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BHA Handicap Marks: Two Tribes and the Stewards' Cup Angle
This week's BHA handicap marks: Two Tribes raised 2lb days before his Stewards' Cup defence, a first mark for Dovecote, and where our seven movers go next.
28 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: The Review
Our review of King George VI Stakes day at Ascot: the winners, the eyecatchers and the ones to take out of the day, with a debutant runner-up straight into…
25 Jul 2026The Best Ratings in Racing? 21 Top-Rated Winners in a Single Day
We believe RatingTheRaces produces the best ratings around, and Friday 24 July made the case for us: 21 top-rated winners across the day, plus our nap and a…
24 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 2026BHA Handicap Marks: Loriko, St Faz and the Galway Angles
This week's BHA handicap marks: Loriko raised to exactly the 125 we predicted, St Faz dropped 2lb for his plot, Lion's House ready for the all-weather, and…
21 Jul 2026Qatar Goodwood Festival: The Five Feature Races, and What Last Year Told Us
Five days at Goodwood, a Group 1 on each of the first four and the Stewards' Cup to finish. We look back at how each of them was won last year, including a…
19 Jul 2026Aidan O'Brien: One Winner From His Last 23, and a King George Worry
Aidan O'Brien has had just one winner from 23 runners across the weekend, with two beaten at odds-on. A look at a rare cold spell, and why the timing matters…
19 Jul 2026Irish Oaks Day Review: The Winners, the Eyecatchers and What We Learned
Our race-by-race review of Irish Oaks day: a chastening afternoon of right prices and wrong results, Symbol Of Honour the bright spot, and three horses for…
18 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 2026Danger Bay and the Art of Ignoring the Prize Money
Danger Bay is being aimed at a Group 3 worth less than three handicaps he could win first. A look at why so much race planning ignores the prize money.
16 Jul 2026