--- title: "Blog · Page 6 — RatingTheRaces" description: "Browse page 6 of the RatingTheRaces blog. UK & Ireland horse racing previews, reviews, ratings analysis, betting insight and product release notes." url: https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/page/6/ date_modified: "2026-11-03" --- Blog # News, analysis & releases Ratings discussion, how-to guides and the latest from the RatingTheRaces team. [All](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/) [Race Previews](https://ratingtheraces.com/category/race-analysis/) [Race Reviews](https://ratingtheraces.com/category/race-reviews/) [Eyecatchers](https://ratingtheraces.com/category/eyecatchers/) [Handicap Analysis](https://ratingtheraces.com/category/handicap-analysis/) [Opinion](https://ratingtheraces.com/category/opinion/) [Information](https://ratingtheraces.com/category/information/) [Videos](https://ratingtheraces.com/category/videos/) [Releases](https://ratingtheraces.com/category/releases/) [Race Previews ## 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/ebor-2026-early-selections/) [Race Reviews ## York 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/york-ebor-festival-day-2-review/) [Race Previews ## York 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/york-ebor-festival-day-2-preview/) [Race Reviews ## York 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/york-ebor-festival-day-1-review/) [Race Previews ## York 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/york-ebor-festival-day-1-preview/) [Opinion ## Il 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/headgear-stats-il-est-francais/) [Handicap Analysis ## BHA 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/new-handicap-marks-11-august/) [Race Reviews ## Curragh 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/top-rated-winners-sunday-9-august/) [Race Previews ## Shergar 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/shergar-cup-2026-preview/) [Handicap Analysis ## BHA 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/new-handicap-marks-4-august/) [Information ## Horse 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 2026](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/horse-ratings-explained/) [Race Reviews ## Goodwood 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](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/qatar-goodwood-festival-day-5-review/) [← Prev](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/page/5/) [1](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/) … [5](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/page/5/) 6 [7](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/page/7/) … [38](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/page/38/) [Next →](https://ratingtheraces.com/blog/page/7/)