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Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing

By the time you read this the first day of the 2016 horse racing Cheltenham Festival will be with us. Like most punters I have been spending most of last week doing research on trends for the races at Cheltenham and putting together horses for the Eyecatcher Pro software subscribers. If you are a subscriber you will see my recent…

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What The Heck Is The BHA & Jockey Club?

The majority of punters are unaware of what happens behind the scenes in the Sport of Kings. We are thrilled by the spectacular races before us without realising just how much effort goes into their organisation. We have the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and Jockey Club to thank for helping to regulate the sport so let’s look behind the curtain…

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Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing

This time next week we will be preparing for the first day of the 2015 Cheltenham horse racing Festival. I don’t know about you but for the last week I have been concentrating on my form study on that almost to the exclusion of everything else. My Cheltenham Eyecatchers will be completed by the weekend and they will also be…

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Which Trainer Which Horses? – Knowing Who To Follow

One thing we can say with certainty is that uncovering meaningful data to help you pick winners in horse racing takes a lot of effort. If you wish to improve your ROI, careful research is necessary. This means covering all angles and trainer statistics could prove to be one of the best weapons in your arsenal. You can benefit from…

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Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing

As I mentioned last week more and more my eyes are drawn to looking for horses that will be running at Cheltenham, Aintree and over the Irish Sea at the Fairyhouse and Punchestown festivals. This means the number of eyecatchers from the National Hunt sphere is now being much reduced as I also start to gear up for the start…

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Breeding – Can It Make Your Betting More Profitable?

The breeding industry is enormous in the UK with an estimated 3,100 breeders in the country providing an economic contribution of £281 million per annum. There is also an estimated 34,000 acres of land in use specifically for breeding purposes[1]. Those looking to be players in the horseracing industry are prepared to pay a small fortune to own a horse…

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Dobbing Secrets Review

Dobbing Secrets & Fairbot – Review This is a review of the excellent Dobbing Secrets Report, which is available here. After describing Dobbing Secrets I will use Fairbot, which I previously reviewed (link), to show the potential of the Dobbing Secrets system, when combined with the power of Trading. Essentially Dobbing Secrets is a selection process that finds horses that…

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What Are The Differences Between US & UK Racing?

For those only familiar with horse racing in the UK and Ireland, events in the United States seem almost alien because there are quite a number of differences. Below, I investigate racing in the U.S. and outline some of the ways in which it differs to the racing closer to home. Race Type Fewer Jumps in America In the UK…

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UKRN EARLY BIRD SELECTIONS

Welcome to the first in a new series of posts that I will be writing every other week. These posts are going to go through a race to show you how I go about finding selections. You can get a complete guide to finding your own selections here. I will be focusing on Leicester for today’s selection and have one trainer…

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Fairbot – Betfair Trading Software – Review

There are quite a few “trading software” programs on the market. They all have differences, but the common factor of them all is the speed that bets can be placed and the frequency that odds are displayed. We’ve all experienced the frustration on the Betfair exchange where the odds displayed are not met when we try to place a bet at…

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Weekly Eyecatchers – Horse Racing

Another good week for the eyecatchers column with 5 winners from just 11 bets and 12.5pts level stakes profit to add to the kitty. Indeed over 60pts profit has been made from my eyecatchers since the 10th November 2015. As in previous weeks before looking at this week’s eyecatchers I will have a brief look at the weekend’s action and…

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Second Favourite Horses… Making Them Pay

There’s a lot of information out there about how favourites in horse racing finish, but what about the second favourites? We know that the majority of winners come from the first four or five in the betting. But when people are looking for betting systems they always start with the favourite. Of course, there’s a few reasons for that. One…

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Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing

I love it when a plan comes together in horse racing and a trainer plots a horse to win a big race. That’s what happened on Saturday over at Leopardstown as the Liam Cusack trained Who’s That won the mares handicap hurdle. This is what I wrote for Eyecatcher Pro subscribers after the mares run at Leopardstown over Christmas: Who’s…

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The Anatomy Of A Race Card

For those who like to bet on horse racing, the racecard is a crucial read because it contains all the information about the course, each race and the runners. If you are enjoying a day at the races, a racecard is an essential purchase but you can also read the details from the comfort of your home online. One of…

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Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing

I will begin this week’s column with a look at the weekend’s big horse racing action from the Cheltenham Trials Day and then have another look at a couple of horses that are worth having onside come March. Weekend Review: Smad Wins Place in Gold Cup! It was Cheltenham Trials Day on Saturday and I think most would agree that…

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Race Predictors… Do They Work?

The chances are you’ve seen the race predictors on the Racing Post, At The Races and Racing UK websites. But have you ever wondered how they’re predicting a race, whether they work and what is different between them? I certainly have, and today I’ve written up my thoughts on them. It’s important for me to clarify that the following are…

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Weekly Eye-Catchers – Horse Racing

I will begin this week’s column with a look at last weekend’s big horse racing action and then have a brief look at a couple of horses that I have backed for Cheltenham and are worth having onside come March. Weekend Review: Mullins Machine’s Dominate! Willie Mullins dominated the action this weekend with his runners taking big races both sides…

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How To Choose The Right Factor Every Time In Horse Racing

For the casual punter, it appears as if there are far too many factors to consider when attempting to pick the winner in horse racing. Bookmakers know this and profit handsomely from common errors such as blindly backing a favourite or being swayed by a certain tipster without any real knowledge of ‘why’ the tipster has chosen that particular horse.…

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