Horse Racing Betting

Every now and again, I do enjoy an each-way Goliath bet and Dundalk’s competitive eight race meeting on Friday evening is ideal to have a go at one for small stakes. How ever you are attacking the Dundalk card from a punting perspective, below you’ll find my idea of the angle in each of the […]

Presenting Percy is already a Superstar name among the purist Cheltenham fraternity in Ireland and the UK and perhaps rightly so, as a dual Cheltenham Festival winner hailing from a small but popular yard. As the 2019 Gold Cup Jolly was due to put the finishing touches on his preparations for a seeming date with […]

[ad_1] Monalee (11/4 – To win Red Mills Chase) will be seeking revenge over Presenting Percy (4/5) when the two meet in the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park on Saturday. The Henry de Bromhead-trained eight-year-old finished a distant second to Presenting Percy in last year’s RSA Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, but […]

With the Cheltenham Festival just around the corner, our traders have revealed their five biggest ante-post liabilities across the four-day event. Last year Getabird was the worst result in the book. But how will the punters’ picks fare this time around? Let us take you through this year’s five to be feared… Santini – RSA […]

[ad_1] Trainer Noel Meade has confirmed stable star Road To Respect is on track for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, despite his recent defeat at Leopardstown (Road to Respect 12/1 – To win  Gold Cup). The eight-year-old competed in the Irish equivalent of the Gold Cup at the start of February but he was unable to […]

In the end, the loss was nothing like as significant as we feared. Only one racing day of any significance went missing, many of whose best races have been rescheduled for this weekend. And such has been the clamour for action that you can bet your life this Saturday’s improvised jamboree will record a comparatively […]

It’s Trials Day at Cheltenham – and that means a whole host of exciting top-class renewals featuring plenty of big 2019 Festival contenders. Can Frodon continue his brilliant form under Bryony Frost? Will Birchdale show his class for Nicky Henderson? And who’ll canter to victory in a wide-open Cleeve Hurdle? We’ve attempted to solve all […]

Nick Murphy | 15 January 2019 Ante-post betting tips from Coral The countdown to the Cheltenham Festival is on, with less than two months to go until the famous roar greets the runners in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle on 12th March 2019. We can’t wait until the tapes go up to signal the start of […]

[ad_1] The weights for the Randox Health Grand National have been released today, at 3pm, and Nigel Twiston-Davies’ grand ‘chaser Bristol De Mai, (above), a standing dish at Haydock Park, heads the weights on 11st 10lbs as he bids for more Merseyside glory in ‘the big one.’ Over 100 entries at this stage, but they’ll […]

We’re back in action. Racing is back in Brexitland and all is right with the world! Just when we thought the season couldn’t get any more laborious after a freakishly warm winter, horse racing is hit by Equine Influenza. Somebody, somewhere in racing has done something terrible and karma is really taking it out on […]

From Trials Day at Cheltenham to an intriguing afternoon at Naas, the weekend produced another fascinating set of pointers ahead of the Festival in six weeks’ time. Paisley Park is the new favourite for the Stayers’ Hurdle, while Nicky Henderson has a dilemma on his hands in the Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle. Add in Frodon’s Gold […]

Richard Marsh | 15 January 2019 The Cheltenham Festival is renowned for the huge wagers staked and massive horse racing gambles attempted. It’s also famous for the annual battle between bookies and punters.  Usually, Cheltenham Festival punters want favourites to win. That normally means doubles, trebles, four-folds and more are won, and the bookies are […]

Nick Murphy | 21 January 2019 There’s nothing quite like the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. Over 55,000 people will stream into the Prestbury Park course to enjoy seven fabulous races and the famous Cheltenham roar.   The opening day also provides punters with an early chance to get one over on the bookies. […]

It was a weekend for favourites at Punchestown, as a number of big name contenders made sure of their 2019 Cheltenham Festival credentials. Apple’s Jade looks set to go for the Champion Hurdle, while Min and Envoi Allen shored up their respective bids for the Ryanair Chase and the Champion Bumper. Let us take you through […]

Welcome to the BetBright STATZONE, where we give you the stats and you make the decisions! We are still awaiting the all clear regarding the recent horse flu situation, but if so this Saturday the ITV cameras head to Haydock, Ascot and Wincanton. Yes, we’ve seven races spread across the three venues and a lot more […]