How to win at horse racing and betting generally
In this month’s article I have looked at The Cheltenham Festival. Below you can find a few micro angles and pointers, firstly for ‘the big beasts’ in the training ranks, and two high profile owners. My 2020 Festival Trainer Micros pulled in around +27 points BFSP and with any luck the three below will add to those profits. As always,… Read More »Cheltenham Festival 2021
It is always advantageous to have an overview of a subject/topic and it is this visualisation we want to expand on in preparation for the 2021 Cheltenham Festival. Visualisation is a formation of a mental image of something and recognising the orientation is of huge value. Elite athletes routinely use visualisation techniques as part of training and competition, and I believe professional sports… Read More »The Racing Horse – On the Bit
There is no doubt which is the most anticipated race meeting of the UK season and, even during a pandemic when the action is played out in front of deserted stands – perhaps especially at such a time – a wagering audience of millions will be glued to their goggleboxes, you, and me amongst them! In what follows, I’ll attempt… Read More »Playing the Handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival
Being my last piece before the big week in March, my focus once again will be on the Cheltenham Festival. Some of my bets so far are sitting in pretty good positions, with Appreciate It, Abacadabras and Fakiera in particular, all running brilliant races at the Dublin Racing Festival. I certainly haven’t lost hope with some of the others, Minello… Read More »Cheltenham Festival Antepost
Betting on horseracing, indeed any sport, is about constant reinvention, refinement and evolution. Markets never sit still: as soon as good new information becomes more widely available, markets respond to factor it in. As punters, then, we must a) be aware of this, and b) manage our game to account for it. In other words, we must always be tinkering!… Read More »The Wagerer’s (Female) Apprentices
