Compare latest antepost racing odds for Cheltenham here Open Eagle proved to be an impressive winner of the November Handicap at Doncaster but that victory was the final highlight of the 2014 flat season in the UK with attention now switching to the winter national hunt calendar. Most roads usually lead to Cheltenham in March […]
Compare betting odds on the Northumberland Plate The Irish Derby may be the more high-profile race on the racing calendar for June 28th but general odds of 2/5 for Australia to add to his Epsom Derby victory offer little appeal to many punters. On the same day, the Northumberland Plate is staged at Newcastle and […]
Compare latest antepost betting odds for Royal Ascot here Although the World Cup will be dominating the current sporting media coverage and betting markets, the Royal Ascot meeting commencing on Tuesday 17th June should also attract its share of attention. The current going is Good to Soft, Good in places, following 18mm rain on Saturday. The Ascot […]
The first weekend in June has become the traditional date for the two Epsom middle distance classics and whereas The Oaks appears to be an open race according to the markets, The Derby betting is dominated by the Aidan O’Brien trained colt Australia. After a third place in the 2,000 Guineas, Australia will be attempting more […]
With the 2014 flat season now gathering momentum, attention focuses on the forthcoming classics and the reappearance of some of the older horses who have remained in training. Several ten to follow lists include the likes of Kingman, Australia, Rizeena and the veteran Cirrus Des Aigles but there are other perhaps less well known racehorses […]
Newmarket Guineas weekend is that part of the horse racing calendar when the flat season begins in earnest as the national hunt equivalent draws to a close in the UK. Both the 2,000 Guineas and 1,000 Guineas usually define the best of the three year old milers for the remainder of the season whereas some of […]
Compare betting odds on the Scottish Grand National After an eighth fence mishap in the Aintree Grand National, trainer Paul Nicholls is analysing further options for veteran chaser Tidal Bay with the Scottish equivalent at Ayr currently being favoured instead of encountering potentially drier ground in the Sandown Bet365 Chase later in the month. TIDAL BAY has been allocated a top weight […]
For many horse racing fans, the Grand National is just a more difficult event from which to tip the winner but the race also tends to attract numerous once a year punters attracted by the large field and terrestrial television coverage. 40 horses look set to appear in the 2014 renewal but with the modification […]
Compare latest betting odds on the Lincoln With the ending of the Cheltenham Festival, horse racing attention now switches to the new flat season and the Spring Double comprising the Lincoln Handicap and Grand National. Both races are notoriously difficult to predict with the one mile Lincoln race at Doncaster often won by in-form stables. Yet there […]
After a winter of record breaking rainfall with the majority of race meetings subsequently being staged on testing ground conditions, drier weather is forecast for the forthcoming Cheltenham Festival. Watering is scheduled on the track which suggests that good going may be prevalent for possibly the first time this season with the form book of […]