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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

What a weekend of horse racing in Britain, Ireland and on Sunday over in France with Arc Trials Day at Chantilly. The “race of the decade” took place on Saturday at Leopardstown with the Irish Champion Stakes and the St Leger at Doncaster provided plenty of drama and a big priced surprise winner. Plenty to look at then and, indeed…

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British Horse Racing, the Sport of Kings

Only football attracts more spectators in the UK than horse racing with over 6.1 million people attending racing events at British racecourses in 2015. It is a huge industry with 86,000 employees and it contributes over £3.5 billion to the UK economy. It is also a sport with a long and illustrious history which I will be outlining below. Ancient…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Well, autumn has arrived and you can tell that season has changed with the end of evening turf horse racing as the nights draw in. September can be a very cruel month for punters as the ground can change quickly away from summer quick ground, as we saw at Haydock on Saturday. But there’s still plenty of top class horse…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Well after last week’s “War and Peace” sized article a much shorter one this week. We are almost in September and a change from summer to autumn is about to take place and the horse racing also sees a change too as those horses that have been put away for an autumn campaign start to race again. Now is the…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Well that’s another Festival finished for another year but there are still plenty of horse racing’s summer/autumn festivals to come with the St Léger meeting at Doncaster and the Western meeting at Ayr in September. My Betting Week On The Knavesmire A good week for the Eyecatchers with a win for the Alan King trained Oceane at 7/1, in the…

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Do Trainers Hold The Key To Horse Racing Profits?

In a previous article we looked at ways to make profits from certain jockeys. Today, it’s time to put trainers under the microscope. As is the case with top jockeys, punters often make the mistake of backing a horse because it comes from a well-known stable. A basic rule of horse racing betting is to back a stable that’s in…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Another short article with just the four horses for your trackers this week. Last weekends’ horse racing wasn’t the highest in terms of quality but there were a couple of performances that stood out and I will look at those later. Just one day before the start of York’s four day Ebor Festival. It’s my favourite of the summer festivals…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

A shorter article than normal this week as there wasn’t much top class horse racing to look back at last week or over the weekend with the Shergar Cup taking centre stage. Love it or loath it the Shergar Cup does attract a decent crowd with 30,000 in attendance. As for betting it’s really not a meeting that I take…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

That’s the Goodwood & Galway horse racing Festival’s ‘done and dusted’ for another year and we enjoyed some great racing and saw some fantastic performances at both meetings. In this weeks column I am going to concentrate on Goodwood and there were plenty of horses that should be going into your trackers from that Festival. Before looking at last weeks…

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Chapter One – The Beginning Of Your Betting Journey

This is the beginning of your betting journey, a journey that’s going to show you how to continually make profits from your sports betting. This isn’t a guide to getting rich quickly. If that’s what you’re looking for, then professional sports betting is not for you. If you have the determination to succeed, and aren’t afraid of a little bit…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Well after the previous Saturday’s racing ‘overkill’ this weeks fare was more key, plenty of it but not much in terms of quality or big race flat handicaps. However, we have plenty to look forward to with the King George at Ascot on Saturday quickly followed by Glorious Goodwood and the Galway Festival. Those who like the summer jumping were…

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Is It Possible To Make a Profit by Laying the Favourite?

As horse racing is notoriously difficult to predict, an increasing number of punters are looking to make a profit by laying favourites. In simple terms, you are betting against the favourite and if any other horse in the race wins, you also win. In theory, this seems like an excellent idea. From data I collected from all races from 2012-2016,…

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Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing

Well “Super Saturday” or as I prefer to call it “Saturated Saturday” is over for another year. I don’t have the time to write in detail as to why I think it’s bad for horse racing but suffice to say it’s not in the interest of punters. The only good thing about Saturday’s racing was the amount of potential tracker…

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What Factors Make The Most Impact On Finding Horse Racing Winners?

This is arguably the most complex question anyone can ask when it comes to horse racing. There are dozens of potentially relevant factors and hundreds of irrelevant ones when it come to horse racing. Commonly used factors include: Form OR Course & Distance Going Speed Weight Trainer/Jockey Class Days Since Last Ran Odds And many more! In fact, I’ve written…

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Newmarket July Meeting – Key Racing Trends

Although the Moet & Chandon July Festival at Newmarket doesn’t quite carry the same gravitas as Cheltenham or Royal Ascot, it is nonetheless classified as a big festival. As such, millions of pounds are likely to be wagered over the course of the three days so I’ve compiled a short guide on Newmarket trends designed to help you get an…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

A shorter article than normal this week as I spent most of last week enjoying a bit of a break away from horse racing and only got back on Saturday lunchtime. Not sure about anyone else but I am getting tired with all the soft ground that is about. Most of my eyecatchers prefer quick summer ground and they are…

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Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing

Plenty of racing this weekend but not much in the way of big races but on the other side of the Irish Sea, it was Irish Derby this weekend at the Curragh. I will have a brief look at the action from the Curragh later. Given the lack of top quality action in Britain I thought this was the ideal…

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Is It Possible To Make a Profit by Laying the Favourite?

As horse racing is notoriously difficult to predict, an increasing number of punters are looking to make a profit by laying favourites. In simple terms, you are betting against the favourite and if any other horse in the race wins, you also win. In theory, this seems like an excellent idea. From data I collected from all races from 2012-2016,…

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