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Weekend 28th – 29th January 23 Preview & Review
Whilst the racing has already been completed, we thought we should link you to the Preview video and also the Review video.
30 Jan 2023Cheltenham Festival 2023 Day 4 – Looking away from the favourites
In this post, we will identify the top contenders that pose the greatest threat to the favourites in the Day 4 races at the Cheltenham Festival.
13 Jan 2023Cheltenham Festival 2023 Day 3 – Looking away from the favourites
In this post, we will identify the top contenders that pose the greatest threat to the favourites in the Day 3 races at the Cheltenham Festival.
11 Jan 2023Cheltenham Festival 2023 Day 2 – Looking away from the favourites
In this post, we will identify the top contenders that pose the greatest threat to the favourites in the Day 2 races at the Cheltenham Festival.
10 Jan 2023Cheltenham Festival 2023 Day 1 – Looking away from the favourites
In this post, we will identify the top contenders that pose the greatest threat to the favourites in the Day 1 races at the Cheltenham Festival.
9 Jan 2023Some Early 2023 Targets for Eyecatchers
Minella Indo won at Tramore beating Stattler and is arguably no longer the ‘forgotten horse’ of the Gold Cup. Form at the Cheltenham Festival read 1212 and he…
2 Jan 2023Christmas Eyecatchers 2022
In this blog post, I will highlight some of the standout horses that caught my attention during the Christmas period. These may include contenders for the…
29 Dec 20223 for the Welsh National
Truckers Lodge has already competed in 3 Welsh Nationals finishing 2nd in 2019 (off effective 136), 7th in 2020 (off effective 152) and 3rd in 2021 (off…
18 Dec 2022When targets look obvious
Looking at some of the recent handicap marks and some of the upcoming fixtures, there are some that stand out so clearly. Let’s have a look at one of these!
14 Dec 2022She would be great in a Coral Cup!
Unfortunately, Doncaster, Cheltenham, Navan and Hereford are all abandoned and the racing review is limited this week. I did notice a horse yesterday however…
10 Dec 2022What tactics will they go with?
12:40 Monmiral wins this surely. It should be easy against 2 other rivals who are not as classy. His effort behind Jonbon was probably a very good effort!
9 Dec 2022A winner for later this month & 2 for March!
Looking through the handicap marks this week, there are less horses this week that catch my eye having dropped in the handicap.
7 Dec 2022