A nice return with winners of 3 of the 4 tip races at Cheltenham yesterday and with a pair of non runners in the 4th race, probably as good as we could have hoped for. Doyen Quest who was well backed during the morning got the ball rolling with a narrow win at 4/1 SP, this was followed up by Hymac winning at 11/2 SP again nibbled at in the markets and we closed with an emotional 9/1 winner with Manothepeople, a very aptly named horse on what was to be Paddy Brennan's last ride before a sudden re... [Read More]

It's easy to forget just how tight the margins of victory and defeat are in Flat Racing, whereas over the Jumps, a distance of 5 lengths is "close" , in Flat Racing you can get 10 runners (or more) split by lesser overall distance. So in the context a bold and unlucky (in) running runner up effort from Dutch Decoy yesterday and very laudable runs from Majestic and Prenup. At Naas a decent effort from King Kali again to be runner up and a very bold show at 80/1 SP from Kadys Duha to jus... [Read More]

A poor start to what was a day of speculative runners at Kelso yesterday but some success in the last of the three tip races with both Singapore Trip and Dream Boy running well to place at double figure SP Odds. We have the first day of Turf flat Racing in 2024 at Newmarket today, a Card probably best watched for Going and Draw bias pointers for the weeks ahead, the 1 mile Handicap though at 2.55 with a 17 runner field does offer up an opportunity to dip our toe into the water with som... [Read More]

A cracking day for us at Aintree yesterday with the 2 tip races delivering 2 nice winners with Kateira winning the big handicap Hurdle at 5/1 SP and Arizona Cardinal who was advised at 14/1 winning the Topham Chase at 20/1 SP with strongly tipped James De Berlias runner up at 6/1 SP and a great run from one of the shrapnel suggestions Celebre D'Allen who was advised at 33/1 , finished 4th at 28/1 and just beaten for 3rd place by the legendary "gnats ball" to deny a possible bumper Tricast that w... [Read More]

Time Leader ran a bold race at Aintree in the Foxhunter as did the other selections in the race, but was found wanting at the finish but managed a place. What it told us about the "Going" was possibly not as valid as what it told us about the fact that you can't go too fast too soon round this Course and that Jumping and rhythm are key. No joy at Taunton and two non runners at Limerick, although the one that did run who was advised at 40/1 finished in an enhanced 5th at 18/1, not a bad run and i... [Read More]

It's the first day at Aintree today and with small but admittedly select fields in the first few races more a spectacle for the connoisseurs than a betting medium. There is a big field 2 mile Handicap Hurdle but the most exciting race on the Card is the Foxhunter Hunter Chase at 4.05. This is NOT a handicap race but the Bookmakers are very much treating it like one with Betway going odds to 7 places and a solid chunk of the big Bookies offering odds to 5th place, so we'll clearly focus on the op... [Read More]

A nice win at Thirsk yesterday for Hostelry at 9/1 SP advised at 10/1 from a Yard that we have a lot of time for and which can churn out winners in bursts so one to keep an eye on. Less successful at Hereford where the favourite never seemed happy, although Whynotnowroy ran a decent enough third place. With the Meeting on the Flat at Leopardstown unlikely to pass an Inspection and on bottomless ground if it does and three AW Fixtures, we'll focus on a single race at Market Rasen today, with... [Read More]

A decent run by Luna Magic at Lingfield for a runner up spot but poor efforts from the pair at Newcastle in a race that really did visually endorse the thoughts of some that AW is glorified donkey racing. The meetings at Hexham and Navan today have been abandoned, there is AW at Southwell but we've found an interesting couple of races, one over the Jumps at Hereford and a MIle Handicap at Thirsk. We'll also put up a small e/w Unit 3 race accumulator at Thirsk in some Sprint Races with sugge... [Read More]

A nice win and a perfectly timed ride by Rossa Ryan on the unexposed Loughville gave us a 13/2 SP winner at Bath yesterday (advised 8/1) but unfortunately no joy further down the M5 at Exeter in tough conditions. There is NH at Wincanton today but very small fields generally and three AW Fixtures at Lingfield, Newcastle and Wolverhampton. Our AW Expert hopes to have found some value in a race each at Lingfield and Newcastle. [Read More]

A 6/1 SP win for Duty Of Care at Kempton yesterday advised at 7/1 and a 14/1 SP enhanced (widely available) place for Old Peculier, also advised at 14/1 wasn't too shabby. The Meeting at Leopardstown goes ahead but was subject to a late Inspection, at the time of writing no news from Carlisle; so we have focussed on the Meetings at Bath and Exeter that had no Inspections planned and with the South West having a largely dry and warm day yesterday with significant drying Southerly Winds, I su... [Read More]

Night Bear ran a decent place at Lingfield yesterday and Qeyaady wasn't far off an enhanced place at nice Odds and is one to follow. Disappointing though for us at Musselburgh in the Twilight Meeting there over the Jumps. Sadly we weren't able to repeat the two excellent winners of Thursday in Ireland.  It's carnage Saturday in terms of Racing Fixtures with The Curragh joining Kelso and Stratford on the Abandoned list, leaving a small field card at Uttoxeter and AW at Chelmsford a... [Read More]

A nice win double for Sean at Naas yesterday with Clear The Clouds advised at 11/1 winning at 17/2 and Oneforgonzo who was advised at 33/1 winning at an SP of 14/1 in scintillating style. More on them lower down. The Meeting at Wexford today faces an Inspection as we start to write this mail and things don't look promising and the Meetings at Fontwell and Wetherby have already been abandoned. We are left with NH at Musselburgh and AW at Lingfield and Dundalk, if Wexford doesn't survive... [Read More]

A cracking Card at Naas today with huge fields and we'll attack a 23 and a 25 runner handicap. [Read More]

Tips and Analysis today from a race at Cattrick [Read More]

There were decent runs at Huntingdon from Belargus at 16/1 SP and Island Run to finish second and third. In the Irish National , Frontal Assault at 25/1 SP put up an excellent effort and gave us a great run for our money finishing 4th, most of the others with the exception of the favourite ran very well for a long way, indeed they were right in contention after 3 mils, but sadly the pace was just a yard too fast for them and they faded, as others who had been ridden more quietly and off the... [Read More]

The Irish National is the obvious highlight today, as usual Elliott comes mob handed, Mullins has strong chances and a number of other Yards will feel they have a chance of a big race winner. A field of 21 is alarmingly low to be honest and begs so many questions. What would the field be if Ireland didn't have 80% of the Aintree National field, why haven't some of the UK Trainers gone over there to potentially grab a massive prize, should the 2 main Nationals now have Entrie based on Qualifying ... [Read More]

A disappointing day until Mousey brown won at Fairyhouse, advised at 50/1 , some 66/1 about at the time of the mailing and returned a 33/1 SP. Some excellent analysis of that Down Royal win that exposed some hidden evidence that the penalty for it was indeed generous. The win did again expose the hidden fissures that we see when prescriptive Staking leads some to stake less (we know some level stake of their own volition). We have begun to roll out thoughts about Staking and a less prescrip... [Read More]

We had a few decent placed runs yesterday on the AW and I felt that Barenboim in particular was incredibly unfortunate, it didn't get a run until past the 2 furlong pole, when it did it was then slightly hampered and finished better than the pair in front that included Diamond Bay. The only thing to point out though is that this isn't the first "hard luck" run for Barenboim, so we will track it forwards with interest to see if it is a recurring trend. It's a shame that the Premier Flat... [Read More]

AW Finals Day today so without further ado, over to our AW Expert with his selections on 3 Races covering Newcastle and Lingfield. [Read More]

It's been a quiet week in terms of tipping opportunity and today is no exception. There is NH at Wetherby and Fontwell (inspection pending) and AW at Southwell; with Clonmel to become the latest Irish Meeting to be abandoned.  We'll have a tip race at Wetherby and a "Pointer". There are some cracking NH Cards on Saturday and Sunday and a glut of 9 Easter Monday Bank Holiday Fixtures including flat Turf, so a busy weekend ahead. Good FRiday as many will recall used to be a Non... [Read More]

There is National Hunt Racing at Hereford and Wincanton today and a few races of interest. There is also AW at Kempton, but no Racing in Ireland where the scheduled Wexford Fixture has been abandoned. We have tips and analysis in a couple of races, one each at Hereford and Wincanton and a small "pointer" in a second Wincanton Race. --------- [Read More]

We're in those small windows before the Turf Flat kicks in and before the big closing NH Fixtures at Ayr and Aintree. It's always a quiet time but a chance to take some small sensible speculative bets and we had a fine run yesterday by Getaway With You who was backed in from 25-28/1 available early to around 11/1 SP. I have subsequently been told it was tipped about an hour after us by a well known and well respected ex Twitter now subscription Tipster, who does move markets in a ... [Read More]

A pretty eventful race at Ascot yesterday where the fancied The Bold Thady unseated early having been left with nowhere to go when a horse fell right in front of it, thankfully both horses and jackets emerged unscathed from a horrible looking incident. Johnny B ran well for a long way but the real eye catcher was Outside Adesa who ran with great credit and promise and very much backed up the P2P analysis. It was just nabbed on the line for 3rd but with almost all Bookies paying to 4th ... [Read More]

We'll do a review of Doncaster racing from yesterday tomorrow morning , together with a review of the tip race from today. We had a good long look at the Doncaster Card, dominated by Sprint type races and with tacky deep ground we just felt it was too early in the season and too many imponderables to get involved. The Irish Flat meeting at Naas too is being held in excessively deep ground, Sprints have been abandoned, and a glut of 7 furlong races doesn't really inspire confidence or e... [Read More]

We were a shade unlucky to see the well fancied Take No Chances and big priced Hermino AA just get touched off in a close finish at Newbury yesterday but excellent runs from both of them. A decent run too from Mahler Moon to place in the other tip race. The 2024 Turf Flat season starts today at Doncaster and we'll focus on that Meeting with the 2 main tip races. There is a decent NH Card at Newbury but nothing really stands out, must point out the very exciting NH Trainer Championship Title... [Read More]

Sean continued his decent week following some near misses on the Flat at The Curragh on Monday with a 20/1 winner at Cork yesterday courtesy of CLONBURY BRIDGE advised at 12/1 and winning at a 20/1SP and another example that unlike the mainstream so called Tipsters who advise at inflated unachievable odds, it is actually possible to not only find a nice big priced winner, but also one that wins at a significantly higher SP after drifting in the market. Michael was unable to double up with a winn... [Read More]

No return from the somewhat speculative selections yesterday which we did flag up as out of form types but on decent handicap marks if reviving. The analysis indicated that if they did revive they would have decent sporting chances, sadly none of them did and must all go back to the drawing board. There are small fields today at Chepstow and Ludlow and AW atSouthwell. Cork stages a decent weekday NH Card with 3 well subscribed big field handicaps, one looks like a decent betting heat, one f... [Read More]

There is NH at Market Rasen and Haydock today and AW at Southwell.  A couple of long distance Handicap Hurdles with 9 runner fields at least give us some scope to bet to 3 places, so our NORTHERN Expert has hopefully found a few at nice prices with some very interesting back-form, that suggests the early prices may be somewhat overpriced in the conditions. Let's look at those races and then look at the Cheltenham Handicaps. [Read More]

Good morning; A very encouraging start to the Irish Flat season for Sean yesterday with only the 3/1 favourite Chazzesme preventing a near clean sweep for selections with Smooth Tom runner up, Casanova 4th and San Aer 6th, with Speculator having the 3rd placed UK raider Raadobarg for good measure. Not a bad effort in a 20 runner handicap. Not such a good outcome for Michael in the following 23 runner race, although he did have a handy 3rd place at 22/1 SP for his top tip Magical Charm.&nbsp... [Read More]

We'll start our Cheltenham Review in tomorrow morning's e-mail, it'll conclude on Wednesday and then on Thursday we'll announce our plans and thoughts for the remainder on the main NH season up to the end of April. The Turf flat starts in Ireland today at The Curragh and we'll attack the Irish Lincoln at 4.10 and the consolation race at 4.40. There is little to enthuse over in small field NH Fixtures today at Southwell and Fontwell, nor on the AW at Newcastle. [Read More]