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Newmarket July Festival: Day 2 Review
How Day 2 of Newmarket's July Festival unfolded, race by race, with the result grids and how our top-rated selections and members fared.
10 Jul 2026Saturday Preview: Newmarket, Ascot and Beyond
Our Saturday preview ranges across the meetings: a big-priced Ascot sprinter, a well-treated Newmarket filly, and the class act in the Summer Mile.
10 Jul 2026Newmarket July Festival: Day 1 Review
How Day 1 of Newmarket's July Festival unfolded race by race, with the result grids and how our selections and ratings fared right across the card.
9 Jul 2026The little things too many jockeys get wrong
A fair but frank look at the race-riding habits that keep costing horses and punters, from ignoring an obvious track bias to dropping the hands before the line.
9 Jul 2026Newmarket July Festival: Day 2 Preview
Our free Day 2 preview of Newmarket's July Festival, with the horse we like in the opener and the short-priced favourites we are happy to take on.
9 Jul 2026Newmarket July Festival: Day 1 Preview
Our Premium preview of the opening day of Newmarket's July Festival, building to Saturday's July Cup Group 1, with our selections and prices across the card.
8 Jul 2026NAP Competition Rules: How to Qualify for Prizes
The rules for winning in the free NAP Competition: how often to play each week and month, and posting your selections publicly on X so it stays transparent.
27 Jun 2026Saturday Review: Eyecatchers from York and Newcastle
Our review of Saturday's racing at York and Newcastle: the winners, a strong front-running pace bias, and the eyecatchers worth following from each card.
27 Jun 2026What's New at RatingTheRaces: Recent Releases
A roundup of recent RatingTheRaces releases: a brand-new website, new ratings stats and filters, NAP competition upgrades, faster downloads and more.
26 Jun 2026How to Unlock the Free Friday Ratings
Play our free NAP competition twice between Sunday and Thursday to unlock Friday's free ratings, or three times to get them early on Thursday afternoon.
26 Jun 2026Friday Eyecatchers: Brunhilde and Anchor Road
Two eyecatchers from a scorching Friday: Brunhilde, second and crying out for a trip at Doncaster, and the unlucky debutant Anchor Road at the Curragh.
26 Jun 2026Northumberland Vase 2026: Two To Follow at Newcastle
Two big-priced eyecatchers for the Northumberland Vase at Newcastle on Saturday, the Plate consolation: Alphonse Le Grande and Charging Thunder.
25 Jun 2026