NEVER forget this is a column devoted to exploiting betting (invetsment!) opportunities and yesterday my policy of laying odds-on favourites (on Betfair!) in the English Premier League paid off with Liverpool and Manchester Untted both failing to win; also, if you recall, Anthony Joshua was mentioned as a ludicrous odds-onContinue Reading

Smiling Jayne, a 120,000 guineas yearling, has excellent prospects of building on an extremely encouraging course and distance debut in the six-runner Fillies’ Novice Stakes over a mile of ‘good to firm’ Haydock this afternoon when ‘Super-Saturday’ will be a saturation session, completely against the principle of selective punting. MyContinue Reading

Kimngrace should just about retrieve recent losses in a ten-runner Maiden Fillies’ Stakes over six furlongs of ‘good to firm’ Haydock this afternoon even though the career-best effort of this Richard Hughes-trained Profitable juvenile was down the Newbury straight last month against sixteen rivals at class one level in aContinue Reading

‘Reincarnation’ is frowned upon by doubters but after watching Sir Gordon Richards (sorry Hollie Doyle!) drive Miquelon clear in the first at Lingfield, Tuesday, one was very much reminded of those wonderful times a hundred years ago when the 26-times champion jockey used to be the ultimate ‘favourite’ of puntersContinue Reading

Vintage Choice ticks every box imaginable in a seven-runner Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of ‘good’ ground Redcar this afternoon despite meeting a previous winner which will not be carrying penalty; my selection is trained by a ‘placing genius’, mount of current champion apprentice, clear ‘best-in’ on the time-handicap andContinue Reading