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Handicap Analysis

Each week we go through the new handicap marks, flagging the horses dropped too kindly and those raised far too little. The kind of edge that hides in plain sight in the ratings.

Weekly Handicap Blog – 29th June 2021

3 this week including one where everything went wrong and the handicapper dropped her 3lb whilst another who could drop back into handicap company and get…

1 Jul 2021

Weekly Handicap Blog – 22nd June 2021

8 Runners from Royal Ascot that I think were wrongly dropped in the handicap. We also know about ‘ricks’ from the bookies, this blog looks for those ‘ricks’…

29 Jun 2021

Weekly Handicap Blog – 8th June 2021

After finishing 2nd last week, Ejtilaab went one better at Epsom when just getting up over 6f. He’s been raised 5lb for that but would still be of interest…

8 Jun 2021

Weekly Handicap Blog – 1st June 2021

2 more 2nd’s over the weekend with both Ejtilaab and Bielsa finishing 2nd at Chester & Haydock respectively. I thought Bielsa had got there but was one stride…

1 Jun 2021

Weekly Handicap Blog – 25th May 2021

After another great run from one of our horses highlighted here (Sunday Sovereign 2nd @ 20/1), hopefully we can continue this good run!

25 May 2021

Weekly Handicap Blog – 18th May 2021

This week I think I have found the one for the Wokingham at Royal Ascot whilst there were 2 in 1 race at York that caught my eye.

18 May 2021

Weekly Handicap Blog – 11th May 2021

This week I think I’ve found one that would go close in a Summer Plate at Market Rasen as well as a horse who I think can bounce back when returning to…

11 May 2021

Weekly Handicap Blog – 4th May 2021

This weeks includes 1 horse who has been raised 1lb on collateral form but I think he’s still much better than his new 99 mark!

4 May 2021

Weekly Handicap Blog – 28th April 2021

This week features 2 or 3 that plenty of you wont be agreeing with but I am confident that next season and over fences and he will bounce back.

1 May 2021

Weekly Handicap Blog – 20th April 2021

I aim to write a blog each Tuesday highlighting horses that I feel have been dropped in the handicap down to a mark where I think they can be very…

20 Apr 2021

Liam’s 2020 Paddy Power Handicap Chase Selections

Liam has been through most of the field for the 2020 Paddy Power Handicap Chase at Cheltenham and has come up with 3 selections from 9/1 to 20/1.

9 Nov 2020

Each Way Potentials for Cheltenham Handicaps

With the handicap marks out yesterday for the Cheltenham Handicaps, could these be great Cheltenham handicaps each way potentials – let us know what you think!

27 Feb 2020