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  • Mar- 2017 -
    27 March
    Advice

    Level Stake Betting on Heritage Handicaps

    Backing the starting price favourites from August to November in Heritage Handicaps up to one mile in distance over the last three years produced an 88.10% return on investment. That is valuable information as we embark on the turf Flat season and the first race of this nature, the Lincoln at Doncaster. Today, we’re looking at 100 such contests and the outcome…

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  • 25 March
    Advice
    horse racing

    Long River The Pick In The Dubai World Cup Place Market

    Arrogate will become the world record prize money holder if winning the Dubai World Cup at Meydan on Saturday. Nothing is certain in racing as we know with Douvan at Cheltenham but odds of 1/3 do not reflect the dominance and advantage in the ratings held by the favourite. Arrogate can deliver for the money buyers and short priced operators…

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  • 21 March
    Advice
    horse racing

    Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing

    Morning all, Well, that’s it for another year as horse racing’s eagerly awaited Cheltenham Festival passes all too quickly into history. How was it for you? It’s wasn’t a great festival for most punters and like many I had a forgettable weeks betting. Granted it could have been worse and at least we have the start of the flat to…

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  • 18 March
    Advice

    Gevrey Chambertin Can Win Another Midlands Grand National For David Pipe

    The Midlands Grand National is a competitive handicap chase with a decent prize fund in its own right and not just an afterthought to the Cheltenham Festival. In Gevrey Chambertin there is a horse who can play up winnings from the jumps meeting that matters most or recoup some losses after the bookies benefit of Gold Cup day. Gevrey Chambertin…

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  • 16 March
    Advice
    race horse

    Take Native River To Outstay His Rivals In Open Gold Cup

    Thistlecrack’s absence means this year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup is one of the most open contests in some time. Not only that, but it is also a great opportunity for one of the younger runners in the race to really establish itself as a new star in the sport. Native River is a horse who fits the profile for success in this…

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  • 13 March
    Advice
    horse racing

    Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing

    Morning all, By the time you read this the 2017 Cheltenham Festival will be underway. Well all my Cheltenham form study has been done and now it’s just a case of waiting for the race declarations to come and keeping an eye on the weather. It looks like most of the week will be dry although there seems some uncertainty…

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  • 12 March
    Advice

    Short Priced Favourites at the Cheltenham Festival

    Ten Year Trends The Cheltenham Festival brings together the best horses from Britain and Ireland and in terms of betting is one of the most competitive meetings of the season. Five days ahead of the 2017 showpiece only Altior (Arkle Chase) and Douvan (Champion Chase) were quoted at Even money or shorter but once running plans are confirmed Unowhatimeanharry, Limini…

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  • 11 March
    Advice

    William H Bonney Can Win The Imperial Cup

    It’s the calm before the storm, the starter before the main course, the race that precedes the Lord Mayor’s Show. But the Imperial Cup at Sandown carries a decent prize and an opportunity for horses not suited to Cheltenham to win a lucrative handicap hurdle. Golden Spear was the favourite for Saturday’s race and has an entry in the County…

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  • 10 March
    Advice

    McManus Pair Looks Primed For Cheltenham Joy

    Few racing owners are as revered as JP McManus when it comes to a willingness to put down money behind their Cheltenham Festival hopefuls. The hugely successful Irishman has long been a thorn in the side of bookmakers and, in stories that are ingrained in Cheltenham folklore, McManus has struck fear into the hearts of those on the rails with…

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  • 7 March
    Advice
    horse racing

    Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

    Morning all, As I mentioned last week this weeks article is shorter than usual but still contains the following: • Two eyecatchers from last week’s racing; • The final race from my Cheltenham Festival Briefing; • My updated Cheltenham ante-post betting list. It’s been a frustrating month or so for the service with a couple more close up seconds at…

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  • Feb- 2017 -
    28 February
    Advice
    horse racing

    Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

    Morning all, As I write this it’s just 15 days to the start of the Cheltenham Festival and four of the best days horse racing you will see either flat or jumps in anywhere in the world. I am sure like me you have started your form study for Cheltenham and mines coming along well and I have managed to…

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  • 21 February
    Advice
    horse racing

    Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

    Morning all, This week’s and next week’s column are slightly different to normal as I will be taking a few days of this week and next week I will be doing an in-depth analysis of the Cheltenham Festival which is now just three weeks away. Where has this winter jumps season gone? In this week’s column looking at horse racing…

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  • 20 February
    Advice

    The Tortoise and the Hare

    One of the most famous Aesop’s fable is the Tortoise and the Hare. It tells the story of a race between a tortoise and a hare. The hare mocks and ridicules the tortoise for moving so slowly. Comfortable in the knowledge that he will win, the hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and is so far ahead he decides to…

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  • 16 February
    Advice
    horses

    Horses After A Layoff, Profitable Or Not?

    “I find that horses having their first start after a layoff are worth opposing because most winners are those which raced recently therefore to accept short odds about horses who are statistically less likely to win is madness.” That was a comment left on this post by Bob the other day. This is a great comment, and I thought it…

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  • 13 February
    Advice
    horse

    Confirming Your Selection For Today

    Do you ever find a horse you like and then worry about whether it’s strong enough to warrant a bet? If you’re anything like me, this happens to you on almost a daily basis. In horse racing, we need to confirm your decisions. For example, today’s Free Guest Tip comes from Yard Info, and the selection is: 14:30 Plumpton –…

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  • 7 February
    Advice

    Dark Horses

    One of the best ways to find winners is to track horses. You used to be able to purchase a ‘dark horses’ book once a year, it’s pages contained the horses which had been tracked over the last year and were worthy of following in the coming year. At the Race Advisor, we call these horses ‘EyeCatchers’ because they’ve caught…

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  • 7 February
    Advice
    horse racing

    Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing

    Good morning all, In this week’s column looking at horse racing eyecatchers, you will find the following: • My performances of the weekend; • Last week’s horses for your tracker; • A look ahead to Saturday’s big handicap the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury and a 16/1 shot that can go well for his small stable. With Monday’s news that Faugheen…

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  • 6 February
    Advice

    Inside Racing Data (what you’d never expect!)

    Back in 2010, I wrote a series of articles about how to build your own racing database. It was pointed out to me recently, that I’d forgotten to finish it with part four. Part four is about where you should get your racing data from. But the chances are, you haven’t read the first three parts, so this is where you can…

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  • 3 February
    Advice

    This is making me kinda nervous!

    I’ve been asked if I will speak at a small betting event in March. After a lot of thought, I decided to say yes. If you’d like to pop along, I’ll let you know when the tickets become available. For this talk, I’m going to be giving an overview of betting, and how to become successful at it. Obviously, my…

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  • Jan- 2017 -
    31 January
    Advice
    horse racing

    Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

    Hi all, This week’s column you will find the following: • The best performances from the weekend’s horse racing; • The third part of my Cheltenham Festival Briefing, looking at the Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle picture; • My Cheltenham Festival ante-post betting portfolio; • This week’s horses for your notebooks. • The horse that I think is handicapped to go…

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