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Il Est Francais Joins Dan Skelton: The Headgear Angle
First time headgear is a negative signal on average, not a positive one. Which makes the yards it does work for, like Skelton with a tongue strap, worth…
12 Aug 2026BHA Handicap Marks: Tuco Salamanca and the Shergar Cup
This week's marks are all about the Shergar Cup: Tuco Salamanca up 6lb, All Ways Glamorous left alone on 97, and why a drop out of Ascot can be a kind one.
11 Aug 2026Curragh and Chepstow Results: Eleven Top Rated Winners
Sunday delivered eleven Top Rated winners across the Curragh, Chepstow, Downpatrick and Leicester, including a 7/1 our ratings had streets clear.
9 Aug 2026Shergar Cup 2026: Our Best Bets at Ascot
The Shergar Cup at Ascot, where international jockeys make the races hard to predict. Our selections across all six races, with a free steer in the opener.
7 Aug 2026BHA Handicap Marks: Hopewell Rock and the Summer Handicap
This week's BHA and Irish handicap marks: Hopewell Rock up 5lb for the Summer Handicap, the O'Brien raiders put up at home, and Geryon raised 5lb for a defeat.
4 Aug 2026Horse Ratings Explained: Official Marks and Our Numbers
What horse ratings actually are, how the official rating decides a handicap, and how we use our own horse racing ratings alongside it every week.
1 Aug 2026Goodwood Day Five Review: Hopewell Rock Leads a One-Two
The final day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival reviewed. Our two selections finish first and second in the opener, and the Coral Stewards' Cup closes the week.
1 Aug 2026Coral Stewards' Cup 2026: Day Five Goodwood Best Bets
The Qatar Goodwood Festival closes with the Coral Stewards' Cup. Our best bets across the final day, with two in the opener and a tracker horse in the big one.
31 Jul 2026Goodwood Day Four Review: Defiantly Wins the Opener
Day four of the Qatar Goodwood Festival reviewed. Defiantly makes it count in the Goodwood Handicap, and we have some thoughts on the riding behind him.
31 Jul 2026Goodwood Day Three Review: Ciarrai Abu Wins at 10/3
Day three of the Qatar Goodwood Festival reviewed. Our Top Rated Ciarrai Abu lands the Kincsem Handicap, and our own selection falls in a flat race.
30 Jul 2026Coral Goodwood Handicap 2026: Day Four Best Bets
Day four of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Our best bets across the card, with a free steer on two in the Goodwood Handicap and why we are leaving the 2:25 alone.
30 Jul 2026Goodwood Day Two Review: Wild Blossom Gets It Right
Day two at the Qatar Goodwood Festival reviewed. Our ratings go one-two in the opener, and Wild Blossom turns the tables in the Alice Keppel Stakes.
29 Jul 2026