Betting Strategy

After a prolonged dry spell, it is fair to say mother nature is getting her own back, typified by the abandonment of Chepstow and Newton Abbot in the second week of May due to standing water. We have had some joy as well over the last few weeks with some horses and riders featured in…

It has been around six months since I looked at ‘in play’ betting in horse racing and I am returning to this idea for my latest piece. I have used UK flat racing data from the last four full seasons (2017 to 2020). This is a more general piece than my last one and I…

I just want to touch on market drifters and what to make of a ‘drift’ in terms of whether they should be avoided? There is a saying in regards to live betting shows in that ‘the market gets it wrong more than it gets it right’. This is certainly the case when observing traditional bookmakers…

Bet365 Gold Cup The final day of the UK jumps season is often a great one to watch – especially if the sun is beaming down. It is no surprise that the bet365 Gold Cup is the big betting race of the day, being a classic staying handicap chase. You often have to expect long…

Luckily for us we had some success in my previous column with Thomas Cochrane winning at Kempton and Flyin’ Solo and Maketh Believeth showing up very well in defeat, the latter at a huge price in novice company. I’m very much looking forward to seeing him in handicap company on the grass this summer, as…