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National Hunt Targets 2026/27: The Obvious Races, Part 1
Horses with a race written all over them this jumps season, from the Pertemps Final to the Paddy Power Gold Cup, with the mark that makes each one work.
21 Oct 2026BHA Handicap Marks: Lexington Blitz +8 and Vintage Clarets
Lexington Blitz is up 8lb for winning the Catterick Dash, Vintage Clarets is left alone on 77 after the draw beat him, and Ebt's Guard goes up for finishing…
20 Oct 2026Champions Day 2026 Review: Beaten A Nose At Ascot
How Saturday 17 October went at Ascot, race by race. The first 3 in the betting filled the first 3 places, and we were beaten a nose in the opener.
18 Oct 2026Champions Day 2026: Ascot, Leopardstown, Newton Abbot
British Champions Day at Ascot, 2 Group 3s at Leopardstown and a Newton Abbot card. The races we want to talk about, and where we think the bet is.
16 Oct 2026BHA Handicap Marks: Coul Angel +3 and the Sprint Trophy
Coul Angel wins the Sprint Trophy and goes to 106, Toca Madera is up 4lb for another York win, and the Cesarewitch leaves Beylerbeyi a pound lower.
13 Oct 2026Saturday 10 October: Future Champions Day Review
How Saturday actually went at Newmarket, York, Chepstow, Hexham and Naas: a gelded 3-year-old back after 378 days off, and a Balding 1-2-3 in the opener.
12 Oct 2026Saturday 10 October: Future Champions Day Analysis
Twenty races picked apart on our ratings: the Dewhurst, the Cesarewitch, a Sprint Trophy with 24lb of handicap movement in it, and the 4 horses we are backing.
9 Oct 2026Friday 9 October: Chepstow, York and Newmarket Review
Chepstow opening day, the Fillies Mile and the Challenge Stakes reviewed: a 1-2-3 in our ratings order at 4/9, 28/1 and 8/1, and a very unlucky run at York.
9 Oct 2026Create Your Own Horse Racing Competition: How It Works
Run your own league on RatingTheRaces: your rules, your players, scored off our data every day. And if the rule you want is not there, tell us and we will…
8 Oct 2026Chepstow Opening Day: Welsh Champion Hurdle Analysis
The jumps are back. Our analysis of 13 races on Friday, and a look at what last year's Welsh Champion Hurdle first three went on to do.
8 Oct 2026BHA Handicap Marks: Shimmering Sun +7 and the Challenge Cup
Shimmering Sun wins a Listed and goes up 7lb, Moonfall is raised for his Challenge Cup 2nd, and Pierre Royal's Cambridgeshire rise lands at 7lb.
6 Oct 2026Silver Trophy To Cheltenham: Our Horse To Follow
The horse we put top of our National Hunt list for the season has an entry at Chepstow this weekend, and we think the road ends at the Cheltenham Festival.
6 Oct 2026