January 2008

Horse Watch: The ones to watch for the future

Andy Richmond / 31 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Andy Richmond picks out four of the best from the last week's action......Read more »

Thurles Betting: Every race previewed

Wayne Bailey / 31 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Wayne Bailey goes through today's hurdles card......Read more »

LayDough: Thu 31 Jan Southwell 4.20

LayDough / 31 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough finished level on Wednesday - now for Thursday....Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Daily Selections: Tips from the UK to the UAE

Nick Shiambouros / 31 January 2008 / 2 Comments

Betfair Radio pundit and betting.betfair columnist leads you through his Thursday fancies......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 31 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Nick's got a big priced fancy at Towcester......Read more »

Cheltenham Betting: Can Tamarinbleu really win the Champion Chase?

Simon Rowlands / 30 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Simon Rowlands weighs up the abilities of Tamarinbleu, now considered by some to be a genuine contender for the Champion Chase at Cheltenham....Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 30 January 2008 / Leave a comment

This Leicester 'Tiger' looks likely to make a break......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Daily Selections

Nick Shiambouros / 30 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Wednesday January 31st 2008 Nick's selections today are separated by 370 miles, running at racecourses at either end of the country....Read more »

LayDough: Wed 30 Jan Newcastle 3.40

LayDough / 30 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough showed a profit of 14.6 points on Tuesday - now for Wednesday....Read more »

McEvoy the magnificent!

Wayne Bailey / 29 January 2008 / 8 Comments

Wayne Bailey considers the career of one of Australia's best - but most under-rated - jockeys......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 29 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Today's 80/20 is Tuskar Rock in the 2.10 at Taunton....Read more »

LayDough: Tue 29 Jan Folkestone 4.20

LayDough / 29 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough looks at the 4.20 at Folkestone on Tuesday....Read more »

Timeform rate Sizing Europe as the pick of the two-mile hurdlers

Editor / 28 January 2008 / 2 Comments

Ratings organisation put Leopardstown winner to top of list......Read more »

The Grand National: Make betting on the winner less of a gamble with these hints and tips

Graham Cunningham / 28 January 2008 / 3 Comments

Graham Cunningham runs you through the basics of finding the National winner......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 28 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Nick kicks off the week at Wolverhampton......Read more »

LayDough: Mon 28 Jan Wolverhampton 3.10

LayDough / 27 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough looks at the 3.10 at Wolverhampton on Monday....Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 27 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Hareem can come good at Southwell...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' daily selections

Nick Shiambouros / 27 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Roll Along and Smuggler's Bay are the ones to look out for...Read more »

LayDough: Sun 27 Jan Southwell 2.15

LayDough / 27 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough looks at the 2.15 at Southwell on Sunday....Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 26 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Luxurix can come up with a luxurious run...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' daily selections

Nick Shiambouros / 26 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Inglis Drever is one to watch, Theatre Girl can provide the drama at Doncaster...Read more »

LayDough: Sat 26 Jan Lingfield 1.45

LayDough / 26 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough hit form again on Friday with a 23 point profit - now for Saturday....Read more »

Cheltenham Trials: To go or not to go? That is the question!

Graham Cunningham / 25 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Go to the track or stay on Betfair ... that's the quandary facing Graham Cunningham ahead of a massively exciting day of jumps action...Read more »

LayDough: Fri 25 Jan Newbury 2.40

LayDough / 25 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough heads to Newbury for the 2.40 on Friday....Read more »

Today's Market Movers

Editor / 25 January 2008 / 1 Comments

The fancies and fallers from today's early trading......Read more »

Rain threatens to wash out the Sunshine Millions

Nick Shiambouros / 25 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Nick Shiambouros is hoping the downpours hold off at Santa Anita......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Daily Selections

Nick Shiambouros / 25 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Three Friday bets from a cracking Newbury meeting......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 25 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Nick rounds a good week off at Newbury......Read more »

Horse Watch: Top performances from Thurles, Ascot, and Lingfield

Andy Richmond / 24 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Andy Richmond picks out four of the best from the last week's action......Read more »

LayDough: Thu 24 Jan Southwell 2.30

LayDough / 24 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough heads to Southwell for the 2.30 on Thursday....Read more »

Gowran Park Betting: All I'll have on Kicking King today is a watchful eye

Wayne Bailey / 24 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Wayne Bailey takes a look at today's racing from Ireland......Read more »

Sublimity a likely non-runner for Leopardstown's Champion Hurdle

Editor / 23 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Connections contact Betfair to protect ante-post punters...Read more »

Blue skies ahead for jumps racing

Ian Dean / 23 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Ian Dean gives you an early heads-up on the forthcoming National Hunt action......Read more »

LayDough: Wed 23 Jan Musselburgh 1.30

LayDough / 23 January 2008 / 1 Comments

LayDough heads to Scotland for the 1.30 at Musselburgh on Wednesday....Read more »

LayDough: Tue 22 Jan Southwell 3.30

LayDough / 22 January 2008 / 1 Comments

LayDough finished 2 points up on Monday and goes to Southwell on Tuesday....Read more »

Betting on a Graham Lee ride? Read this first!

Wayne Bailey / 22 January 2008 / 9 Comments

Wayne Bailey has analysed the stats of one of Ireland's top jumps jockeys......Read more »

LayDough: Mon 21 Jan Kempton 4.50

LayDough / 21 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough heads to Kempton for the 4.50....Read more »

Horseracing tips

Editor / 20 January 2008 / Leave a comment

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Racing must embrace ethnic minorities to flourish

The Assistant / 20 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Whether ignorant or indeed racist the sport must look at its attitude to races and nationalities outside of 'white' and 'British', says The Assistant...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 20 January 2008 / 4 Comments

An all-weather bet from Wolverhampton for you......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Daily View: Nick's got a tip from Wolverhampton

Nick Shiambouros / 20 January 2008 / 2 Comments

Nick Shiambouros' Sunday fancies......Read more »

LayDough: Sun 20 Jan Wolverhampton 2.50

Editor / 20 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough heads to Wolverhampton for the 2.50....Read more »

Haydock and Wincanton off - 80/20 gone!

Editor / 19 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Wet weather hits racing schedule again - Shiambouros' tips particularly affected!...Read more »

LayDough: Sat 19 Jan Ascot 1.10

LayDough / 19 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough finished 2 points up on Friday and heads to Ascot for one bet on Saturday....Read more »

With all this rain around, hedge your bets at Lingfield

Graham Cunningham / 18 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Graham Cunningham is hoping that his predictions will beat the weather on what could be a very wet weekend... But he knows one will...Read more »

LayDough: Fri 18 Jan Kempton 8.20

LayDough / 18 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough is in action in the 8.20 at Kempton on Friday....Read more »

Problems continue at Santa Anita but racing marches on

Nick Shiambouros / 18 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Nick Shiambouros looks at the 'solution' to the Santa Anita drainage problems, the ins-and-outs of last weeks' racing and gives us his runners to look out for in the week ahead...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 18 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Nick gives us his pick of the day from Catterick......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Daily View: All Nick's bets from January 14th to 18th

Nick Shiambouros / 18 January 2008 / Leave a comment

We've rounded up all of Mr Shiambouros' suggestions from last week. How did he do?...Read more »

LayDough: Thu 17 Jan Southwell 2.30

LayDough / 17 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough is in action in the 2.30 at Southwell on Thursday....Read more »

Cheltenham Betting: Thursday at Thurles throws spotlight on Festival contenders

Wayne Bailey / 17 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Wayne Bailey goes through today's card at the family track......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 17 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Nick goes after a winner at Southwell......Read more »

Cheltenham Betting: Irish dominace of Champion Hurdle set to continue

Editor / 16 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Quinn could be double-handed after high-quality list of entries is revealed...Read more »

Horse Watch: Four eye-catching performances from the last week

Andy Richmond / 16 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Andy Richmond has highlighted the ones to keep your eyes on......Read more »

LayDough: Wed 16 Jan Kempton 8.20

LayDough / 16 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough is in action in the 8.20 at Kempton on Wednesday....Read more »

Should we be bothered by the 'Bounce Theory'?

Simon Rowlands / 16 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Simon Rowlands is distinctly dubious on the value of Ragozin's system......Read more »

Johnson's yard may be dual-purpose but when should you be backing his horses?

Wayne Bailey / 15 January 2008 / 7 Comments

Wayne Bailey breaks down J Howard Johnson's statistics......Read more »

Two more meetings called off at Britain's waterlogged racecourses

Editor / 15 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Downpours run through the schedule......Read more »

Fade To Grey lands 110 to 10 morning gamble

Editor / 15 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Massive plunge on returning horse pays off......Read more »

LayDough: Tue 15 Jan Kempton 3.10

LayDough / 15 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough is in action in the 3.10 at Kempton on Tuesday....Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 15 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Alpha worth a Gamble in the 1.50 at Folkestone...Read more »

LayDough: Mon 14 Jan Fakenham 3.20

LayDough / 14 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough takes on the top weight in a Fakenham handicap chase on Monday....Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80/20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 14 January 2008 / Leave a comment

The 80/20 lives on! Where will it go today?...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 13 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Scotsirish can come up with the goods at Leopardstown...Read more »

LayDough: Sun 13 Jan Kempton 2.20

LayDough / 13 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough takes on the favourite in the 2.20 at Kempton on Sunday....Read more »

Race Day Routine - Part 2

The Assistant / 12 January 2008 / 1 Comments

The stable girl returns with the second part of her account of what actually happens behind the scenes on race day...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 12 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Go Amwell can go well at Kempton today...Read more »

LayDough: Sat 12 Jan Kempton 2.15

LayDough / 12 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough heads to the jumps card at Kempton on Saturday for the 2.15....Read more »

The 80-20: Fan power carries the day

Editor / 11 January 2008 / 4 Comments

Public clamour proves that we got it wrong - the 80-20 will remain a fixture on B.B......Read more »

Massa gets into the groove in Madonna - and Arnold can do the same at Warwick

Graham Cunningham / 11 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Graham Cunningham looks at this weekend's Leamington Hurdle at Warwick and picks out some backs and lays for the fast approaching Cheltenham Festival...Read more »

The Two Faces of US Racing

Nick Shiambouros / 11 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Nick Shiambouros considers both sides of US Racing, in more ways than one, as he reports on a bad week for Californian racing on the west coast and looks at a more successful time on the east coast in Florida....Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 11 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Here is today's 80-20 bet, courtesy of Mr Nick Shiambouros. Don't worry if you're experiencing a little deja vu....Read more »

LayDough: Fri 11 Jan Wolverhampton 2.00

LayDough / 11 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough finished with a profit of 9.20 points on Thursday to move back into profit since the service began....Read more »

LayDough: Thu 10 Jan Wolverhampton 9.20

LayDough / 10 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough finished one point up on Wednesday and is back at Wolverhampton tonight....Read more »

Sir Mark Prescott: The legendary trainer's record scrutinised

Wayne Bailey / 10 January 2008 / 9 Comments

Wayne Bailey examines the record of the trainer with nearly 40 years in the game......Read more »

Weather hits racing schedule

Editor / 10 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Today's Catterick meeting is cancelled and doubts remain over some weekend fixtures...Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Bet

Nick Shiambouros / 10 January 2008 / Leave a comment

The 80-20 marches on to Catterick......Read more »

The 80-20 is no longer, but plenty more Shiambouros selections for you

Editor / 09 January 2008 / 9 Comments

More tips and hints from Nick starting next Monday!...Read more »

LayDough: Wed 9 Jan Wolverhampton 8.50

Editor / 09 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough finished level on Tuesday and is on the late shift for the 8.50 at Wolverhampton today....Read more »

Don't go betting on a dry Cheltenham now...

Simon Rowlands / 08 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Simon Rowlands looks ahead long-term to the Festival and short-term to Kempton and Southwell......Read more »

419-1 Gidam gets race in the Stewards Room

Editor / 08 January 2008 / 1 Comments

Huge winner on the exchange after punters write off Gidam...Read more »

LayDough: Tue 8 Jan Southwell 3.10

LayDough / 08 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough is back at Southwell on Tuesday in search of value in the 3.10 race....Read more »

Is Knight really jump racing royalty?

Wayne Bailey / 08 January 2008 / 7 Comments

Wayne Bailey has gone through the statistics of one of jump racing's most enigmatic trainers......Read more »

LayDough: Mon 7 Jan Southwell 1.50

LayDough / 07 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Fresh from a profit on Sunday LayDough heads to Southwell where he has spotted value in the three runner race....Read more »

Horse Watch: Four potential punts for you

Andy Richmond / 07 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Andy Richmond has another selection of horses on the up......Read more »

What exactly does a trainer do on race day?

The Assistant / 06 January 2008 / Leave a comment

The Assistant gives you the inside track on what the big guy (or gal) gets up to at the track......Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' Patented 80-20 Weekend Bets

Nick Shiambouros / 06 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Nick's 80-20 takes on a likely short-price favourite at Southwell, how will he do?...Read more »

LayDough: Sun 6 Jan Plumpton 2.25

LayDough / 06 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough attempts to claw back Saturday's losses in the Sussex National at Plumpton on Sunday....Read more »

LayDough: Sat 5 Jan Sandown 2.40

LayDough / 05 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough heads to Sandown on Saturday for the big race at the Esher track - the Tolworth Hurdle at 2.40....Read more »

High notes and low notes from the last weekend of the year

Nick Shiambouros / 04 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Nick Shiambouros delivers his verdict on the racing that just took place on the other side of the pond...Read more »

Time to take up lion taming with Calgary Bay set to disappoint at Sandown

Graham Cunningham / 04 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Graham Cunningham previews this weekends' racing, gives us an insight into his new year resolutions and looks ahead to what 2008 holds in store......Read more »

LayDough: Fri 4 Jan Southwell 2.10

LayDough / 04 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough heads to Southwell for the 2.10 race on Friday....Read more »

Nick Shiambouros' patented 80-20 bet

Nick Shiambouros / 04 January 2008 / Leave a comment

All last week's 80-20s......Read more »

Champion Jockey race one of the highlights of 2007

Wayne Bailey / 03 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Seb Sanders, Jamie Spencer, Denman, Kauto Star and Alan King amongst the star names of the year just gone, says Wayne Bailey...Read more »

Kauto Star's performance the highlight of the Festive Period's racing

Simon Rowlands / 03 January 2008 / Leave a comment

Simon Rowlands looks back at the performances of Denman, Kauto Star, Boomshakalaka and Harchibald over a very busy Christmas period in horseracing...Read more »

LayDough: Thu 3 Jan Lingfield 3.45

LayDough / 03 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough picks two to back and one to lay in the final race at Lingfield on Thursday....Read more »

LayDough: Wed 2 Jan Ayr 3.15

LayDough / 02 January 2008 / 1 Comments

LayDough started 2008 with a profit of 7.3 points on New Year's Day. He heads to Ayr on Wednesday....Read more »

LayDough: Tue 1 Jan Southwell 3.10

LayDough / 01 January 2008 / Leave a comment

LayDough finished 2007 with a PROFIT of 16.26 points. The service starts 2008 by looking at the 3.10 at Southwell....Read more »