Independent Racing Blogs

The second weekend in August was lit up by the distinctive Shergar Cup fixture, as Ascot welcomed four teams of […]

Few people in British horse racing have experienced as many different sides of the betting industry as Andrew Mount. […]

Today’s Haydock fancies: 1.50 Hay- Brighton View (win). 2.25 Hay- Sallaal (win). 3.00 Hay- Fallen Angel (win). 3.34 […]

The Scoop6 on Saturday will come entirely from Ascot with the six Shergar Cup races making up the six legs. All six […]

Saturday 8th August 2026 I’ve come down on four selections on Saturday, a couple from both Ascot and Haydock, and the […]

Friday 7th August 2026 I’ve come down on one horse on Friday, and this comes from Musselburgh and in the 2.20, a […]

Thursday 6th August 2026 Following profitable days on Tuesday and Wednesday, we head to Newmarket on the July Course […]

A spectacular edition of the Qatar Goodwood Festival dominated the headlines on British shores last week, with […]

Wednesday 5th August 2026 I turn my attention to Yarmouth’s evening meeting on Wednesday for two bets, and the first […]

The first day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival last week produced its fair share of memorable moments, with a chaotic […]

Sporting venues are no longer just places where competitions take place; they have become destinations for meaningful […]

The final week of July saw one of Britain’s most prestigious multi-day meetings roll into action on the Sussex Downs. […]

A hole in the turf has cost Haydock Park most of its summer and the reason that officials have landed on for why it […]

Following a slightly unsatisfactory Goodwood Cup on the opening day of the 2026 Qatar Goodwood Festival, attention […]

Tuesday 4th August 2026 I’ve come down on a couple of horses on Tuesday, both coming from Ffos Las, and both […]

Today’s Windsor fancies: 6.00 Wind- Jodhpur Blue (e/w). 6.30 Wind- Star Bayside Boy (e/w). 7.00 Wind- Night Shining […]

Monday 3rd August 2026 I’ve got just the one bet this Monday, and it comes from Nottingham in the 4.10, a Class 6 […]

Jul 2 Three winners for Saxon Warrior, with Bin Waary winning the 7f nursery at Kempton, Morcar winning the 1m2f […]

Sunday 2nd August 2026 I’ve got three bets from Chester on Sunday in what is a competitive card on Queensferry Stakes […]

Saturday 1st August 2026 We reach the concluding day of Goodwood on Saturday, and I have three more bets to try and […]

myBET.ok 8:07 Wolverhampton Cooramook 11/2 Lost 1 X £1 Win Single […]

Friday 31st July 2026 I turn to the opening race of the card on Friday at Goodwood for my first bet of the day, and […]

Thursday 30th July 2026 The first of four bets for me on Thursday and day three of Goodwood comes up in the opener at […]

A dozen runners lined up in the 2026 edition of Europe’s richest mile contest, with the market headed by the only […]

As ever, one of the staying highlights of the season took centre stage on the opening day of the Qatar Goodwood […]

The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at […]

The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at […]

By Samantha Martin (@sam_angelina22) Saffie Osborne won on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood aboard Twilight Calls […]

The Paris venue of Longchamp brought us a midweek Group 1 treat earlier in the month as the track held the latest […]

British racing has handed its regulator role to a master brewer, which is a choice that says more about the sport’s […]

With the racing world gearing up for the overload of the Galway and Qatar Goodwood Festivals, last week saw Ascot step […]

By Callum Lewis Following a star studded King George at Ascot on Saturday, the high quality racing continues this week […]

One of the real highlights of the summer for racing fans is this five-day meeting on the South Downs. Known as the […]

In the lull between the FIFA World Cup and the start of the Premier League season, horse racing steps up

The 2026 middle-distance highlight attracted an international cast of stars, with runners hailing from Britain, […]

The Lennox Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at […]

The Lennox Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at […]

Sometimes I have the time to write up a few of the bets I place in various horse racing markets around the world. Here […]

Today’s Ascot fancies: 2.20 Ascot- Blue Flight (e/w). 2.55 Ascot- Gymbaazy (e/w). 3.30 Ascot- Fireblade (win). 4.05 […]

While the plans around the Racing League were certainly novel, the concept failed to really catch on and connect with […]

Riccarton Park AW (synthetic): Jack Taplin >> Murch (Race 6) ✅ £1.00 Win ~ Result: […]

Hot on the heels of the footballing jamboree out in North America, this weekend sees horse racing step into the

With England’s World Cup campaign drawing to a familiar end, the pick of last week’s racing action came in Ireland. […]

myBET.ok 7:30 Wolverhampton Hakin Adraar 8/1 (Lost) 1 X £1 Win Single […]

Today’s Market Rasen fancies: 1.35 MR- Nobotheratall (e/w). 2.10 MR- Newtown Rambler (e/w). 2.45 MR- Pour Les Filles […]

Just three days after Dan Skelton had been crowned champion trainer at Sandown, news emerged that owners Johnny and […]

Rarely out of the news during his long and glittering career, Frankie Dettori continues to hit the headlines in […]

By Samantha Martin (@sam_angelina22) It is always exciting to visit a new racecourse. I’m up to twenty-one out of […]

With the 2026 flat season in full swing, early July brought the news that one of the superstars of the

Today’s Catterick fancies: 2.10 Catt- He’s Our Cracker (e/w). 2.40 Catt- Cheeky Chesca (e/w). 3.10 Catt- Mardy Bum […]

If you look from a distance, Saturday handicaps look simple and easy. For instance, there are big fields and reasonable

Late June brought a major announcement concerning one of the most famous races on the planet. From the 2027 edition, […]

Tuesday sees a Group 1 treat from France as Longchamp stages the 2026 edition of the Grand Prix de Paris

Cracking The Lingfield AW Code ❖ Monday July 13 2026 ❖ We Study The Racing Stats @ The Adrian […]

11 talented sprinters lined up for the feature event at the Newmarket July Festival. Having featured prominently in the […]

Easily one of the greatest ever racehorses on flat, Nijinsky, so-named after the famous ballet dancer; Vaslav Nijinksy, […]

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Saturday afternoon sees the July Festival draw to a close at Newmarket. A bumper eight-race card awaits, including a […]