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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.

Liam’s Weekly Thoughts – 21st – 27th February 2022

Liam looks at the handicap changes this weeks and highlights horses he feels have been dropped to good marks as well as one for a Veterans Handicap Chase at…

22 Feb 2022

Liam’s Weekly Thoughts – 15th – 20th February 2022

Liam looks at the handicap marks that caught his eye this week including highlighting one for the Imperial Cup, one that he think now runs in the Coral Cup…

16 Feb 2022

Grand National Thoughts – Weights Revealed

Liam looks at the weights for the Grand National and is pretty pleased with those allocated to his selections highlighted in a previous blog.

15 Feb 2022

Cheltenham Festival 2021 – Where Are They Now?

Last year this blog highlighted Fakir D’Oudaries who finished 2nd in the Ryanair at a whopping 50/1 as well as some other great runs.

9 Feb 2022

Liam’s Weekly Thoughts – 7th – 13th February 2022

Liam has looked ahead to the Betfair Hurdle and highlights a horse he thinks can run a big race this year at double figure odds as well as highlighting 2…

7 Feb 2022

Dublin Racing Festival Analysis & More!

Liam’s analysis of tomorrow’s racing including at Sandown & Leopardstown. Who does he want to win see win comfortably whilst which horse is he worried could…

4 Feb 2022

Pied Piper or Fil Dor for the Triumph?

Liam looks back at an eventful day of racing at Cheltenham & Doncaster and highlights 3 or 4 that he will be checking their handicap marks with the Festival…

29 Jan 2022

Grand National Thoughts – who was the unlucky loser last year?

Any Second Now made quite a bad mistake at the 10th and it was a good sit and that was the only mistake Any Second Now made but that’s not why he was unlucky.

26 Jan 2022

Five reasons why Energumene can’t turn the tables on Shishkin

Course form at Cheltenham is very important as we see time and time again and horses with Cheltenham Festival form is even more important.

24 Jan 2022

Can Shishkin back up his win at Cheltenham now?

On ITV on Saturday, there were 8 races and TOP RATED won 7 of them whilst the other traded 1.36 in the run before finishing 2nd!

22 Jan 2022

Cheltenham is fast approaching now!

Liam looks at the handicap marks from this week and highlights some of those that have dropped that caught his eye. These include a horse who may need a…

18 Jan 2022

The geniuses use RatingTheRaces Ratings

Yesterday on ITV Racing, Luke Harvey said ‘if you found that you must be a genius’ when talking about 40/1 winner Jepeck winning at Wincanton.

9 Jan 2022