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Ebor 2026: Our 2 Early Selections for Saturday
The Ebor decs are out, so here are our 2 before the market moves. One we have been on all season, and one Joseph O'Brien has told us something about.
20 Aug 2026York Ebor Day 2 Review: Libertango Lands the Lowther
Day 2 at York reviewed. Libertango was the best horse in the Lowther, and our Top Rated got a ride we did not care for at all.
20 Aug 2026York Ebor Festival Day 2: Our Best Bets
Day 2 at York, race by race. Last year's winner back to do it again in the heritage handicap, and one race we are happy to leave alone entirely.
19 Aug 2026York Ebor Festival Day 1 Review: Maltese Cross Wins
Day 1 at York reviewed. Our AV3 figures called the Great Voltigeur 1-2-3 in order, and we did not like the ride our horse got in the opener.
19 Aug 2026York Ebor Festival Day 1: Our Best Bets
Day 1 of the Ebor Festival at York, race by race. A first time tongue strap worth knowing about, and a horse plotted for the opener since last August.
18 Aug 2026Il 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 2026