Cheltenham Festival 2023 Day 1 – Looking away from the favourites

2023-01-09T18:33:41+00:00January 9th, 2023|

Cheltenham Day 1 – Tuesday

In this post, we will identify the top contenders that pose the greatest threat to the favourites in the Day 1 races at the Cheltenham Festival. By analysing various factors such as form, distance, and more, we aim to find reasons why the favourites may not be as strong as their odds suggest and could potentially be beaten by another horse. Our goal is to uncover potential upsets and let’s hope we have a few here!

Supreme Novices Hurdle

Marine Nationale won the Royal Bond Grade 1 Hurdle at Fairyhouse and the second and fourth place finishers in that race have since performed […]

Some Early 2023 Targets for Eyecatchers

2023-01-02T18:48:58+00:00January 2nd, 2023|

New Years Day targets

Minella Indo won at Tramore beating Stattler and is arguably no longer the ‘forgotten horse’ of the Gold Cup. Form at the Cheltenham Festival read 1212 and he was a whopping 40/1 for the Gold Cup before yesterday. I highlighted that a 50/1 double winning at Tramore and the Gold Cup was a good bet and we now have 50/1 about a 20/1 shot who is likely to go straight for the Gold Cup.

From the last email we sent

How we’ve go 50/1 about a 20/1 shot in the Cheltenham Gold Cup

It sounds like they are going straight to the […]

Christmas Eyecatchers 2022

2023-01-03T11:59:35+00:00December 29th, 2022|

Christmas Eyecatchers

In this blog post, I will highlight some of the standout horses that caught my attention during the Christmas period. These may include contenders for the Grand National as well as those with potential for success in the Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival

Are these blogs worth reading?

Monday 26th December

Fontwell 11:57

Rambo T – Handicapping. Could be interesting, decent R Figures, beaten by a smart sort last time out in Givega

(Edit – Handicap Mark of 116 – that looks very workable) 

Leopardstown 12:00

Parmenion­ – This horse placed third in the same race where State Man fell before going on to win a […]

She would be great in a Coral Cup!

2022-12-10T12:39:27+00:00December 10th, 2022|

Cheltenham

Unfortunately, Doncaster, Cheltenham, Navan and Hereford are all abandoned and the racing review is limited this week. I did notice a horse yesterday however that should definitely be aimed at the Coral Cup.

Indefatigable finished 8th of 8 yesterday at Cheltenham over 3m having been held up and not picking up when they got racing on the flat (last 2 hurdles were omitted due to low sun). Her last 2 efforts now over 3m have seen her finish last of 8 and last 6 and hopefully connections realise she doesn’t stay 3m as well as she does over the 2 1/2 mile trip. She was beaten yesterday […]

What tactics will they go with?

2022-12-09T14:18:18+00:00December 9th, 2022|

Cheltenham

12:40 Monmiral wins this surely. It should be easy against 2 other rivals who are not as classy. His effort behind Jonbon was probably a very good effort!

1:15 I’m going to side with Gumball here who I think could be going for it. He’s had a run back over fences and actually turned into the straight at Ascot going as well as Thyme White, Before Midnight and Frero Banbou but appeared to get tired late on. Before that his previous start over fences over 2m came in the Grand Annual when sent off just 14/1 off a mark of 140. He disappointed when fading quickly coming to the […]

A winner for later this month & 2 for March!

2022-12-07T11:09:17+00:00December 7th, 2022|

A December winner & 2 for the Cheltenham Festival

Looking through the handicap marks this week, there are less horses this week that catch my eye having dropped in the handicap. I did have a look at a few such as Snow Leopardess and Hill Sixteen from the Becher Chase but feel the former is still feeling the affects of the National whilst the latter is still too high in the handicap.

Gunsight Ridge -1 to 136 – Target: Grand Annual at Cheltenham Festival

Olly Murphy stepped Gunsight Ridge back up in trip again and again it failed to work. I really hope Olly gives up with […]

Handicap Mark Changes – Welsh National Pair!

2022-11-23T09:18:33+00:00November 22nd, 2022|

Handicap Drops for Hurdlers – 1 mistake and dropped 2lb!

Brinkley -2 to 136

Brinkley dropped 2lb to 136 after finishing 9th on his seasonal return at Haydock where he tried to make all the running which is always tough. The drop of 2lb means he’s now 12lb lower than when being sent off 16/1 and only beaten 16 1/4 lengths in a Pertemps Final. A Pertemps Final that I think was a good one as well. Brocade Racing like to try and plan races in advance with their horses (could have a big run from Remastered in the Coral Gold Cup Handicap Chase) and they could be targeting […]

Saturday 19th November – 4 For Saturday!

2022-11-18T18:50:34+00:00November 18th, 2022|

Saturday at Ascot & Haydock

I like 4 for tomorrow at Ascot & Haydock.

Ascot 12:55 We had Remastered last time out at Aintree win for us at 8/1 and finishing strongly into 2nd was Milan Bridge who was sent off favourite that day. He’s clearly improving and the switch to fences should bring out more improvement. As mentioned in our earlier video this week for Premium/Pro Members, we like horses that are going straight into handicaps over fences suggesting the trainer feels they have a workable mark. Quel Destin also for Paul Nicholls is likely to need the run having not raced for 658 days and […]

That is a Cheltenham Festival plan!

2022-11-08T16:12:39+00:00November 8th, 2022|

Weekend Review & Handicap Mark Changes

Liam has a look back at the recent horse racing results and highlights some to look out for going forward as well as a couple that should be working backwards from the Cheltenham Festival!

Horses in the above video with suggested targets: (click on their name to be taken to exact point in video regarding them)

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Jacamar

Senior Citizen

Voix Du Reve

Langer Dan

Horses in the above video with suggested targets: (click on their name to be taken to exact point in video regarding them)

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National Hunt Horses To Follow – 2022-2023

2022-10-10T16:24:34+01:00September 22nd, 2022|

National Hunt Horses To Follow 2022 – 2023

How to use our Free RTR NagMe/Tracker tool

Adding a horse to your NagMe is a great way to remind you when a horse is due to run next. Was it eyecatching, a sure fire winner next time, hugely unlucky or just one that you want to keep an eye on? Add it to your RTR NagMe (Free to use) and get an email notification when it’s next due to run! FREE NAGME TOOL

None of the obvious Constitution Hill, Galopin Des Champs, Sir Gerhard, Honeysuckle types….for me these are a bit pointless in these blogs as everyone is aware […]