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Who To Watch – Week Beginning 25th June

A much quieter week compared to the class of Royal Ascot is on the way, but nonetheless, still some good stuff to get stuck into. Notably the Irish Derby on Saturday where we should see the return of Saxon Warrior following his Derby defeat at Epsom, along with a number of Listed races. ITV Racing is back on Friday evening…

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Who To Watch – Week Beginning 18th June

Arguably the greatest week in the flat racing calendar coming up, Royal Ascot has finally arrived! The weather looks to be almost perfect and everything is shaping up beautifully. The Kings Stand will be a race to savour on Tuesday with Battaash and Lady Aurelia locking horns, Cracksman will be looking to better his Coronation Cup performance on Wednesday, Stradivarius…

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Royal Ascot – WINNING tips FREE…

There are only two days until we kick off one of the most prestigious meetings of the racing calendar. Royal Ascot hosts five days of some of the best racing for the flat. Preparations are underway in every camp, to make sure there is glory, profit, winnings and prestige. Make sure you check out our FREE GUIDE to the daily…

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Royal Ascot – A British Kind of Race Meeting

For racing traditionalists, there are few meetings on the calendar to match the 5-day extravaganza that takes place at Ascot every June. Known as ‘Royal Ascot’, the meeting has been the course’s centrepiece since 1711 after being founded by Queen Anne. Entry to the festival comes with a guarantee that you’ll see world-class action as there are a total of…

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One Trick Trainers (do they deserve a hob-nob?)

I don’t know about you, but I love a hob-nob biscuit. They’re amongst my favourite, and when you dunk them in tea their desirability increases by . 500%. The hob-nob is the nations second favourite biscuit, after the chocolate digestive. So you can imagine that you’d only share them with the most important people! Which begs the question… would you share…

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Who To Watch Horse Racing – Week Beginning 11th June

We’re now really starting to build up to arguably the best week in the flat horse racing calendar, Royal Ascot. Therefore the coming few days are a bit like the calm before the storm as they’re not littered with quality as preparations are well underway for the big guns and the Royal meeting. There are a few Listed races throughout…

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Van Der Wilding

We’ve spoken a lot recently about the Van Der Wheil since we launched a leading piece of software for using it. However, what we haven’t spoken about much is Van Der Wilding. This is an approach that Michael Wilding, the founder of the Race Advisor, created and used to excellent effect. Since he wrote about it, over 3750 people have…

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Who To Watch – Week Beginning 4th June

A quieter week on the horizon compared to the Classic action of last week, but still plenty to look forward to. We’ll see the Newmarket July course for the first time this year on Saturday alongside the Scottish Sprint Cup at Musselburgh, Hilary Needler day at Beverley and Group racing at Haydock. Trainers Tim Easterby – A very good week…

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Is the Epsom Derby 2018 the Easiest Renewal to Call in Recent Years?

Known as the Investec Derby these days, the Epsom Day is the most coveted of the five Classics and is arguably the most famous and prestigious Flat race in the world. With a purse of over £1.6 million, it is officially the ‘richest’ horse race in the UK and is also known as the Blue Riband of the turf scene.…

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Who To Watch – Week Beginning 28th May

One of the biggest weeks in the flat racing calendar with both the Oaks and the Derby taking centre stage at Epsom on Friday and Saturday respectively. Cracksman returns in the Coronation Cup at the same venue and hopefully, another scintillating performance is on the cards for the exciting son of Frankel. Trainers Richard Fahey – A stable that is…

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How to Find Front Runners for Back to Lay Opportunities

This was something I’ve wanted to write about for a while but the notion of getting value from front-runners on the Betfair Exchange became embedded in my mind after the Chester Cup. I had backed the well-known front-runner My Reward at 14/1 and saw its odds tumble to around 9/1 by the off. Within 20 or so seconds, when the…

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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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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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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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