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Horse Racing Systems, News, Odds, Tips

• Stat of the Day: 4th Feb 2012 February 4, 2012
  Stat of the Day: 4th February 2012 Knockgraffon Lad ran a reasonable race for us last night, but had nothing to give when it mattered most and could only manage 4th place at 6/1. Thanks to the weather, we’re scratching around again today looking at the all-weather racing and we’re heading to the West Midlands […]
• Sat TV Trends: 4th Feb 2012 February 3, 2012
  With jump racing likely to be thin on the ground this weekend we’ve got all the trends that matter for the whole Lingfield AW Saturday card.   LINGFIELD (ATR/C4) 12.55 – Bet On Today´s Football At bluesq.com Apprentice Handicap (CLASS 6) (4yo+ 0-60) Winner £1,704 ATR Standard 7f 3 previous runnings 2 of the last […]
• New recruits to stud ready for action February 3, 2012
  A group of 19 new stallions will be standing this year, eight in Britain and 11 in Ireland. Although the number is down by around a third from last year, there is plenty of quality in the new bunch, with nine of them having won Group 1 races. Top of the list has to be […]
• Al Zarooni well placed for first Dubai Classic February 3, 2012
  The year’s first classic race takes place today, and it’s on the all-weather surface in Dubai. There’s a disappointing field of just seven for the UAE 1000 Guineas Sponsored by Gulf News for what looks to be an uncompetitive field. In recent years the Godolphin team have had a stranglehold on this particular race and […]
• Stat of the Day: 3rd Feb 2012 February 3, 2012
  Stat of the Day: 3rd February 2012 Sod’s Law was well and truly in effect for SotD yesterday. I highlighted the excellent record of Keith Dalgleish at Wolverhampton and pointed out that he had three runners there. He went on to add two more winners to his list, but we were on the one that […]
• National entries fall below 100 February 2, 2012
  Entries for this year’s Grand National were released yesterday. Managing director at Aintree, Julian Thick, pronounced himself not at all concerned that the number had fallen below 100 for the first time since 1996. He described the 82 entries as top-quality, and pointed out that one of the changes that has been brought in following […]