Ludlow
Ludlow is another of the little gems that British racing has to offer. Trainers and owners like it because the prizemoney is decent, punters like it as the results tend to be favourable, and bookmakers, well, they go.
HOPING FOR A VINTAGE WEEKEND!
CAPELAND 0.5 PT E/W SOUL EMOTION 1 PT E/W AINTREE MY DREAM 0.5 PT E/W VINTAGE CLOUDS 1 PT E/W RED INDIAN 0.5 PT E/W This Saturdays main racing takes place at Ascot and Haydock, with ITV4 coverage at both. Let’s hope both meetings take place as the rain has been relentless all week causing …
Saturday’s Shorties
Some small fields and some likely short-priced favourites to boot today. I’ll be at Haydock for a day out, and doubtless there will be one or two there, but are the shorties the good things they look, or are they worth taking on? Let’s see if we can’t sort out the wheat from the chaff… …
SOUTHWELL 13/1/2020
SOUTHWELL 13/1/2020 For those of you that have never visited Southwell, you really should make the effort and give it a go. Not just because of the racetrack, which is very well run and a really friendly little place, but in the town itself is Southwell Minster, which is a proper cathedral and not something …
TIGHT CALL THE RIGHT CALL THIS WEEKEND!
BY STUART MARTIN This Saturday’s main action takes place at Kempton and Warwick, with ITV4 covering races at both meetings. There are quite a few Cheltenham clues on view, with the Grade 2 Ballymore Leamington Novices Hurdle 2:25 Warwick having thrown up subsequent festival winners in The New One and Willougby Court. This is a …
IS RACING RIGHT TO CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS?
This year we have 4 blank days from 22nd to 25th and although I think it’s right not to race on Christmas Day I definitely think the industry is shooting itself in the foot by not hosting meetings for the other days. Good Friday was always a blank day but is now one of the …
Is our current SP system under threat?
Recently Paddy Power and Betfair Sportsbook took the bold decision to have their own betting shows right up to the off on UK horse racing. They are still using the official SP so the majority of recreational punters won’t be adversely affected if they are on at best odds guaranteed. This is a clever move …
Are customers being let down by the current online betting revolution?
Before the world of online gambling bets were traditionally placed in shop, by telephone or at the racetrack; now the vast majority of transactions take place online…but is this a good thing? Undoubtedly there are a number of people who thoroughly enjoy online gambling and particularly if they have a number of accounts they can …
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Should the media be more balanced in their views on Betting?
The Betting Industry has taken a real bashing from the BBC recently. Last week we had the ‘’Can You Beat The Bookies?’’ presented by a guy called Lloyd Griffith who is allegedly a comedian and appeared as a character called ‘Gutbuster’ in a series of Ladbrokes TV adverts a couple of years ago. The format …
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Not Always Wise To Listen To The Hype!
GVC (owner of Corals and Ladbrokes) last week released their results for the second quarter of the year. This is the first full period taking into account the drop in stake on the FOBTs from £100 to £2.