The new football season can't come soon enough...
No, I haven't gone mad. If you've read enough of my rantings you'll know that I consider football the most over-rated sport on the planet (it's a sport, not the sport), and this wish for August to get...
View ArticleQueen Anne Stakes preview
For the second year running, this is a pretty weak edition of the opening race of the week. The trends nerds will highlight that 6yos (and up) haven't won this race since Boris Johnson last kept his...
View ArticleCoventry Stakes preview
The race to the breeding barn starts here, with the earliest stallion-maker race of a colt's career in prime time at Royal Ascot. Recent winners making a mark at stud include Caravaggio, The Wow...
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Wimbledon previews
This summer, I've started writing betting previews for the major tennis tournaments at SportingLife, one of the most highly-regarded sports information sites in the UK. I'll be doing daily previews as...
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As announced on a previous post, my daily tips for Wimbledon can be found on SportingLife.Also, during the Championships, I'll be having a crack at some of the ColossusBets tennis syndicates (in...
View ArticleVictoria Derby preview
Been a barren few months for the blog but it's spring time in Melbourne, no better time to get back into it. Also three of my previous contributors in Harry Allwood, Mark Boylan, and Ronan Groome have...
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Charlie Hall Chase Preview
Cometh the rain and early darkness, cometh the jumps season. The National Hunt caper in the UK & Ireland is more devoutly followed than the Flat (yeah, baffling to me too), emphasised by the fact...
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The Melbourne Cup preview 2019
We're back again for the greatest race on turf, the world's richest staying race and the only race in the world which creates a public holiday for millions of locals.Once again a fine international...
View ArticleGolden Slipper preview
Well, it's been quite a while since my last post but considering there's very little racing going on and everyone needs something to distract them from the current world crisis, I thought I'd preview...
View ArticleATC Sires Produce preview
The first day of The Championships at Randwick, not quite so glamorous with the prize purses due to COVID-19, but Group 1s are still the trophies you want on your shelf. The Sires Produce is the...
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Buckingham Palace Handicap Stakes preview
Welcome to the COVID version of Royal Ascot! And to fit perfectly with what a prick of a year it has been, they dish up an utter bastard of a handicap, a race they've added to the programme after a...
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Remainder of Royal Ascot Tuesday preview
Will restrict the deep dive to one race a day, quick summary of the rest of my day one thoughts...It won't look anything like this in 2020!Buckingham Palacecovered in detail hereQueen AnneCould this be...
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Windsor Castle Stakes preview - Wednesday
My chosen race for Wednesday is the Windsor Castle, analysing the potential of the once-raced juveniles rather than the more exposed handicappers. A tricky contest with plenty of runners in form, but...
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Remainder of Royal Ascot Wednesday preview
So checking out the rest of the card...Royal Hunt Cup ConsolationSo just in case solving the Royal Hunt Cup wasn't hard enough, they've brought in a consolation race under the same conditions! Brian...
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Royal Ascot Thursday meeting preview
With thunderstorms predicted for Ascot, the predicted volume of rain could make a mockery of any detailed preview so I've opted for just the summary today.Golden GatesYet another thorny handicap to...
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Royal Ascot Friday preview
Rain rain go away, at least let us have some clarity on the ground throughout the day. Khaloosy did the job for us yesterday at a nice early price, what awaits us today?...
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Diamond Jubilee Stakes preview
Royal Ascot comes to close with the traditional G1 finale, the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. No sign of any Black Caviar in this field but it is a cracking contest with a trio of four-year-olds at the top of...
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Royal Ascot Saturday summary
Friday's summary page had a great result with the best outsider Alounak running second at 40/1 SP, with as much as 80/1 available earlier. Onward and upwards, it's the final day!Silver WokinghamAnother...
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Irish Derby preview
A bizarre edition of the Irish Derby this year being a victim of the Covid crisis and the major reshuffling of the Flat fixture list. It precedes the English equivalent, the traditional build-up has...
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Derby preview
The show must go on! There'll be no open top buses, no fairground rides on the infield, no paying customers at all. Just a few owners under tight Covid-19 protocols plus the participants for this...
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