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Royal Ascot Spread Betting Preview

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:56:00 EDT - Tuesday's highlight is the King's Stand Stakes, the second race on the card, which features some of the fastest horses anywhere in the world. The race has taken on an international flavour in the past decade with three of the last five winners being trained in Australia and the other two in France and Spain. Spread bettors will be interested to see how the Australian-trained Nicconi fares, but patriotic punters will surely be looking at last year's runner-up Fleeting Spirit and recent impressive Haydock winner Kingsgate Native. Scenic Blast became only the second favourite to win in the past decade last year and spread SP buyers will remember Equiano's win at 22/1 in 2008.

Derby and Oaks Spread Betting Preview

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:53:00 EDT - SP spread sellers have done well, by and large, in this race in recent times. Since Cecil's Ramruma won the Oaks in 1999, six favourites have obliged and only one horse bigger than 13/2 has won in that time. However, that was a big shock when Look Here won at 33/1 in 2008. There has been an interesting pattern emerge when it comes to winning distances in this race for spread bettors to consider. In the last six years, three of the races have been won by margins of 3 ¾, 6 and 7 lengths, while the other three sandwiched between those have been 1 ½, ½ and last year's head. If the pattern is to continue, we could be set for an easy Oaks victory.

Kentucky Derby 2010 Preview

Sat, 01 May 2010 07:53:00 EDT - Lookin at Lucky and Sidney's Candy may be factors in the race but with their post positions they are vulnerable favorites. What that means is that you should be looking for a horse that can handle the muddy track and win at a nice price. Horses that might fit that bill are Super Saver (15-1), Devil May Care (10-1), Mission Impazible (20-1) and Awesome Act (10-1). Super Saver has a win and a second in the mud so you know he can handle the slop.

Bookies fear Guineas favourites double

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:10:00 EDT - With Ballydoyle starting to get into top gear, the signs are promising that the son of Montjeu will develop into a high class three-year-old. However, the 13/8 favourite for the first colts' classic is going to have to be on the top of his game to resist Elusive Pimpernel, who was the highly impressive winner of the Craven Stakes last week. Canford Cliffs let himself down in going under to stable companion Dick Turpin in the Greenham Stakes and Awzaan has replaced Arcano as Sheikh Hamdan's classic hope.

Three against the Grand National field

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:50:00 EDT - Unlike most other major races, when it comes to betting on the John Smith's Grand National sometimes it's best to tackle the challenge with more than one string to your bow. That's why I'm suggesting three horses to consider for the world's greatest steeplechase, writes Elliot Slater. Even though Venetia Williams' Mon Mome won the race in tremendous style last year, the fact he was a shock 100/1 winner caused many to view his win as just a flash in the pan. His subsequent performances though have proved he is a serious racehorse and is arguably a better

Dubai World Cup 2010 - an unmissable event!

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:31:00 EDT - One of the clichés regularly trotted out to help hype a sporting event is the tag 'unmissable'. Well, with regard to the 2010 Dubai World Cup, the power of the Emirates PR and marketing machine has ensured that the $10 million race will be genuinely hard to miss! In addition to being covered by the dedicated racing channels, RUK and ATR, the world's richest race will also be shown live on Sky Sports 4 (as part of a 5 hour show), live on Europsort and live on Channel 4. Irish viewers can also tune into TG4 for another 5 hour show.

Royal Ascot's major juvenile events

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:18:00 EDT - The 2010 Royal Ascot meeting will be no different. On the opening day of the there are two juvenile contests, the Coventry Stakes and the Windsor Castle Stakes. The six furlong Coventry Stakes, a Group 2 event, is often won by a high quality horse. Recent victors included Canford Cliffs, Henrythenavigator, Art Conoisseur and Statue of Liberty

Cheltenham trials for major National contenders

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:45:00 EDT - The 2007 Grand National winner Silver Birch is a long shot for the Cross Country Chase, and the 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War of Attrition, currently on offer at around 20/1 for Aintree, is to take on the cream of the staying hurdlers in the World Hurdle on the third day of the meeting.

Low draw could be vital in Royal Hunt Cup

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:20:00 EDT - It can sometimes be dangerous to read too much into statistics, but since the development of Royal Ascot racecourse (completed 2006), there appears to have been something of a bias in favour of horses drawn near the stands rail in the annual cavalry charge that is the Royal Hunt Cup, writes Elliot Slater.

Mixed fortunes at Kempton for National hopefuls

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:28:00 EDT - Razor Royale did his Aintree chances no harm whatsoever with a tremendous effort under Paddy Brennan to resist last year's winner Nacarat by a neck, despite making a mistake at the final fence. Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies, looking for his third John Smith's Grand National victory after Earth Summit and Bindaree, had backed his charge at Kempton and looks set to send him to the Cheltenham Festival before having a crack at the Aintree feature, for which he is now as short as 25/1 with some firms.

Could Darkness spring another 100/1 National surprise?

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:27:00 EDT - There are some punters who like to look no further than those at the head of the Grand National betting list, while others are more daring and look for a horse with a chance at longer odds. Last year 100/1 winner Mon Mome proved there is value to be had in the Grand National, if only you can find it, writes Elliot Slater.

JP's Don't Push It a serious National contender

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:46:00 EDT - JP McManus has put a tremendous amount of money into jumps racing and reaped the rewards with a hatful of major successes, but until now the John Smith's Grand National has managed to elude him. Don't Push It, might just be the horse to bring the popular Irishman his first success in the race, writes Elliot Slater

Racing Post Chase 3.10 Kempton, Saturday 27th February 2010

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:10:00 EDT - The best betting race this week promises to be the Racing Post Chase at Kempton on Saturday. Despite having a limited history (first run 1988), the race has a tremendous history, with the 1990 running arguably providing Desert Orchid with his greatest career success.

Grand National picture becoming clearer

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:10:00 EDT - Only a short-head separated the pair at the line with Tricky Trickster just getting the nod, but to many people Niche Market's bold effort in taking on Denman from the start gave him the moral victory. He was three lengths clear jumping the last, but the duel with the McCoy-ridden star eventually took its toll and he faded ever so slightly allowing

Notre Pere a fascinating Grand National contender

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:53:00 EDT - The winner of Grade 1 chases at Punchestown and Leopardstwon, as well as the 2008 Welsh Grand National, Jim Dreaper's nine-year-old has just fallen short of the very highest class in recent outings. He finished fifth in Haydock's Betfair Chase and most recently fourth in the Lexus Chase, behind What A

Weighty problem for Mon Mome

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:52:00 EDT - The Arctic weather of late has meant few clues have come our way in the quest to get a grip of the formbook and assess the chances of the respective candidates for April's 2010 John Smith's Grand National, writes Elliot Slater.

Victor Chandler Chase ~ Will the Magic from Ditcheat Twist again on Saturday?

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:48:00 EDT - Petit Robin did a demolition job of some useful horses at Newbury first time out last season, which saw him emerge as a serious contender for top honours. Second in the Desert Orchid at Kempton last year, he was firmly put in his place by Master Minded

Tote Gold Trophy ~ Is there a pot of Gold at the end of the Newbury home straight?

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:19:00 EDT - Apart from the likes of Persian War and Make A Stand, who won the Newbury race before going onto Champion Hurdle success a month later, the race has also produced two Champion Hurdle winners this century - Rooster Booster and

Alliance enjoys his dream moment

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:48:00 EDT - The victory of Dream Alliance in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow during the holiday period was a triumph over adversity for both the winning horse and rider Tom O'Brien, writes Elliot Slater. Philip Hobbs' eight-year-old gelding will now

Welsh National Chepstow on 27th December 2009

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:24:00 EDT - However, the roll of honour features a mixture of the top class - Burrough Hill Lad, Playschool, Carvill's Hill, Master Oats and Notre Pere - together with Grand National winners Rag Trade, Corbiere, Earth Summit, Bindaree and Silver Birch

Ladbroke Hurdle Ascot on Saturday 19th December 2009

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:17:00 EDT - The market at the start of the week is headed Harry Tricker. Trained by Gary Moore, who has a good record in these two-mile handicap hurdles, the five-year-old boasts a good level of recent

Boylesports Gold Cup Cheltenham Saturday (2.25 Cheltenham)

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:06:00 EDT - Atouchbetweenacara has been lightly races in recent times, running just once since December 2008. But, what a run that was. Running off a mark of 129, the Aidan Coleman ridden gelding

King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:09:00 EDT - Reported to have come on for the Haydock run, Kauto Star will line up at the Sunbury track on the 26th as a rightful odds on chance to win his fourth King George. He possessed an awesome blend of

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