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The Dan Skelton Hurdlers

Dan Skelton has 3 horses that could all have leading chances in the 3 handicap hurdles at the Cheltenham Festival over 2m and 2 1/2 mile.

8 Feb 2023

Handicap Movers after the Dublin Racing Festival!

Chasers – potential targets include the Festival Plate and the Grand Annual Weekend review including highlighting a few that deserve another chance at the…

7 Feb 2023

Handicap Movers and Shakers – 31st January 2023

Chasers Dropping in the Handicap Hurdlers and Chasers who have gone up in the handicap but still interesting Many of the above in the tweets feature in the…

31 Jan 2023

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 2023

Cheltenham 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 2023

Cheltenham 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 2023

Cheltenham 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 2023

Cheltenham 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 2023

Some 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 2023

Christmas 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 2022

3 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 2022

When 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 2022