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*deep breath* * deep breath* and…

In the world of horse racing, May is a smorgasbord of horse racing festivals. When we get a week like this one, when there isn’t a horse racing festival, it’s important to take a deep breath and relax, because there’s another one coming up right behind it 😉 In fact, next week is the Dante festival! But we’ve still got…

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Who To Watch – Week Beginning 21st May

A slightly quieter week in store with regards to the fact there is no major festival like we’ve had with Chester and York. But some good action nonetheless with Sandown’s Brigadier Gerard evening on Thursday which will be shown on ITV4 and also the Temple Stakes at Haydock on Saturday which will hopefully feature the return of the explosive Battaash.…

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The York Dante Festival: Can Trends Help You Go Off The Beaten Track For Profits?

The trouble with festivals is that the feature races are exceedingly competitive. Take the main event at the York Festival, the Yorkshire Cup for example. Less than a week from the race, there are 11 horses at odds of 16/1 or less in an event where 13 of the last 21 favourites have failed to win. However, the last four…

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Who To Watch – Week Beginning 14th May

An exciting week upcoming in the racing world with York’s Dante Festival getting underway on Wednesday for three days of high class action, with more classic contenders bidding to enhance their Oaks and Derby credentials in the Musidora (Wednesday) and the Dante (Thursday) respectively. Plus Saturday features one of my favourite cards of the season at Newbury, highlighted by the…

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Who To Watch – Week Beginning 7th May

The action starts to come thick and fast now following a brilliant Guineas weekend with Chester’s May Festival taking place this week. Saturday is a busy one with the Victoria Cup at Ascot, Classic Trials at Lingfield and the Swinton Hurdle at Haydock. Trainers Charlie Appleby – Horses are in rude health at present, operating at a 31% over the…

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Can Past Trends Deconstruct the Incredibly Competitive 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas Races at Newmarket?

We’ve barely had the opportunity to get over another epic National Hunt season, and amazing finishes in the Aintree and Scottish Grand Nationals, when there is world-class Flat racing for us to enjoy once again. The two-day QIPCO Guineas festival features the 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, 5 May and the 1,000 Guineas (fillies only) on Sunday, 6 May. Both events…

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Who To Watch – Week Beginning 30th April 2018

The first of the British Classics take place at Newmarket this weekend with both Guineas the highlights on two great cards. Racing returns to Goodwood on Saturday and there’s a great mid-week card at Ascot on Wednesday, featuring a pair of Group 3’s. Trainers John Gosden – His horses are absolutely flying at the moment, he’s had 9 winners in…

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Trainer Sweet Spots – Are the Forums Right?

It is a well-known fact that some trainers have a clear preference for specific courses. For example, in his career, Paul Nicholls has a 56%-win rate over jumps at Southwell, a 40%-win rate at Leicester and win rates of 35% at Fakenham, Perth and Musselburgh. Meanwhile, he struggles at Market Rasen (17%), Haydock Park (17%), and Towcester (12%). We also…

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The Tote Jackpot and Placepot

In February, it was announced that the Tote would be replaced by Britbet on most UK racecourses from July 2018. It brings an end to 90 years of history as the Tote was set up in 1928 with Sir Winston Churchill playing a major role in its formation. It remained government-owned until July 2011 when Betfred purchased it on a…

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Who To Watch – Week Beginning 23rd April 2018

This week is littered with quality racing, the last of the big three spring National Hunt Festivals at Punchestown gets underway on Tuesday, right the way through to Saturday, featuring 12 Grade 1’s across the five days. A great battle is in store between Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins for the Irish Trainers Championship, it’s going down to the wire…

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FREE Tips Win 43% Of The Time!

With the flat season fully underway, we’re also into the season of festivals. Over the next few months, it seems there’s a horse racing festival almost every couple of weeks! At the Race Advisor, we’ve got some incredible things planned for you over the coming months. This includes a new members area, new features, free tools, more race previews, horses…

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Michael Wilding Rips Apart The Grand National

It’s been a little while since I wrote a blog post, and what better time to do so than on the day of the Grand National. I’m going to use a combination of the Race Advisor’s tools to make my analysis of the race, beginning with Racing Dossier to narrow down the field. With so many good runners in the…

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The Grand National Compendium

We’ve taken out four best pundits from the Race Advisor and asked them to give you their thoughts on the greatest race of them all …. the Grand National. Over to them ….. Alex Pepperrel gives us his thoughts via a video –   Andy Newton provides us with all of the stats that we need to make an informed decision…

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Grand National Analysis From The Eye-Catcher Pro – John Burke

Now the Grand National is not race to be taken seriously from a betting perspective but it’s a bit of fun and that’s what betting on horses should be all about. The race has changed in recent years due to changes in the Aintree fences and the handicappers in encouragement of higher class horses running in the race. I don’t…

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Blaklion Can Win The Grand National

Horses with experience of the unique fences often run well in the Grand National and Blaklion jumped impeccably in last year’s race. The Nigel Twiston-Davies runner had a great round of jumping when winning the Becher Chase at Aintree in December. The Last Samuri is another leading contender who has taken to the fences.  The National is now more akin…

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2018 Grand National Trends For Punters To Profit

It doesn’t matter if you are a seasoned horse racing punter, or a recreational better that only dips in and out of betting – the thought of betting on the Grand National – a race with 40 runners in – can be often be a very daunting affair.  However – fear not – as with bundles of Grand National trends &…

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2018 Could Provide Us with a Sixth 100/1 Grand National Winner

We all know the Grand National is the official home of big price horse racing winners. It’s the reason the UK stands still on race day and the Aintree spectacle sees seasoned punters rub shoulders with the £1-a-year-backers getting their stake on a runner with a familiar sounding name. It’s the jewel in the British racing crown but did you…

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Achieving the Impossible: Picking a Grand National Winner

Although the Cheltenham Gold Cup is one of the highlights of the racing calendar, we revealed that it isn’t as open a race as originally thought. If you focus on the top three in the market, you’re likely to come close to picking a winner. The Aintree Grand National, on the other hand, is as close to a ‘lottery’ as…

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Three Ways Horse Racing Can Increase It’s Popularity

Cheltenham Festival proved that the popularity of horse racing is continuing to grow across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Record crowds poured through the venue over the course of the week in March, highlighting the importance that the event holds in the racing calendar. Horse racing has been trending towards the top of the sporting zeitgeist in Britain, although it…

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Handicap Ceilings

On November 10, 2016, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) made a decision which significantly impacted the world of handicap racing. It announced a change to handicap race entry criteria which meant that horses rated 1 or 2 pounds higher than the allocated rating band could enter the majority of races. The amendment only impacts races at Class 3 and below.…

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