly upgraded Group 1 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier due off at 19.50, over just short of 2 miles. She faces a re-match with her conquerer on…

This season in the Haggas yard there are, as yet, no 3yo’s like Merchant last year that had already made a mark in handicaps and looked obvious Royal Ascot candidates. The upcoming week will see a fair few maidens looking…