October 2007

Betfair old boy takes up the reins at the Jockey's Association

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Former Betfair man Josh Apiafi talks to Betfair Radio about his new role as Chief Executive at the JAGB...Read more »

Meatloaf has my Knickers - Betfair Radio Listener's claim to fame

Editor / 31 October 2007 / 2 Comments

Sometimes it just feels so right - a call to email in your claim to fame on Betfair Radio reveals this pair of undercrackers......Read more »

Forget Monmouth, forget Santa Anita, the Breeders' Cup should come to ... Kempton

Simon Rowlands / 31 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Acclaimed racing journalist Simon Rowlands reflects on the past week's performances at tracks from the US to the UK...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 31 October 2007 / Leave a comment

I'm looking to Higgy to be the boy...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 31 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Not for me Chief......Read more »

Racing Post Plate betting (March 13 2008)

Editor / 30 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The Grade 3 Racing Post Plate, formerly known as the Mildmay of Flete Handicap Chase, is a wide-open event that attracts significant betting interest from both win and place punters....Read more »

Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle betting (March 13 2008)

Editor / 30 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The Pertemps Final, the closing race on the third day of the four-day Cheltenham Festival, is a fiercely competitive event run over three miles and is the culmination of a series of qualifying events, each of which is usually a hot betting heat....Read more »

National Hunt Chase betting (March 13 2008)

Editor / 30 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The National Hunt Chase, one of the oldest races on the calendar at the Cheltenham Festival, is run over four miles and is restricted to amateur riders only, making it a tricky heat in which long odds winners are often found for punters with bets....Read more »

Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase betting (March 14 2008)

Editor / 30 October 2007 / Leave a comment

One of the most competitive handicaps and betting heats of the whole Cheltenham Festival, the 'Grand Annual' is the penultimate event on the final day of the four-day racing and betting extravaganza....Read more »

I've found a great system ... but don't tell everyone about it

Wayne Bailey / 30 October 2007 / 3 Comments

Irish racing expert Wayne Bailey has more punting pointers for you......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 30 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Memphis can be The Man...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 30 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Today is a case of No Boy No not Ya Boy Ya...Read more »

JCB Triumph Hurdle betting (March 14 2008)

Editor / 29 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The Grade 1 Triumph Hurdle opens the fourth and final day of the Cheltenham Festival and always attracts a large number of runners for punters lining up bets....Read more »

Christies Foxhunters Chase betting (March 14 2008)

Editor / 29 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The race that follows immediately after the Gold Cup, the 'Foxhunters' is run over the same course and distance as the 'Blue Riband' event and in its own right is a solid betting heat in which the British and Irish punters clash head on in support of their favourite hunters....Read more »

Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle betting (March 14 2008)

Editor / 29 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Introduced to the Cheltenham Festival when the meeting was extended to four days in 2005, the Grade 2 Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle, run over three miles on the New Course, is a race for thorough staying novices that has proved a good event for the public with horses prominent in the betting dominating since its inception....Read more »

Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle betting (March 14 2008)

Editor / 29 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The closing event of the four-day extravaganza that is the Cheltenham Festival, on the face of it the Vincent O'Brien Handicap Hurdle couldn't be a more difficult event for punters with bets looking to smash their way out of trouble....Read more »

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup betting (March 14 2008)

Editor / 29 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The Grade 1 Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, the pinnacle of National Hunt racing and one of the biggest betting events of the whole sporting calendar, is the centrepiece of the Cheltenham Festival and is the culmination of up to a year of ante-post betting plunges at a wide variety of odds....Read more »

It's time for the French authorities to stop playing silly games - end the Monopoly!

La Casaque Noire / 29 October 2007 / Leave a comment

An end is in sight to this arcane system, says La Casaque Noire...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 29 October 2007 / 1 Comments

I'll be laying Little at Lingfield...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 29 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Make the most of Mini Mosa...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 28 October 2007 / 1 Comments

Littledodayno has a lot to learn......Read more »

Kauto Star defeated at Aintree on his season debut

Editor / 28 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Kauto matched at 30 before trading at evens......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 28 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Tanners Hall destined for failure at Towcester...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 28 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Kilcannon Supreme to reign supreme...Read more »

Ask a poor stable girl anything you like

The Assistant / 27 October 2007 / 4 Comments

The stable girl does what she's told but won't enjoy it, just like Paxman...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 27 October 2007 / Leave a comment

River Proud can do us proud...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 27 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Nutcase Marodima to lose the plot at Aintree...Read more »

Lawyer Ron can lay down the law in the Breeder's Cup Classic

Nick Shiambouros / 27 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Nick Shiambouros guides us through all the action taking place in the biggest night of US racing...Read more »

Noel's Notebook: The Racing Post Trophy

Noel Bell / 26 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair pundit Noel Bell looks ahead to the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster this Saturday...Read more »

The talk is over at Monmouth, it's time for racing...

Graham Cunningham / 26 October 2007 / 3 Comments

Graham Cunningham gives you a race-by-race guide to the Breeders' Cup action...Read more »

Tonight's advice? Take on the Cat

Nick Shiambouros / 26 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Nick Shiambouros preview the opening races at the Breeders' Cup...Read more »

Breeders' Cup Diary Day Three: Daft Oprah question is week's first winner

Graham Cunningham / 26 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Graham Cunningham has more talk from inside the Monmouth merry-go-round......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 26 October 2007 / 2 Comments

I have located a rogue and he goes by the name of......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 26 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Looking for some divine intervention in your betting? Then try the 2.20 at Doncaster...Read more »

UB40, Dundalk and Ger Lyons - there is a connection!

Wayne Bailey / 25 October 2007 / 2 Comments

Wayne Bailey, our Irish correspondent, has noticed a trend which could be profitable...Read more »

Breeders' Cup Diary Day Two: Rain clouds gathering as Cup approaches...

Graham Cunningham / 25 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Graham Cunningham has all the trackside talk from Monmouth with the big races nearly upon us...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 25 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Smart sprinter can help us land an 80-20 double...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 25 October 2007 / 4 Comments

He may be a Dasher but there's no way he'll be crossing the line first......Read more »

Breeders' Cup Diary: Locals not convinced by Dylan's hopes

Graham Cunningham / 24 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Racing broadcaster Graham Cunningham is trackside at Monmouth with all the Breeders' Cup whispers - and you can listen to his latest Stateside report......Read more »

Last week was all about New Approach, this week it's Panties

Simon Rowlands / 24 October 2007 / 1 Comments

Racing journalist Simon Rowlands looks back at the Newmarket action and ahead to Monmouth in this week's Rowley File...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 24 October 2007 / 1 Comments

We can land the 80-20 today, Man......Read more »

The Brigadier's lay of the day

The Brigadier / 24 October 2007 / Leave a comment

I have found a cretin and his name is Garafena......Read more »

Why backing favourites at Kelso is better than Kempton...

Wayne Bailey / 23 October 2007 / 16 Comments

Wayne Bailey has looked into the science of punting on the jolly - with some interesting results...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 23 October 2007 / 1 Comments

This Tina can turn our luck around......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 23 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Bersy may be a Prince but he won't be king today......Read more »

Old man Olivier still fighting father time ... and doing pretty well

La Casaque Noire / 22 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Peslier notches 42nd Group One winner in French racing and has eyes on at least one more this season, The Prix de Diane. La Casaque Noire reports......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 22 October 2007 / 2 Comments

The sweet smell of Lavande......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 22 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Snow Bunting will get a frosty reception at Wolverhampton...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 21 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Tiger Spice set to earn her stripes at Wolverhampton...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 21 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Risque is simply too risky at Wolverhampton...Read more »

A Typical Day at the stables

The Assistant / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

So what really happens down at a training yard - our insider spills a few beans......Read more »

Royal & Sun Alliance Chase betting (March 12 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The second race on day two of the four-day Cheltenham Festival, this Grade 1 event is often classed as the 'Novices Gold Cup' and is always a hot betting heat often providing a short-odds favourite carrying masses of bets....Read more »

Queen Mother Champion Chase betting (March 12 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The highlight of the second of four days racing at the Cheltenham Festival, the Grade 1 Queen Mother Champion Chase is run over two miles and is often one of the liveliest betting events of the whole meeting....Read more »

Ladbrokes World Hurdle betting (March 13 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The feature event on day three of the four-day Cheltenham Festival, the Grade 1 Ladbrokes World Hurdle, run over a distance of three miles on the New Course, is a race rich in history that always makes massive appeal to the betting public, both on the day of the race and in the ante-post odds betting lists....Read more »

Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase betting (March 13 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The opening race on day three of the four-day Cheltenham Festival, this listed contest run over two-miles-five-furlongs, was introduced into the scheduled when the meeting was expanded in 2005 and has proved to be a tough betting heat but can offer good odds of return if you can find the winner....Read more »

Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The first big handicap steeplechase of the National Hunt season, the Paddy Power Gold Cup, is run at Cheltenham over an extended two-and-a-half miles and is a major betting race with many fancied runners offered at tempting odds....Read more »

Ryman The Stationer Juvenile Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A good trial for the Triumph Hurdle five months later, Cheltenham's Grade 2 juvenile hurdle is a solid indicator to the leading young novice in the British Isles and has proved a fairly strong race for those at the head of the betting market....Read more »

Independent Newspapers Novices' Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

An early indicator to the best two mile novice chaser of the season, Cheltenham's Grade 2 Independent Newspapers Novices' Chase has a solid record of producing a high quality winner, normally at the head of the betting market and at relatively short odds....Read more »

Greatwood Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Raised three years ago to Grade 3 status, the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle is a strong betting heat that normally impacts on the ante-post odds betting market for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, the following March....Read more »

Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase betting (March 12 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Always a well-contested handicap and lively betting heat, this three-mile race, restricted to amateur riders, is a long-standing feature of the second day of the four-day Cheltenham Festival....Read more »

Coral Cup betting (March 12 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 2 handicap hurdle staged on the second day of the four-day Cheltenham Festival, the two-mile-five-furlong Coral Cup is a ferocious betting heat attracting as many as 30 runners, many of who carry plenty of betting confidence at a wide range of odds....Read more »

Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle betting (March 12 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The opening race on day two of the four-day Cheltenham Festival, the Grade 1 race (probably best known as the Royal & Sun Alliance Hurdle), is run over two-miles-five-furlongs and always attracts massive betting interest with strong contenders from both sides of the Irish Sea taking each other on....Read more »

Weatherbys Champion Bumper betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The Champion Bumper, a Grade 1 flat contest for National Hunt horses, is often one of the most eagerly anticipated betting events of the whole four-day Cheltenham Festival and closes the second day of the meeting....Read more »

Gordon Plant Newton Novices' Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Run at Haydock's November meeting, the listed Gordon Plant Newton Novices' Hurdle provides a good test for aspiring Supreme Novice Hurdle contenders at Cheltenham later in the term....Read more »

Betfair Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Run on the same card as the Grade 1 Betfair Chase, the class 2 Betfair Handicap hurdle is a £100,000 handicap, run over almost three miles, that after just two renewals has already established itself as a hot betting heat that attracts the cream of staying handicap hurdlers....Read more »

Betfair Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Despite only two years on the racing calendar, the Grade 1 Betfair Chase, run at Haydock in mid-November over three miles, has already established itself as the first significant examination of Gold Cup contenders, and one of the major betting races of the first half of the National Hunt season....Read more »

Ascot Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Grade 2, two-and-a-half mile contest, is nearly always a high-class event that whets the appetite of the betting public for the big hurdles events to come later in the term....Read more »

Amlin 1965 Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A grade 2 contest run at Ascot over a distance of two-miles-three-furlongs, the Amlin 1965 Chase is a hot betting heat that attracts talented performers both from the two mile and three mile chasing divisions....Read more »

Allied Irish Bank Private Banking Handicap Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Ascot's Allied Irish Bank Private Banking Handicap Chase is a competitive three mile event that offers good betting opportunities, normally at tempting odds, for the majority of the field....Read more »

Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A relatively new race to the calendar, this three mile, Grade 2 contest for novices has already proven a great race for betting on the favourite and has been won by some smart horses....Read more »

Relkeel Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Run at Cheltenham's December meeting over a distance of two-miles-and-five-furlongs, the Grade 2 Relkeel Hurdle has quickly established itself as a major betting race and trial for the World Hurdle at the Festival meeting three months later....Read more »

Boylesports.com International Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A genuine trial for the Champion Hurdle three months later at the same course and a significant betting event, Cheltenham's Boylesports.com International Hurdle is a Grade 2 race over two-miles-one-furlong that sees the cream of British and Irish hurdlers locking horns....Read more »

Boylesport.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Grade 3 contest run over two-miles-five-furlongs at Cheltenham's December meeting, is a major betting event seeing the best of the two and three mile handicap chasers crossing swords....Read more »

William Hill Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A listed handicap hurdle run at Sandown in early December over a distance of two miles, this race is always a hot betting contest in which many runners at decent odds have their supporters....Read more »

Sodexho Prestige Henry VIII Novices Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 2 event run over two miles at Sandown in December, this high class contest has provided rich pickings for those betting on the market leaders, as it is rarely won by any horse trading at odds above 4/1....Read more »

William Hill Tingle Creek Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Named after a star two mile chaser of the 1970's, Sandown's Tingle Creek Chase is a Grade 1 event that attracts the highest calibre of chasers....Read more »

Rehearsal Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A significant trial for both the Welsh National four weeks later and the Grand National at Aintree in April, Newcastle's listed Rehearsal Chase can have a big impact on the ante-post odds betting lists for two of the principal staying handicap chases of the season....Read more »

Fighting Fifth Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Grade 1, two mile event, run at Newcastle in December, often attracts some of the leading contenders for the major betting race, the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, but the winner (often the subject of significant bets) has failed to follow up in the championship race since Kribensis in 1989....Read more »

VC Casino Long Distance Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A major trial for the World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival the following March, this Grade 2 race run at Newbury in late-November for high-class staying hurdlers, is one of the most solid form races of the whole racing year for favourite backers who are tempted by short odds....Read more »

Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

One of the major betting races of the National Hunt season, the Grade 3 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, run in late November at Newbury over three-and-a-quarter miles, has a long and proud history of producing high class winners....Read more »

The Last Fling Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

In 2006 Haydock Park racecourse introduced The Last Fling Chase to its December programme to remember the popular staying chaser, trained by Sue Smith, who won a stack of races at the track and who became the darling of the betting public winning many races there at decent odds....Read more »

Stan James Wayward Lad Novices' chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Named after the great chaser who won the King George VI Chase at Kempton three times in the 1980's, the Grade 2 Wayward Lad Novices' Chase is a two mile novices' event that often attracts only a handful of runners but which is regularly a hot betting heat....Read more »

Stan James Feltham Novices' Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 1 three-mile novices' chase run at Kempton Park on Boxing Day, the 'Feltham' attracts some of the best horses in the division and often proves a fascinating betting heat....Read more »

Stan James Christmas Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The hurdles highlight of the Christmas National Hunt programme, the Stan James Christmas Hurdle, is a Grade 1 event run over two miles at Kempton Park on Boxing Day and is normally a hot betting heat....Read more »

Scanmoor Noel Novices' Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 2 novices' chase run at Ascot's December meeting over a distance of two miles and three furlongs, the Noel Novices' chase has been a good race to bet on the market principals, especially those from the Pipe stable....Read more »

Wetherby's Rowland Meyrick Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

One of the features of Wetherby's Christmas meeting, the three-mile-one-furlong Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase is a popular betting contest that sees some of the best three-mile handicap chasers going head-to-head, normally on testing ground....Read more »

Mandarin Handicap Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A three-mile event run at Newbury's December fixture, the Mandarin Handicap Chase is a competitive event run in memory of one of the great steeplechasers of the 1960's, who was regularly partnered by the legendary Fred Winter....Read more »

Long Walk Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A hot betting race always contested by the cream of the staying hurdles crop, Ascot's Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1 ), run over three miles one furlong, is an event that has provided rich pickings for those betting on the favourite, with few shocks or long-odds winners in the history of the race....Read more »

Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

One of the most valuable handicap hurdles in Europe, Ascot's Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle (listed) is a hot betting race where most of the field are available at tempting odds in the betting....Read more »

Stan James King George VI Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Run at Kempton Park on Boxing Day, this Grade 1, three-mile chase is one of the highlights of the racing calendar and often one of the most hotly contested betting heats of the whole jumps season....Read more »

Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Grade 2 novices event run at Ascot in December over two miles has proved disastrous for those betting on short-odds-on favourites this decade....Read more »

Finale Junior Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Grade 1 event is run at Chepstow's Christmas meeting for juvenile hurdlers over a distance of two miles, and is often a hotly contested betting heat that has an impact on the ante-post odds betting lists for the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham the following March....Read more »

Desert Orchid Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The first running of this two-mile Grade 2 chase was in 2006 and was introduced to the racing calendar to remember the great Desert Orchid, a four-time winner of the King George VI Chase at Kempton racecourse, and a darling of the British betting public....Read more »

Challow Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Run at Newbury's December fixture, this two-mile-five-furlong Grade 1 contest always attracts a classy field popular with the betting public and often develops into a hotly contested event, both on the course and in the betting ring....Read more »

Castleford Handicap Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Wetherby's Castleford Handicap chase is an event that has been through a series of changes in recent years having not so long ago been a Grade 1 contest that saw the best two-mile chasers in the business going head-to-head, normally carrying significant bets from the betting public....Read more »

Tommy Whittle Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A race with a rich tradition of providing significant pointers to the major staying handicaps and graded chases later in the season, Haydock's three-mile Tommy Whittle Chase is always a fascinating betting heat that attracts plenty of bets and can impact on ante-post odds betting markets....Read more »

Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Run at Kempton over two-miles-five furlongs, the Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle is always a fiercely competitive event that offers punters the opportunity to bet on good horses at decent odds, both in the win and each-way betting markets....Read more »

Totesport.com Classic Handicap Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This gruelling, stamina-sapping Grade 3 staying chase is a solid betting heat, but is no race for the faint hearted!...Read more »

Leamington Novices' Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 2 contest run at Warwick in January over a trip of two miles five furlongs, the Leamington Novices' Hurdle has proved a rich source of betting success for those having a bet on the favourite this decade....Read more »

Tolworth Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 1 event for novice hurdlers, run over two miles at Sandown Park in January each year, the Tolworth Hurdle is a high class contest that can effect the ante-post odds betting markets for a number of races at the Cheltenham Festival....Read more »

Dipper Novices' Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Staged at Cheltenham on New Year's Day, the Grade 2 Dipper Novices' Chase, run over two-miles-five furlongs, is a quality event that can impact on the ante-post betting markets for a number of major betting races at the course's 'Festival' meeting eleven weeks later....Read more »

Finesse Juvenile Novices Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 2 event that has proved a sound guide to the subsequent Triumph Hurdle form at the Festival meeting six weeks later, this two-mile-one-and-a-half-furlong event is well worth considering when considering an ante-post bet on the feature juvenile contest....Read more »

Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Grade 2 contest run over two miles, five furlongs at Cheltenham in late-January, has already established itself as a solid betting heat and an excellent pointer to the best value in the ante-post odds betting lists for the Festival meeting six weeks later....Read more »

Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Upgraded in 2007 to Grade 3 status, the Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase, run at Cheltenham's late-January fixture over a distance of two miles, five furlongs, is a valuable contest that provides a strong betting heat with good value odds on offer for all the runners....Read more »

Letheby & Christopher Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This established Cheltenham Gold Cup trial, run over three miles, one and a half furlongs, rarely attracts more than five or six runners, but always proves a fascinating betting contest on the day and often a significant pointer to the strengths or frailties of those populating the ante-post odds betting list....Read more »

Cleeve Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Grade 2 three-mile contest run at Cheltenham's late-January fixture attracts horses bidding to place themselves in the line-up for the World Hurdle at the Festival meeting and is often a hot betting contest. The outcome will have some bearing on the ante-post odds betting lists for the main event some six or seven weeks later....Read more »

Anglo Irish Bank Novices Hurdle betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 2, two mile novices hurdle for four-year-olds and upwards, run at Haydock's January fixture, the Anglo Irish Bank Novices Hurdle is an attractive betting race that brings together horses with pretensions to a place in the line up for the sponsors feature race at the Cheltenham Festival....Read more »

Haydock Champion Hurdle Trial betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

As its name suggests, the Grade 2 Haydock Champion Hurdle Trial, usually a hot betting heat, is a race that has often been expected to provide the betting public with pointers as to the destiny of the Champion Hurdle itself at Cheltenham some two months later, but has a dismal record of providing the winner....Read more »

Bonusprint.com Novices' Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Introduced onto the racing calendar for the first time in 2007, Haydock's Bonusprint.com Novices' Chase couldn't have made a better start - being won by the long odds-on My Way De Solzen in impressive fashion....Read more »

Skybet Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Formerly known as the Great Yorkshire Chase, the Skybet Chase is a strongly contested three-mile handicap that always provides an attractive betting challenge to the betting public....Read more »

Peter Marsh Chase betting

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Run at Haydock's January fixture since 1989, the Grade 2, three-mile Peter Marsh Chase has been won by some high class chasers over the years and often has a bearing on ante-post odds betting for major steeplechases later on in the term....Read more »

ToteScoop6 Sandown Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A gruelling Grade 3 event run at Sandown's early-February fixture over a distance of two-miles-six-furlongs, the Tote Scoop6 Handicap Hurdle is always a hot betting heat that has punters stepping in and supporting a number of the fancied runners, normally with serious bets....Read more »

Royal Artillery Gold Cup Handicap Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

An excellent race for those who like betting on the favourite, the Royal Artillery Gold Cup is an event restricted to amateur riders who are serving members of the British armed forces....Read more »

Agfa Diamond Handicap Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A class 2 handicap chase, run at Sandown Park's early February meeting over a distance of an extended three miles, the Agfa Diamond Handicap chase is a good betting heat in which most of the horses can be given a chance, regardless of the odds....Read more »

Agfa UK Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A listed race run over two miles at Sandown's early-February meeting, the Agfa UK Hurdle is a hot betting heat that rarely attracts more than six runners, but is a useful guide to the Champion Hurdle aspirations of a number of leading contenders for the race....Read more »

Scilly Isle Novices Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Taking place at Sandown Park in early-February, the Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novice Chase, run over two-and-a-half miles, is always a strong betting heat and can offer significant pointers to the prospects of aspiring star chasers for the big Cheltenham betting events....Read more »

Pendil Novices Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Named after one of the star chasers of the 1970's, the Grade 2 Pendil Novices Chase, run over two-and-a-half miles at Kempton's early-February meeting, is a popular betting heat that tests the pretensions of aspiring novice chasers as they aim for a place in one of the Cheltenham Festival novice events....Read more »

Racing Post Adonis Juvenile Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A rock solid trial for the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham festival, the Adonis Hurdle, run at Kempton in early February, is a strong betting heat that has a serious impact on the ante-post odds for the big race six weeks later....Read more »

Racing Post Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Amongst the most competitive handicaps and most hotly contested betting events of the National Hunt season, Kempton's Racing Post Chase is a three-mile race that can have a significant impact on the ante-post odds betting lists for the Grand National....Read more »

Anglo Irish Bank Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Introduced in 2007 to Kempton's classy early-February meeting, the Anglo Irish Bank Novices Hurdle is a Grade 2 contest, run over two miles, that should provide some galloping clues and could influence the compilation of the ante-post odds betting lists for the Cheltenham Festival feature novice events in mid-March....Read more »

Red Square Vodka Gold Cup Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A gruelling three-and-a-half mile slog, normally run on very testing ground, Haydock's Grade 3 Red Square Vodka Gold Cup, is a race for surprise results that produce winners invariably at double-figure odds....Read more »

Prestige Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A race that attracts some of the best staying hurdlers in the business, the Grade 2 Prestige Novices Hurdle, run in late-February at Haydock, is a hot betting heat that normally attracts a short-odds market leader for the betting public to get stuck into....Read more »

Victor Ludorum Juvenile Novices Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Run at Haydock's late-February fixture over a distance of two miles, normally on a testing surface, the 'Victor Ludorum' is a noted trial for the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham less than three weeks later and can have a significant impact on bets in the ante-post betting lists....Read more »

Rendlesham Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 2 contest now run at Haydock Park, having been previously staged at Kempton until 2006, the Rendlesham Hurdle is seen as a solid trial for the World Hurdle at Cheltenham the following month and often produces a shake-up in the odds for the ante-post betting market....Read more »

Game Spirit Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A Grade 2 race staged at Newbury's start-studded February fixture, the Game Spirit Chase, run over two-miles-one-furlong, is a noted trial for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham the following month and has a significant impact on odds on the ante-post betting lists....Read more »

Totesport Trophy Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

One of the hottest betting contests of the National Hunt season, Newbury's Totesport Trophy, run over two miles at the February meeting, always attracts masses of runners, many of whom have been the subject of significant ante-post bets....Read more »

AON Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A serious trial for the Cheltenham Gold Cup the following month, Newbury's three-mile AON Chase, a strong betting heat, is also a significant influence on the ante-post odds list for the 'Blue Riband' in March....Read more »

National Spirit Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The feature event of Fontwell's National Hunt racing season, the Grade 2 National Spirit Hurdle, run over two-and-a-half miles, is a race that can have an impact on the ante-post betting markets for both the Champion Hurdle, but more especially the World Hurdle at the following month's Cheltenham Festival....Read more »

Towton Novices' Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Run at Wetherby's early-February fixture, the three-mile, Grade 2 Towton Novices' Chase, attracts classy performers with their eyes on the Cheltenham Festival and nearly always proves to be a hot betting race, with implications for the ante-post betting market for the Royal & Sun Alliance Chase and other major novice events in the spring....Read more »

River Don Novices' Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

In February 2008, the River Don Novices Hurdle returns to its traditional home at Doncaster having been staged at Wetherby the previous two years, where the race has proved a competitive betting heat....Read more »

VC Casino.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase betting and odds preview (March 1 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

A solid betting event, this two-and-a-half-mile handicap chase run at Newbury in early March is a good trial for those contemplating a crack at the big handicap chases at the Cheltenham Festival less than a fortnight later....Read more »

Premier Kelso Novices' Hurdle betting and odds preview (March 1 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Introduced to the racing calendar in 2003, the two-and-a-quarter-mile Premier Kelso Novices' Hurdle is a Grade 2 event run at the Borders track in early March and is a decent betting heat, in which those betting on the favourite have a fine record of success....Read more »

Sunderland Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The Sunderland Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle is a seriously competitive listed race that forms the first leg of a £50,000 bonus offered by the sponsors, if the winner of this race can win again at the Cheltenham Festival the following week....Read more »

Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices' Hurdle bets (March 11 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The traditional curtain-raiser to the sensational Cheltenham festival, one of the biggest sports betting events of the years, the Grade 1 Supreme Novices Hurdle is always run at a breakneck pace and provides a result that often sets the tempo for the whole of the first day's betting and beyond....Read more »

Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy betting (March 11 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Grade 1 novices chase run over two miles of the Old Course on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival often sees some of the biggest bets of the whole meeting as the betting ring becomes a place for some serious action....Read more »

Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle betting (March 11 2008)

Editor / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The centrepiece of the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and the most significant hurdles race of the whole season in terms of form and betting capacity, the Champion Hurdle is a race rich in history coveted by all National Hunt trainers and much loved by the betting public....Read more »

A Chance to Draw Breath

Nick Shiambouros / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Nick Shiambouros looks at a light weekend ahead of the Breeders Cup...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Literato looks like a good read at Newmarket...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 20 October 2007 / Leave a comment

I don't give a Figg for Frankie's chances...Read more »

Frankie and the Godolphin factor turn me off Rio...

Noel Bell / 19 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair Radio pundit Noel Bell gives you his thought on Champions' Day at Newmarket...Read more »

The Brigadier's lay of the day

The Brigadier / 19 October 2007 / 1 Comments

A lay of this horse will have me in paradise......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 19 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Allez Provence!...Read more »

Scoop6 1.5 on Betfair to be won tomorrow

Editor / 19 October 2007 / Leave a comment

In-play offering gives pool punters a chance to hedge on the exchange...Read more »

This weekend's betting will follow the mantra of one B. Ashton

Graham Cunningham / 18 October 2007 / Leave a comment

'Keep it simple' was my junior rugby coach's advice and that's how I'll bet, says racing journalist Graham Cunningham...Read more »

The Brigadier's lay of the day

The Brigadier / 18 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Stan is not the man......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 18 October 2007 / 3 Comments

Soggy can bring in the dollars......Read more »

Catch Me If You Can - Kauto Star ready for a repeat of the Betfair Million

Editor / 17 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Trainer Paul Nicholls says his wonder horse will once again be going for the National Hunt 'Triple Crown' of the Betfair Chase, the King George and the Gold Cup......Read more »

National Hunt is here so thoughts turn to Cheltenham ... where I'll be doing it My Way

Simon Rowlands / 17 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Racing journalist Simon Rowlands begins his ante-post book on the big one in this week's Rowley File...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 17 October 2007 / Leave a comment

May Day can be our punting Queen......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 17 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Sir Boreas Hawk will fail to soar over the Wetherby hurdles...Read more »

Market Movers 16/10/07

Editor / 16 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Who's doing what on the early trading......Read more »

No Form? No Problem!

Wayne Bailey / 16 October 2007 / 4 Comments

Wayne Bailey shows you how to pick a potential winner on its first time out...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 16 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Arabian Spirit to give true indication of his class at Leicester...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 16 October 2007 / 2 Comments

Sudoor should be shown the door at Leicester......Read more »

Inconsistencies tarnishing France Galop's reputation

La Casaque Noire / 15 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Authority needs to take a consistent line with everyone - big or small - says La Casaque Noire...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 15 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Change of trainer can kick start Rolexa's career......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 15 October 2007 / Leave a comment

It's Cherie Bleugh! at Lingfield......Read more »

Protectionism and the free market (or why owners can't have it both ways!)

The Assistant / 14 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Our yard insider challenges a few racing assumptions...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 14 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This one's Smart Enough to land the 80-20......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 14 October 2007 / 1 Comments

Plenty of benefits to laying this fringe......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 13 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Hurricane can blow the Ascot opposition away......Read more »

The Brigadier's lay of the day

The Brigadier / 13 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Ethan has no star quality......Read more »

Scoop6 2.2 to be won on Betfair

Editor / 12 October 2007 / Leave a comment

'No' is the favourite in early trading on Betfair market...Read more »

Has Lava Man stopped firing for good?

Nick Shiambouros / 12 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Sad performance from a great horse leaves US racing specialist Nick Shiambouros to question whether time is up for 11-time winner...Read more »

York fancies Best Alibi, Zaahid and Hamish McGonagall can save me from e-bay

Graham Cunningham / 12 October 2007 / Leave a comment

...and with a little help from Leeds Rhinos, racing journalist and broadcaster Graham Cunningham will be looking at another profitable weekend...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 12 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Nick goes for two in a row with the 80-20 bet...Read more »

The Brigadier's lay of the day

The Brigadier / 12 October 2007 / Leave a comment

This Alonso won't be first past the chequered flag...Read more »

Huge winner at Lingfield

Editor / 11 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Lord Crewe is betting royalty for one punter who backs him at 1000 on the exchange...Read more »

Ruby Walsh: a jewel in the Irish racing crown

Wayne Bailey / 11 October 2007 / 2 Comments

Wayne Bailey scrutinises the career of one of this generation's greatest jumps jockeys and pulls out some punting tips...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 11 October 2007 / 2 Comments

Here's hoping beacon can light up my betting today......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 11 October 2007 / 1 Comments

I'm taking on Rowdy...Read more »

Wet wednesdays at Warwick are where champions are made

Simon Rowlands / 10 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Jockeys need to prove themselves at all courses to be considered a worthy champion, says racing journalist Simon Rowlands in his weekly round-up...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 10 October 2007 / Leave a comment

It will be a Plaisir to see this one come in...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 10 October 2007 / 2 Comments

I'm not a taker of Multakka...Read more »

Focusing on course and distance can maximise your profits

Wayne Bailey / 09 October 2007 / 4 Comments

Irish racing expert Wayne Bailey has uncovered some exciting statistics from the formbook...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 09 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Shanzu can do...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 09 October 2007 / Leave a comment

I won't need the luck of the Irish when laying this Paddy...Read more »

I doubt Thomas would have been given the win if he wasn't such a big name

La Casaque Noire / 08 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Dylan's zig-zag path to victory should lead to harmonisation of the rules, says La Casaque Noire...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 08 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Royal Intruder ready to break out at Windsor...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 08 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Gordonsville has flattered to deceive once too often......Read more »

Stewards Inquiry leads to poetic justice for Dylan Thomas

Editor / 07 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair punters get extra trading out of Kieren Fallon's mount Dylan Thomas after Arc result goes to the stewards...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 07 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Zambezi Sun could upset the form book in the Arc today...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 07 October 2007 / 1 Comments

Mister Right set to be proved wrong at Huntingdon......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 06 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Hurlers Cross likely to leave backers less than happy...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 06 October 2007 / 1 Comments

Pipedreamer could prove to be anything but that at Newmarket...Read more »

Dangerous to disregard the pace at which a race is run

The Assistant / 05 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Our girl in the yard tells us about one of the most misunderstood aspects of horseracing...Read more »

Finsceal Beo will take all the beating

Noel Bell / 05 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Noel Bell previews all the action at Longchamps this weekend...Read more »

The stats are against the great Dylan Thomas

La Casaque Noire / 05 October 2007 / 1 Comments

French racing expert Le Casaque Noire looks ahead to French racing's blue-ribband event...Read more »

The Dos and Don'ts of a Longchamp weekend according to Graham Cunningham

Graham Cunningham / 05 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Back Dylan Thomas, stay off the Kronenbourg, watch the rugby and most of all don't miss your flight back, says Graham Cunningham...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80/20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 05 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Strike The Deal is the real deal...Read more »

Discreet Cat is there to be laid again

Nick Shiambouros / 05 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Nick Shiambouros tells us what's going down in the racing world on the other side of the pond...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 05 October 2007 / 2 Comments

Soapy Danger presents no danger at all...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 04 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Ned Ludd is a total dud...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80/20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 04 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Spinning Lucy to have the layers in a spin...Read more »

Johnny Murtagh's playground

Wayne Bailey / 04 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Johnny Murtagh rules the roost at Gowran Park, says Wayne Bailey...Read more »

The Arc is a case of what might have been...

La Casaque Noire / 03 October 2007 / Leave a comment

La Casque Noire ponders on why fillies are missing from the Arc field this weekend......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 03 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The 80-20 hopes Eco Centrism goes green at Nottingham......Read more »

Al Khaleej could make up for near misses

Simon Rowlands / 03 October 2007 / Leave a comment

The Rowley File hoping for better luck at Newmarket......Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 03 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Bobby Rose likely to wilt at Nottingham....Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 02 October 2007 / 1 Comments

Notre Cyborg doomed for failure...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 02 October 2007 / 1 Comments

Broken Moon can leave you over the moon...Read more »

Bumper races and the Nicky Henderson factor

Wayne Bailey / 02 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Wayne Bailey tells us why bumper races aren't necessarily a voyage into the unknown and why N. J. Henderson horses are worth keeping an eye on...Read more »

Betfair wins 'Operator of the Year Award'

Editor / 01 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Betfair has been awarded the top accolade at the 2007 eGaming Review Industry Awards....Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 01 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Ike Quebec all the way...Read more »

Jockey's body language is a red herring, pace of the race is not

The Assistant / 01 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Our girl in the yard tells us why in-play betting punters must be sleuth-like when analysing the clues that can lead them to success...Read more »

The Brigadier's Lay of the Day

The Brigadier / 01 October 2007 / Leave a comment

Blue Empire to have the blues...Read more »