October 2009 - Events
Ante-Post Betting: The Breeders' Cup Classic
Fame and Glory's place at the head of BC Classic odds shows it's Euro-centric punters who are shaping this market. Brondesbury tells us why Zenyatta is the horse to have on your side when they...
Big Race History: Charlie Hall Chase
The Charlie Hall is one of the first big chases of the National Hunt season. This year's renewal will be the richest ever race staged at Wetherby. Malcolm Pannett delves through the archive...
Graham Cunningham's Weekend Racing Betting: Rosy in Monet's Garden
Racing fans can enjoy the best of both worlds this weekend, with excellent Flat racing at Doncaster and Newbury and absorbing jumps action at Aintree and Chepstow. Racing UK analyst Graham Cunningham pinpoints three key...
Big Race History: Racing Post Trophy
The Racing Post Trophy, run over a mile at Doncaster, is the last domestic Group 1 race of the flat season. The two-year-old test has thrown up many Classic pointers over the years and has produced three Derby winners in the last decade. Malcolm Pannett investigates...
Live Racing Blog: Geoffrey Riddle trackside at Newmarket - Day two
It's Champions Day at Newmarket this afternoon! The Dewhurst Stakes and the Champion Stakes itself provide the Group-class lustre while the 34-runner Cesarewitch gives backers and layers the chance to go to punting war. 'The...
Live Racing Blog: Geoffrey Riddle trackside at Newmarket - Day one
On what should be a fascinating Friday afternoon's racing, 'The Riddler' is in the hotseat to bring you all the big race build-up, as well as the up-to-date market movers. Get in touch by e-mailing...
Sea The Stars Retirement Reaction: Racing needs to keep its stars on the course in the long run
In his weekly blog Simon Rowlands suggests a way of encouraging top Flat horses to stay in training for longer, tips a "dark one" for Cheltenham and sides with the second favourite in the Dewhurst...
Big Race History: Cesarewitch Handicap
The Cesarewitch is one of top staying handicaps in the programme book as well as being the second-leg of the Autumn double. First run in 1839 it is named in honour of an eminent Russian visitor. Malcolm Pannett fills in the details.
Ante-Post Betting: The Cesarewitch Handicap
Wondering who to back at Newmarket this Saturday? Brondesbury has run through the Cesarewitch odds to bring you these selections......
Big Race History: Velka Pardubicka
Won in modern times by English jockeys Chris Collins, aboard Stephen's Society (1973), and Charlie Mann, who partnered It's A Snip (1995), the Velka Pardubicka is not only one of the most extraordinary races in the world but is a throwback to the origins of the sport. Malcolm Pannett investigates...
Sea The Stars Arc Win Reaction: Twitter ye not
Simon Rowlands argues for considered analysis to hold sway over heat-of-the-moment reaction when it comes to placing Sea The Stars in the list of all-time greats....
Live Longchamp Blog: Arc day with Geoffrey Riddle
Ooh la la! What a day of racing on offer in Paris ... five Group Ones, Sea The Stars' bid for undoubted greatness, old stager Yeats ... what more could a Flat fan want? 'The...
Longchamp Betting: Graham Cunningham's pick of the Arc day bets
Greatness beckons at Longchamp if Sea The Stars can make it six Group 1 wins in six separate months against the cream of Europe's middle distance horses in the Prix de l'Arc Triomphe. But seeing...
Live Newmarket Blog: Track news on Cambridgeshire day
It's Cambridgeshire day at Newmarket today, and if a 36-runner handicap down the Rowley Mile doesn't float your boat, superstar filly Ghanaati bids to avoid becoming the seventh successive favourite to sink in the Group...
Longchamp and Newmarket Betting: Tips from a top day on both sides of the Channel
Mission one is to go steady on the drink; mission two is to find a place to watch the British racing; and mission three is to pinpoint a worthwhile punting angle or three. Racing UK...
Live Newmarket Blog: Betting chatter from HQ on day two of the Cambridgeshire meeting
It's family day at Newmarket this afternoon as Lady Of The Desert and Showcasing bid to emulate their parents by winning the Cheveley Park Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes on an action-packed day two...
Newmarket Cambridgeshire Meeting Bets: Graham Cunningham's view on Middle Park Stakes, Cheveley Park Stakes and more
Precocity is the keyword on day two of Newmarket's Cambridgeshire meeting as some of the fastest juveniles in Europe do battle for the Cheveley Park Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes. Racing UK analyst Graham...
Big Race History: Cambridgeshire Handicap
First run in 1839 the Cambridgeshire Handicap is an intriguing and sometime impossible handicap to fathom. It forms the first leg of the Autumn double that is completed by the two-mile two-furlong Cesarewitch which nowadays is run two weeks later. Malcolm Pannett examines the history of the race.
Live Newmarket Blog: Geoffrey Riddle has the inside talk on day one of the Cambridgeshire
It's the Cambridgeshire meeting at Newmarket, and 'The Riddler' is in the hot seat at HQ to keep you on the inside track. Email him your questions, tips and stats at: theriddleratbetfair@gmail.com...