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Jun- 2016 -21 JuneAdvice
Weekly Eyecatchers â Horse Racing
Thatâs Royal Ascot’s horse racing spectacle out of the way for another year as have four or five of the English Classics and itâs not even the end of June. Still there is plenty of great racing to come with Newmarketâs July Meeting next month and then we have Galway, Goodwood and York Ebor Festivalâs to look forward to. This…
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20 JuneAdvice
Using Graphs to Simplify Racing Analysis
If youâre an avid RaceAdvisor reader or else you simply enjoy sports betting, youâll know the importance of statistical data when it comes to making your selections (or at least you should). Horse racing happens to be a stattoâs 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 JuneNews
Weekly Eye-catchers â Horse Racing
Well it’s here, the best 5 days of flat racing in the world starts today at Royal Ascot. This weekâs 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 thatâs the biggest flat turf festival of them all! More…
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7 JuneNews
Weekly Eye-catchers â 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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May- 2016 -31 MayAdvice
Weekly Eyecatchers â Horse Racing
Well another Bank Holiday is over and for England & Wales the next one isnât 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 MayAdvice
Weekly Eye-catchers â Horse Racing
Before looking at this weekâs 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 MayAdvice
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 Yorkâs Dante Festival and a couple of performances from Saturdayâs 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 MayNews
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
Well thatâs Chesterâs May Festival over for another year and this week itâs 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 MayAdvice
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 MayNews
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 Chesterâs May Festival coming up this week and Yorkâs 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 AprilNews
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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19 AprilNews
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
Last week saw horse racing’s Newmarketâs 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. Itâs probably worth mentioning that…
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18 AprilAdvice
How To Become A Horse Racing Jockey
This is a great read and relevant to the whole post – Â https://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/fitness-tests-section.html If the thought of riding a racehorse at some of the UKâs famed horse racing courses sounds like a dream come through, perhaps you should be looking into a career as a jockey. Make no mistake, itâs a tough road and will involve years of training in…
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12 AprilNews
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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7 AprilNews
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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5 AprilNews
Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing
A good weekend if youâre an Eyecatcher Pro subscriber as Secret Brief took the first big turf handicap of the horse racing season at 12/1 with 16/1 available with plenty of firms in the morning. Hopefully this will be the first of many more successes this summer as I will be targeting this summers big handicapâs for subscribers. This is…
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4 AprilAdvice
A Breakdown Of The Horse Racing Handicapping System
According to the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), around 60% of all races in the UK are handicap events. Since some horses are of a much higher quality than others, itâs necessary to make the race more âevenâ. This is done by assessing the ability of each horse and then deciding on a weight penalty. In theory, this should give every…
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Mar- 2016 -29 MarchNews
Weekly Eyecatchers â Horse Racing
Another good week for the eyecatchers with 6 wins from just 16 bets with a nice level stakes profit to bank just in time for the start of horse racing’s turf flat season and of course the Grand National meeting at Aintree next week. The highlight of the wins for me was Alben Star who took the sprint on All…
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28 MarchAdvice
Being A Jockey â The Trials & Tribulations Of Horse Racing
If you watch famous jockeys being feted by their peers and the horse racing & sporting world alike, itâs easy to fall into the trap of believing itâs a glamorous gig. Sure, for those on top of the pile, sharp suits, fancy cars, parties and adulation come with the territory. Yet in reality, the life of a jockey is a…
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22 MarchNews
Horse Racing – Weekly Eyecatchers
Well the Cheltenham horse racing Festival has come and gone. You gear your betting up for that week of blissful horse racing and once itâs all over you get an empty flat feeling for a week or so and I am starting this week on that flat note. There is, however, plenty to look forward too; All Weather Finals Day…
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