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Oct- 2018 -31 October
Halloween Horror Show? Get Over it by Nabbing National Hunt November Profits
By the time you read this, the British Flat season will officially be over which means it is time to switch focus to the National Hunt scene. While summer Flat racing is associated with fancy hats, Pimmâs, and the occasional sunny day, weâre about to get deep down and dirty. National Hunt racing in the UK is traditionally a mucky…
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29 October
Weekly Diary â Horse Racing
King Power Racing I start my weekend round-up on a sad note. The football and horse racing worlds are facing the possibility that Leicester City & King Power Racing owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabh, lost his life in a tragic helicopter crash outside the Leicesterâs ground on Saturday evening. At the time of writing, there has been no confirmation of any deaths,…
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29 October
Who To Watch – Week Beginning 29th October
One of the biggest weeks in the International racing calendar as the Breedersâ Cup takes place at Churchill Downs on Friday and Saturday. 14 Grade 1âs at the meeting make for an exceptional couple of days racing, the brilliant Enable will aim to be the first Arc winner to follow up in the Breedersâ Cup Turf. As well as the…
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26 October
Weekly Diary â Horse Racing
Champions Day was launched in 2011 to much âwailing and gnashing of teethâ, with commentators on racing forums predicting the end of flat racing as we know it. Champions Day would destroy the pattern. Ascot had got too big for its boots, and a few other things. I am sure you read them too. Well the modern-day Jeremiahâs have been…
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25 October
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24 October
Doncaster Racing Post Trophy
Also known as the Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes, the Racing Post Trophy takes place at Doncaster on October. It is a significant race for two reasons. First of all, it is the final Group 1 race of the British Flat season. Secondly, horses that perform well in this one-mile race for 2yo colts and fillies often feature prominently in at…
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22 October
Who To Watch – Week Beginning 22nd October
Even though Champions Day has now been and gone, itâs not quite the end of the flat turf action as the final Group 1 of the season is at Doncaster on Saturday. The Vertem Futurity Trophy (formerly the Racing Post Trophy) has an exceptional role of honour and with the 1-2 from last year being Saxon Warrior and Roaring Lion,…
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18 October
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15 October
Weekly Diary – Horse Racing
Mullins Maintains Grip on Staying Handicaps Jumps trainer Willie Mullins looks like he could have a stranglehold on all the big staying flat handicaps over the next few years, if Saturdayâs Cesarewitch is any guide. The Irish handler had 7 of the 33 runners, but managed to have the winner in Low Sun, and the runner-up in Uradel. The winner was given…
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15 October
Who To Watch – Week Beginning 15th October
Effectively the culmination of the flat season this Saturday with Champions Day at Ascot. 4 Group 1âs, a Group 2 and an extremely valuable handicap bring the curtain down on what has been yet another incredible flat campaign. Champion jockeys are crowned on what is a brilliant day and it could be the battle of the John Gosden pair in…
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11 October
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10 October
Should You Godolphin at the Dubai Future Champions Festival?
The Dubai Future Champions Festival has become an annual event and takes place at Newmarket each year. It is a celebration of the best 2yo horses in Britain and is a fitting appetiser for the following weekâs Champions Festival at Ascot. Although these horses are unquestionably the future, punters are also interested in how these magnificent talents perform on the…
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8 October
Weekly Horse Racing Diary
At the time of writing this, Europeâs richest horse race is about to be run. I am hoping that Enable will have shown why she remains one of the best middle-distance fillies we have seen in recent years, and win her second successive Arc. And she did! Watch the race live HERE On Saturday itâs the second leg of the…
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8 October
Who To Watch – Week Beginning 8th October
A fairytale ending to a brilliant week as Enable claimed back to back wins in the Prix de lâArc de Triomphe for John Gosden under Frankie Dettori, just holding off the late surge from Sea Of Class and James Doyle. More Group 1 action awaits this week as the juveniles take centre stage at Newmarket, with the Fillies Mile on…
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4 October
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3 October
Bad Run or Bad Runner? Should You Back Horses That Failed to Finish Last Time Out in National Hunt Races?
For some punters, the form is everything which means dismissing a horse if it had a poor race last time out. Over the last year, I have analysed a lot of major races and found that most winners performed well in their previous race. However, this may only hold true for races at the highest level. In lower grade races,…
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1 October
Weekly Diary
Happy October! Thereâs a chill in the air, and we have entered a new month. We may have the Arc Weekend and Champions Day to look forward to this month, but you know winter isnât far away, as later this month Cheltenham will be hosting its first jumps meeting of the season. Let’s take a look back at Saturdayâs Newmarket…
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1 October
Who To Watch – Week Beginning 1st October
The most prestigious race in Europeâs calendar takes place on Sunday, the Prix de lâArc de Triomphe returns to Longchamp after the tracks renovations. There are 11 Group races at the venue over the course of the weekend and 7 of them are Group 1âs so it just oozes class. Enable bids to emulate Treve who won the big race…
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Sep- 2018 -30 September
Early Favourites in the 2019 Cheltenham Gold Cup Betting
On Friday the 15th March, we will once again be witness to one of the greatest events on the jump racing calendar, the 2019 Cheltenham Gold Cup. The 2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup produced a thrilling matchup between the heavily backed Might Bite and eventual winner Native River. The 15-runner race saw Native River and Might Bite battle it out in…
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27 September