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The Dark Horses

Every now and then, a new product comes out called something like ‘The Dark Horses’. Often these cost hundreds of pounds for a single season. And what are they? They’re lists of horses which have shown that they’ve got the potential to run very strongly under certain conditions. You watch these horses until they’re racing in the conditions that suit…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Last week’s horse racing kind of passed me by as I was down with the winter ‘vomiting’ virus that has been in the news for last few weeks. I have to say it’s the first time I have suffered from a virus like that one and I hope it’s a long time before I do again. Well, at least I…

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4 Steps For Winners This Winter

Can you imagine what it would be like to uncover hidden treasures? Heck, for all I know that may be your job. In which case, you have an awesome job! For me, finding hidden treasures in horse racing data is just as exciting. But it’s damn hard. Which I’m sure you’ll know. That’s why I built a special piece of…

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It’s Time To Clean The House!

I think you missed this email yesterday. and since we’ve been doing some pre-Christmas housekeeping here on the Race Advisor, I wanted to make sure that you got it. Don’t worry, the free tip below has been updated for today’s racing 😉 Part of our housekeeping is finding ways to keep you informed of the latest and greatest in the…

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Desert Drought or Flood?

We’ve been doing some pre-Christmas housekeeping here on the Race Advisor. Part of that housekeeping is finding ways to keep you informed of the latest and greatest in the world of horse racing. And to do that, we’ve started posting to our Twitter account a LOT more frequently. So I just wanted to give you a quick heads-up that you…

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Raiders Of The Lost Bet

Did you ever watch the Indiana Jones movies? I love them! In fact, I have a game on the PS4 (yes I still play computer games when I have a moment) which is all about hunting for hidden treasure. It’s pretty complex and involves a lot of puzzle solving. Kinda like horse racing 🙂 And the best computer to solve…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Another weekend of high quality horse racing with Cheltenham’s two day International Meeting providing most of it. A slightly different look to this week’s column, as I will start by looking at those running at the weekend that should be noted for some big races later in the season including a 25/1 ante post selection for the Mares Hurdle at…

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Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing

The top jumps horse racing just continues to deliver, after last weekend’s Hennessey Gold Cup and this weekend we a thrilling renewal of the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown and at Aintree we saw a return to racing over the Grand National fences. Before looking at this week’s horses for your trackers here is my usual take on the weekend’s…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Another fantastic weekend of horse racing is over after the Bet365 Festival at Newbury on Friday and Saturday, culminating in the latest renewal of that great Handicap Chase the Hennessey Gold Cup. Before looking at this week’s eyecatchers I will take a brief look at the weekend’s action from Newbury and two of the best performances. River Flows to Hennessey…

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Red Rum – How a Horse Becomes Epic

Red Rum is arguably the most famous racehorse in history and is often credited with ‘saving’ the Grand National. Even those with practically no knowledge of horse racing have probably heard of this remarkable Gelding. Although he is best known for his trio of Grand National wins in the 1970s (the only horse to have achieved the feat), Red Rum…

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Gold Cup Tips From The Top

Morning everyone! There’s a big race to look forward to today. The Hennessy Gold Cup Chase at Cheltenham. So if you’re still wondering where to put your money at 3.10 this afternoon, we’ve rounded up what the connections are thinking to help you decide. Starting with… Colin Tizzard The trainer says the race is between Native River, who came in…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Cheltenham Says Farewell to Sprinter Sacre Not sure whether it’s the big fields or the arrival of the rain but the jumps horse racing over the weekend was excellent and really got the juices following for the coming winter months. It’s been a very quiet period for the jumps eyecatchers so far, mainly due to the small fields, but the…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

Best Wishes to Freddie Tylicki In the last week, horse racing has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Firstly, jockey Freddie Tylicki was involved in a shocking looking four horse pile up at Kempton on Monday 31st October. That incident has left the jockey paralysed from the waist down which is heartbreaking for both him and his family.…

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Place Betting on Favourites: Does It Pay?

To date, most of the statistical articles on Race Advisor have focused on making a profit from backing winning horses. Yet there is also the potential to make money from ‘place’ betting. This is, of course, the practice of backing a horse at medium to long odds with the hope that it finishes ‘in the places’. Depending on the size…

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Weekly Eye-catchers – Horse Racing

When Will the Rains Come? It was the weekend when the horse racing focus changed from the flat to the National hunt winter season. There was an excellent card at Ascot and at Wetherby we had Charlie Hall Day, with that race providing Cue Card with his seasonal reappearance. This weekend’s racing was run on good ground and indeed at…

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Bookmakers to Get Their Comeuppance

Imagine being in a business where the goal is to take more money from people than they get from you. It’s risky to be sure but both sides face the dangers. Now imagine if your business could simply ban people who take too much money from you. That’s right; you can take whatever you like from them but the moment…

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