Race Previews
In-depth previews of the year's big meetings, talking through the key contenders and our selections race by race. The kind of analysis Premium members get for every festival.
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 2026Coral Stewards' Cup 2026: Day Five Goodwood Best Bets
The Qatar Goodwood Festival closes with the Coral Stewards' Cup. Our best bets across the final day, with two in the opener and a tracker horse in the big one.
31 Jul 2026Coral Goodwood Handicap 2026: Day Four Best Bets
Day four of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Our best bets across the card, with a free steer on two in the Goodwood Handicap and why we are leaving the 2:25 alone.
30 Jul 2026Qatar Nassau Stakes 2026: Day Three Goodwood Best Bets
Day three of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Our best bets across the card, with a free steer in the opener and Friendly Soul to take on the Nassau hot pot.
29 Jul 2026Qatar Sussex Stakes 2026: Day Two Goodwood Best Bets
Day two of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Our best bets across the card, with a free steer in the opener and Opera Ballo to take on the unbeaten Bow Echo.
28 Jul 2026Qatar Goodwood Festival 2026 Day 1: Our Best Bets
Day one of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Our best bets across the card, with a free steer on Al Aali in the Chesterfield Cup and Trawlerman in the Goodwood Cup.
27 Jul 2026King George VI Stakes Day 2026: Our Best Bets at Ascot and York
King George day at Ascot. Our best bets across Ascot and York, from Alta Regina to Touleen and Royal Champion, and why the big race itself is a no-bet for us.
24 Jul 2026Saturday 18 July: Irish Oaks Day, and the 20/1 Shot We Cannot Leave Alone
Eight meetings, 56 races. Our nap lands in the Irish Oaks, we take on the favourite in the Summer Plate at 20/1, and there are eight other races we want to…
17 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 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 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