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SotD Update, 27th Jan to 1st Feb 2020

Thankfully, two of the three January winners I was hoping for finally materialised to help the month finish in a similar manner to how it started. This meant that despite a desperate mid-month dip in form, we were still able to record a profit for January, albeit a fairly small one. A 20.8% strike rate […]

Sat TV Trends: 22nd Feb 2020

This weekend the ITV cameras head to Kempton, with the Betway Handicap Chase their feature contest, while they are also at Lingfield for the Betway Winter Derby and the Newcastle for their Vertem Eider Chase. As always, we are  on hand with all the key trends and stats for the LIVE ITV races. Use these […]

Stat of the Day, 1st February 2020

Friday's pick was... 3.05 Catterick : Casual Cavalier @ 11/4 BOG WON at 5/1 (Tracked leaders, disputed lead from 7th, led 4 out, 3 lengths clear 2 out, ridden out flat, held on near finish) - a very satisfactory end to a frustrating month that also started well, but had a serious dip in the […]

Sat TV Trends: 1st Feb 2020

Sandown, Musselburgh and Wetherby provide the LIVE ITV action this Saturday with seven races spread across the three venues. As always, we got it all covered with all the key trends – use these stats to help find the best past winning profiles to help whittle down the runners and hopefully pin-point a few winners. […]

Stat of the Day, 31st January 2020

Thursday's pick was... 2.45 Ffos Las : Mr Clarkson @ 4/1 BOG 5th at 7/2 (Chased leader to 7th, weakened after 14th, tailed off and well beaten)  Friday's pick runs in the... 3.05 Catterick : Before I post the daily selection, just a quick reminder of how I operate the service. Generally, I'll identify and […]

Stat of the Day, 30th January 2020

Wednesday's pick was... 6.45 Kempton : Glenn Coco @ 7/2 BOG 5th at 3/1 (Chased leaders, led entering final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened soon after)  Thursday's pick runs in the... 2.45 Ffos Las : Before I post the daily selection, just a quick reminder of how […]

Clock Watcher: Some Breeze from Wind

It's Wednesday and time for another edition of Clock Watcher, a weekly roundup of interesting performances from a sectional timing perspective. In focus this week is an impressive middle distance newcomer to the Nottinghamshire beach; a perfect example of upgrades in action; and an explanation of the concept of OMC. Plus, a new column in […]

Stat of the Day, 29th January 2020

Tuesday's pick was... 4.10 Newcastle : Ladronne @ 11/4 BOG WON at 15/8 (Held up and behind, switched right before not fluent 3 out, closed a little after 2 out, not fluent and still plenty to do last, ridden final 100 yards and finished with a flourish to lead close home) - I thought the […]

Stat of the Day, 28th January 2020

Monday's pick was... 6.30 Wolverhampton : Lucky Lodge @ 5/1 BOG 2nd at 13/2 (Raced keenly, chased leaders on outside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon hung right, headed and no extra close home) - pretty much typifying my luck right now! Tuesday's pick runs in the... 4.10 Newcastle : Before I post the […]

Monday Musings: Well Chosen by Willie

It was a fairly routine Sunday jumps day of racing in Ireland at Naas yesterday with just over six weeks to go before the 2020 Cheltenham Festival, writes Tony Stafford. What was routine about it? Three Willie Mullins odds-on shots for Paul Townend in the seven races and all three won with the trainer promptly […]