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Jun- 2016 -21 June
Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing
That’s Royal Ascot’s horse racing spectacle out of the way for another year as have four or five of the English Classics and it’s not even the end of June. Still there is plenty of great racing to come with Newmarket’s July Meeting next month and then we have Galway, Goodwood and York Ebor Festival’s to look forward to. This…
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20 June
Using Graphs to Simplify Racing Analysis
If you’re an avid RaceAdvisor reader or else you simply enjoy sports betting, you’ll know the importance of statistical data when it comes to making your selections (or at least you should). Horse racing happens to be a statto’s paradise but can be a nightmare for those lacking a head for numbers. There are so many criteria to consider and…
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14 June
Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing
Well it’s here, the best 5 days of flat racing in the world starts today at Royal Ascot. This week’s column is shorter than normal and you can guess why, as like probably most of you I have had just one thing on my mind in the past week and that’s the biggest flat turf festival of them all! More…
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13 June
Important Royal Ascot Trends
Day 1 Queen Anne Stakes The Queen Anne Stakes is a fine opening race and tends to start the festival off with a bang. It is a race for 4yo+ thoroughbreds and this Group One race takes place over 1 mile. This race seems to be Frankie Dettori’s specialty as the legendary jockey has won this event on no less…
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7 June
Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing
Well the sun is shining here, as it is if you had being following the eyecatchers last week with Duke Cosimo, landing a bit of a gamble at Ripon, backed into 5/1 and the filly Elbereth winning the big fillies & mares listed race at Nottingham at a generous 8/1. It got even better on Saturday as Blaine (8/1) landed…
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6 June
Making a Profit from Favourites at All Weather Tracks
In this article I’ll look at the performances of favourites at All-Weather (AW) tracks in the UK. I will focus on Kempton, Wolverhampton, Lingfield and Southwell while leaving out Newcastle since it’s a relatively new AW track. AW tracks get a bad rap as punters have become convinced that they offer little or no value for money; particularly when backing…
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May- 2016 -31 May
Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing
Well another Bank Holiday is over and for England & Wales the next one isn’t till the end of August. Still there is a whole load of top class horse racing to look forward to in the coming weeks with the Oaks and of course the Derby at Epsom this weekend and Royal Ascot in the middle of the month.…
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24 May
Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing
Before looking at this week’s tracker horses I will have a look at last weekends big horse racing action. There was really top class racing in Britain on Saturday with action from Haydock Newmarket, Goodwood and York. At Haydock the feature race the Group 2 Temple Stakes was won by one of my recent eyecatchers in the Clive Cox trained…
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17 May
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
Before looking at this week’s tracker horses I will have a brief look at last week’s Derby & Oaks Trials at York’s Dante Festival and a couple of performances from Saturday’s Newbury card. Wings of Desire one my recent horses to follow followed up his easy win in a Wolverhampton by taking the Dante Stakes in some style at a…
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10 May
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
Well that’s Chester’s May Festival over for another year and this week it’s the turn of York to host its first meeting of the new turf season with the three day Dante Festival starting on Wednesday. The last week has seen Epsom Derby & Oaks trials at Chester and on Saturday at Lingfield. There has been almost too much good…
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9 May
Horse Racing – Where Does The Prize Money Go?
In financial terms, it appears as if UK horse racing is in rude health. For example, at the start of 2015, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced record prize money of ÂŁ130.8 million. This was a 6.2% increase on the 2014 figure which in itself was a record. At the same time, the number of runners decreased from almost 91,000…
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3 May
Weekly EyeCatchers – Horse Racing
We can safely say the horse racing turf flat season is kicking into gear as the first two British Classics the 1000 & 2000 Guineas are now behind us and with Chester’s May Festival coming up this week and York’s Dante Meeting also coming up in the next week or so there will be plenty of horses that you will…
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Apr- 2016 -26 April
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
A much shorter than normal column this week, only three horse racing eyecatchers, as I am in the process of moving house which has had to take priority. There is no weekend review but if you are an Eycatcher Pro subscriber you would have been delighted with the win of the The Young Master in the Bet365 Gold Cup at…
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25 April
What Happens When A RaceHorse Retires?
We typically only ever see racehorses when they are galloping in all their glory at tracks around the country. Serious horse enthusiasts may occasionally visit a stable to see how racehorses live but for most punters, interest in a horse wanes once it is retired. Approximately 5,000 racehorses are retired in the UK each year; this can be due to…
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19 April
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
Last week saw horse racing’s Newmarket’s Craven meeting and the ground on Day 1 was good to soft but turned soft by race 5. Day 2 was once again good to soft. Meanwhile Day 3 also began with good to soft going but the rain that fell during racing once again turned the going soft. It’s probably worth mentioning that…
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18 April
How To Become A Horse Racing Jockey
This is a great read and relevant to the whole post –  https://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/fitness-tests-section.html If the thought of riding a racehorse at some of the UK’s famed horse racing courses sounds like a dream come through, perhaps you should be looking into a career as a jockey. Make no mistake, it’s a tough road and will involve years of training in…
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12 April
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
Well the Grand National is over and done with for another year and my long term horse racing eyecatcher/ selection for the race Goonyella plugged on to take 5th and thanks to the perseverance of jockey Johnny Burke repaid morning each way support. I thought the 22/1 that was available early Saturday morning was too big considering the rain that…
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11 April
Frankel – The Horse Dreams Are Made Of
On 11th February 2008 at 11.40pm, Frankel, arguably the greatest thoroughbred horse in the history of racing, was foaled and weighed 123 pounds. He is the highest rated horse ever according to Timeform and captivated the world with his remarkable performances over his brief 3 year career. Frankel won all 14 races he entered and in truth, few horses ever…
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9 April
Profit Recall’s Take On The Grand National
As the masses all steer themselves to the betting shops for their annual crack at the biggest race of the year, it is surely luck that accompanies them as they pick out their Auntie’s dogs name, or because the horse sounds like that holiday we took back in ’86! There are two camps when it comes to the National. Those…
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7 April
UKRN Early Bird Selection – Horse Racing
A slightly different tact to my usual approach in looking at horse racing today as we look at Aintree and what is the curtain closer on the jumps season. There’s always an air of optimism at this time of the year as we marvel at the spectacle that is the Grand National and then we’re straight into the flat season.…
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