Author: Darren Power

Mares Hurdle – 12th March 2024 This market is headed by a couple of four-year-olds which is why I’m dipping my toes in. Time and time again we see how difficult it is for these talented juveniles to step into open company. I know the Mares Hurdle is a slightly different proposition to the Champion…

At the beginning of last season, Dan Skelton was the man for the big occasion. He landed big pots with Protektorat in the Betfair Chase, Ashtown Lad in the Becher Chase and Le Milos in the Coral Gold Cup. Campaigning his horses the way he did meant he had them absolutely spot on for the…

Last month in one of my articles I looked at potential draw bias on the all weather. The focus was on sprint distances over 5 and 6 furlongs and the data suggested the biases were strongest over 5 furlongs Chelmsford and Wolverhampton, and over 6f at Chelmsford and Kempton. The bias is also strong at…

Hi all, after last month’s piece on Golf, it is time to return to our grass roots of the equine world. The sheer amount of information that is readily, and often, free can be baffling and at times we can all be guilty of flitting from one source to another especially if the winners have…

The National Hunt season really begins to click into gear once we reach November, and with more National Hunt meetings comes an increase in horses making their debuts under the various National Hunt disciplines… Bumpers, Hurdles and Chases. This, naturally, brings a bit of an uncertainty for us punters as we have no visual or…