Oliver Sherwood – A long and difficult winter!

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The Racing Horse is a huge fan of Oliver Sherwood as a man and a trainer, and has been given permission to post his end of season thoughts here. Following him on Facebook this season he has been kind enough to pass on so much information giving us a fabulous insight to the day … Continue reading

Betting School Email…

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We enjoyed receiving an email from Betting School this morning and we would like to share it with our readers… Betting School Probably the best betting club in the UK   Lincoln Handicap Selections The cold snap in the UK has continued to affect the equine action in recent weeks but hopefully the start … Continue reading

Richard Hannon Junior

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The Racing Horse was the top writer for Betfair and for nearly five years covered many sporting subjects. We now write for BETTING SCHOOL on how we can profit from Sports Betting! Our latest piece looks at the modus operandi of Richard Hannon and asks is it fit for purpose in 2018? This is not a … Continue reading

Pacafi (10th February 2018)

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Native River 2.25 Newbury at 10/11 Betfair Denman Chase (Grade 2)   Course and distance winner Native River has won three hurdle races and six chases from 2m 1f to 3m 5f on ground varying from good to soft. Third of 13 behind Sizing John beaten 3l at 7/2 on his latest outing in … Continue reading

2017 Welsh Grand National Update

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The Racing Horse updates our original piece and looks even closer at the runners and riders. This £85,425 to the winner race will be shown live on ITV4. There will be 20 runners jumping 22 fences on heavy tacky ground – jockeyship is always important but it might take an inspired/fairy tale ride to win this … Continue reading

2017 Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

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The Racing Horse takes a long hard hard look at the 2017 Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) and offer some trends, betting advice and attempt to find the 1-2-3-4. The race will be shown live on ITV4. This is one of those types of races where the trends are invaluable and we … Continue reading

Gai – Official VRC Ambassador

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Gai Waterhouse an official VRC ambassador The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has just announced Australian Racing Hall of Fame legend and Emirates Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Gai Waterhouse as an official VRC ambassador. The Racing Horse was overjoyed to hear the news, we have followed her career since 1992 and been invited to meet her … Continue reading

2017 Melbourne Cup

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The Melbourne Cup is a race full of tradition and now one of international eminence and this year I will experience this euphoric occasion and fulfil one of my life’s ambitions! It is the richest handicap in the world and sits at the pinnacle of the Australian racing calendar where the anticipation of history being created generates its … Continue reading

All That Glitters Is Not Gold

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HUGHES STARTED TRAINING RIDING A WAVE OF OPTIMISM Richard Hughes started training horses in 2015 on a wave of unconstrained optimism from virtually everyone involved in horse racing. His elitist profile not only promised instant success, he was to bring new ideas to the racing fraternity, set new benchmarks and unearth new jockey talent … Continue reading

Godolphin, Egos & Turmoil

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Backing Godolphin runners in the recent past has been profitable for us and actually paid for our 2017 MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL visit later this year. Generally speaking they are easy to read and run horses on their merits.  After the latest coup d’état and consequent deposition of the amiable John Ferguson, jockey bookings will take on … Continue reading