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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

At this time of year there is a consideration to be made with 3yo Fillies running in class 4 and lower handicaps. There are two angles: 2. They have won a race or two, secured a decent paddock value and…