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Nov- 2011 -22 November
Finding Selections – The Beginners Guide
It is very easy to get over whelmed with sports betting and particularly horse racing. In horse racing there are so many factors to take into consideration and everywhere you look there are ratings but no information on what they mean! This makes it hard for the new bettor to get to grips with what they need to do and…
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19 November
Creating A Tissue In Horse Racing
Guest article written by Eddie Lloyd In this first article on how to create a tissue I thought Iād show you a very simple method for rating horses and converting these into odds. Creating your own tissue can be a very profitable approach to horse racing and many professionals use this technique to make their living. So what is a…
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Oct- 2011 -17 October
The Truth About Ratings
I have no doubt that you have seen ratings before. As sports bettors we find that ratings enter into our lives on a daily basis. It doesnāt matter what your sport is, you open the paper and there is a rating of some form. The most obvious example is horse racing and the Official Rating (also known as the OR).…
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Sep- 2011 -29 September
The Pursuit of Value
The Pursuit of Value is without a doubt the most important thing when betting Guest article written by Robert Carmoody from www.betclubuk.com To fully understand this you will need to apply Basic Mathematics to all of your betting. The Maths we are talking about is basic schoolroom stuff. Quite often those who bet will fail to see the connection between…
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Aug- 2011 -22 August
Head To Head Horse Racing Analysis
There are many ways to analyse a horse race and one method is by using head to head analysis. This is a simple technique that can be advanced if desired, however it is seldom used and the principles are easy to understand. We should have the knowledge in our arsenal of tools for both of these reasons and this is…
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Jul- 2011 -19 July
McMahon set to be doubly represented in King George Stakes
Lichfield-based trainer Ed McMahon could well saddle two of his stable stars in the same race at Glorious Goodwood later this month with both Astrophysical Jet and Noble Storm appearing to be intended runners for the Group 2 King George Stakes on July 28, writes Elliot Slater. The four-year-old filly Astrophysical Jet placed in Group 3 company as a juvenile…
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7 July
Bapak to take on older horses in Nunthorpe Stakes
Kevin Ryan appears to have a very smart sprinter on his hands in the shape of Royal Ascot winner Bapak Chinta who made it two wins from two outings when cosily accounting for some talented opposition in the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes on Thursday and who could next be seen taking on the cream of international sprinters in the Group…
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Jun- 2011 -21 June
David O’Meara – a young trainer making waves
Many young trainers wait a long time for their first success at Group level but former jump jockey turned trainer David O’Meara has already ticked that box in the first year of his training career courtesy of Blue Bajan winning the Henry II Stakes at Sandown. That is unlikely to be his last pattern race success either and his progress…
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May- 2011 -18 May
High profile Derby trainers both claim Fallon is riding for them
Controversial Irish-born former champion jockey Keiren Fallon is never very far from the headlines (not always for the right reasons), and looks as though he might once again be at the centre of a ‘misunderstanding’ as to which horse he will partner in the forthcoming Investec Epsom Derby on June 4 , writes Elliot Slater. Fallon, who has won racing’s…
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4 May
The Apprentice – Betting System Task
Guest post by David Renham The fading sound of Big Ben in the background meant it was just after 6am. The phone rang and a half-asleep Frankie rushed down the stairs. āHello this is Lord Sugarās office. Lord Sugar wants you to meet him at Epsom racecourse. The cars will pick you up in 30 minutes.ā Frankie put the phone…
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Apr- 2011 -14 April
Ballabriggs – the horse who gave it his all
Even though just a few days have passed since the Donald McCain-trained Ballabriggs won a gruelling renewal of the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree from the gallant Irish challenger Oscar Time, odds are available about the 2012 running of the marathon contest for which yesterday’s winner has been installed the ante-post 16/1 favourite to follow up, writes Elliot Slater.…
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9 April
The Grand National Winner (hopefully!)
It is the day we have all been waiting for where 40 runners compete to win the John Smith Grand National at Aintree. As always this race is a minefield when trying to find the winner and with 40 declared runners you could easily spend a whole day trying to analyse the race. We need to start by using trends…
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8 April
Lightning Strikes Twice as Murtagh Lands Doncaster Feature Again
Johnny Murtagh, riding for the John Oxx yard this term having been stable jockey to Aidan O’Brien last season at Ballydoyle, booted home the winner of the ultra-competitive William Hill Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster on Saturday for the second year running, writes Elliot Slater. Twelve months ago Murtagh made the bookies weep as he booted home the William Haggas-trained Penitent…
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3 April
A History of York Races
The City of York has a long and rich history which dates back to Roman and Viking days. One of the focal points of the city is the racecourse based on the Knavesmire which attracts over 250,000 visitors to the York each year swelling and benefitting the local economy. However, we doubt if many of that throng of visitors each…
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3 April
Two Suggestions for this Year’s Aintree National Hero
This year’s John Smith’s Grand National promises to be the usual mix of thrills and spills, triumph and disaster, but does appear to have attracted a very good quality field on a par with anything seen in the race for some years, writes Elliot Slater. After giving the matter a great deal of thought and working on the assumption that…
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Mar- 2011 -29 March
Presvis primed for Dubai Duty Free
Dubai specialist Presvis is reported bang on target for another crack at the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free having pleased his trainer Luca Cumani in his final piece of work before the high profile race, one of the main supporting events on the World Cup card at Meydan on Saturday evening, writes Elliot Slater. Runner-up to Gladiatorius in the 2009…
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29 March
Racing Post winner Quinz in the National path
Philip Hobbs has revealed that his Racing Post Chase winner Quinz will be aimed at the Grand National. Hobbs resisted the temptation of taking the gelding to Cheltenham for one of the Festival Handicaps after his Kempton win and he now has fresh horse to take into battle at Aintree in April. Quinz is a good ground horse who likes…
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29 March
Lee National Hope Gets Stuck Without Mud
Richard Lee has made absolutely no secret of the fact (and the statistics plainly speak for themselves), that without the mud flying his Grand National 2011 hope Le Beau Bai has little hope of running with credit in the Aintree marathon, writes Elliot Slater. With the advance going at Uttoxeter having been given as ‘soft’ ahead of Saturday’s Midlands Grand…
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29 March
Triple Cheltenham joy for resurgent Walsh
It must have been very tough for the hugely talented Ruby Walsh to sit on the sidelines for four months following his fall at Down Royal in November in which he sustained a broken leg, and watch high-class horses trained by Paul Nicholls and Willie Mullins win for other jockeys when under normal circumstances he would have been on board,…
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10 March
King delighted with Bensalem form
Alan King has put Bensalem through his final piece of work prior to attempting to justify favouritism in the Stewart Family Spinal Research Handicap Chase on the opening day of the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival, as he switches back to the larger obstacles having been campaigned over hurdles so far this term, writes Elliot Slater. One of the market leaders when…
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