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A conditional jockey is an apprentice jockey racing in United Kingdom or Ireland in National Hunt racing who is under the age of 26 and who has not won more than 75 races under rules. A conditional jockey is given an ‘allowance’, in the weight carried by his or her horse, dependent on the type of race. This figure changes…
As we head into March, the main focus for many, including me, is the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival. However, I will still be keeping a close eye on the all-weather scene as Flat racing is where the majority of my yearly bets come from. March is an interesting month on the sand, as the end of…
How do beaten favourites do when they race next time out? This is the subject of this piece. The data for this article has been taken from 1st January 2019 to 30th November 2025. The focus is UK National Hunt racing with profits and losses having been calculated to Betfair Starting Price (BSP) less 2%…
As we start a new year, I am sure all of us are hoping for a profitable year on the punting front. In this piece I am going to do a deep dive into trainer performance in January. The data for this article has been taken from the month of January only covering the years…
Last month I did a deep dive into the performance of horses that were having their first run in a National Hunt handicap race. In this follow up piece I am going examine the same idea but with flat horses, but the caveat being that their first handicap run must be on the all- weather…