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Recording Your Bets
One of the best things any punter can do – whether you place one £2 each way bet on a Saturday or take your racing very seriously – is record every single bet they place. Not just the winning bets.Not just the big priced winners.All of them. Because memory is one of the biggest liars in betting. Most […]
Thoughts from a professional gambler
Can this advice help you gain more from your betting?Paul has just turned 21 and likes a flutter at the weekends. He isn’t silly with his betting but over time he loses what he has won and ends up a little frustrated.His uncled Bernard is a full time pro gambler. Whilst this doesn’t mean he […]
The York Dante Meeting
There is always something a bit special about the York Dante meeting. It feels like the Flat season suddenly grows up. The Guineas are done, Royal Ascot is on the horizon, and York becomes the place where Derby dreams either catch fire or quietly disappear. The meeting starts today on the Knavesmire and as ever, […]
The 2,000 Guines at Newmarket
There’s something about Guineas weekend that always feels ‘a bit early’ to me. To have two of the Classics just six weeks after the start of the flat season is like having the FA cup final in October. However, for those involved with any of the runners, it has to be an exciting time given so […]
The Newmarket Craven Meeting
If there is one place that truly defines British horse racing, it is Newmarket. Often referred to as the Headquarters of flat racing, this is not just another venue on the calendar but the very foundation the sport was built on. Racing here dates back to the 1600s, when King Charles II not only supported the […]
The Grand National 2026
If you really want to understand the Grand National, you have to start with just how old and slightly chaotic it has always been. The race is generally traced back to 1839, although there were earlier races at Aintree that looked very similar. From the beginning it was never meant to be neat or predictable! It was […]
10 Things That Actually Matter In Handicap Races
And how you can use them to sort the winners from the losers. If you spend any time looking at handicap races, it doesn’t take long to realise how easy it is to overcomplicate things. There is so much information available that it is very easy to get lost in it all, when in reality, most […]
