Irish Racing (Sean aka Placespotter)
Sean is our No 1 Irish Racing Expert with an excellent Track record over the Jumps and on the Flat. He also specialises in selecting the best Irish based options at the big UK Racing Festivals under both Codes. He is also refereed to as "Placespotter" and Proofed to Racing Index as "Placespotter"
Latest Blogs
Naas 4.25
16 Apr 2024
SEAN - Naas 4.25 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 and 1/2 furlongs - 19 run - Soft I think that the likes of On My Bike; Rideau Canal, Clonguille Way and a very interesting mare making a return off a ...
Read More →Limerick 4.55
11 Apr 2024
SEAN - Limerick 4.55 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 furlongs - 17 run - Heavy This is another race where the top 2 look pretty solid and where a reverse forecast may be the best play as I can't sp...
Read More →Naas Thursday 4th April
04 Apr 2024
SEAN - Naas Some big fields at Naas today and I will attack a 25 runner and a 23 runner handicap but fields are not that deep but a few at nice prices could run big races to back up 2 m...
Read More →Irish National Fairyhouse 5.00
01 Apr 2024
SEAN - Irish National - Fairyhouse 5.00 - 3 miles 5 furlongs - 21 run - Heavy We could discuss all 21 runners and many have chances but in reality its all about finding the winner and 4 places to...
Read More →Fairyhouse 2.00
31 Mar 2024
PLACESPOTTER - Fairyhouse 2.00 Novice Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 16 run - Heavy This is a competitive race and I'd be surprised if there wasn't something unexposed and lurking ready t...
Read More →Fairyhouse 4.30
30 Mar 2024
SEAN - Fairyhouse 4.30 Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final - 3 miles - 13 run - Heavy (Inner Track) Olympic Man is the 5/2 favourite for Mullins , it has a Mullins favourites chance if you want a...
Read More →Cork 3.58
21 Mar 2024
SEAN - Cork 3.58 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 22 4un soft > heavy This is a Qualifier (the last I think) for a big Handicap Hurdle Final at the forthcoming Punchestown Festival.&nb...
Read More →Curragh 4.10
18 Mar 2024
SEAN / Speculator - 4.10 Irish Lincoln Handicap - 1 mile - 20 run - Heavy We're looking for proven form at the trip or further, Heavy Going form, if possible some from in the Spring and/or fresh ...
Read More →Leopardstown 3.30
04 Mar 2024
SEAN - Leopardstown 3.30 Mares Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 13 run - Soft > Heavy A competitive heat in which Malina Girl is a 6/4 favourite and will be tough to beat, your discretio...
Read More →Leopardstown 4.35
03 Mar 2024
SEAN - Leopardstown 4.35 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 12 run - Soft > Heavy A mixture of snow and rain this week and likely very tough conditions. Very few have any pro...
Read More →Thurles 2.53
22 Feb 2024
SEAN - THURLES 2.53 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 12 Run - Soft It rarely gets too deep here but the fences need jumping and not too many really stand out. Moonlight getaway heads th...
Read More →Sunday 18th February
18 Feb 2024
TRACKERS Punchestown 1.35 Simply ShabraPunchestown 2.35 Royal Thief / Regina Dracones / Queen Jane / Street Value (see tip race analysis)Punchestown 2.35 LombronMusselburgh 3.20 So They SayMussel...
Read More →Punchestown 2.35
18 Feb 2024
SEAN - Punchestown 2.35 Grand National Trial - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 3 furlongs - 16 run - Heavy At the top end of the market we have We'llhavewan for Mullins who has only ever run in one Hand...
Read More →Leopardstown 3.00
03 Feb 2024
SEAN - Leopardstown 3.00 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 24 run - Soft (light rain) A big field handicap and enhanced to 6th places by some bookmakers. There is a fair bit of deadwood a...
Read More →Punchestown 4.10
29 Jan 2024
Punchestown 4.10 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 14 run - Soft Cosmo Renfro is the one to beat if you want a win saver, feel free, its won off 85, placed off 93, my concerns are the top we...
Read More →Thyestes Gowran Park 2.50
25 Jan 2024
SEAN - Gowran Park 2.50 - Thyestes Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - HEAVY Elliott runs his inevitable hoard and the Going here will be very testing. I've done very well in finding the "right...
Read More →Fairyhouse 3.50
24 Jan 2024
SEAN - Fairyhouse 3.50 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 16 run - Heavy (Inner Track) Important to note that this is run on the very tight Inner Hurdles track and that definitely suits tho...
Read More →Punchestown 2.35
14 Jan 2024
Punchestown 2.35 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - Soft - 13 run We were very keen on Blenheim Belle in the abandoned meeting at Naas last Sunday and she was a notable absentee in th...
Read More →Sean Naas 3.12
12 Jan 2024
NAAS 3.12 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 Furlongs - 19 run - Soft / Heavy Here is what I wrote on Sunday....note Yabo and Blenheim Belle and NON RUNNERS but I'm more than confident to stick with m...
Read More →Naas 3.10
07 Jan 2024
Naas 3.10 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 furlongs - Soft heavy - 21 run A galloping left hand track with a stiff finish and a stamina test. Some Frost about and that could deliver crusty dead Goin...
Read More →Tramore 1.40
01 Jan 2024
Tramore 1.40 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 and 1/2 furlongs - 12 run - Heavy (right hand undulating track) I was left with a short list of 4 of the declared 12 runners here based on trip, Going, ...
Read More →Punchestown 3.15
31 Dec 2023
SEAN - Punchestown 3.15 - 2 miles 1/2 furlong - 22 run - Heavy I'll focus mainly on the selections here other than to flag up County graduate as one at a big price who is one to follow and Always...
Read More →Leopardstown 12.00
29 Dec 2023
SEAN - Leopardstown 12.00 Handicap Chase - 15 run - Soft / Heavy The obvious one here is the favourite Sweet Will but at around 5/2 it's one I'm happy to oppose with genuine concerns about the Go...
Read More →Leopardstown Thursday 28th December
28 Dec 2023
Leopardstown 12.40 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 24 run - Heavy A very competitive heat and the onus will be on ability to handle the ground, proven stamina and I'd suggest a decent crui...
Read More →Leopardstown 3.00
27 Dec 2023
SEAN - Leopardstown 3.00 Paddy Power Chase - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 27 run - Soft (rain) Let's start towards the top of the market and the very well backed Desertmore House and PANDA BOY, I don't ...
Read More →Thurles 12.15
17 Dec 2023
SEAN - Thurles 12.15 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - 15 run - Yielding to Soft Leish Oscars Son heads the market, is upped in trip, carries a penalty but not bad value around 10/3 so a...
Read More →Punchestown 3.00
12 Dec 2023
SEAN - Punchestown 3.00 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - Heavy - 22 run A competitive 22 runner race with 3 reserves of which the first reserve Made In The Woods could be a genuine danger of a very le...
Read More →Cork 3.15
10 Dec 2023
MICHAEL - Cork 3.15 Novice Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 22 run - Soft A basically Flat and fairly easy right handed Track and one which usually drains very well and only rarely gets ver...
Read More →Fairyhouse 12.55
03 Dec 2023
SEAN - Fairyhouse 12.55 - Porterstown Handicap Chase - 3 miles 5 and 1/2 furlongs - 18 run - Soft "I'm happy to take on Call The Tune and Minella Crooner at 4/1". SIR BOB won the Cork N...
Read More →Fairyhouse 3.10
02 Dec 2023
SEAN (Placespotter) Fairyhouse 3.10 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 21 run - Soft I'm not diving in too deep here but with 21 runners and enhanced places a few seem too much e/w value ...
Read More →Tramore 2.00
28 Nov 2023
SEAN - Tramore 2.00 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 16 run - Soft / Heavy It's less than a mile round this tight right handed roller coaster of a Track and important to take a breather w...
Read More →Sean - Punchestown 12.45
26 Nov 2023
SEAN - Punchestown 12.45 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 17 run - Soft / Heavy Quest With Speed is quickly out with a 7lbs penalty after a win on Tuesday and heads the market along with...
Read More →Fairyhouse 2.40
24 Nov 2023
SEAN - Fairyhouse 2.40 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 and 1/2 furlongs - 15 run - Soft>Heavy This race looked top heavy on initial analysis with 4-5 clear in the market but on closer analysis, ...
Read More →Limerick 3.20
21 Nov 2023
SEAN - Limerick 3.20 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 14 run - Heavy I would agree entirely with Michael regarding Course specialists and proven form here and it needs a smart jockey to gi...
Read More →Sunday 19th November Navan
19 Nov 2023
SEAN - Navan 1.55 A Handicap Hurdle over 2 miles and 6 furlongs and likely to ride more like a 3 miler of this Soft to Heavy Going on a great galloping track with a long run to the line.&nb...
Read More →Naas 2.00
12 Nov 2023
SEAN - Naas 2.00 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 19 run - Soft One of the best galloping Tracks anywhere, a test of stamina up the deceptive climb when they turn in. It does pay to be fair...
Read More →Down Royal 12.52
10 Nov 2023
SEAN - Down Royal 12.52 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 19 run - Soft Not a particularly deep race but there are three horses I like the look of in the context of the race over 3 muddy miles on thi...
Read More →Clonmel 1.40
09 Nov 2023
SEAN - Clonmel 1.40 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 11 run - Heavy This race caught my attention enough to have a confident punt given the Heavy ground conditions and there is one at a very silly p...
Read More →Cork 3.15
05 Nov 2023
SEAN - Cork 3.15 Cork National - 3 miles 4 furlongs - 14 run - Soft After a fair amount of deliberation my top two here actually stood out markedly from the rest and therefore come with quiet con...
Read More →Dundalk 5.15
20 Oct 2023
SEAN - Dundalk 5.15 Handicap - 1 miles 2 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run - Standard One of the interesting things about this race is that the second reserve (Fairytale Princess) is the current market l...
Read More →Thurles 2.15
19 Oct 2023
SEAN - Thurles 2.15 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 15 run - Yielding / Soft At the top of the market Ardera Rhu has solid form credentials but may need the run. Agirlcalledchloe ...
Read More →Punchestown 3.00
11 Oct 2023
SEAN - Punchestown 3.00 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 18 run - Good to Yielding (some significant rain possible) A few here that will almost certainly need the run but whose form in the ...
Read More →Punchestown 4.45
10 Oct 2023
SEAN - Punchestown 4.45 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 20 run - Yielding (dry / cloudy) The more I looked at this race the more I was a bit baffled by the early market outside of the top ...
Read More →Downpatrick 4.10
06 Oct 2023
SEAN - Downpatrick 4.10 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run - Yielding to Soft Mr Social and Morricone head the market on recent Irish form although Morricone disappointed at Ba...
Read More →Killarney 3.35
01 Oct 2023
SEAN - Killarney 3.35 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 15 run - Heavy The key to the race will be to find horses who can handle the Heavy Going on this tight left handed Course that has sig...
Read More →Clonmel 3.40
28 Sep 2023
SEAN - Clonmel 3.40 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 16 run - Yielding to Soft RAJIN CAJUN is the one to beat here its won at 3 miles on Yielding to Soft off a mark of 90, previously won off a ma...
Read More →Curragh 4.10
24 Sep 2023
SEAN / PLACESPOTTER - The Curragh 4.10 Irish Cesarewitch - 2 miles 1 furlongs - 30 run - Yield / Soft (possible heavy rains) A massive field and predictable battalions from Willie Mulli...
Read More →Listowel 3.50
22 Sep 2023
SEAN - Listowel 3.50 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 furlongs - Yielding / Soft - 17 run Dancing Jeremy and Cave Court head the market but I don't think they represent great value. Leish Oscars Son, P...
Read More →Listowel 3.15
20 Sep 2023
SEAN - Listowel 3.15 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 15 run - Yielding (rain showers) After a few days Racing here the Going is starting to deteriorate through wear and tear and also with more heavy ...
Read More →Navan 5.05
16 Sep 2023
SEAN - Navan 5.05 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 and 1/2 furlongs - 18 run - Good to Yielding - Rain early and later At the top end of the market I can take on Black Tonic who is upped in trip ...
Read More →Ballinrobe 4.15
15 Sep 2023
SEAN - Ballinrobe 4.15 Handicap Hurdle 2 miles 6 furlongs - 15 run Yielding to Soft (showers) Not too much depth to this race according to Sean's initial notes with Dorans River a suggestion for ...
Read More →Kilbeggan 5.12
08 Sep 2023
SEAN - Kilbeggan 5.12 Handicap Hurdle - Division 1 - 3 mile 1/2 furlong - 16 run - Good At the top of the market we have Second Subaltern who is upped a mile in trip although it has run over...
Read More →Friday 1st September
01 Sep 2023
SEAN-:Wexford 7.25 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - 12 run - Good to Yielding - (drizzle) They go right handed here now which still takes a bit of getting used to, the Course remains sha...
Read More →Navan 4.40
31 Aug 2023
SEAN - Navan 4.40 Handicap (Div 1) 1 mile 6 furlongs - 19 run - Good to Yielding (heavy rain) We have a couple in the Tracker here in Pale Moonlight and Tenth Amendment and with slightly less rai...
Read More →Ballinrobe 8.20
14 Aug 2023
Sean - Ballinrobe 8.20 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 16 run (some reserves) Yielding > Soft A fair chance of some rain so the forecast Yielding could turn to the soft side and that ma...
Read More →Downpatrick 4.40
13 Aug 2023
SEAN - Downpatrick 4.40 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 15 run - Yielding to Soft A competitive race with some enhanced betting opportunities and this is a very quirky yet always in...
Read More →Wexford 6.05
11 Aug 2023
SEAN - Wexford 6.05 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 12 run - Good to Yielding I think this trip may find Jesina out; at the top of the market; where I think TANGO THEATRE is actually a very soli...
Read More →Galway 6.00
04 Aug 2023
SEAN - Galway 6.00 - Blazers Handicap - Chase - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 20 run - Good to Yielding I'm going to start by strongly recommending a shrapnel e/w bet on first reserve Inclusion an...
Read More →Galway 6.40
02 Aug 2023
SEAN - Galway 6.40 - Galway Plate - Handicap Chase - Group 3 - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 20 run - Yielding to Soft A 20 runner field and likely to be run on Yielding to Soft ground. Plent...
Read More →GALWAY 6.40
31 Jul 2023
SEAN - Galway 6.40 Handicap - 2 miles 1 furlongs - 20 run - Flat Race - Soft (lots of rain) I could write reams about the ones I'm not ultimately backing but suffice I think to say that whilst I ...
Read More →Leopardstown 8.30
20 Jul 2023
SEAN / Placespotter - Leopardstown 8.30 - Handicap - 1 mile 5 furlongs - Soft (rain) 17 run A good competitive long distance Flat handicap on Going that will be likely to be quite testing. T...
Read More →Downpatrick 5.35
13 Jul 2023
SEAN - Downpatrick 5.35 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 6 furlongs - Yielding - 15 run (some rain) I'm happy to take on the likes of Winnie Woodnutt up 9lbs off the back of a series of good runs, Ceann...
Read More →Sligo 4.55
09 Jul 2023
SEAN- Sligo 4.55 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run - Good (heavy rain expected) This is a very competitive race but it's the probability of significant rain that pulls me in...
Read More →Sean - Tipperary 8.00
06 Jul 2023
SEAN / PLACESPOTTER - Tipperary 8.00 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - Good to Yielding - 17 run A competitive affair where the head of the market looks pretty cramped. I'll oppose Tuff Days whose...
Read More →Tipperary 3.05
04 Jul 2023
Sean / Placespotter - Tipperary 3.05 - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 18 run - Good to Yielding - some rain about A competitive field as you'd expect and I narrowed in down to round about&n...
Read More →Ballinrobe 7.50
26 Jun 2023
SEAN - Ballinrobe 7.50 A trip of 13 furlongs here and the top pair in the market Sign From Above and Nostra Case have solid if not overly confident claims. Greek Gladiator was with AP O'Brien&nbs...
Read More →Leopardstown 8.30
15 Jun 2023
SEAN- Leopardstown 8.30 Handical 1 mile 7 furlongs - 15 run - Good to Yielding A low Grade if affair that lacks overall depth. The market ones are obvious but by no means bombproof with...
Read More →Roscommon 5.13
12 Jun 2023
SEAN - Roscommon 5.13 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles - 12 run - Going - Good Stealthy Tom is early market leader for Enda Bolger and won at 2 and a half miles last time off 104 and 3 miles in t...
Read More →Punchestown 3.25
11 Jun 2023
At Punchestown in the 3.25 a 25 runner handicap over 2 miles 3 and 1/2 furlongs - Sean suggests a 50% each way bet on FLASHTHELIGHTS and SERPOLETTE who he thinks have excellent enhanced each way ...
Read More →Clonmel Friday 9th June
09 Jun 2023
SEAN - Clonmel I looked at the 7.25 but only Carnet De Stage looked any value but not really with confidence so I'll go instead to the 8.30 where both RULE OF JUNE and RUDY CATRAIL really do both...
Read More →Curragh 4.50
27 May 2023
SEAN - The Curragh - 4.50 Handicap - 1 mile 2 furlongs - 15 run - Good I am happy to take on Brave Troop who is up a staggering 15lbs for a win on very different Going and also Ceallach who is ve...
Read More →Limerick 7.45
26 May 2023
SEAN - Limerick 7.45 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 18 run - Good to Firm I don't think this race is as deep as the one over a similar trip last night. The favourite is actually a ...
Read More →Limerick 8.00
25 May 2023
SEAN - Limerick 8.00 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 16 run (3 reserves) A chance to look for a win and some enhanced place Offers with likely decent Good ground and a few exposed...
Read More →Gowran 8.00
23 May 2023
SEAN - Gowran Park 8.10 - Handicap - 1 mile 5 and 1/2 furlongs - 16 run - Going Good An extended trip and with a stiff final climb to the finish a race where I'm keen to try to find some value.&n...
Read More →Kilbeggan 6.45
12 May 2023
SEAN - KIlbeggan 6.45 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - Yielding - drying ground - 16 run I'm very sweet on a couple at big e/w Odds and a couple I think are overpriced, especially on drying gro...
Read More →Gowran Park 5.25
10 May 2023
SEAN - Gowran Park - 5.25 Handicap - 1 mile 6 furlongs - 17 run - Soft There are enhanced places on offer here and a trio that really stand out for each way betting purposes. At the head of ...
Read More →Cork 4.50
06 May 2023
SEAN - Cork 4.50 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1 furlong - 18 run (3 reserves ready) - Soft (some patchy rain) I think it'll ride genuinely soft here. I don't think there is much value in Well L...
Read More →Kilbeggan 6.20
20 Apr 2023
SEAN - Kilbeggan 6.20 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 and 1/2 furlongs - 12 run - Yielding I'm waiting for a full write up from Sean but his brief notes suggests he wants to take on the penalised Che...
Read More →Tipperary 5.00
18 Apr 2023
SEAN - Tipperary 5.00 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 7 and 1/2 furlongs - 13 run - Yielding to Soft Mahler Appeal and Positive Thinking are in the TRACKER System and have good chances here but doubts i...
Read More →Aintree 4.05
13 Apr 2023
SPECULATOR - Open Hunter Chase - 2 miles 5 furlongs (National Course) Soft - 28 run Level weights here, every horse carries 12 stones, so important and valid to have a close look at those used to...
Read More →Sean - Fairyhouse 5.00
10 Apr 2023
SEAN - Irish National Handicap Chase - 3 miles 5 furlongs - 30 run - Yielding > Soft (rain about) I narrowed my short list down to around 8 of the 30 runner field. I think it will be a g...
Read More →Leopardstown 3.05
05 Apr 2023
SEAN - Leopardstown 3.05 Handicap - 1 mile 2 furlongs - Soft > Heavy - 16 run (+ Reserves) I'm going to tread carefully here but a few are worth following I think going forwards and may just n...
Read More →Limerick 4.35
30 Mar 2023
Sean - Limerick 4.35 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 18 run - Soft MERRY MOVES is in the Tracker and the one they all have to beat after a nice win last time for which it...
Read More →Navan 5.05
29 Mar 2023
SEAN / Placespotter - Navan 5.05 Apprentice Handicap Hurdle - 1 mile 2 furlongs - 18 run - Soft / Heavy There isn't too much to interest or excite at bigger odds here but the obvious exception is...
Read More →Navan 3.55
20 Mar 2023
SEAN - Navan 3.55 Novice Handicap Chase - Series Final - 2 miles 7 and 1/2 furlongs - 12 run - Soft to Heavy I'm pretty keen to have an investment on the current outsider of the field who is FLAS...
Read More →Thurles 4.50
18 Mar 2023
SEAN - Placespotter - Thurles 4.50 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 16 run - Soft A competitive race and one in which the Tracker horse Owl Creek Bridge is definitely best watched as it's b...
Read More →Cheltenham 2.10
17 Mar 2023
Cheltenham 2.10 - County Hurdle - 2 miles 1 furlong - Class 1 - 26 run(The Speculator for UK / Sean for Ireland) Speculator - I feel that the home contingent are very much against it here against...
Read More →Cheltenham 4.10
16 Mar 2023
Cheltenham 4.10 - Magners Handicap Chase Cl 1 - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 24 run - Soft(The Advisor UK / Sean - Ireland The Advisor - this race is absolutely stacked and goes very deep. I thin...
Read More →Limerick - Sunday 12th March
12 Mar 2023
SEAN - Placespotter -: Limerick 2.50 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 18 run (enhanced places) - Soft - (some afternoon rain) This is a tough and competitive field and I've gone ...
Read More →Dundalk Friday 3rd March
03 Mar 2023
SEAN - has had a long hard look at the Dundalk Card in terms of Analysis but also a couple of his statistical models and suggests a small e/w and an e/w double on 10 KHADAASH ...
Read More →Thurles 2.30
23 Feb 2023
SEAN - Thurles 2.30 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 17 run - Good to Yielding Another competitive big field Irish handicap on a Course where the undulations and configuration tend to suppor...
Read More →Wednesday 22nd February
22 Feb 2023
SEAN notes-: 3.25 Rebellious Gale (9/2) is in the Tracker, very consistent in this type of race and well worthy of a small win only bet if you wish. West Of Carrig is also in the Track...
Read More →Punchestown 3.45
19 Feb 2023
SEAN-: Firstly I'm going to watch the GN TRial race at 2.10, it's one of those where you're not quite sure what agenda some are running to in terms of handicap marks and fitness and as a result b...
Read More →Dundalk 7.30
17 Feb 2023
SEAN - Dundalk 7.30 - Handicap - 1 mile 2 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run - Standard A few at big odds or off a break to note and watch. Atlantic Island had its best career run here off this trip ...
Read More →Clonmel 4.00
16 Feb 2023
SEAN - Clonmel 4.00 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 furlongs - 15 run - Soft I don't think there is great depth to this race unless a few have something very well hidden under a bushel. WEST B...
Read More →Navan Sunday 12th February
12 Feb 2023
SEAN - Navan 3.10 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 26 run - Yielding Navan is a galloping and stiff left handed Course with a steady uphill climb and even in Yielding conditions lik...
Read More →Leopardstown 2.40
05 Feb 2023
SEAN - Leopardstown 2.40 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 23 run - Yielding As I mentioned yesterday it's as important here to watch what's happening in midfield with an eye to the big Sprin...
Read More →Leopardstown 3.40
04 Feb 2023
SEAN - Leopardstown 3.40 - Handicap Hurdle -3 miles -18 run - Yielding I think this race looks to be very much market dominated and although the likes of A GREAT VIEW and TAKARENGO who are ...
Read More →Sean - Punchestown Monday 30th January
30 Jan 2023
Punchestown 3.42 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 22 run - Soft A lot of unknowns here in terms of verifiable form and form at the trip but a couple in the Tracker who look t...
Read More →Gowran Park Thursday 26th January
26 Jan 2023
SEAN - Gowran Park 3.55 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 15 run - Soft > Heavy A lot of dangerous types at the head of the market here and take your pick out of Optional Mix (u...
Read More →Fairyhouse 3.53
25 Jan 2023
SEAN - Fairyhouse 3.53 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 and 1/2 furlongs - 16 run (3 reserves) - Soft > Heavy This is probably the most competitive race on the card despite there being 3-4 tightl...
Read More →Thurles 2.10
22 Jan 2023
THURLES 2.10 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 and 1/2 furlongs - 10 run - Yielding to Soft A competitive little race for a dabble and on a Track with usually excellent drainage. At the...
Read More →Sean - Navan Saturday 21st January
21 Jan 2023
Sean Navan 1.07 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 15 run - Soft (likely to be very dead / pudding like Going) I can't get over-enthused about the top of the market in these conditions...
Read More →Dundalk 5.00
20 Jan 2023
SEAN - Dundalk 5.00 Handicap - 1 mile - 14 run - Standard A whole host of recent winners here but a number of them with penalties for that good form and who may well be vulnerable. Rans...
Read More →Dundalk Wednesday 18th January
18 Jan 2023
SEAN - Dundalk 2.05 - 1 mile 2 and 1/2 furlongs Ta Na La, Pro Bono and Clever Capall look strong here and justify market support but a couple with decent each way chances if fully wound up would ...
Read More →Clonmel 2.50
17 Jan 2023
SEAN - Clonmel 2.50 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 16 run - Heavy At the head of the betting we have West Breeze and LAKE CHAD. West Breeze mixes Chasing and Hurdling, has good Course for...
Read More →Sean - Punchestown 3.20
16 Jan 2023
Sean - Punchestown 3.20 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles and 1/2 furlong - Heavy - 22 run I think a win saver on WALKING THE WALK is advisable as its far more confidently expected to win this than the l...
Read More →Punchestown - Sunday 15th January
15 Jan 2023
SEAN - Punchestown 3.10 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 11 run - Heavy This is likely to turn into a test of stamina and not many have obvious form in the conditions. A...
Read More →Fairyhouse 1.37
14 Jan 2023
SEAN - Fairyhouse 1.37 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 12 run - Soft> Heavy It's not due to rain today so I think we could be running in gluey dead ground as opposed to softer rain affected Goin...
Read More →Sean - Dundalk Friday 13th January
13 Jan 2023
Over at Dundalk if you want an obvious small e/w double based on recent runs then Course specialists MADS BLACK EIGHTS in the 3.55 and MAKE THE SWITCH in the 5.30 should give you a...
Read More →Naas 3.20
08 Jan 2023
SEAN - Naas 3.20 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 furlongs - 12 run - Soft This really has cut up quite badly and its hard to look past Chainofconsequence and Cadatharia so I suggest a small...
Read More →Sean - Dundalk
06 Jan 2023
SEAN - Dundalk-: 5.00 A fair few of these have to prove stamina for any trip over a mile and may be found out at the business end provided they don't dawdle early on. Slamadoor has a leading chan...
Read More →Sean Punchestown 12.47
31 Dec 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 12.47 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 15 run - Heavy I'll leave Strumptown and Angels Dawn alone at the prices as I'm not sure the trip is ideal for the former and the la...
Read More →Sean - Wednesday 28th December
28 Dec 2022
Sean Leopardstown 12.35 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 24 run - Soft A competitive race as always here and I'm happy to take on the likes of Unanswered and L'yser at the top of the m...
Read More →Sean - Leopardstown 3.00
27 Dec 2022
SEAN - Leopardstown 3.00 Paddy Power Chase - 3 miles - Soft - 28 run A minefield as always and with multiple entries from Mullins and Elliott a tough one to call. My gut thoughts are that Mullins...
Read More →Punchestown 1.10
19 Dec 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 1.10 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 and 1/2 furlongs - 19 run - Yielding to Soft - Rain - it's likely to be sloppy and wet. To be perfectly honest I have found it very diffic...
Read More →Sean - Thurles 1.14
18 Dec 2022
SEAN - Thurles 1.14 Handicap Chase - 3 miles - 18run (3 reserves) - Going - forget the normal descriptions - it's probably going to be dead and tacky Going This is one of the best draining C...
Read More →Dundalk 5.15
14 Dec 2022
SEAN - Dundalk 5.15 Handicap 1 mile 2 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run (3 reserves) A couple of the reserves currently distort the market so take an early price if you can. I'll take on St Cianans ...
Read More →Cork Sunday 11th December
11 Dec 2022
SEAN - Cork 2.50 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 16 run - Soft (Grass frost so likely tacky Going) It's hard to rule too many out here and at the top of the market is Emmet Mullins horse H...
Read More →Dundalk 8.30
09 Dec 2022
I'll dip my toe in to Dundalk with the probability that what looks like a cracking weekend of Jumping is odds on to be lost to Frost and Snow in parts.I narrowed my focus down to 3 horses in this long...
Read More →Faityhouse 12.55
04 Dec 2022
SEAN - Fairyhouse 12.55 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 5 furlongs - 12 run - Yielding (probably a fair dollop of rain here too) I'd have been quite keen on Waitnsee at a big price on better...
Read More →Punchestown Tuesday 29th November
29 Nov 2022
SEAN - Punchestown There are a couple of competitive Handicaps on Yielding ground with some soft patches but basically a dry day so I envisage pretty dead ground. I'll focus more on the ones...
Read More →Navan - Sunday 27th November
27 Nov 2022
SEAN-:Navan 2.20 Troytown Chase - 3 miles - 19 run - Soft (no rain could be sticky) I don't think we need to beat about the bush here, FRONTAL ASSAULT ticks so many boxes and is laid out for...
Read More →Thurles - Thursday 24th November
24 Nov 2022
SEAN - THURLES1.00 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 14 run Yielding A clear favourite here with Elliots ARCTIC AMBITION - very short in the market and win saver material only if you're ...
Read More →Limerick - Tuesday 22nd November
22 Nov 2022
SEAN - Limerick 2.45 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 14 run - Soft They run on the Inner Track here, much tighter than the more sweeping Main Track but still with a steep climb down the ba...
Read More →Punchestown - Sunday 20th November
20 Nov 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 12.55 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 + 1/2 Furlongs - 15 run - Soft Secret She Keeps is a strong and worthy favourite for Henry De Bromhead and Rachel Blackmore and I wouldn't...
Read More →Punchestown 3.23
19 Nov 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 3.23 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles and 1/2 furlong - 22 run - Yielding > Soft (plenty of rain from midday) I think there is a fair bit of deadwood at higher prices, unproven at ...
Read More →Clonmel 3.23
17 Nov 2022
SEAN - Clonmel 3.23 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 16 Run - Heavy There are plenty of old favourites in here and several in the Tracker (below) Womalko is a 7/4 chance for gor...
Read More →Fairyhouse 3.07
15 Nov 2022
SEAN - Fairyhouse 3.07 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 16 run - Soft > Heavy The one they all have to beat is the Mullins runner returning to hurdles but I anticipate that We'llhavewa...
Read More →Sunday 13th November
13 Nov 2022
SEAN - NAVAN 12.15 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 6 furlongs - Yielding - 22 run A big field and this is one of the toughest TRacks in Ireland, a lovely galloping track with a long uphill run to the l...
Read More →Cheltenham 1.10
12 Nov 2022
PLACESPOTTER / SEAN - Cheltenham 1.10 Handicap - Class 3 - 3 miles 1 furlong - 14 Run - Going Good A very competitive race as you'd expect and plenty in with chances. Clonguie Way is a moder...
Read More →Cheltenham Friday 11th November
11 Nov 2022
CHELTENHAM 1.10 Handicap Hurdle - Class 3 - 2 miles 5 Furlongs - 19 run - Good to Soft (Old Course) No rain really for the next 3 days, we believe Good to Soft to be an accurate description ...
Read More →Fairyhouse 3.52
08 Nov 2022
SEAN - Fairyhouse 3.52 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 + 1/2 furlongs - 16 run - Soft The top pair in the market here are very short in terms of actual form and whilst I definitely want to take ...
Read More →Sunday 6th November
06 Nov 2022
SEAN - Cork 3.13 - Cork National - 3 miles 4 furlongs - 17 run - Heavy (rain early) This isn;t the toughest of tracks but it has a long run in although it does pay to race fairly prominently.&nbs...
Read More →Galway 2.20
30 Oct 2022
SEAN - Galway 2.20 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 15 run - Heavy NAP of the day would be HOKE COLBURN in the 2.20 at Galway, it should enjoy turning this race in to a stamina tes...
Read More →Sean - Clonmel 4.05
27 Oct 2022
SEAN - Clonmel 4.05 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 15 run - Soft > Heavy (rain about) There are a good few in here who have to prove themselves in terms of stamina and for appreciation of ...
Read More →Sean - The Curragh - Wednesday 26th October
26 Oct 2022
SEAN The Curragh. I've assessed the Draw, Form and also Going factors in 4 races with big fields and have come up with the following sporting each way Lucky 15 - 5 p e/w unit 2.15...
Read More →SEAN - Limerick 3.35
23 Oct 2022
Sean - Limerick 3.35 Munster National - 3 miles - 15 run (there are 3 reserves) Yielding to Soft - likely Soft as plenty of rain. I think quite a few will need the run here, some come fit and rea...
Read More →Sean - Sligo 4.45
21 Oct 2022
SEAN - Sligo 4.45 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - Yielding to Soft (rain) This is another race that could be run in very attritional conditions. At the top of the market bot...
Read More →Sean - Thurles Thursday 20th October
20 Oct 2022
SEAN - Thurles-:2.35 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 15 run - Good to Yielding (most of any rain is likely after racing) At the top of the market Union Park has serious claims ...
Read More →SEAN - Cork Sunday 16th October
16 Oct 2022
SEAN - Cork - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 furlongs - 2 Divisions - Good to Yielding (possibly heavy rain during the hours before racing) 2.30 Division 1 -: There are a lot of unanswered ques...
Read More →Tramore 3.35
13 Oct 2022
SEAN - Tramore 3.35 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 15 run - Yielding > Soft MAXXUM is a very short price for Elliott, out quickly after being runner up on Tuesday, if you want ...
Read More →Punchestown Wednesday 12th October
12 Oct 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 3.20 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 17 run - Going - Good I think the top of the market is vulnerable in this one and a few at nice prices caught my eye. M...
Read More →Punchestown 4.40
11 Oct 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 4.40 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 and 1/2 furlongs - Going Good - 15 run I think the pair at the top of the market are way too short. Balkito is much more highly rated ov...
Read More →Tipperary 3.30
03 Oct 2022
SEAN - Tipperary 3.30 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 20 run - Good to Yielding ( 3 strong reserves!) Firstly a couple for your TRACKERS that caught my eye in the analysis. Long Term ones in FIR...
Read More →Gowran Park 2.52
01 Oct 2022
SEAN - Gowran Park 2.52 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 20 run - Good to Yielding The top of the market here looks about right but neither Wa Wa nor Natural Look inspire confidence at th...
Read More →Gowran Park 5.02
30 Sep 2022
SEAN - Gowran Park 5.02 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 16 run - Going Good (rain about) At the top of the market the likes of Sergeant Lightfoot, Jungle Prose and Na Caith Tobac look soli...
Read More →Clonmel 4.10
29 Sep 2022
SEAN - Clonmel 4.10 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 16 run - Good to Yielding I don't think there is massive depth here and a lot aren't proven at the trip. Rule Of June looks solid but ...
Read More →Curragh 4.15
25 Sep 2022
SEAN - The Curragh 4.15 If you want a win saver of the very heavily backed o'Brien horse Waterville then feel free at around 5/1. The other market leaders Echoes Of Rain (up 10lbs...
Read More →Irish Tips Friday 19th August
19 Aug 2022
SEAN - Ireland A couple of NH Meetings at Killarney and Kilbeggan and although long distance Chases at both look top heavy in favour of the market there are a couple of small e/w options to explo...
Read More →Tramore 5.20
12 Aug 2022
SEAN / Placespotter - Tramore 5.20 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 1/2 furlongs - 16 run - Going Good This is a very quirky track that can suit specialists, tight bends and an uphill after the finish ...
Read More →Gowran Park 4.50
10 Aug 2022
SEAN - Gowran Park 4.50 Handicap - 1 mile 1 furlong - 17 run - Going Good A competitive race with some probable early pace from the inside Stalls and a few of the more fancied will need luck in r...
Read More →Ballinrobe 7.55
08 Aug 2022
Sean / Placespotter -: Ballinrobe 7.55 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 16 run - Good Good The yardage suggests they are taking the slightly wider loop here down the back as the 2 miles 7...
Read More →Kilbeggan 7.25
06 Aug 2022
SEAN - Kilbeggan 7.25 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - 14 run - Going Good They do almost 3 circuits of this tight right handed track and most will be on and off the bridle and Course form ...
Read More →Wexford 5.50
05 Aug 2022
SEAN - Wexford 5.50 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - Going Good - 14 run A very compacted top end market here with Dicebox, who is upped in trip, Well Polly and Naturally blond both carrying 9lb pen...
Read More →Roscommon 8.00
02 Aug 2022
SEAN - Roscommon 8.00 - I'm not too keen on much here, its definitely worth (TRACKING) IN YOUR SHADOW who showed significant promise before a 670 break, clearly had some issues and will almost ce...
Read More →Galway 2.30
31 Jul 2022
SEAN - Galway 2.30 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 20 run - Soft A typically competitive field and a fair few unexposed and possibly improving types here. Percival Legaliols makes ...
Read More →Galway 2.30
30 Jul 2022
SEAN - Galways 2.30 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 20 run - Good to Yielding The obvious pair head the market and are La Prima Donna and Ilikethewayurthinkin, the latter has to prove fitn...
Read More →Galway 6.00
29 Jul 2022
SEAN - Galway 6.00 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 20 run - Going - Good Plenty in here with chances and at a massive price don't totally rule out ex Irish National winner FREEWHEEL...
Read More →Galway 5.40
28 Jul 2022
Sean - Galway 5.40 Flat Handicap - 1 mile 4 furlongs - 18 run - Good to Yielding This doesn't look a particularly deep field unless there is something who is going to improve markedly by stepping...
Read More →Galway - Wednesday 27th July
27 Jul 2022
SEAN - GALWAY PLATE 6.40 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 22 Run - Going Good A field of 22 and at the top of the market we have El Barra who is very progressive and up 10lbs and who...
Read More →Galway 6.40
26 Jul 2022
SEAN - Galway 6.40 - Premier Handicap - 1 mile 123 yards - 18 Run - SoftI don't think we need to over-complicate this race. Adrian McGuiness throws a large number of runners at it, many see...
Read More →Galway 6.40
25 Jul 2022
SEAN - Galway 6.40 Handicap - 2 miles 1 furlong - Yielding - 20 run A race full of unexposed types up against some Course specialists, typical Galway and throw in a few reserves being very well b...
Read More →Limerick 7.45
21 Jul 2022
It's VERY hard to find anything at decent odds to back with confidence today, out Tipsters looked at 7-8 races Limerick 7.45 - looks a very lop-sided market here but with Jennys Getaway, Alfieri,...
Read More →Limerick 8.15
20 Jul 2022
Sean - Limerick 8.15 - Handicap - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 16 run - Going Good A competitive Handicap Chase and the trip requires two climbs up the steep hill from the Home straight including just af...
Read More →Tuesday 19th July Kilbeggan
19 Jul 2022
Ballinrobe - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 and 1/2 furlongs - Good to Yielding (2 Divisions)7.00 - 15 run (with reserves) At the top of the market i can't rule out GLENMALURE LODGE or NATURAL LOOK ...
Read More →Ballinrobe 7.35
18 Jul 2022
SEAN - Ballinrobe 7.35 - Handicap - 1 mile 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run - Going Good A decent field here with 3 reserves so some nice enhanced places to aim at. It's a quirky Course wher...
Read More →Tipperary 3.32
17 Jul 2022
SEAN - Tipperary 3.32 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 7 furlongs - Good to Yielding - 14 run This is a competitive little race with 14 runners so some enhanced place value in a few places. A coup...
Read More →Curragh 4.30
16 Jul 2022
SEAN - Curragh 4.20 Handicap - 1 mile 4 furlongs - 17 run / Good / Good to Firm I really think this could be dominated by the pair at the head of the market so lets cover off Dartington and Kazak...
Read More →Kilbeggan 7.30
15 Jul 2022
SEAN - Kilbeggan 7.30 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 16 run (3 reserves) Good to Yielding As with Hamilton, a chance of a few showers and certainly not the intense heat of mainland Centr...
Read More →Killarney 7.00
12 Jul 2022
SEAN - Killarney 7.00 - Handicap - 2 miles 1 furlong - Good - 12 run Its 2 circuits of this tight left handed Track and not too many stand out. National Ballet may need the run off a 9 month...
Read More →Sunday 10th July
10 Jul 2022
SEAN - Sligo 4.30 Handicap Hurdle 4.30 - 3 miles 2 furlongs - 13 run - Good to Yielding The favourite is Don't Tell Allen who makes handicap debut after a nice win at Wexford. It's hard to really...
Read More →Kilbeggan 7.50
08 Jul 2022
SEAN - Kilbeggan 7.50 Midlands Nation Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - 14 run It's a classic Mullins v Elliott here but I really do think the interloper in the room tonight is Henry De Bromhe...
Read More →Leopardstown 7.30
07 Jul 2022
SEAN - Leopardstown 7.30 Premier Handicap - 1 mile 2 furlongs - Good - 13 run Joseph O'Brien runs a pair of in form and improving types here who will be major threats in Entropy who has form figu...
Read More →Bellewstown 7.40
02 Jul 2022
SEAN - Bellewstown 7.40 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 15 run A lovely venue that stages this Meeting and another in August up in the hills. I've three against the field here all with p...
Read More →Tipperary 7.50
30 Jun 2022
SEAN - TIPPERARY 7.50 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - Yielding - possibly Soft by the start. - 17 run (3 reserves) This is possibly going to be one of those races that will throw up a lot of future...
Read More →Ascot 6.10
16 Jun 2022
ROBIN - Ascot 6.10 Buckingham Palace Stakes - Handicap - 7 furlongs C2 - 29 run I prefer this to The Britannia as its an all age race and gives me more scope as 3 year olds aren't really my speci...
Read More →Ascot 3.05
16 Jun 2022
SEAN - Ascot 3.05 King George V Handicap - Class 2 - 1 mile 4 furlongs. A race with some scopey types not fully proven at the trip and a few more exposed types who are. It's very t...
Read More →Clonmel 6.10
10 Jun 2022
SEAN - Clonmel 6.10 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 16 run - Going Good (rain this afternoon) A tricky race with a number at the top end of the market in with good chances and a fair bit of deadwood....
Read More →Wexford 3.45
08 Jun 2022
SEAN - Wexford 3.45 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 13 run - Good / Good to Soft There are 4 who dominate the market, Its Time Again is upped 9lbs after wins off marks of 80 and 89, Journ...
Read More →Kilbeggan 3.20
05 Jun 2022
SEAN - Ireland - Kilbeggan 3.20 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 16 run (with reserves available) - Going Good (some showers) This isn't a particularly deep or competitive race on a q...
Read More →Curragh 7.15
01 Jun 2022
SEAN - Curragh 7.15 Ebor Handicap - 1 mile 6 furlongs - 16 run - Going Good A fair mix in here and although the race is nowhere near the UK equivalent in stature nor prize money it's still a dece...
Read More →Limerick Friday 27th May
27 May 2022
Limerick 7.40 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 16 run (reserves available) - Going Good At the head of the market are an unexposed ex French horse in Mica Malpic who frankly co...
Read More →Limerick 7.45
26 May 2022
Sean - Limerick 7.45 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 18 run (3 reserves) - Going Good (rain about) This is a poor race with many unproven at the trip and most unproven over any kind of t...
Read More →Gowran Park 8.20
24 May 2022
SEAN - Gowran Park 8.20 Handicap - 1 mile 5 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 Run (3 reserves) Going Good At the top of the market we have Beret Rouge for Willie Mullins whose form adds up to nothing but cle...
Read More →Tipperary 7.55
19 May 2022
SEAN - Tipperary 7.55 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 15 run (3 reserves) - Good to Yielding - dry day A fascinating little race. We have the proven Course from from a race of a few weeks ago ...
Read More →Killarney 7.30
16 May 2022
SEAN - Killarney - KIllarney National - 3 miles 2 furlongs - 15 run - Going Good - Showers. SHADY OPERATOR ran then ragged in this race last year, clearly likes the Course, has been over the bank...
Read More →Naas 5.15
15 May 2022
Naas 5.15 - Handicap - 1 mile - 15 run - Good The draw bias here is more dictated by pace and getting a nice position I think rather than anything discernable about the actual Course configuratio...
Read More →Punchestown Wednesday 27th April
27 Apr 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 3.40 Handicap Hurdle - Series Final - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 25 run (with reserves) - Good to Yielding A case of sorting the wheat from the chaff and the only ones really conside...
Read More →Punchestown 4.50
26 Apr 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 4.50 Handicap Hurdle - Grade B - 18 run - Good to Yielding. There is a 30% chance of a bit of rain in the morning and the course will have been well prepared and sensibly water...
Read More →Sean - Navan 5.21
23 Apr 2022
SEAN - Navan 5.21 - Handicap - 1 mile 5 furlongs - 20 run - Good A race here a few weeks ago where Scott Lang won from Derrinlour, Female Approach and with White Desert, Rich Belief an...
Read More →Sean - Kilbeggan 6.15
21 Apr 2022
Sean - Kilbeggan 6.15 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 1/2 furlongs - Good to Yielding - 16 run This is something of a specialist track, very undulating and tight right handed. At the top of th...
Read More →Irish National Fairyhouse 5.00
18 Apr 2022
FAIRYHOUSE 5.00 Irish Grand National - 3 miles 5 furlongs - Yielding - 30 run Ian has already covered the weather and I've looked at all 30 runners in detail and ended up seriously looking at 26 ...
Read More →Sean - Cork 4.40
17 Apr 2022
Cork 4.40 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 17 run - Yielding (Rain - approx 10-15mm possible ) The Going may be on the softer side of Yielding by time of the race but this is one of the be...
Read More →Sean - Clonmel 5.20
14 Apr 2022
SEAN - Clonmel 5.20 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 14 run - Yielding I think they are all running for second place here as the Mullins runner WHISKEY LULLABY looks very strong, if you wa...
Read More →(Sean) Gowran Park 5.50
13 Apr 2022
SEAN - Gowran Park 5.50 - Handicap - 1 mile - 16 run - Good to Yielding A lowish draw can be an advantage here but plenty of space to find a pitch to the right hand bend and then round the corner...
Read More →Tramore 7.00
11 Apr 2022
SEAN - Tramore 7.00 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 14 run - Good to Yielding (some rain so may be Yielding) One of the trickiest NH tracks in Ireland, a short right handed circuit of...
Read More →Sean - Curragh Sunday 10th April
10 Apr 2022
SEAN - CURRAGH There are some big field 6 furlong handicaps today at 4.12 and at 5.20, I'm not really fixated on the Draw here as much as wanting to be where the pace is, evidence of Course...
Read More →(Sean) Aintree Grand National 5.15
09 Apr 2022
AINTREE - GRAND NATIONAL 5.15 G3 C1 Handicap Chase - 4 miles 2 and 1/2 furlongs - 40 run - Good to Soft (drying but watered) - few spots possible mid morning. Thanks to the joys and benefits...
Read More →SEAN Aintree 4.05
08 Apr 2022
SEAN / IAN - Aintree 4.05 Topham Chase G3C1 - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 30 Run - Good to Soft This is likely to be an absolute cavalry charge and whatever wins will need a huge dollop of luck in runni...
Read More →Sean Cork and Fairyhouse Sunday 3rd April
03 Apr 2022
SEAN - Fairyhouse 2.55 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 furlongs - Good to Yielding (no rain) 14 run This is the time of year when horses who tend to win in turn and have won a race tend to start rever...
Read More →Leopardstown 4.55
02 Apr 2022
SEAN - Leopardstown 4.55 Tyrconnel - Tracker 1/2 point e/w - I like Star Of Cashel here but the draw looks to be a negative and drawn on the opposite and likely better sige my selection is fit fr...
Read More →Sean - Naas 4.50
31 Mar 2022
Sean - Naas 4.50 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 furlongs - 20 run - Good to Yielding At the top of the market we have 3-4 horses tightly bunched and although they all have obvious chances I can't se...
Read More →Navan 3.25
29 Mar 2022
SEAN - Navan 3.25 - Handicap - 1 mile 5 furlongs - 18 Run - Good / Good to Soft There is a maximum field here of 18 and 3 reserves, a couple of whom may be dangers with a run. At very big od...
Read More →Curragh 4.16
26 Mar 2022
SEAN - The Curragh 4.16 Irish Lincoln - 1 mile - 27 run - Yielding. There are a mass of runners in here from the expanding Adrian McGuinness operation who no doubt sees himself adopting the Gordo...
Read More →Cork 4.25
24 Mar 2022
SEAN - Cork 4.25 Capilano Bridge / It Could Be You The selection runs off top weight but is well hndicapped and the addition of cheekpieces may just work the oracle at a nice e/w price. The ...
Read More →Downpatrick 3.45
20 Mar 2022
SEAN Downpatrick 3.45 - Ulster National - 3 miles 4 1/2 furlongs - 15 run - Soft to Yielding. Downpatrick is a very unique track, right handed, I call it "the big dipper" as there are lots o...
Read More →Cheltenham Friday 18th March
18 Mar 2022
2.10 SEAN / IAN - County Hurdle Handicap Hurdle C1 G3 - 2 miles 1 furlong - 26 run Good to Soft They are likely to run this at a frenetic pace and as we saw yesterday on this Course and worth poi...
Read More →Thursday 17th March
17 Mar 2022
We'll focus on 3 races today: thoughts from Sean, myself and The Advisor. 2.10 PERTEMPS FINAL - Handicap Hurdle - Group 3 Class 1 - 3miles - 23 run - Heavy The Going will be interesting, und...
Read More →Cheltenham Day 2 Wednesday 16th March
16 Mar 2022
2.50 CORAL CUP Handicap Hurdle - Group 3 / Class 1 - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 26 run - Good to Soft*(* possibly heavy rain due from midday but its trajectory could just miss the Course, it's one of ...
Read More →Cheltenham Day 1
15 Mar 2022
Sean / Ian -: ULTIMA 2.50 Handicap Chase - Class1 Grade 3 - Good to Soft (Old Course) 3 miles 1 furlong - 24 run A maximum field for a typically competitive renewal and with a warm drying day yes...
Read More →SEAN Leopardstown Monday 7th March
07 Mar 2022
Leopardstown 3.45 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 18 run - Yielding It is another dry day today with a cutting easterly wind and the ground may well be starting to dry out now. I'm a bit vexed as to ...
Read More →Leopardstown 4.50
06 Mar 2022
SEAN - Leopardstown 4.50 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 and 1/2 furlongs - 15 run Yielding. The Going is described as "yielding" there is no rain forecast and they have done some watering ...
Read More →Navan 2.48
05 Mar 2022
Sean / Placespotter - Navan 2.48 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 13 run Yielding to Soft The favourite here is Tony Martins Gain De Cause who has won off marks of 98 and 107, goes up to ...
Read More →Thursday 3rd March
03 Mar 2022
SEAN - Clonmel 2.50 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 14 run - heavy (3 reserves) A maximum Chase field size of 14 runners with 3 reserves so enhanced place odds are guaranteed. Clonmel ...
Read More →Naas 5.00
27 Feb 2022
SEAN - NAAS 5.00 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles - Soft>Heavy - 22 run. Naas is a galloping left handed track with a steady climb to the finish and a bit of proven stamina even in a 2 mile race...
Read More →Saturday 26th February Newcastle and Fairyhouse
26 Feb 2022
PLACESPOTTER - Ian - Eider Chase - Newcastle 3.15 Handicap Chase - Class 2 - 4 miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - 16 run - Good to Soft One of the marquee big field Handicap Chases that are run over an e...
Read More →Exeter 3.50
26 Feb 2022
Ian / Placespotter - Exeter 3.50 Devon National - Class 3 - 3 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - soft / heavy - 13 run This is a cracking renewal of the race with a 13 runner field and really very hard t...
Read More →Sedgefield 3.05
24 Feb 2022
SEAN - Thurles 3.05 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - 17 run - Soft It rarely gets really deep and horrible ground here and there should be no excuses for anything that is suited by Soft win...
Read More →Gowran 2.55
19 Feb 2022
SEAN - Gowran Park 2.55 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - soft > heavy - 19 run (rain about) This is a testing and undulating Course when it gets soft or heavy and I'm keen on stamina a...
Read More →Clonmel 4.50
17 Feb 2022
SEAN - CLONMEL 4.50 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 furlongs - Heavy - 14 run (3 reserves) A few old favourites in here and a couple are in the Tracker after promising recent runs when tipped or ...
Read More →Punchestown Sunday 13th February
13 Feb 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 2.40 Grand National Trial Handicap Chase - 3 miles 4 furlongs - 13 run - Soft (heavy rain forecast) The Going is currently soft but a fair amount of rain is expected which shou...
Read More →Sean - Thurles 4.30
10 Feb 2022
SEAN - Thurles 4.30 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - Yielding - 17 run This is basement level stuff but a couple have really jumped off the page at big odds and with many out of form or nee...
Read More →Fairyhouse 1.15
09 Feb 2022
SEAN - Fairyhouse 1.15 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 15 run - Soft This is a very competitive race for the Grade and hard to rule out too many; so we'll pin our colours to a couple and ...
Read More →Sunday 6th February
06 Feb 2022
Leopardstown 2.25 - Handicap Chase - Grade A - 2 miles 5 and 1/2 furlongs - Soft - 17 run This is a very tricky race with so many seemingly out of form or hiding handicap marks or both? Havi...
Read More →Leopardstown 2.45
05 Feb 2022
PLACESPOTTER - Leopardstown 2.45 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 24 run - Yielding (approx 10mm of rain anticipated during the day) This looks very competitive as you'd expect but back in the days ...
Read More →Monday 31st January
31 Jan 2022
PUNCHESTOWN - 3.50 Handicap Hurdle - Div 1 - 3 miles - 22 run - Yielding I think the first thing to say is that the 2 Divisions of this race have very much stacked to make this one far tougher th...
Read More →Saturday 29th January
29 Jan 2022
Placespotter (Ian) - Doncaster 3.20 Handicap Chase - Class 1 - 3 miles - 17 run - Good A few initial thoughts. The ground as we saw yesterday is quite tacky but there is quite a strong headwind e...
Read More →Thyestes Gowran Park 3.05
27 Jan 2022
SEAN - Gowran Park 3.05 Thyestes Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - Soft - 18 run Always an eagerly awaited field but again dominated by Elliott and Mullins who provide around 60% of the field....
Read More →Catterick 3.40
26 Jan 2022
Catterick 3.40 Handicap Chase - Class 5 - 2 miles 3 furlongs - Class 5 - 10 run - Going Good Another competitive little race. It's very hard to split or to look beyond the 3 at the head of t...
Read More →Sean - Down Royal 3.10
25 Jan 2022
SEAN - Down Royal 3.10 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 furlongs - Yielding - 16 run It may pay to get on early! The market is compromised by 2nd reserve Routine Excellent who is odds on but who m...
Read More →Lingfield 3.35
23 Jan 2022
Placespotter - Lingfield 3.35 - Surrey National - Class 3 - 3 miles 5 furlongs - 15 run - Heavy It's heavy ground advertised but after little rain but a fair bit of frost is more like that horrib...
Read More →Navan 3.25
22 Jan 2022
Navan 3.25 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles - Yielding - 24 run A big field and competitive Handicap Chase to attack. Let's start with the favourite, at around 6/5 currently, Routine Excellence, i...
Read More →Friday 21st January
21 Jan 2022
PLACESPOTTER - Market Rasen Handicap Hurdle - Class 4 - 2 miles 7 furlongs 16 yards - Good to Soft - 11 run If the frost comes out of the ground quickly enough to get the meeting on its likely to...
Read More →Punchestown 3.35
17 Jan 2022
SEAN - Punchestown 3.35 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 40 yards - Soft - 22 run A competitive field with 3 reserves one of which is very near the head of the market. A race we found the winner of last...
Read More →Warwick 3.00
15 Jan 2022
PLACESPOTTER - Warwick 3.00 Handicap Chase - Class 1 Group 3 - 3 miles 5 furlongs - 15 run - Soft Very similar possible conditions to Kempton with soft Going and possible frost and more likely th...
Read More →Huntingdon 1.00
14 Jan 2022
Huntingdon 1.00 Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 and 1/3 furlongs Good to Soft (drying) 15 run The more I looked at this race the more i really like the look of a few at big Odds a...
Read More →Fairyhouse 1.50
09 Jan 2022
SEAN - Fairyhouse 1.50 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs and 165 yards (3 miles) - Soft - 13 run The strong favourite is Ardhill who reversed what had become a bit of a disappointing profile w...
Read More →Clonmel 2.25
06 Jan 2022
SEAN - Clonmel 2.25 Handicap Hurdle - Heavy - 14 run A few in here with solid chances. Full Noise is favourite, it's won at 3 miles on Yielding ground and at 2 miles 5 furlongs on Yiel...
Read More →Hereford 1.45
04 Jan 2022
1.45 Handicap Hurdle - Class 4 - 3 miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run - Good to Soft (dry day after early rain) I'm going against the market here based on confidence that a few are very well price...
Read More →Southwell 12.50
03 Jan 2022
PLACESPOTTER - Southwell 12.50 Novice HC - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - Class 4 - 13 run - Good to Soft It's interesting that the main market leaders, who have either won or placed already this se...
Read More →Naas 3.20
02 Jan 2022
SEAN - Naas 3.20 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 furlongs - Heavy 15 run I think PADDYS PLANET is very strong here and at around 3/1 will personally have a nice win bet. Plenty of others in with...
Read More →Uttoxeter Friday 31st December
31 Dec 2021
PLACESPOTTER - Uttoxter 1.30 - Handicap Hurdle - Class 5 - 3 miles - 12 run - Heavy It's very hard to get away from LIGHT FLICKER who is a Course and Distance winner here and won last time over 3...
Read More →Leopardstown 12.00
29 Dec 2021
Leopardstown 12.00 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 20 run - Yielding to Soft A competitive field on Going that is Yielding to Soft, decent ground but the market seems to be erring towards h...
Read More →Tuesday 28th December
28 Dec 2021
LEOPARDSTOWN 12.35 - Handicap Hurdle - Going - Yielding to Soft - 2 miles 4 furlongs A competitive field as you would imagine and some unexposed types to account for. I'll wager a tip, ...
Read More →Bank Holiday Monday 27th December
27 Dec 2021
PLACESPOTTER - Ian - Welsh National - Chepstow 2.50 - 3 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - Group 3 Class 1 - 20 run A fantastic renewal of the race with a Gold cup winner, several winners of this race an...
Read More →Wincanton 2.03
26 Dec 2021
Placespotter - Wincanton 2.03 - Handicap Chase - Class 3 - 3 miles 1 furlong - 10 run (Going currently Good but we believe will go SOFT very soon) I'll start by suggesting that you have a small r...
Read More →Thurles 12.40
19 Dec 2021
Thurles 12.40 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - 17 run (Going Good) - 1 reserve The Going is Good and it's a dry and still day so no excuses ground wise on this undulating track where Course e...
Read More →Haydock 2.40
18 Dec 2021
Haydock 2.40 Handicap Chase - Class 2 - 3 miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - Heavy - 16 run I think it's going to be pretty horrible sticky dead ground here and that usually suits Course and Going specia...
Read More →Dundalk 5.30
15 Dec 2021
DUNDALK 5.30 - 2 Miles - Standard - 13 run There is one standout value horse for me here in KALANOURA for Gavin Cromwell. It ran one of the favourites in this race Annecherie to le...
Read More →Wincanton 3.00
14 Dec 2021
Placespotter (Ian) - Wincanton 3.00 - Mares Handicap Hurdle - Class 5 - Good to Soft - 2 miles 4 furlongs TASHUNKA for Fergal and McPherson looks like the one they all have to beat here and ...
Read More →Monday 13th December - free blog
13 Dec 2021
In the 2.00 at Plumpton there are a couple of interesting Chris Gordon runners and I can see both Blame The Game and Go Whatever picking up small races in the coming months. Of those at the ...
Read More →Saturday 11th December
11 Dec 2021
PLACESPOTTER (Ian) - Cheltenham 1.50 - Handicap Chase - Group 3 Class 1 - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run - Good to Soft The Going was better than anticipated yesterday and although a few got...
Read More →Cheltenham Friday 10th December
10 Dec 2021
Ian - Placespotter - CheltenhamCheltenham 2.25 - Handicap Chase - Group 3 Class 1 - 3 miles 2 furlongs - Good to Soft (10 run) A dry and clear day and they are on The New Course (the outer track)...
Read More →Sean - Punchestown 3.05
05 Dec 2021
SEAN - Punchestown 3.05 Handicap Chase - 3 miles and 1 + 1/2 furlongs - 19 run - Yielding to Soft - dry and sunny Glenquin Castle arrives on a 7 timer and has been very cleverly placed winning 3 ...
Read More →Saturday 4th December
04 Dec 2021
IAN - Placespotter - Aintree 2.40 Beecher Chase - Group 3 Class 1 - 3 miles 2 furlongs - 22 run Soft (heavy rain about) This is likely to turn into a slog as despite the fact the ground is barely...
Read More →Exeter 3.15
03 Dec 2021
Placespotter- Exeter 3.15 - Handicap Chase - Class 3 - 3 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 17 run - Good to Soft (rain) This really is an intriguing race with several very unexposed horses at this trip ...
Read More →Clonmel 2.00
02 Dec 2021
SEAN - Clonmel 2.00 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 furlongs - 16 run - Yielding to Soft. A pretty compressed market here with some likely deadwood at the bottom of it. Plenty have good each way...
Read More →Sean - Fairyhouse 1.35
28 Nov 2021
Sean has swerved the Handicap Chase at 2.05 and the big field Hurdle at 3.10 which both look very difficult to fathom and instead will have an each way punt on GRAND PARADIS in the 1.35 race. A s...
Read More →Newbury 3.00
27 Nov 2021
Newbury 3.00 Ladbrokes Trophy Chase - G3C1 Handicap - 3 miles 2 furlongs - 21 run - Good to Sft (few showers / high winds) The winds may have a factor but should also ensure that any rain showers...
Read More →Punchestown 12.30
23 Nov 2021
Placespotter - Punchestown 12.30 Handicap Chase - 3miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - Yielding - 17 run The top of the market doesn't look that inspiring, All Class will come on for seasonal debut having...
Read More →Navan 2.50
21 Nov 2021
THE TROYTOWN at Navan 2.50. Sean has looked long and hard at the race and is of the view that it's both a particularly poor renewal of the race and also likely to be dominated by the top of the market...
Read More →Limerick 3.05
16 Nov 2021
Sean (Placespotter) - Limerick 3.05 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 14 run - Soft The favourite Robyndeglory looks easily the most progressive horse in the race and if you want a wi...
Read More →Cheltenham 2.55
14 Nov 2021
Cheltenham 2.55 Greatwood Handicap Hurdle - Group 3 - 20 run - 2 miles 87 yards - Going Good This race is likely to be run at a frantic pace and will be a real test of accurate jumping and fitnes...
Read More →Saturday 12th November
13 Nov 2021
Placespotter - Cheltenham 2.15 Paddy Power Gold Cup - G3 C1 - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 20 run - Good to Soft This race was won from the front last year by Coole Cody who reappears off 4lbs higher thi...
Read More →Cheltenham 4.00
12 Nov 2021
Cheltenham 4.00 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles and 1/2 furlong - Class 4 Old Course - 20 run - Good to Soft A similar scenario to the opener with a solid looking top end of the market but not massiv...
Read More →Clonmel 2.55
11 Nov 2021
Placespotter - Clonmel 2.55 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - 16 run - Soft > Heavy A decent field and at the top of the market I think that CRACK ON CORRIE could be some each wa...
Read More →Tuesday 9th November
09 Nov 2021
Fairyhouse 1.45 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles - 14 run - Good to Yielding (light showers) I can see weakness and reasons not to dive in to any of the top 3 in the market especially at compressed pri...
Read More →Navan 2.20
07 Nov 2021
Navan 2.20 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 20 run - Going Good (basically dry day no rain) I think most Racing folk will agree that Navan is one of the fairest and truest tests of any hors...
Read More →Aintree 2.15
06 Nov 2021
Aintree 2.15 - Grand Sefton (National Course) - Handicap Chase - Class 2 - 2 miles 5 furlongs - Soft Course experience is key here, it's one Circuit of the National Fences on Soft Going and with ...
Read More →Plumpton - Monday 1st November
01 Nov 2021
Plumpton 2.45 Handicap Hurdle - Class 3 - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - Good to Soft - 14 run I think it'll be sticky Going here on the soft and tacky side of Good and that will put an emphasis on...
Read More →Sean - Cork 3.00
31 Oct 2021
Cork 3.00 - Cork National - 3 miles 4 furlongs - 13 run - Yielding / Sft (some rain) It rarely gets very deep here but this will be a stamina test irrespective of how much more rain falls. A...
Read More →Ascot 3.20
30 Oct 2021
IAN - Ascot 3.20 Bateaux London Gold Cup - Handicap - Group 3 Class 1 - 3 miles - 14 run - Good to Soft (some rain showers) This is a tough race to call normally and can have big priced winners.&...
Read More →Dundalk 4.00
27 Oct 2021
Dundalk 4.00 Handicap - 14 run - Standard I've learnt from talking to some AW Dundalk experts and watching with my own eyes not to get too blinkered by the Draw here as I'd always had a view that...
Read More →Galway 2.52
24 Oct 2021
Galway 2.52 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 6 + 1/2 furlongs - Soft - 15 run A competitive field and more than a few who could step up and make a bold bid at nice each way Odds. Sizing Ma...
Read More →Thurles 4.05
21 Oct 2021
Thurles 4.05 Mares Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 15 run - Going Good A race where the top end of the market looks strong and a few to consider. Smash The Lamp showed some impro...
Read More →Cork 2.30
17 Oct 2021
Cork 2.30 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 19 run - Good to Soft A big field and plenty in with some form of place chance here. The hot favourite is LORD GILLYGOLLEY who was most impressive ...
Read More →Ascot 16th October
16 Oct 2021
ASCOT 2.00 - Sprint Stakes - 6 furlongs - Class 1 - 20 run - Good to Soft. I looked at every horse in the race and ended up with a short list of 6 and left many dangers on the floor of my office....
Read More →Punchestown 1.45
12 Oct 2021
In the 1.45 at Punchestown the top 3-4 in the market all look very solid but this can be a venue to follow proven Course form and the 2019 winner of this race ALLDUCKORNODINNER has had a couple o...
Read More →Tipperary - Sunday 3rd October
03 Oct 2021
Tipperary 2.40 Handicap Hurdle - 16 run - 3 miles - Good to Yielding A fair bit of rain about and although a summer jumping venue it can get very testing here and a true test even though when con...
Read More →Roscommon 3.00
27 Sep 2021
Roscommon 3.00 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 48 yards - 18 Run - Going Good (plenty of rain in past 6 hours and plenty more due in) If it gets a run the one to keep a close eye on is CASH ME OUT...
Read More →Kerry National - Listowel 4.25
22 Sep 2021
Listowel - KERRY NATIONAL 4.25 - 3 miles - 18 run - Good to Yielding This is a sharp left handed track and one of the easier 3 miles to get if the ground rides Good or better. It can get testing ...
Read More →Leopardstown 3.45
11 Sep 2021
Leopardstown 3.45 - Handicap - 1 mile 5 furlongs - 23 run - Going Good A very competitive renewal and I'll start with last year's runner up from the Joseph O'Brian yard SHOSHONE WARRIORwho a...
Read More →Doncaster 2.10
09 Sep 2021
Doncaster 2.10 Wetherbys 2 year Old Stakes - 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 21 run I think Draw wise the best place at Doncaster is to have a rail, preference on Good or Good to Firm tends to be Stands sid...
Read More →Kilbeggan 5.37
03 Sep 2021
KILBEGGAN 5.37 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1 furlong - Division 1 - 16 run - Going Good A competitive race that I narrowed down to a shortlist of 3 who I felt may be competitive at decent odds. I t...
Read More →Clonmel 6.15
02 Sep 2021
Clonmel 6.15 - Handicap - 1 mile 1 furlong and 111 yards - Good - 14 run At the head of the market are Accessory and Liberty Star and at the prices I'm prepared to take both on as I think a coupl...
Read More →Sligo 7.15
17 Aug 2021
Sligo 7.15 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - 16 Run - Going Good A competitive race where both PUMP ROAD and DOLDIDO who we have tipped a few times have solid chances. Of the pair PU...
Read More →Pontefract 3.10
15 Aug 2021
A top quality Fillies Handicap at Pontefract today, nice to see such a good race at a cracking venue like Pontefract. There are a couple of Irish raiders, one of whom interests Sean and a well fa...
Read More →Ballinrobe 7.45
09 Aug 2021
BALLINROBE 7.45 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - 14 run - Going Good to Yielding. The one in here who interests me the most is DEDANANN who was a winner as recently as June o...
Read More →Kilbeggan 7.45
07 Aug 2021
Kilbeggan 7.45 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 14 run (Going - Good) An interesting contest at this quirky Track where Course experience is a big asset. The pair at the head of the m...
Read More →Friday 6th August
06 Aug 2021
SEAN / PLACESPOTTER At Limerick in the competitive 7 and a half furlong Handicap at 7.00 I think that the usual low Draw advantage can be put to good use by JUYUSH and MAGIC COUNSEL at decent eac...
Read More →Roscommon 7.10
03 Aug 2021
Roscommon 7.10 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 16 Run Good to Firm A race where the numbers may hide a soft underbelly and some value in the top half of the market. I can't look pas...
Read More →Galway 7.45
29 Jul 2021
GALWAY 7.45 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 20 run - Going Good A competitive race but may be not quite as deep as the 20 runner field (plus 3 reserves) suggest. At the head of the market Blacks...
Read More →Galway 6.15
28 Jul 2021
Galway Plate 6.15 - 2 miles 6 and 1/2 furlongs - 22 run - Good to Yielding A typically competitive renewal and I narrowed it down to a short list of 7. I'm very wary of a couple of progressi...
Read More →Galway 6.15
27 Jul 2021
Galway 6.15 BMW Handicap Mile - 18 run - 1 mile 1/2 Furlong - 18 run - Yielding I think there are 3 very solid contenders here and one I would have been very keen on but a graveyard drawn in stal...
Read More →Galway 4.40
26 Jul 2021
GALWAY 4.40 Handicap - 7 Furlongs - 15 Run - 3 year olds - Going Good This is always a trappy and competitive event and although a low draw is an advantage a horse breaking smartly from a higher ...
Read More →Limerick 7.40
22 Jul 2021
Limerick 7.40 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 18 run - Good A competitive race and the likes of Forgetthesurprise, China Princess and Flurry Yeats who head the market all have sound chances and are t...
Read More →Ballinrobe 5.25
20 Jul 2021
Ballinrobe 5.25 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 1/2 furlongs - Good (some thunder and lightning possible) - 15 run A tough Card in terms of finding much with any degree of confidence. The stando...
Read More →Kilbeggan 6.30
16 Jul 2021
Kilbeggan 6.30 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1 furlong - 15 run Going Good This is a very tight and undulating right handed circuit where they are always on the turn and any Course form is handy. It ...
Read More →Sligo 4.50
11 Jul 2021
Sligo 4.50 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1 and 1/2 furlongs - Good (some rain about) - 14 run I'm not overly keen on the top 4-5 in the market with particular stamina concerns about all of them and s...
Read More →Newmarket 3.00
09 Jul 2021
Newmarket 3.00 Class 2 - Handicap - 1 mile 6 furlongs - Good to Firm - 16 run A competitive race and one where collateral Royal Ascot form will be tested to the full. AMTIYAZ for the Go...
Read More →Curragh 5.25
26 Jun 2021
Curragh 5.25 - Handicap - 1 MILE - 17 run - Good A nice competitive handicap where many have chances but three stood out. I will just pass over He Knows No Fear who won last time, is in fine...
Read More →Curragh 6.00
25 Jun 2021
Curragh 6.00 - Apprentice Derby - 1 mile 4 furlongs - Going Good There are a pair in here who look ideally suited to the conditions of the race and the Going and Course and also the fact they hav...
Read More →Carlisle - Wednesday 23rd June
23 Jun 2021
CARLISLE BELL at 3.30 A tough 1 mile handicap with 16 declared and a few to consider closely. At the top end of the market and at the prices I'm not really convinced that either Billhilly or...
Read More →Royal Ascot 5.35
19 Jun 2021
Placespotter - Royal Ascot 5.35 Golden Gates Handicap - Class 2 - 1 mile 2 furlongs - 16 run (3 year olds) The heavy Going will favour a few but by no means all and interesting too to look at the...
Read More →Ascot 6.10
17 Jun 2021
6.10 Buckingham Palace Stakes - Handicap Class 2 - 7 Furlongs - Good to Firm An intriguing contest made more challenging by rain and draw considerations but I always think the starting point is t...
Read More →Royal Ascot 3.40
15 Jun 2021
Ascot 3.40 King Stand Stakes - 5 furlongs - Group 1 - 16 Run - Good to Firm The obvious starting point here is BATTASH who at peak would be close to Odds On, some considerable concerns though abo...
Read More →Wednesday 9th June
09 Jun 2021
The final 2 races on the Cork Card are 2 Divisions of The Fermoy Handicap over 7 furlongs. There is undoubtedly more quantity than quality in these fields but with the enhanced places a pair who ...
Read More →Thirsk 6.15
03 Jun 2021
Thirsk 6.15 Handicap Chase - Class 5 - 1 mile - 16 run - Good to Firm A typically competitive low grade Handicap for the Course and a case of trying to find one fit to win off a nice mark. A...
Read More →Redcar 4.40
31 May 2021
Redcar 4.40 Zetland Gold Cup - Class 2 - 10 Furlongs (Good to Firm) 15 run I narrowed this race down to a short list of 5, that's 33% of the field and the ability to see out the trip is key at th...
Read More →Leopardstown 4.15
09 May 2021
Leopardstown 4.15 - 1 mile 2 furlongs - Handicap - 20 run - Good to Yielding (probably closer to Yielding) A competitive race and not one to dive in on so we'll go Tracker stakes and if you wante...
Read More →Chester 3.45
06 May 2021
Chester 3.45 - Class 3 - Handicap - 1 mile 2 furlongs - Good to Soft - 14 run There are a few in here with very solid Course and Distance form and the only niggle is their high draw. Over this tr...
Read More →Beverley 2.56
03 May 2021
PLACESPOTTER (Ian) - Beverley 2.56 - Class 6 - Handicap - 7 and 1/2 Furlongs - Good to Firm (Rain) An early season contest, a lot come from the AW, only a few have really decent Turf form and a c...
Read More →Punchestown 6.00
29 Apr 2021
Punchestown 6.00 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - Yielding - 25 run A competitive race in which the top 3 in the market look very solid. Capodanno is the one they'll all have to beat from the mul...
Read More →Punchestown 3.40 + other snippets
28 Apr 2021
Punchestown 3.40 Hndicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 + 1/2 furlongs - Good to Yielding - 25 runA race that may be a little less deep than the 25 runners indicate.I narrowed it down to around 5 that I was ...
Read More →Tuesday 27th April
27 Apr 2021
Punchestown 4.50 - Mullins runs 7 in this but the clear value each way stand-out for me is RUAILLE BUAILLE a very cosy course and Distance winner here in September. Has been kept back from the deep he...
Read More →Navan 4.50
25 Apr 2021
NAVAN 4.50 - 1 mile 5 furlongs - Good - 15 run A couple from the Joseph O'Brien yard are dangers here but both Lady Dahlia and Melliferous look a bit short in the market based on known form today...
Read More →Curragh 4.15
17 Apr 2021
SEAN - Placespotter - Curragh 4.15 - 1 mile Handicap - Good to Yielding - 22 run In the Irish Lincoln FAME AND ACCLAIM finished 6th beaten a couple of lengths and is close to market leader here. ...
Read More →Gowran Park 5.00
07 Apr 2021
Gowran Park 5.00 Handicap - 16 run (reserves ensure guaranteed places) Soft > Yielding A galloping track where they need a bit of proven stamina to get up the hill. The start is close to the f...
Read More →Irish National Punchestown 5.00
05 Apr 2021
Irish Grand National Day and of the 30 runners between Sean and myself we must have looked at 27 of the runners in terms have having some sort of a chance. Way too many to mention to be hone...
Read More →Cork 4.35
04 Apr 2021
Cork 4.35 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 80 yards - 17 run - Good / Yielding. An intriguing race, not the least as there are a pair of Reserves who would hold excellent chances IF getting a run and ...
Read More →Fairyhouse 3.30
03 Apr 2021
Fairyhouse 3.30 Novice Hurdle Series Final - 3 miles (Inner Track) 20 run - Yielding A competitive affair on the Inner Course with a big field and some selective watering to keep the sting out of...
Read More →Tuesday 30th March
30 Mar 2021
Warwick 3.00 Handicap Hurdle - Class 5 - 3 miles and 2 furlongs - Good - 12 run A field of 12 and not many of them actually proven at the trip and several more with questions to answer on this be...
Read More →Carlisle Sunday 28th March
28 Mar 2021
CARLISLE 5.15 Handicap Chase Series Final - Class 2 - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - 13 run - Soft (likely to turn heavy) A number of these won't welcome not probably expected the deteriorating conditions...
Read More →Navan 4.10
27 Mar 2021
SEAN (Placespotter) - Navan 4.10 Handicap - 1 Mile (Flat) - Heavy - 18 run Not many I really fancy here in the mud on this stiff track and many coming from the artificial surface at Dundalk....
Read More →Kelso 3.40
22 Mar 2021
PLACESPOTTER (Ian) - Kelso 3.40 Handicap Hurdle - Class 5 - 2 miles 5 furlongs - Good - 12 run A glut of money it would seem on 2 from David Jeffreys yard THE GOLD BUG and GETAMAN. It's hard to s...
Read More →The Curragh 4.10
21 Mar 2021
SEAN - Curragh 4.10 Lincolnshire - 24 run - 1 mile Soft>Heavy This is always a competitive race and I'm looking for proven form fresh, some fitness from AW or NH if there is any and in terms o...
Read More →Cheltenham 1.55
19 Mar 2021
Cheltenham 1.15 - County Hurdle - Group 3 Class 1 - 2 miles 1 furlong - 26 run There will be a lot of focus on the top of the market and a lot of analysis of the merits of totally different Irish...
Read More →Cheltenham 1.55 - Pertemps Handicap Hurdle Final -
18 Mar 2021
Cheltenham 1.55 Pertemps Handicap Hurdle - Group 3 Class 1 - 3 miles - 23 runA very competitive race as you can imagine and we'll start with Sean and his thoughts on the Irish contingent.Many see THE ...
Read More →Cheltenham 2.30
17 Mar 2021
Placespotter - Cheltenham 2.30 - Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle - Class 1 - 2 miles 5 furlongs - 26 runThis is a proper Cheltenham handicap, full of those with a mass of potential, a few no doubt hidden un...
Read More →Cheltenham 2.50
16 Mar 2021
CHELTENHAM 2.30 ULTIMA Chase - Class 1 Grade 3 - 3 miles 1 furlong - Soft - 16 run At the top end of the market Happygolucky is a deserve favourite, has done nothing wrong, impressed has Cou...
Read More →Naas 2.30
14 Mar 2021
NAAS 2.30 Leinster National - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - Soft to Heavy - 16 run A lot of deadwood in here I feel. The O'Brien pair of Speak Easy and Smoking Gun have disappointed a...
Read More →Gowran 3.20
12 Mar 2021
GOWRAN PARK 3.20 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - Heavy - 16 run and 1 reserve. A very lopsided market and the favourite FRISTIAM GOINGWEL looks very strong at 5/4 if if can transfer curr...
Read More →Leopardstown - Monday 8th March
08 Mar 2021
Leopardstown 3.30 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 18 run (1 reserve) Yielding. A significant number of these are not proven at the trip, several may improve for it, a few have some P2P form an...
Read More →Leopardstown - Sunday 7th March
07 Mar 2021
Leopardstown 4.50 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 and 1/2 furlongs - Good to Yielding - 16 run Livelovelaugh who I have tipped a few times to place is the obvious favourite and deserves to drop lucky ...
Read More →Doncaster 5.05
05 Mar 2021
Doncaster 5.05 - 2 miles 3 furlongs - Handicap Hurdle - Class 4 - 2 miles 3 furlongs - 18 run A competitive big field handicap with plenty of enhanced place offers to tempt us in. Always Res...
Read More →Clonmel 4.35
04 Mar 2021
Clonmel 4.35 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 14 run - heavy At the top of the market Marshalled is around 2/1, based on promising run last time but probably overbet on basis on what's ...
Read More →Fairyhouse 4.35
27 Feb 2021
SEAN / PLACESPOTTER - Fairyhouse 4.35 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 14 run A fairly low Grade but nonetheless competitive race. I've got stamina concerns about the likely favou...
Read More →Friday 26th February
26 Feb 2021
PLACESPOTTER - Exeter 3.10 Devon National - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 7 furlongs - 15 run - Soft A 15 runner field but hard to find too much that would carry great confidence on this occasion at t...
Read More →Navan - Sunday 21st February
21 Feb 2021
SEAN - Navan 1.40 Handicap Chase - 3 miles - 12 run Heavy (limited notes as yet from Sean - full analysis will be added to Members Paddock when available) SE MO LAOCH is given another opport...
Read More →Wincanton 5.08
20 Feb 2021
Placespotter - Wincanton 5.08 FLOWING CADENZA A tip at Exeter in early January who was quietly fancied but who we thought might just need the run. Ran well to place and have tad it in the T...
Read More →Thurles 4.40
15 Feb 2021
Sean - Thurles 4.40 - 2 miles 7 furlongs - soft to heavy - 15 runThe original pick for this race was Seangoell who is not declared today.The other selection was My Newbrook Rose but he was very closel...
Read More →Punchestown - Sunday 14th February
14 Feb 2021
PLACESPOTTER - SEAN - Punchestown 3.30 Handicap Hurdle - 16 run - 3 miles - Soft A competitive affair and plenty in with chances on the outer and more galloping Hurdles Track. Pictures ...
Read More →Naas 2.15
13 Feb 2021
NAAS 2.15 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 + 1/2 furlongs - Soft > Heavy - 16 run A decent Handicap Chase on this galloping track where stamina is a virtue and it pays to have a strong travelling ...
Read More →Thurles 4.25
11 Feb 2021
THURLES 4.25 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 furlongs - Soft to Heavy (possible rain or snow) - 15 run with reserves The Going should not be very deep here, it never is and we'll assume genuine sof...
Read More →Fairyhouse - Monday 8th February
08 Feb 2021
Fairyhouse 1.55 Handicap Chase - 13 run - 3 miles 1 and 1/2 Furlongs - Heavy. If we start at the top of the market I'm not sure there is any great value in Fox Le Bei or Getaday in these att...
Read More →Leopardstown - Sunday 7th February
07 Feb 2021
SEAN - Leopardstown 2.40 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - Soft to Heavy - 22 run I think the Going yesterday was genuinely soft, a bit of rain since, absolutely no excuses though, there could be some ...
Read More →Leopardstown 1.05
06 Feb 2021
SEAN - Placespotter - Leopardstown 1.05 - Novice Hurdle - 2 miles 6 furlongs - Soft - 13 runA competitive affair with some of the big Irish Yards represented and some nice types who could become ...
Read More →Chepstow 4.20
05 Feb 2021
Chepstow 4.20 - Handicap Chase - Class 4 - 2 miles 3 1/2 furlongs - heavy 13 run A competitive race and after passing a couple of early week inspections no doubt the Going is going to be ver...
Read More →FFos Llas 2.35
04 Feb 2021
Ffos Llas 2.35 - Handicap Hurdle - Class 4 - 3 miles - Heavy. This is going to be a dour battle, not a pretty sight and really all about who can get into a rhythm on the day and fancy the pain.&n...
Read More →Naas - Sunday 31st January
31 Jan 2021
NAAS - Novice Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 and 1/2 furlongs - Heavy... This should be a real slog in the mud at this galloping track that rides pretty stiff but tens to suit those who can run promi...
Read More →Gowran 3.25
28 Jan 2021
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Read More →Doncaster 12.30
11 Jan 2021
Doncaster 12.30 - Handicap Hurdle - Class 5 - 3 miles 84 yards - 18 Run - Good to Soft - (rain expected later than start time of this race) A competitive if moderate Handicap Hurdle but if we wee...
Read More →Exeter - Sunday 10th January
10 Jan 2021
EXETER 3.10 Handicap Chase - Class 3 - 3 miles 54 yards - 14 Run - Soft A competitive race and one where I want to take on the top end of the market. The race is a tad compromised by 3 non runner...
Read More →Punchestown 1.05
31 Dec 2020
Sean - Placespotter - Punchestown 1.05 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - heavy - 14 run (Inner) The race is held over the tighter Inner Track which is tighter than the more widely used and mor...
Read More →Market Rasen 2.15
30 Dec 2020
Market Rasen 2.15 - Lincolnshire National - Handicap Chase - Class 3 - 3 miles 3 1/2 Furlongs - Soft - 14 run A track that suits prominent running style and leaders can get away off the front so ...
Read More →Limerick 3.25
29 Dec 2020
SEAN - (Placespotter) - Limerick 3.25 - 2 miles 3 furlongs - Handicap Hurdle - 18 run - HeavyAt the head of the market we have Resurrected Duke, for whom the jockey change is notable and Lie Low The F...
Read More →Monday 28th December - Leopardstown and Catterick
28 Dec 2020
SEAN - Leopardstown 12.40 - Handicap Hurdle - 20 run - 3 miles Soft. At the head of the market a pair stand out and they are THE BOSSES OSCAR and Unexpected depth. The latter gets a penalty for a...
Read More →Leopardstown 2.55
27 Dec 2020
SEAN - Leopardstown 2.55 Handicap Chase - Grade B - 3 miles 50 yards - 22 run (3 reserves) Yielding I've been getting proven form v potential very wrong in recent months and again we are confront...
Read More →Thurles 1.00
20 Dec 2020
THURLES 1.00 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - 14 run - Soft (dry and clear day forecast) A bit of a Course specialist track where they climb in the back straight so it pays to be handy a...
Read More →Ascot - Saturday 19th December
19 Dec 2020
IAN - Placespotter A decent Card for once at Ascot, the Going looked genuinely soft yesterday, there has been some rain since and the Going will be more cut up today and a few may take a wi...
Read More →Exeter - Thursday 17th December
17 Dec 2020
PLACESPOTTER - Exeter 2.40 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 54 yards - Class 3 - Heavy - 14 run. It's going to be a real test of stamina with a deluge yesterday morning and some more showers overnight in...
Read More →Naas 2.00
14 Dec 2020
SEAN - Naas 2.00 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 3 furlongs - 20 run (with reserves) Soft to Heavy At the head of the market Oneknightmore at 7/2 was a subject of a lengthy Stewards Enquiry last time a...
Read More →Fairyhouse 1.02 and 1.37 races
12 Dec 2020
SEAN - Fairyhouse - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 7 1/2 furlongs - Soft>Heavy (no rain) - Division 1 and Division 21.02 DIVISION 114 run with 3 reserves so enhanced place opportunities.The one to beat ...
Read More →Cheltenham Friday 11th December
11 Dec 2020
SEAN - Punchestown 1.00 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 2 furlongs , Heavy - 15 run I was gutted when this race was abandoned due to fog last Sunday, an extra runner and a few changes to the Entri...
Read More →Hexham 2.25
09 Dec 2020
Hexham 2.25 - Handicap Hurdle - Class 5 - 2 miles 7 furlongs - 13 Run - Heavy A similar war of attrition likely and may not suit the fancier types at the head of the market. Cudgel; Golan Cl...
Read More →Sean - Punchestown Tuesday 8th December
08 Dec 2020
PUNCHESTOWN 2.00 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - Heavy - 20 run A decent competitive race for lower Grade horses and the trip and Going certainly weed out the form of a lot of them. ...
Read More →Punchestown 3.10
06 Dec 2020
SEAN - Punchestown 3.10 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 2 furlongs - 14 run - Heavy No more rain anticipated so I think this will be a dour slog in clinging mud and the horse with the biggest heart an...
Read More →Aintree 1.30
05 Dec 2020
(Ian) - AINTREE - 1.30 Beecher Chase - 3 miles 2 furlongs - Soft - 14 runA chastening experience yesterday and I can only apologise. When in "red hot form" you have the confidence to 100% back your co...
Read More →Exeter 3.15
04 Dec 2020
PLACESPOTTER - (Ian) - Exeter 3.15 HC - 3 miles 7 furlongs - Soft>Heavy - 12 run There hasn't been the glut of rain in Devon this year that we had last but a fair bit recently and a spell of c...
Read More →(Ian) - Ludlow 3.10
02 Dec 2020
Ludlow 3.10 Handicap Hurdle - Class 5 - 3 miles - 13 run - Good to Soft I'll start with the market leaders Mr Washington, going for a treble upped slightly in trip and Kabrit, coming off the back...
Read More →Limerick
01 Dec 2020
SEAN - "A quick note from me about the performance of the runners on Sunday which has drawn some negative response. No excuses, I got the shape and framing of the race completely wrong. It's important...
Read More →Ayr 2.40
30 Nov 2020
Ayr 2.40 - Handicap Chase - Class 5 - 2 miles 4 1/2 Furlongs - 13 run A low Grade Handicap Chase Qualifier and on Heavy going. These are an inconsistent bunch so it's worth looking deep in t...
Read More →Fairyhouse 2.05
29 Nov 2020
SEAN - Fairyhouse 2.05 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 5 furlongs - 20 run - Soft. I think that the market has got a few near the top completely wrong and a few at longer odds are over priced. Lets...
Read More →Newbury 1.50
28 Nov 2020
PLACESPOTTER - Newbury 1.50 - Handicap Hurdle - Class 2 - 2 miles 4 1/2 furlongs - 12 runA minefield of form and a very tricky race but i think there is value at the top and near the bottom of the mar...
Read More →Newbury 3.35
27 Nov 2020
Newbury 3.35 Handicap Hurdle - Class 2 - 3 miles 1/2 furlong - Good - 13 run HILL SIXTEEN created a real impression last time on debut for Nigel Twiston-Davies, the market thinks it's thrown in h...
Read More →Newbury 2.25
27 Nov 2020
PLACESPOTTER - Ian - Newbury 2.25 - Handicap Chase - Class 2 - 2 miles 4 furlongs - (11 run) - Good A decent Class2 Chase and not hard to see where the likely winner is to come from with OLDORANG...
Read More →Punchestown - Tuesday 24th November
24 Nov 2020
SEAN - Punchestown 1.30 - Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 1/2 Furlongs - Going Heavy. I can leave 2 of the favourites alone here. Wake Up Early is an inconsistent jumper prone to errors and I'd want m...
Read More →Thurles 2.55
19 Nov 2020
SEAN - THURLES 2.55 - Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 furlongs - 13 run - Soft. A tight market at the top end with 3-4 horses all around 5/1 of lower. It may well turn out to be a market leaders...
Read More →Tips for Sunday 15th November
15 Nov 2020
SEAN - Punchestown 12.05 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 1/2 Furlongs - Soft > Heavy - rain forecast - 18 run A competitive race where a few seem to be backed off the back of a couple of well res...
Read More →Sean - Punchestown 3.10
14 Nov 2020
SEAN - Punchestown 3.10 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 20 Run - Heavy I think ASK MARY is the one to beat here so recommend a win saver or each way banker to cover other bets at your discretion. I t...
Read More →SEAN - Fairyhouse 12.55
13 Nov 2020
SEAN - Fairyhouse 12.55 - Handicap Chase - 2 miles 7 1/2 furlongs - Heavy 13 run This is going to be a tough test in the mud and we'll start with the Elliott shrapnel bet who is KAYF THOU. Has a ...
Read More →Clonmel 3.35
12 Nov 2020
SEAN - Clonmel 3.35 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 4 furlongs - Heavy - 14 run (Inspection passed) Stamina in the Heavy Going will be an issue in this very competitive field. I will start with Gor...
Read More →Sean - Navan - Sunday 8th November
08 Nov 2020
TROYTOWN - Navan 1.35 - 3 miles - Handicap Chase - 22 run (3 reserves) - Going is soft with a few showers. I'll start again with Gordon Elliott, who including reserves has 11 of the 25 runne...
Read More →Sean (Cork) + Ian (Carlisle - Sunday 1st November - Placespotter
01 Nov 2020
SEAN - Cork 3.20 - Cork National - 3 miles 4 furlongs - Handicap Chase - Soft (rain forecast) A typically tough and competitive race and one in which many have to conclusively prove form at the t...
Read More →Clonmel 2.50
29 Oct 2020
CLONMEL 2.50 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles (12 run) Yielding to Soft... A staggering number of last time out winners in here and I want to take a few of them on as upped markedly by the handicapper...
Read More →Punchestown 1.25
28 Oct 2020
Punchestown 1.25 Hurdle - 2 miles 4 1/2 furlongs - 16 run - Yielding to Soft This is not a handicap race so some run off pretty unfavourable marks based on their known form and although there may...
Read More →Cheltenham 3.00
23 Oct 2020
Cheltenham 3.00 Handicap Hurdle - Class 3 - 2 miles 5 furlongs - Good to Soft - 20 run. I started with the weather forecast and although different opinions the ones I trust indicate possibly some...
Read More →Sean - Tipperary 3.15
20 Oct 2020
TIPPERARY 3.15 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 12 run - Going Good. I found this race intriguing as after 2 hours of form analysis and watching back replays I had finished where I started really in t...
Read More →Cork 2.42
18 Oct 2020
Cork 2.42 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 50 yards; 14 Run A couple here in good form step in to Hurdles off seemingly good marks. I want to take on the the top few in the market though. Wh...
Read More →Uttoxeter 1.50 musings (no Tips)
16 Oct 2020
The 1.50 is a novice Handicap Chase over 2 miles and 6 furlongs and is flagged up by Ian as a race to keep a close eye on going forwards. Ian's comments "It's impossible for me to have much ...
Read More →Punchestown 4.00
14 Oct 2020
Punchestown 4.00 - Handicap Chase - Amateur Riders - 2 miles 6 furlongs - 18 run - Yielding There is some nice enhanced place offers, some value and I think some deadwood in this race. The o...
Read More →Punchestown 4.35
13 Oct 2020
Punchestown 4.35 16 Midland Millie @ 8/1 - 1 point each way / 6 Fleurys Fort @ 12/1 - 1/2 point each way(Sky / Betfair SB / PP / Fred / Boyles - all go enhanced to 5th place...
Read More →Sunday 11th October at The Curragh and Limerick
11 Oct 2020
THE CURRAGH 3.40 Irish Cesarewitch 3.40 - 2 miles - 22 run (Soft) - vital to note a FLAG/Tape Start = no Stalls! The first thing to point out is that this race is NOT started from Stalls, that me...
Read More →Chepstow 3.57
10 Oct 2020
Chepstow 3.57 - Silver Trophy - Handicap Hurdle - Class 1 - 2 miles 3 1/2 furlongs - Going Good.An intriguing race with many having seasonal debut and an awful lot of potential. The Going is Good but ...
Read More →Redcar 4.35
03 Oct 2020
Redcar 4.35 - Class 4 - 1 mile - 18 run Soft (possibly turning to Heavy) I really ended up with 4 here, all proven in soft, and a couple of them proven over further who may have been run off...
Read More →The Curragh 2.30
27 Sep 2020
THE CURRAGH 2.30 Handicap - 5 Furlongs - Yielding 18 run The Straight course firmily favoured LOW Drawn number at the last Meeting on Good Going and indeed that seems to be the trend in recent ti...
Read More →Listowel 2.40
25 Sep 2020
Listowel 2.40 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - Soft (15 run with 3 reserves) This is not a race of great quality or great depth and very few have actual form at the trip and in this kind of Goi...
Read More →Listowel 3.55
24 Sep 2020
Listowel 3.55 - 1 mile 4 furlongs - Heavy I would always want to turn the market upside down and look at value in these conditions. The draw here also favours low drawn horses in normal cond...
Read More →Listowel 4.30 - Kerry National
23 Sep 2020
Kerry National Listowel 4.30 - 3 miles - 18 run (3 reserves) A tough and competitive race that really is a test to try to fathom. WE got it right with Poker Party last season at a nice price. Som...
Read More →Curragh - Sunday 13th October
13 Sep 2020
Curragh 2.00 - Handicap 6 furlongs - 22 run - Good to Yielding The Draw bias here can change from Meeting to Meeting but I do feel that better Ground suits High Drawn horses, however pace is impo...
Read More →Musselburgh 4.35
12 Sep 2020
Musselburgh 4.35 Handicap - 5 Furlongs - Class 5 - 12 run - Good to FirmOn good to Firm here the high drawn horses have a big advantage usually and unless something pings the stalls drawn low and gets...
Read More →Kilbeggan 5.50
11 Sep 2020
Kilbeggan 5.50 - a competitive race that is very tricky to fathom, the one I thought was best each way value if FINDING JOY, a winner twice last season off marks of 93 and 98, struggled initially...
Read More →Punchestown 3.40
08 Sep 2020
Punchestown 3.40 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 4 1/2 furlongs - Yielding (18 run) A very competitive Handicap Hurdle and I narrowed it down to a final 4. Make The Switch could be progressive and...
Read More →Kilbeggan 6.10
04 Sep 2020
Kilbeggan 6.10 - Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles 1 Furlong - 14 run - Soft The top 3 in the market dominate this poor race but there could be value to be had with DONT LET GO. I like it immeasurab...
Read More →Punchestown 2.55
03 Sep 2020
Punchestown 2.55 Handicap - 1 mile - Going Soft - 14 run with 3 reserves A tough race to call with a few having won last time out and an abnormal number dropping back down to a mile after n...
Read More →Curragh 3.40
28 Aug 2020
Curragh 3.40 Irish Cambridgeshire - 1 mile - 20 run - Soft (3 declared reserves) - (heavy rain this morning) The key here will undoubtedly be the Going, it's soft already, lot of heavy rain forec...
Read More →Naas 2.20
23 Aug 2020
NAAS 2.20 Handicap - 10 furlongs - 16 run (3 reserves should ensure odds to at least 4th place) The market is led by Baby Zeus and Lord Park, both a progressive looking 3 year olds who have shown...
Read More →Kilbeggan 7.15
21 Aug 2020
KILBEGGAN 7.15 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 1 furlong - yielding. Early rain so the Going will have cut, the strong winds should start to lessen by the off. The obvious pair are TIMLYAN and MACG...
Read More →Roscommon 7.15
18 Aug 2020
Roscommon 7.15 Handicap - 1m 4f - (15 run - with 3 reserves) Going Good (rain forecast) The key here will be the Going and a deluge could happen based on some forecasts or just heavy showers base...
Read More →Ripon 3.25 + Cork 5.30
16 Aug 2020
Ripon 3.15 - Great St Wilfred Class 2 - 6 furlongs - 20 run This race can be dictated by the draw but looking back it seems to favour High and Low in pretty equal measure, and not necessarily Goi...
Read More →Leopardstown 4.00
13 Aug 2020
Leopardstown 4.00 - 1 mile 2 furlongs - Going Good. The trip and draw are important here and it's a case of visualising the way the race may pan out. I narrowed it down to 4 in the end and o...
Read More →Gowran Park 4.30
12 Aug 2020
GOWRAN PARK 4.30 (I did consider my own personal "cliff horse" Ice Cold in Alex in the tricky opener at 1.00 but at the price will leave it alone, one to back at 20/1 for some e/w money not...
Read More →Curragh 4.50
09 Aug 2020
Curragh 4.50 Handicap 5 furlongs - 18 run with reserves. I narrowed this down to 7 horses and completely ignoring the market I can't resist a Tracker bet on a couple drawn high. It can be an adva...
Read More →Cork 3.05
08 Aug 2020
CORK 3.05 Premier Handicap - 5 Furlongs - 14 run A race featuring some rapidly improving types most of who have as a result taken hikes up the handicap and who may now be at some kind of ceiling ...
Read More →Galway 4.20
02 Aug 2020
GALWAY 4.20 7f Handicap - 16 run (3 reserves one to note) - Soft. A top quality premier Handicap. Several of these ran in the race on Tuesday where we picked winner Saltonstall an...
Read More →Galway 5.15
01 Aug 2020
Sean - Galway 5.15 - Premier Handicap 1 mile 4 furlongs - 16 runA competitive Premier Handicap and a number with strong chances and a few who have already run this week.Princess Zoe is the one they al...
Read More →Galway 6.45
30 Jul 2020
GALWAY 6.45 - GALWAY HURDLE - 2 MILES 11 YARDS A big field as you'd expect and really "take your pick" of any number of promising unexposed types.Felix Desjy and Aramax look the mo...
Read More →Galway 6.45
29 Jul 2020
GALWAY 6.45 Galway Plate - 2 miles 6 1/2 furlongs 22 run The Going has improved here and is Good on the Chase Course Any number of unexposed and potential improvers that impact on analysis a...
Read More →Galway 6.45
28 Jul 2020
Galway 6.45 A competitive handicap where too many can get drawn in (if you'll excuse the pun) by the perceived low draw bias. It can get very messy scrambling for a pitch from a low draw and many...
Read More →Ascot 2.25
25 Jul 2020
PLACESPOTTER - Ascot 2.25 Class 2 Handicap - Good to Firm 20 run A top quality race full of Course specialists and Distance winners. On the basis of the Going being as advertised it is hard ...
Read More →York 4.10
19 Jul 2020
York 4.10 - 7 furlongs - Class 3 - 19 run Triple Distilled is one I will monitor but wait until the Handicapper relents a bit, I'd like to see an improved run though today. In a tricky...
Read More →Curragh 6.15 (Sean Tracker)
18 Jul 2020
Curragh 6.15 Handicap 6 furlongs 63 yards - 17 run..I'm back off a couple of weeks working holiday and will focus more on Racing tomorrow but more i looked at this race the more I like a couple of Cou...
Read More →Beverley 2.40
17 Jul 2020
PLACESPOTTER - Beverley 3.40 Handicap - Class 5 - 1 mile 2 furlongs - 16 run I'll cut straight to the chase in this competitive little handicap and say I think that BOLLIN TED is cracki...
Read More →York 12.55
09 Jul 2020
PLACESPOTTER - York 12.55 Class 3 , 12 run , 1 mile and 4 furlongs Fox Vardy is clearly the one to beat but at very short odds for a race of this type. Gabriel The One has the right form cre...
Read More →Epsom Derby 4.55pm
04 Jul 2020
Placespotter (Ian) has strong views on The Derby-:"The DERBY at 4.55 is probably more difficult to fathom than usual, the usual glut of O'Brien runners, any of whom could "pop up" most of whom will be...
Read More →Sunday 28th June
28 Jun 2020
A very tricky Curragh Card, low field sizes at Newmarket and Windsor and genuinely soft Going at Hamilton today. A couple at nice e/w prices might be worth a small 1/2 point Tracker bet, but that...
Read More →Nass + Roscommon - Wednesday 24th June
24 Jun 2020
TRACKERS - Naas 3.00 1 mile Handicap - 18 run (and reserves so assured enhanced place Odds) A competitive if low grade Handicap and a few catch my eye a couple of which are very big Odds. I ...
Read More →Ascot 1.15
16 Jun 2020
BUCKINGHAM PALACE 1.15 - Daily Tips - Placespotter (Ian) A 24 runner (down from the usual 30 due to Covid Restrictions meaning 24 in max field size this year) Opener and with not too many having ...
Read More →Sean - Leopardstown Sunday 14th June
14 Jun 2020
Leopardstown, Good Ground and some showers so it'll be nice perfect Flat Ground and I'm always very interested in Course form here and the Draw can play a significant role.3.35 Handicap - 1 Mile 4 Fur...
Read More →Sean - Curragh Friday 12th June
12 Jun 2020
CURRAGH 5.10 6 Furlong Handicap - 16 run On form it's hard not to fancy one of the 3 obvious Course specialists in ICE COLD IN ALEX, ARDHOOMEY and VERHOYEN. I will side today with ARDH...
Read More →Sean - Trackers - Leopardstown Tuesday 9th June
09 Jun 2020
LEOPARDSTOWN 4.00 I always like Course form here and this is far trickier at face value than the 2nd Division of this race at 4.30 which we will look at below. The Draw suggests a low ...
Read More →Sean Trackers - Naas Monday 8th June
08 Jun 2020
Naas4.00 -: Gee Rex is obvious favourite given connections but at the price I want to take him on. The Draw here on Good to Firm is a bit of an unknown, it's not too often Good to Firm ...
Read More →Virtual Grand National - Aintree 5.00
04 Apr 2020
Good Morning; AINTREE - Virtual Grand National 5.00 suggested 1-2-3-4 are (see analysis below) 17 BURROWS SAINT @ 12/1 / 30 POTTERS CORNER @ 18/1 / 40 WALK IN THE ...
Read More →Downpatrick 3.10 + 3.40
22 Mar 2020
Downpatrick 3.10 Ulster National 3 miles 4 1/2 furlongs - 15 run (maximum number) Soft going and reserves so enhanced Odds on show are guaranteed The winner last year Amaulino tries again bu...
Read More →Thurles 2.40 + 3.40 notes
21 Mar 2020
THURLES 2.40 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 6 1/2 furlongs - 16 run The market leaders here are Goulane Jessie, Johnny Little Legs and big dangers are Fourina and Sport Yankee, the latter if only beca...
Read More →Dundalk - Friday 20th March
20 Mar 2020
SEAN - Dundalk 3.30 The one I most like here is GETGO a Course and Distance winner, decent enough draw, race fit and a Course specialist who runs off a nice mark and looks capable of placin...
Read More →Cheltenham 2.10
13 Mar 2020
County Hurdle 2 miles 2 furlongs 25 runThis really does look like a Mullins "mash up".Quite what that says about the state of Racing in Ireland and the UK that 4-5 Trainers dominate so much is a topic...
Read More →Cheltenham 2.10 Pertemps Final
12 Mar 2020
Always eagerly contested and 24 runners take on the 3 miles in this FinalI've done the usual process of elimination and it took a fair few hours believe me to arrive at a final verdict.I was left with...
Read More →Fred Winter 4.50
11 Mar 2020
The Fred Winter, as it will always be known despite changing sponsors many times over the years is a 2 mile burn up Handicap Hurdle. 22 runners and full of handicap bandits and i'm sure that a nu...
Read More →Cheltenham 2.50
10 Mar 2020
A top Class renewal of an always competitive race over 3 miles and 1 furlong on soft Going with 20 runners.We could probably mention all of them but in the final analysis we focused on 4 of which 3 ar...
Read More →Warwick 3.35
08 Mar 2020
PLACESPOTTER - Warwick 3.35 Handicap Chase - 3 miles 5 furlongs - 16 run A number of old favourites in here and some with some decent Course form. Several have come here as preference to Midlands...
Read More →Wincanton 4.10
05 Mar 2020
Wincanton 4.10 Handicap Hurdle - Class 3 - 2 miles 51/2 Furlongs (12 run) - Soft A lot of rain overnight here in Devon and likely Going up in Somerset will be a fair bit softer too as a result an...
Read More →Leopardstown 2.20 + Trackers 4.00
02 Mar 2020
Leopardstown 2.20 Handicap Hurdle - 3 miles - 20 run Soft A low grade Hurdle and the lack of any tangible Course form is very surprising but opens up the market. A short list of around half ...
Read More →Leopardstown 4.40
01 Mar 2020
Leopardstown 4.40 Handicap Chase 2 miles 5 Furlongs - Yielding - 11 run The hot favourite is POKER PARTY for Henry De Bromhead and Rachel Blackmore, clearly on a fitness mission for bigger target...
Read More →Fontwell Park 4.20
23 Feb 2020
Fontwell 4.30 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 5 1/2 furlongs. A Course where experience and proven form is a massive bonus given its now unique (since we lost Windsor NH Track) configuration. The addit...
Read More →Punchestown 3.15
19 Feb 2020
A few things strike me having studied every horse in this field over several hours. Firstly a lot less proven 3 miles form in mud than you might imagine. Secondly the number coming back to Hurdle...
Read More →Punchestown 2.45
18 Feb 2020
Sean - lets hope for 3rd time lucky here, conditions and the ones in the field that I am most interested in are almost identical to the first 2 aborted efforts to run this so I have no concern about m...
Read More →Carlisle 3.25
17 Feb 2020
Carlisle 3.25 - 3 miles 1 furlong - Heavy 13 run The favourite here is Jobsonfire, a facile winner of last 2 races but up 15lbs today and no tangible form in very heavy Going. At the Odds, I want...
Read More →Sunday 16th February
16 Feb 2020
NAVAN 3.30 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles 17 furlongs (16 run) Heavy Elliott runs 3 here and whilst i will have a win saver on THUNDER DOWN UNDER, I actually think stable mate CHERIF DE L'ISLE is the ...
Read More →Warwick 3.50
08 Feb 2020
A very competitive race and the pair at the top of the market UrtheonethatIwant and Mr Love are huge dangers. If i had to nominate a win saver, I think the CD form of UrtheonethatIwant is the cli...
Read More →Leopardstown 2.30 - Sean
02 Feb 2020
A 28 runner field including 3 reserves the 3rd of which is favourite on some Bookies books! If you look seriously at the field in the likely soft Going it is hard to rule too many out but eq...
Read More →Thyestes - Gowran Park 3.00
23 Jan 2020
THYESTES CHASE - Gowran Park 3.00 18 run (plus 3 reserves) 3 miles 1 furlong - Going is SOFT! Whilst there are the usual suspects at the bottom of the market whose best days are well be...
Read More →Chepstow 3.55
17 Jan 2020
Chepstow 3.55 Handicap Chase Class 5 - 2 miles 3 1/2 furlongs (13 run) Heavy I narrowed this down to 3 and the tip is the Course winner DON'T BE ROBIN who is on a very nice mark and no real conce...
Read More →Kelso 2.30
12 Jan 2020
Kelso 2.30 Class 4 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 7 1/2 furlongs 10 run - soft. The 2 market leaders are Mymilan and Warendorf. The latter has yet to conclusively prove stamina and the very short price...
Read More →Kempton 2.40 Lanzarote Hurdle
11 Jan 2020
A famous old race although the quality seems to have diminished in recent years, especially this year, although the paradox is that this makes the race more interesting and therefore competitive betti...
Read More →Chepstow 2.25
06 Jan 2020
CHEPSTOW 2.25 2 miles 7 1/2 furlongs - Novice Handicap Chase (16 run) Heavy A few come from P2P background and finally get the trip and fences (as opposed to Hurdles) to attack. At the...
Read More →Leopardstown 12.10
29 Dec 2019
Leopardstown 12.10 Handicap Chase - 2 miles 5 furlongs (17 run) The more I looked at this race more I was drawn to those at longer odds. Indeed the "rag" of the race Colms Dream was well placed i...
Read More →Limerick 2.50 + Tracker
28 Dec 2019
Limerick 2.50 2 mile 4 furlong Handicap Chase 16 run and REDHOTFILLYPEPPERS has long been in my Tracker and has a win at the Course and also over the Distance. Shaped well last time out...
Read More →Leopardstown 2.55
27 Dec 2019
SEAN - PLACESPOTTER - Paddy Power Chase - Leopardstown 2.55 3 miles 30 yards and 28 run! A real minefield of a race with usual multiple entries from the big owners and trainers. FITZHENRY wa...
Read More →Sedgefield 11.50
26 Dec 2019
PLACESPOTTER - Sedgefield 11.50 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2 miles 4 furlongs Soft I think there is some value lower down the market here and a couple stand out at nice Odds. AFFAIRE D'HONEUR&n...
Read More →Navan 12.30
15 Dec 2019
Navan 12.30 Handicap Hurdle - 2 miles and 4 furlongs (16 run) A tough race to call in the conditions as some might struggle off a strong pace in the Going. The likes of Awayinthewest, Menghl...
Read More →Cheltenham 2.30
13 Dec 2019
PLACESPOTTER - 2.30 COGRY gets the each way banker vote here in a race where Course (and Distance) experience will be vital and if you assume that the Good to Soft going description is a bit misl...
Read More →Punchestown 2.50
08 Dec 2019
Punchestown 2.50 Handicap Chase 3 miles 1 1/2 furlongs (13 run)Witness of Fashion was a great winner for us last time but very much more at home at Fairyhouse than here. DEPUTYS PASS is a 3 mile ...
Read More →Fairyhouse 2.05
01 Dec 2019
SEAN - Fairyhouse 2.05 -Porterstown Handicap Chase 3 miles and 5 furlongs There are some real old favourites and rogues in this, a few on seasonal debut and the difficulty is finding anythi...
Read More →Punchestown - Tuesday 26th November
26 Nov 2019
Punchestown 2.10 Mares Handicap Hurdle over 2 miles 5 1/2 Furlongs (17 declared). A moderate bunch but very competitive and possibly some each way value to be had. At the head of the market ...
Read More →Sunday 24th November
24 Nov 2019
NAVAN 2.30 Troytown Chase Handicap Chase 3 miles - 23 run First the slight warning that this is one race I can't recall tipping/backing the winner of, I may have done but not one I feel totally c...
Read More →Thursday 21st November - Thurles (Sean) + Wincanton (Ian)
21 Nov 2019
SEAN - THURLES 2.30 Handicap Hurdle 18 run (3 reserves also) 2 1/2 miles I narrowed this down to a couple, one who may benefit from a drop in trip and one who may benefit stepping back up in trip...
Read More →Chepstow 1.45
20 Nov 2019
Chepstow 1.45 - Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2 miles 7 1/2 furlongs This could turn in to a real slog and I want to go in 2 handed with LAUGHARNE who gets 3 miles in soft going very well and...
Read More →Fairyhouse 1.05
19 Nov 2019
FAIRYHOUSE 1.05 A tricky low grade Handicap Chase over just short of 3 miles in soft to heavy Going and 16 declared. The top of the market shows strong chances for Ask Cory and Doran The Leg...
Read More →Fairyhouse 1.10 - MEETING ABANDONED...
11 Nov 2019
MEETING ABANDONED after tips issuedHandicap Chase 2 miles 7 1/2 furlongs on Heavy Going - 16 run with 3 reserves so enhanced place odds guaranteed. It's hard to look past DORAN THE LEGEND&nb...
Read More →(Sean) Cork 3.20
03 Nov 2019
A 16 runner race on soft Going over 3 and a half Miles and stamina, fitness and jumping ability will be very much tested. The big Trainers are here but I feel a few of the lesser known Yards coul...
Read More →Saturday 2nd November
02 Nov 2019
Placespotter - Newmarket 1.30 - 1 mile Class 4 Handicap Soft 19 declaredCRITICAL TIME is clearly the one to beat here and has to be backed as a small win saver to cover the each way and Tracker bets.T...
Read More →(Sean) Cork 3.10
20 Oct 2019
Handicap Hurdle 3 miles 14 run on soft to yielding Going. A tricky 14 runner puzzle and the short list was not that short, being half the field! Ballea Fox is one to watch after a break of 5...
Read More →Ascot 1.35
19 Oct 2019
Placespotter - Ascot 1.35 - Sprint 6 Furlongs (17 run)I really want a horse proven at 7 furlongs in soft/heavy Going or a proven Course performer over the 6 furlongs in soft and heavy and am happy to ...
Read More →(Sean) Sunday 13th October - Munster National / other Irish ANALYSIS
13 Oct 2019
CURRAGH 4.25 - 2 miles on yielding to soft and all of the betting interest and money seems to be on Willie Mullins SAGLAWY very impressive last time out, could sluice home again but definitely wi...
Read More →(Sean - Cork 3.35)
01 Oct 2019
Cork 3.35 - A Listed Race over just beyond a mile with 14 runners. The favourite Pincheck and the second favourite Verbal Dexterity look huge dangers as you would expect but I feel I want to take...
Read More →(Sean) Fairyhouse 5.45
23 Sep 2019
The draw is a factor here and a high stall position puts me off Pillar and Captain Power, ones to watch though when they get better tactical options. Sayese has moved over to Ireland and wou...
Read More →Ayr 2.40
21 Sep 2019
Placespotter (Ian) - the 2 I want here against the field are ROYAL RESIDENCE drawn in stall 1, should get a lovely tow off Flying Pursuit, who looks good TriCast material and a live danger as better t...
Read More →(Sean) Tipperary 4.15
11 Aug 2019
Soft going is key here,, low draw is usually best place to be but on soft Going a pitch right by the rail is less vital, although winning from High is not impossible but quite rare. I narrowed do...
Read More →Curragh 8.00
09 Aug 2019
SEAN - Curragh 8.00 a 5 Furlong handicap with 22 declared, Going is currently "Good" but lots of wet stuff so I think probably Yielding or Soft in the going description by tonight. High Draw is f...
Read More →(Sean) Leopardstown 5.50
08 Aug 2019
This is a competitive Mile handicap with 20 declared plus reserves. Not great quality but with a draw bias favouring those drawn in single digits and some decent Course form to follow I was able to na...
Read More →Friday 2nd August
02 Aug 2019
IAN - Goodwood 3.00 Golden Mile - Class 2 (20 declared) A very strong and competitive field but as we have seen all week, the luck of a "clear passage" is as much a part of form analysis here tha...
Read More →Thursday 1st August
01 Aug 2019
GALWAY 4.55 - Galway Hurdle and a field of 20 declared over 2 miles and a lot with more flat credentials than jumping. The top of the market feels right and there is enough value in RIVEN LIGHT who wa...
Read More →Galway 7.20
31 Jul 2019
Galway 7.20 - Galway Plate 2 miles 6 1/2 furlongs - 22 run As usual the market thinks Elliott has found something that has slipped in off a nice mark so Borice (topical name) should be very well ...
Read More →Galway Day 2 - Tuesday 30th July
30 Jul 2019
A very disappointing day for me yesterday and I can only say "sorry". I've been in generally good form but it reminds me that the word "Festival" here should not compare it with what's happening over ...
Read More →Galway Day 1 - Monday 29th July
29 Jul 2019
Good Morning Sean-:Galway 5.55 16 MONKEYLOU @ 9/1 / 6 CONVARA @ 12/1 (All major bookies except B365 go odds to 5th place) Galway 7.40 7 LEGAL SPIN @ 15/2 / 8 MR EV...
Read More →Daily Tips back on Friday 26th July
22 Jul 2019
Good Morning A disappointing weekend and a poor week of Fixtures quality wise ahead. There is Glorious Goodwood to look forward to next week and a number of the regular Tipsters on holiday t...
Read More →Curragh 4.20
21 Jul 2019
Sean-:Curragh 4.20 a 24 runner handicap over 6 and a 1/2 furlongs. The draw here can confuse and lead the unsuspecting punter down many false avenues. The common view suggests a high draw is pref...
Read More →Newbury 2.25
20 Jul 2019
A marathon Flat trip of just over 2 miles and the proven form of THE GRAND VISIR and PROSCHEMA make them somewhat obvious selections. THE GRAND VISIR who could ensure a big Saturday across t...
Read More →Fairyhouse 7.15
17 Jul 2019
SEAN -:Fairyhouse 7.15 - A low grade 6 furlong handicap but a field of 18 and reserves gives us enhanced place opportunities. I usually like to have one each side here as low does best but high can de...
Read More →Pontefract 3.15
09 Jul 2019
A field of 12 and whilst the top 3 in the market look very solid, we will try to find some each way value. Clon Coulis won this last year, very impressive on seasonal debut at Royal Ascot and loo...
Read More →Royal Ascot Day 3 - Thursday 20th June
20 Jun 2019
PLACESPOTTER (Ian) GOLD CUP 4.25 - the obvious one is Stradivarious but I can't take odds on or close to Evens in any race and the value over the extreme trip of 2 1/2 miles and in soft Going may...
Read More →Sean - Placespotter Tuesday 18th June Royal Ascot Day 1
18 Jun 2019
Here are the tips and brief analysis of our 3 chosen races from SEAN who let's be honest, is in cracking form! 2.30 QUEEN ANNE STAKES -: I see this 16 runner race being dominated by "Class Horses...
Read More →Sean - Gowran Park 3.15
16 Jun 2019
I narrowly favour SCORPION BLACK over Zayriyan and only real split for me was the draw with selection getting an ideal draw and Zayriyan less so, I think a small reverse f/c on those 2 could deliver a...
Read More →York 2.20
14 Jun 2019
York 2.20 - A Class 4 Handicap over 10 Furlongs and a 100 yards and a very competitive filed of 16 declared. Lord Of The Rock was considered but a non runner and whilst I think SPUTNIK PLATINUM i...
Read More →Haydock 4.10
08 Jun 2019
Haydock 4.10 - The 6 Furlong Handicap at 4.10 has a field of 16 reduced by one already but Bookies should still offer enhanced Odds. The Going here is Heavy but they significantly switch Courses ...
Read More →Tipperary - Tuesday 4th June
04 Jun 2019
Racing today is probably the worst day all Summer in UK with National Hunt and AW and small fields over Jumps. There is a moderate Irish Flat Card at Tipperary but Sean has an interesting bet angle on...
Read More →Epsom Friday 31st May
31 May 2019
EPSOM 2.35 - A Class 2 race over 1 mile and 1/2 Furlong and the Draw has not been over kind to the most fancied selections but hopefully they can over come that. I narrowed it down to 4 runners o...
Read More →Curragh 2.20
26 May 2019
"I can't resist a punt in this BUT the confidence is not high enough for a full tip so I will play a smaller stake on the first 2 named and a small T/C perm. LITTLE CLARINET drawn in Stall ...
Read More →(Sean) Curragh 3.35
25 May 2019
Irish 2000 Guineas - Gosden and Dettori come over with TOO DARN HOT who steps back in trip here and who will be the one to beat. It's a quick turnaround though from York and the price value may l...
Read More →Goodwood - Thursday 23rd May
23 May 2019
Goodwood 2.35 LOVE DREAMS is a relatively short price for me but I like to follow Johnson here and the horse looks better value than the likely favourite from the Varian yard. The likes of Zhui F...
Read More →York 3.35
16 May 2019
York 3.35 - A Class 2 Handicap over a mile and I will seek some solid Course form and horses more than capable and proven in this type of race who are race fit and on decent Handicap marks. Both ...
Read More →York 1.50
15 May 2019
Placespotter (Ian) York 1.50 The Jorvik Handicap over 12 Furlongs kicks off the Meeting here and with the Ground riding Good to Firm there are no excuses for any horse in terms of going. Some of ...
Read More →Chester 3.35
10 May 2019
Ian - Chester Cup at 3.35 - A race I love to try to solve and with the heavy rain and Going i think its going to be a real stamina test for a fit horse. It also looks destined for...
Read More →1000 Guineas
05 May 2019
Draw a huge factor yesterday in 1000 Guineas.With little weather change can't ignore that.I don't think there is a 100/1 winner this year like we found last but 2 x O'Brien drawn high, proven at trip ...
Read More →(Sean) Punchestown 3.10
04 May 2019
Punchestown 3.10 - A marathon trip over 3 miles and 7 furlongs and the market leaders look solid but niggles about stamina with most of them. I will seek a bit of value with WISHMOOR wh...
Read More →Sean - Punchestown 4.20
03 May 2019
Punchestown 4.20 - A 2 miles and 5 Furlong Novices Handicap Chase and some nice types in here and 2 that stood out for me at the prices. JETZ comes from the local and in form Harrington...
Read More →Punchestown 6.05
02 May 2019
Punchestown 6.05 -: A complex puzzle and not helped by a horse who I really like IFYOUCATCHMENOW being 2nd reserve, I think the simplest way to play him is a 1/2 point each way IF there are non r...
Read More →(Sean) Punchestown 3.40
01 May 2019
Punchestown 3.40 - 2 1/2 miles Handicap Hurdle Final and the lack of numbers from the big Irish Yards and more than usual from UK give the race a very open feel. One i have tracked and watched cl...
Read More →Punchestown - Tuesday 30th April
30 Apr 2019
SEAN - Punchestown 3.40 The annual BANK race starts the Card, Amateur Jockeys who go over the famous, some say infamous Banks in the centre of the Course. The market usually leads here and i...
Read More →Fairyhouse 4.10
23 Apr 2019
Fairyhouse 4.10 A 3 mile Handicap Hurdle Final over 3 miles, I will get the "e/w saver" out of the way first and that is the likely favourite MY SISTER SARAH - Mullins and Ruby, the one to beat IF it ...
Read More →Sean - Irish National Fairyhouse 5.00
22 Apr 2019
A field of 30, 11 from Elliott and 7 from Mullins who has yet to win this race, that's an incredible statistic in itself. The benefits of 2 Trainers so dominating Irish NH Racing is a moot point, best...
Read More →Cork 4.50
21 Apr 2019
Cork 4.50 - a challenging 3 mile Handicap Hurdle and plenty of exposed and unexposed types, the kind of race where you can't rule much out, and hard to be 100% confident about ruling anything in ...
Read More →Newmarket 3.35
17 Apr 2019
Newmarket - Craven 3.35 - this is seen as a major Guineas Trial and market is headed by a pair of Godolphin Horses, Royal Marine trained by Bin Suroor and Zakouski trained by Appleby, I am not co...
Read More →Newmarket 1.50
16 Apr 2019
This early season race will be ideally suited to those with some Course form and proven to be able to win or run well first time out. The meeting tends to be dominated at 3 year old level by Gos...
Read More →Grand National
06 Apr 2019
The world’s most famous race takes centre stage this week-end and, whilst it may not be the test it once was, it is still one of the finest spectacles in sport. It is a contest with such a ...
Read More →Leopardstown 4.30
03 Apr 2019
A decent Flat card here in terms of numbers and this at 4.30 race has 13 runners over 1 mile and 2 furlongs. The 3 running's of this race have seen all winners at double figure odds but I ca...
Read More →Sunday 24th March
24 Mar 2019
SEAN - Placespotter -: The Irish Lincoln has 20 runners and a few reserves, so a great betting heat. Historically low numbers of those in the middle prevail, but a canny ride slotting in from the outs...
Read More →Sean - Navan 4.30
18 Mar 2019
A tough race to analyse as they all have chances and the value may not be obvious at the top end of the market. Kayf Thou will come in for support but not sure what quality the horse has upped in Clas...
Read More →Placespotter - Ian 4.50 and Sean 5.30 and 1.30
15 Mar 2019
IAN - Placespotter 4.50 - LE PREZIEN won this race for me last year, has not fully sparked this season so arrives here just 1lb higher, after a few quiet Cheltenham Festival years after a Golden Era P...
Read More →Cheltenham e/w double Thursday 14th March
14 Mar 2019
In the 2.50 and 3.30 races it may pay to look for some solid if unspectacular each way value against the likely favourites and in that context I will have a small each way double on ROAD TO RESPECT in...
Read More →Sean - Cheltenham 4.50
13 Mar 2019
The Fred Winter 4.50 is a minefield punting wise but the majority this year come with proven summer flat form and some decent starts to Hurdling but i doubt have experienced anything like this ca...
Read More →Cheltenham 5.30 - Ian
12 Mar 2019
"its nice to be back for the week hopefully Tipping form is fresh and not rusty" - the key here is (a) the trip as precious few are proven at it, or remotely near it and (b) the jockey, there are some...
Read More →Cheltenham 1.30 - Sean
12 Mar 2019
I think the weather and conditions may have come for Elliots pair FELIX DESJY and VISION D'HONNEUR - there is so much pace in the race that I can see it being set up for this pair who both have ...
Read More →Sean - Naas 4.50
10 Mar 2019
Sean is in the UK for Cheltenham and will send detailed thoughts on all the Irish Runners each day and tip in one selected race. He has texted the tips today with briefer than normal notes and confirm...
Read More →SEAN TIP - Fairyhouse 2.50
23 Feb 2019
FAIRYHOUSE 2.50 Golden Jewel - a tough and tight Handicap Hurdle where it is hard to rule much out with confidence. I have Rock De Baune in my Tracker but will leave it there for today as I don't...
Read More →SEAN - Thurles 4.15
21 Feb 2019
Thurles 4.15, a 3 mile competitive Handicap Hurdle, DIGGIN DEEP is the one to beat but at the price I want to take it on, Getaday is in my tracker but not totally convinced will like this track a...
Read More →SEAN - Fairyhouse 3.35
13 Feb 2019
Fairyhouse 3.35 -: This looks to be between Kayf Thou and School Lane according to the betting market and I can't honestly split them but think neither is great value. Of the remainder there is not gr...
Read More →Sunday 10th February
10 Feb 2019
3.20 - This 3 mile Handicap Hurdle has a strong market leader in GLOBAL RACING. At 4/1 I'm certainly not convinced about the value, a return here off 11lbs higher than its CD win explains the pri...
Read More →Naas 3.40 and notes from Sean
09 Feb 2019
It is not a great Card and I think market leaders will dominate but here are a few with some punting value and confidence in the Tip and Strong Tracker. 3.40 CAPPUCCINO MAN could be the each...
Read More →Sean - Leopardstown Sunday 3rd February
03 Feb 2019
LEOPARDSTOWN 2.25 - 4 Flawless Escape - 1 point each way @ 8/1 (generally) - plenty of early 10/1 Was placed 3rd in this race last season and then went to Cheltenham as a warm order but was ...
Read More →Sean - Irish Tips
02 Feb 2019
Leopardstown 2.00 - This meeting is in its infancy (second year) but very much already shaping up to be a Cheltenham Trials Meeting for many. I will watch the non-handicaps avidly for form and sc...
Read More →Tip Analysis from SEAN BRESLIN - dedicated page to be set up soon - Thursday 24th January
24 Jan 2019
I can't ignore the claims of the favourite INVITATION ONLY who has good course form, was a shade unfortunate on seasonal debut, has very good franked form and is the pick of the still more than ...
Read More →Warwick 3.05
21 Jan 2019
Warwick 2.05 - A 3 mile Class 4 Handicap Chase with a decent field and as I always do here I look first at Course form as the Fences down the back straight take some jumping and placement ...
Read More →Wincanton 2.25
17 Jan 2019
Wincanton 2.25 - There are a few in here who are quite tough to fathom, Belmount may have needed a break before poor last run and could revive but I think one of those Autumn specialists Twiston-...
Read More →Punchestown 2.20
13 Jan 2019
Se Mo Laoch - they are having a similar lack of rain in Ireland as in the Mainland and this "Amateur National" has a reduced field as a consequence. I think the Mullins horse could revive, but it was ...
Read More →Doncaster 1.35
09 Jan 2019
Doncaster 1.34 Damier - 1 point each way + Stonemadforspeed - 1 point each way A Class 5 race over 3 miles and 1/2 furlong and interesting to see that much of the proven form at the trip is ...
Read More →Wincanton 2.40
05 Jan 2019
WINCANTON 2.40 KK LEXION + WALLACE SPIRIT - 1 point each way each A trip of 2 miles and just over 5 furlongs, Class 3 Handicap Hurdle on what is described as "Good Going" although at t...
Read More →Hereford 1.20
02 Jan 2019
Hereford 3.00 PRESENT TIMES - A Class 5 over a trip of 26 Furlongs; not much rain about so "Good to Soft" but that probably means tacky Going. I could give all of them some chance and Gardeners H...
Read More →Exeter 2.25
01 Jan 2019
Exeter 2.25 11 ACHILLE - hard to ignore the form of the Venetia Williams string at the moment and this one is typical of her French imports. The fact is the horse is proven at the trip on soft an...
Read More →Haydock 2.30
30 Dec 2018
Haydock 2.30 I'm not sure of the trip in Heavy Going for Ballyhome and not sure Hastrubal or Volcano are much value in these testing conditions. The Going is Heavy but drying and that may actually mak...
Read More →Thursday 27th December
27 Dec 2018
THE WELSH NATIONAL with which I have gone "back to basics" somewhat with my PLACESPOTTER hat on and done a complete and thorough review of every horse in the race. A field of 20 this year and for once...
Read More →Wincanton 2.00
26 Dec 2018
Captain Bucks will be the one to beat and Hows My Friend is one I fancy to outrun odds but the Tizzard pair of CUCKLINGTON and BEARS RAILS both have Course and Distance winning form and this race will...
Read More →Friday 21st December
21 Dec 2018
ASCOT 3.05 - This is a Class 3 race over an extended 2 miles and 5 furlongs and Going is soft, after a lot of rain I think stamina will be at a premium here and hard to look too far past LE ...
Read More →Plumpton 1.30
17 Dec 2018
Plumpton 1.30 7 Soarlikeaneagle - 1/2 point e/w @ 25/1 / 13 Witches Glen - 1/4 point e/w @ 25/1 / 10 Vetoncall 1/4 point e/w @ 80-100/1Other - FL 1.10 4 Chambard @ 18/1 + FL 1...
Read More →Carlisle 2.20
16 Dec 2018
Carlisle 12.20 1 Aint My Fault @ 12-14/1 + 8 The Hollow Chap @ 12-14/1 - both 1/2 point each way(prices validated on ODDSCHECKER at 8.50am)On a day with little in the way of decent fiel...
Read More →Cheltenham 3.40
14 Dec 2018
PLACESPOTTER - 3.40 Worthy Farm - 1 point win saver @ / Theeaglehaslanded - 1/2 point each way @ / 2 Goodbye Dancer 1/2 point each way @ 14/1(Skybet / Ladbrokes / PP /BetVic / Coral / F...
Read More →Warwick 2.30
13 Dec 2018
PLACESPOTTER - Warwick 2.30 6 BOMBERS MOON 1 point each way @ 6/1 / 5 MARCH IS ON 1/2 point each way @ 12/1(Sky / Lads / PP/ Coral / Betfred - enhance to 4th - use if you can)This...
Read More →Uttoxeter 2.30
11 Dec 2018
Uttoxeter 2.30 1 Quick Pick - 1/2 point each way @ 15/2 (small reverse forecast with Sizing Cusimano)I narrowed this down to a pair of horses who should benefit from conditions who have disappoin...
Read More →Kelso 1.05
09 Dec 2018
I started off with proven form at the trip and the likes of Myesteree; Dawson City; Carrighdoun; Harry The Viking all merited close inspection. Of those Mysteree might be the most likely to "pop up" a...
Read More →Exeter 3.10
07 Dec 2018
(Placespotter) - a marathon trip in the mud and old FIREBIRD FLYER will forever be remembered for a lovely win for us at big Odds in the 2016 Midlands National. He was very regressive last season and ...
Read More →Wincanton 2.35
06 Dec 2018
In the 2.35 at Wincanton I will side with GORING ONE who won this for us last year at 12/1. Has proven stamina which not too many have in this field, usually a good safe jumper and can get in to a nic...
Read More →Carlisle 3.00
02 Dec 2018
Another old favourite here in LETEMGO who we first back when 3rd at big Odds last October when the Yard was on a long losing run. The horse served us well running up a subsequent hat-trick and a rise ...
Read More →Warwick 1.45
29 Nov 2018
Warwick 1.45 - This is a competitive Handicap Hurdle over 2 miles and 5 furlongs on softening Going and could turn out to be a real test. Whilst (hands up) clearly blinkered by firm Going on the Flat ...
Read More →Hereford 12.35
28 Nov 2018
Hereford 12.35 - a competitive Handicap Hurdle over 2miles and 4 furlongs and a couple with some prove form and a couple totally unexposed comprised the final shortlist. I will watch both BEST TO COME...
Read More →Exeter 12.50
25 Nov 2018
With the aforementioned weather in Devon the fear is the race cuts up with a number of non runners. It is hard to look past last years winner (and tip) GONNABEGOOD here so I will have a win saver, tri...
Read More →Chepstow 3.20
21 Nov 2018
The value in this race at a track where previous Course form is a huge asset, due to the dips and undulations which can unbalance an inexperienced horse at the track could be FLAMING CHARMER. It won t...
Read More →Cheltenham 1.50
17 Nov 2018
Cheltenham 1.50, if THE YOUNG MASTER runs it would be an incredible Training performance to win successive days, the expectation is it will be a non runner. COGRY is a standing dish here, gets the tri...
Read More →Thurles 3.35
12 Nov 2018
"I will have a small win saver on THISONESFOROLLIE to cover my 1.5 point stakes elsewhere That one has strong if not wholly convincing claims but being an Elliott horse is sure to be backed and ...
Read More →Sandown 3.25
11 Nov 2018
Sandown 3.27 7 Loose Chips - 1/2 point each way @ 13/2Has a fitness advantage over many of these redoubtable veterans and a Course and Distance specialist. Runs off a nice mark and with many in t...
Read More →Chepstow 2.35
07 Nov 2018
Chepstow 2.35 13 LATE SHIPMENT @ 40/1 + 2 WESTERN CLIMATE @ 28/1 - 1/2 point each way each horse SKY/LAD/CORAL/BFRED to 4th I looked at this race very much with the mindset ...
Read More →Exeter 4.15
06 Nov 2018
Exeter 4.15 Norse Light + Scorpion Star - 1/2 point each way each (all Bookies to 4th - a few may enhance even if non runners below 16)I narrowed this down to a short list of 5 and think there is a lo...
Read More →Cork Sunday 4th November
04 Nov 2018
PLACESPOTTER - Cork 3.15 RAZ DE MAREE + FOREVER GOLD 1/2 POINT EACH WAY EACH (SEE TRICAST at end of write up)The key ingredient on this tough track is STAMINA and for that reason hard to look past the...
Read More →Galway 3.25
28 Oct 2018
GALWAY 3.25 HIGH SPARROW frankly looks the one to beta here and with enhanced place Odds at a price around 5/1 just a case of whether you want to be brave and go for the "win" or take as an "each way ...
Read More →Cheltenham 3.45
27 Oct 2018
PLACESPOTTER - Cheltenham 3.45 16 Milrow @ 33/1 - 1/2 point each way (majority of big Bookies to 5th place)A 3 mile Handicap Hurdle on Good Ground at Cheltenham. In a normal year by now the "summ...
Read More →Kempton 7.40
23 Oct 2018
Kempton 7.40 6 A Sure Welcome - 1/2 point each way(we don't yet have any analysis from Placespotter - will update if and when received)
Read More →Catterick 4.05
20 Oct 2018
Catterick 4.05 5 All My Love @ 10/1 - 1/2 point each way tip + 10 Ingleby Hollow @ 14/1 - 1/4 point each way Mention (Lad / Coral 1-4)A tricky heat and several have strong claims but niggles about the...
Read More →York 5.35
12 Oct 2018
YORK 5.35 19 Captain Jameson @ 16/1 + 12 Yes You @ 14/1 - both 1/2 point each way - all Bookies Odds to 4th as 20 runnersI fairly quickly narrowed the 20 down to 6 in anticipation ...
Read More →Saturday 6th October (ELITE / PLACESPOTTER)
06 Oct 2018
Here are the ELITE SERVICE TIPS FOR SaturdayThe key fact to mention is a band of very heavy rain moving down the Country from the North, due to arrive in Newmarket around 9-10am and in Ascot around 10...
Read More →Hexham 5.10
05 Oct 2018
Hexham 5.10 7 Chancelton (non runner) + 8 Lawtop Legend @ 14/1 - 1/2 point each wayWhilst I had intended to cease tipping for a while, I looked at this race and really want to take on the pair at the ...
Read More →Uttoxeter 1.40
23 Sep 2018
P/Spot Utto 1.40 1 Cairnshill @ 8/16 Aristocracy @ 16/1 ¼ e/w¼ e/w Boyle 1-4Boyle 1-4 The tips are CAIRNSHILL who has had the benefit of a run, who will appreciate the Going and th...
Read More →Ayr 4.10 Bronze Cup
21 Sep 2018
PLACESPOTTER - Ayr Bronze Cup 4.10 -: 3 TOMMY G @ 16/1 + 15 CAPTAIN JAMESON @14/1 + 20 KENNY THE CAPTAIN @ 16/1(ALL 1/2 point each way - SKYBET and PADDY POWER go odds to 6th place - numerous others t...
Read More →Yarmouth 3.20
18 Sep 2018
PLACESPOTTER - YARMOUTH 3.20 5 Albert Boy @ 11/2 + 11 Go On Gal @ 18 - 20/1 (bits of 25/1 early PP + BetFred go odds to 4th according to some sources)(Suggest 1/2 point each way on Go On Gal and eithe...
Read More →Doncaster 4.05
13 Sep 2018
DONCASTER 4.05 -: There are many old favourites in here with chances and it was hard to narrow it down. The draw told us nothing yesterday; which is typical of Doncaster, always feel more about pace a...
Read More →Listowel 4.20
12 Sep 2018
Listowel 4.20 3 Snow Falcon + 1 Jury Duty - both @ 7/1 - 1/2 point each way each - PP / BV + Sky odds to 5thWe did very well in Ireland last winter, it is very early yet to really focus on NH over the...
Read More →Newton Abbot 4.20
10 Sep 2018
Newton Abbot 4.30 12 Georgina Joy @ 8/1 + 8 Presenting Berkely @ 12/1 - both 1/2 point each way (Sky enhance to 4th place)Another race over an extended 3 miles, this time a Handicap Chase. The in form...
Read More →Saturday 9th September
09 Sep 2018
TipsterCourseTimeHorseStake NotesP-SpotYork1.505 Lady In Question @ 7/14 Storm Ahead @ 7/1½ e/w½ e/wSky 1-5?P-SpotYork2.2018 Rhosneigr @ 12/1½ e/wSky 1-5MentionYork1.5014 Zodiakos...
Read More →Haydock 3.35
07 Sep 2018
Haydock Park 3.35 6 Show Palace @ 9/2 (win bet) / 13 Lydiate Lady @ 16/1 - 1/2 point each way (Skybet go odds to 4th)A 5 Furlong dash and although HIGH is usually the place to be when Soft on the othe...
Read More →Saturday 25th August
25 Aug 2018
YORK EBOR - 3.40 -: 7 Nakeeta @ 11/1 / 3 Muntahaa @ 16/1 (bits of 20) / 15 Platitude @ 25/1 - all 1/2 point each way - SKYBET odds to 7th / WH odds to 6th! (mot to 5th)A quality field of 20 runn...
Read More →Friday 24th August
24 Aug 2018
On to today and here is the logic and analysis-:YORK 1.55 4 Pacify @ 12/1 / 19 Never Surrender @ 20/1 / 13 Mukhayyan @ 20/1 - all 1/2 point each way - most major Bookies odds to 5th place.I have to be...
Read More →Thursday 23rd August
23 Aug 2018
YORK 2.25 17 Secret Venture @ 10/1 (12/1 in places) - 1/2 point each way - Paddy Power and Sky go odds to 5th and Lads / B365 / Coral and BV to 4th place.A tough race to call as the collateral form, w...
Read More →Wednesday 22nd August
22 Aug 2018
TipsterCourseTimeHorseStake NotesP/spotYork1.553 Final Venture@ 11/1 /17 Holmeswood@ 12/1/ 15 Eastern Impact @ 16/11 e/w½ e/w1-51-5P/SpotYork4.1512 Northwest Frontier@ 10/1 /11 Here and Now @ 7...
Read More →Thirsk 5.05
20 Aug 2018
THIRSK 5.05 Mon Beau Viasge - 1/2 point each way @ 10/1 (SkyBet odds to 5th - all other to 4th place)A very competitive race over a mile and O'Meara has an unexposed 3 year old currently favourite and...
Read More →Newton Abbot 3.50
15 Aug 2018
Newton Abbot 3.50 4 Billy My Boy - 1 point each way @ 9/1 (WH / BV + SKY) - Odds to 4th placeHe has a 12lbs pull with Chantcler who is clear favourite here for a 16 length defeat last time and at face...
Read More →Curragh 4.45
06 Aug 2018
Curragh 4.45 8 Enter The Red - 1 point each way @ 10/1A competitive 6 Furlong Sprint and the one niggle here is the draw. It can favour extremes of very high or very low, but that tends to be in 25+ r...
Read More →Goodwood 2.25
04 Aug 2018
10 Soldier In Action @ 10/1 - 1/2 point each way (most major bookies odds to 4th) - will settle odds to 4th----analysis to follow is able to load offline using 4g ----
Read More →Goodwood 3.00
31 Jul 2018
Goodwood 3.00 11 Suedois @ 6/1 (1 point each way) PP + Sky go odds to 4th placeThe Lennox Stakes run over 7 furlongs and at the head of the market an old friend. "TIP TWO WIN" remember him, our 50/1 p...
Read More →Galway 5.55
30 Jul 2018
Galway 5.55 11 Motcombe Street - 1 point each way @ 10/1 (early WH + BV) - Lads/ Coral / PP / Sky go generally 8/1 to 5 placesI will focus on this 2mile and 130 yards Handicap Hurdle today; 20 runners...
Read More →Uttoxeter 7.00
10 Jul 2018
Uttoxeter 7.00 4 Nemean Lion + 5 Samson @ 7/1 (both) - 1 point each way - SkyBet odds to 4th placeThe obvious favourite in most NH races these days seems to be a Dan Skelton runner; Premier King in no...
Read More →Haydock 4.00
05 Jul 2018
Haydock 4.00 7 Kirkham @ 12/1 - 1 point each wayI was immediately drawn to this horse as the Camacho yard have picked up a few nice wins and places in recent weeks; then the more I looked at it, the m...
Read More →Thirsk 5.20
04 Jul 2018
Thirsk 5.20 7 Smugglers Creek @ 11/1 - 1 point each wayAnother tight and tough little Thirsk handicap and SMUGGLERS CREEK is back in the right Grade and Going and on a similar mark to when runner up a...
Read More →Carlisle 3.30
27 Jun 2018
Carlisle 3.30 4 Calvados Spirit (2 point win) @ 9/2 / 8 Mon Beau Visage (1 point each way) @ 9-10/1 (all Bookies to 4th + SkyBet to 5th)(see Mentions re Waarif and also Tricast suggestion and feel fre...
Read More →Newbury 8.45
26 Jun 2018
Newbury 8.45 4 Whitecrest - 1 point each way @ 5/1 (Sky go odds to 4th place)This wonderful servant and a favourite of mine as I explained last time won at 20/1 for us a few weeks back. I was pretty c...
Read More →Ascot 5.35
23 Jun 2018
ASCOT 5.35 2 Fun Mac @ 16/1 with BetVic + Sky - 1 point each way PP + Sky go odds to 4th place THOMAS HOBSON will be the one to beat and have a WIN SAVER if you wish, although likely to be aroun...
Read More →Market Rasen 4.35
22 Jun 2018
Market Rasen 4.35 1 Classical Milano @ 8/1 + 10 Pshycocandy @ 11/2 - both 1 point each way (consider win bet on No 10 if below 5/1) I have had Classical Milano in my Tracker since winning a nice ...
Read More →Ascot 5.35
21 Jun 2018
PLACESPOTTER - Royal Ascot 5.35 11 First Eleven @ 13/2 / 15 Lucky Deal @ 20/1 - both 1 point each way(WH + PP + SkyBet go odds to 5th on this race so use if you can)I am most intrigued by 2 aspects of...
Read More →York 3.30
15 Jun 2018
York 3.30 10 Starlight Romance - 1 point each way - currently 14-16/1 generally - all Bookies odds to 4th and Sky to 5th as of now. (may be more to 5th in the morning).A few things interest me about t...
Read More →Nottingham 3.15
14 Jun 2018
Nottingham 3.15 - I was initially drawn to old favourite HALLSTATT a Course specialist here, off a nice mark for a Trainer who likes winners at one of his local tracks. I will definitely make him a "m...
Read More →Yarmouth 3.30
13 Jun 2018
Yarmouth 3.30 -: It is good to let the heart rule the head sometimes and SEXT SECRET gave myself and a small band of SP2A Racing Club's greatest thrills when winning for us here at Yarmouth in 2016. W...
Read More →Worcester 5.15
11 Jun 2018
Worcester 5.152 DOTTIES DILEMNA - 2 point win @ 5/1 - (Sky + WH) Lads + Coral + Sky - go odds to 4th place so use those if you can e/w and Sky are best odds on all 3 selections(M) 9 WALTER ONEIG...
Read More →Carlisle 3.30
08 Jun 2018
Carlisle 3.30 6 Kensington Star - 2 point win @ 4/1 + 9 Stormin Tom 1 point e/w @ 7/1 (consider a small reverse F/Cast too)This may be the trickiest race of the day with a few who would prefer further...
Read More →Leicester 5.10
04 Jun 2018
Leicester 5.10 10 Pursuing Steed @ 8/1 + 13 Art Echo @ 20/1 (WH + PP + BV) - 1 point each way each - all Bookies odds to 4th A decent field 17 run over 7 furlongs and the Good ground will surely ...
Read More →Epsom 3.45
02 Jun 2018
18 Bahamian Sunrise @ 20/1 + 16 Tanasoq @ 20/1 - 1 point each way both (prices correct and verified and email sent at 7.30pm Friday)A high draw against the rail has always been an advantage here and e...
Read More →Lingfield 2.40
31 May 2018
Lingfield 2.40 6 Penny Poet / 4 Miskin - 1 point each way both.A trip just short of 12 furlongs and the Going will be a factor, especially if the forecast Thunderstorm arrives, if it doesn't we still ...
Read More →Beverley 4.00
30 May 2018
Beverley 4.00 2 liquid gold @ 15/2 - 1 point each wayAlmunther was a tip for us here last time and was narrowly beaten; SD-S rides again and has a solid win chance but no real value and may be one who...
Read More →Redcar 4.10
28 May 2018
Redcar 4.10 4 Restorer 1/2 point each way (SkyBet odds to 4th place)The best race of the day is the Zetland Handicap 10 Furlongs Class 2 and an open market. The connections of LEADERS LEGACY make it a...
Read More →Curragh 4.10
27 May 2018
Curragh 4.10 10 Soliloquy - 1/2 point each way @ 7/1 (SkyBet odds to 4th place)I think SOLILOQUOY is the value here at 7/1 or 13/2 if you want to take the extended odds to 4th from SkyBet. It ran well...
Read More →York 3.40
26 May 2018
PLACESPOTTER - York 3.40 9 Edward Lewis + 6 Final Venture - 1/2 point each way eachA very competitive Sprint and likely pace angles from Carlton Frankie drawn in stall 3 and El Astronaute drawn in sta...
Read More →Carlisle 5.15
21 May 2018
Carlisle 5.15 3 MYWAYISTHEONLYWAY - 1/2 point each way @ 7/1A 7 Furlong Class 5 race and whilst Sureyoutoldme is a worthy favourite, the 7/4 is absolutely no value and in a raceof this quality, rarely...
Read More →Thirsk 3.55
19 May 2018
Thirsk 3.55 Helovaplan + Big Storm Coming look to have very good chances, the former like Good to Firm and has someCourse form and with the benefit of a run and a decent draw could be the one to beat ...
Read More →Catterick 4.10
14 May 2018
TipsterCourseTimeHorseStakeNotesP/SpotCatt4.108 Italian Riviera @ 9/2disc MentionCatt4.10 11 Adrakhan @ 25/1¼ ewB365 / PP &...
Read More →Ludlow 3.05
13 May 2018
Ludlow 3.05 6 Fille Des Champs @ 12/1 - 1/2 point each way (see Mentions for Cry Wolf + email for Just A Feeling)Ludlow 3.05 - I don't think that Just A Feeling is great value at 15/8; with the Skelto...
Read More →Chester 3.35
11 May 2018
TipsterCourseTimeHorseStakeNotesP/SpotterChes3.358 My Reward 12/1 / 12 Watersmeet 11/1½ e/wPP/BV/S 1-5 MentionChes3.356 Magic Circle 6/1 / 7 Fun M...
Read More →Wincanton 7.20
10 May 2018
Wincanton 7.20 2 Bright Tomorrow - 1/2 point each way @ 7/1 (odds to 4th place)A race full of horses with untapped potential and certainly Schnabel, once fully tuned up is one for us to follow on the ...
Read More →Ripon 2.55
28 Apr 2018
Ripon 2.55 3 Pipers Note @ 5/1 - 1/2 point each wayThe draw here tends to favour extremes, either high or low but as we saw at the last meeting both have chances, it is more aboutCourse form and where...
Read More →Perth 3.45
27 Apr 2018
Perth3.458 Itstimeforapint @ 14/1 PP/BV 10/1 generally½ e/w This could turn in to a real slog over an extended 30 furlongs and most of these are what we can best call "enigmatic".Bal...
Read More →Ayr 4.45
20 Apr 2018
P/SAyr4.455 Carnspindle @ 16/1½ e/w1-4 A Mares Hurdle at 4.45 over 3 miles and 70 yards and the Going is rated Good to Soft, a bit of sun and a decentbreeze logically dries the Going out B...
Read More →Cheltenham 3.15
19 Apr 2018
Chelt3.1511 Whatdjazz 12/1 /3 Brilliare Momento 6/1½ e/wPP/S 1-5 An all mares Card at Cheltenham should not put us off and we looked at this race and the 3.50 but the enhanced place Odds h...
Read More →Aintree 1.45
13 Apr 2018
Aintree 1.45 9 Lough Derg Spirit @ 9/1 (NON RUNNER) / 5 Spiritofthegames @ 9/1 / 12 Massinis Trap @ 16/1 / LANDIN - added at 10:10am (Skybet go odds to 6th place / Lads / Coral / PP go odds to 5t...
Read More →Monday 9th April
09 Apr 2018
Good MorningThere are 3 excellent NH Fixtures today at Kempton; Ludlow and Wincanton and AW at Wolverhampton. The Card at Kempton; in the context of a Monday is outstandingly competitive stuff; L...
Read More →Carlisle 3.55
08 Apr 2018
Carlisle 3.55 5 Calivigny @ 7/1 / 9 Swing Hard @ 11/1 - 1/2 point each way each.a tricky puzzle over 2 miles and 4 furlongs on drying ground with the closest Going Stick readings to genuine softground...
Read More →Friday 6th April
06 Apr 2018
Good MorningWe finally get to see a bit of green turf, and no doubt some sticky mud, and some Hurdles today at Fontwell. There is not much quality;nor indeed quantity on the Card, but with the BHA (to...
Read More →Mention Race Ffos Llas 4.35
01 Apr 2018
Ffos Llas 4.35 7 Shotgun Paddy @ 6/1 / 8 Misty Mai @ 10/1 - small each way stake to your "mention level" - SkyBet odds to 4th.There are 2 ways to look at this race really, with a form eye and analysis...
Read More →Musselburgh 3.35
31 Mar 2018
Musselburgh 3.35 9 Mixboy @ 10/1 / 13 Night Of Glory @ 10/1 (both 1/4 point each way) - Lad/Coral/PP/Sky - odds to 4th place(see notes re TRICAST PERM with 2 other named horses)An early season and alw...
Read More →Bath 4.35
30 Mar 2018
Bath 4.35 4 Moabit @ 5/2 (win) / 1 Champagne Champ @ 6/1 - 1/2 point each way(consider a small reverse forecast and also see notes for Tricast suggestion)BATH 4.35 -: Tough stamina sapping conditions ...
Read More →Wetherby 3.40
29 Mar 2018
Wetherby 3.40 4 Free Range @ 9/2 / 6 Stay In Touch @ 9/1 (WH / Coral / Sky - odds to 4th place) 1/2 point each way(see notes for Mentions also in this race)Wetherby 3.40 is a tricky Handicap Hurdle ov...
Read More →Huntingdon 1.30
26 Mar 2018
PLACESPOTTER - Huntingdon 1.30 3 Ebonys Encore @ 10/1 - 1/2 point each wayA few dangers in here but I'm not sure about the value of Schiaparannie who may find a few improvers lurking, the fact that Pr...
Read More →Sunday 25th March
25 Mar 2018
NO TIPS TODAY here are a couple of races worth of a "mention" and very small financial interest.MENTIONSNAAS 4.50 4 Hit The Silk @ 12/1 / 8 On The Go Again @ 10/1 / 13 Sorelle Delle Rose @ 16/1 ...
Read More →Wetherby 4.45
20 Mar 2018
Wetherby 4.45 8 Log On - 1/4 point each way @ 10/1We have tipped this horse in total 4 times this winter; as yet with no return, indeed we have usually "had an out card" with somethingtipped in the sa...
Read More →Cheltenham 5.30
16 Mar 2018
Cheltenham 5.30 19 Bouvreil @ 12/1 / 11 Dolos @ 16/1 / 7 Le Prezien @ 14/1 - all 1/4 point each way (odds to 5th widely available)It is perhaps reflective of the stage Paul Nicholls is at in his "trai...
Read More →Cheltenham 3.30
15 Mar 2018
Cheltenham 3.30 13 Yanworth @ 6/1 / 12 Wholestone @ 18/1 - both 1/2 point each way(Lads / Coral / PP / Sky - go odds to 4th place = use if possible)The Stayers Hurdle looks more open this year and a c...
Read More →Cheltenham 1.30
14 Mar 2018
Cheltenham 1.30 3 Black Op - 1/2 point each way @ 10/1I want to take on SAMCRO, no value; may well win doing handstands but there is always each way value tobe had. The obvious main danger is NEXT DES...
Read More →No tips Sunday 11th March
11 Mar 2018
Had a good look at the Cards at Warwick (inspection at 8am) and Market Rasen. A few Biggish Field Handicaps and had a look at the 3m 6f Chase at Warwick for about an hour but nothing stands out.The Fi...
Read More →BT Internet issues
10 Mar 2018
seem to be having few (not all) mails sent to suffixes @btinternet / @btconnect being delayed/vanishing.BT use yahoo platform but have habit of deleting accounts/putting mails to spam. Not getting any...
Read More →Friday 9th March
09 Mar 2018
Good MorningThere is NH at Ayr; Leicester and Sandown today in the UK; at Leopardstown in Ireland and AW at Newcastle and Dundalk.The Card at Ayr has very small fields and although SMUGGLERS STASH in ...
Read More →Exeter 4.50
23 Feb 2018
Knockanrawley - 1/2 point each way @ 7/1This is a marathon trip and I really want something proven at 4 miles. I am aware that KNOCKANRAWLEY and Emporers Choice are also declared at Newcastle in ...
Read More →Huntingdon 1.50
22 Feb 2018
2 Red Admirable 1 point e/w @ 15/2 / 14 Taken By Force 1/4 point e/w @ 33/1 - Lads/Coral/Sky odds to 4thI am convinced that most of the time Bookmakers get this type of race wrong, looking for p...
Read More →Doncaster 2.50
21 Feb 2018
Doncaster 2.50 2 Buckle Street / 3 TanarpinoA 3 Mile Handicap Hurdle on Soft Going that may improve before the Off; but a cloudy day so not markedly. The key for me here isproven form at this trip, th...
Read More →Taunton 4.50
20 Feb 2018
Taunton 4.50 5 Black Narcissus @ 10/1 / 4 Deckers Delight @ 33/1(1/4 point each way all horses in both races)Bisobison will be backed off the Boards most likely; Olly Murphy; won lto; effectively litt...
Read More →Carlisle 4.05
19 Feb 2018
Carlisle 4.05 4 Christmas Twenty @ 7/1 / 8 Point N Shoot @ 14/1(1/2 point each way each horse)Hard for me to ignore my own personal "horse of the season LETEMGO; you all know the journey w...
Read More →Wincanton 1.40
17 Feb 2018
Placespotter - Wincanton 1.40 4 Goodgirltheresa @6/1 / 18 Breaking Ground @ 33/1 / 7 Steel Express @ 20/1(all Bookies 1-4 places but SkyBet enhance to 5th use if you can as 3 picks)(1/2 point ea...
Read More →Fontwell today
15 Feb 2018
With the Going so bad at Fontwell; there could be some e/w value for a bit of shrapnel in WILLSHEBETRYING in the 3.45 and ITOLDYOU in the 4.20, both have proven they can stay in deep mud here and I su...
Read More →Musselburgh 4.30
14 Feb 2018
Musselburgh 4.30 2 Staigue Fort @ 20/1 / 6 Professor Plum @ 15/2 (both 1/2 point each way)I think Nefyn Bay is there to be taken on at 5/2 despite the Yards great run of form, upped in tr...
Read More →Punchestown 4.20
11 Feb 2018
Punchestown 4.20 2 Baie Des Isles @ 9/1 / 17 White Arm @ 16/1 / 9 Forever Gold @ 16/1(all 1/2 point each way - Lads + Coral + PP go odds to 5th and SkyBet to 6h place)The big race is The Grand Nationa...
Read More →Doncaster 1.55
08 Feb 2018
Doncaster 1.55 11 Good Man Vinnie - 1/2 point e/w @ 12/1 (see notes)I am really compromised here in the respect that covers have been down at Doncaster and they have yetto provide a Going Stick readin...
Read More →Fairyhouse 3.20
07 Feb 2018
Fairyhouse 3.20 7 Benefit Of Magic - @ 13/2PLACESPOTTER - You will recall we tipped Wee Small Hours to win on the 20th January; advised at 10/1; that racestuck in the memory for the brave front run an...
Read More →Members Paddock Access
04 Feb 2018
Due to some scheduled upgrade work the tips for today have been sent by e-mail ONLY and will be updated as results after 6pm today. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, if you have NOT received ...
Read More →Saturday 3rd February
03 Feb 2018
Sandown 3.00 3 Prime Venture @ 14/1 / 16 Fourth Act @ 16/1 / 4 Topofthegame @ 5/1(Paddy Power + Sky go odds to 5th place - others may follow - every Bookmaker odds to 4th at least)Musselburgh 3.15 12 ...
Read More →Wincanton 2.25
01 Feb 2018
Wincanton 2.25 3 Dinos Benefit @ 6/1 / 4 Frozen Motion - e/w @ 9/1(see logic for specific staking and also important advice re Inch Lala)I really want to take on the Odds On favourite here, has it all...
Read More →Hereford 1.40
29 Jan 2018
Hereford 1.40 10 Tarrona - 1 point each way @ 8/1There is a lot of good P2P form here which we like to delve in to, the issue today is that all of the P2P formis of horses on Good Going, it will be ve...
Read More →Sedgefield 3.40
28 Jan 2018
Sedgefield 3.40 11 Christmas Twenty @ 25/1 (plenty of 33/1 in places) / 3 Moidore @ 14/1(SkyBet / Ladbrokes / Coral go odds to 4th place IMPORTANT to use them if at all possible)A trip of 2 mile...
Read More →Doncaster 12.55
27 Jan 2018
Doncaster 12.55 5 Copper West @ 8/1 - 1 point each way(Lads / Coral / Skybet go odds to 4th use if you can - see logic re Princess Tara)This is an interesting Novice Hurdle on Going that should be gen...
Read More →Huntingdon 3.50
26 Jan 2018
Huntingdon 3.50 7 First Assignment @ 9/1 (B365/BV) / 9 Natter Jack Croak @ 14/1 (PP) 10/1 generally - 1/2 point e/w(have small win saver on 1 Cloth Cap - generally available 3/1 - Lads + Coral go enha...
Read More →Thyestes Chase Gowran Park 3.00
25 Jan 2018
Gowran Park 3.00 3 Ucello Conti @6/1 (13/2 PP) / 4 Pleasant Company @ 10/1 (12/1 B365)(Paddy Power/ SkyBet go odds to 5th so use if possible or Lads/Coral/ BV - who go odds to 4th)(1 point each way ea...
Read More →Thurles 2.20
21 Jan 2018
Thurles 2.20 4 Westerners Son @ 9/1 / 2 Icario @ 8/1(both 1/2 point each way with Ladbrokes + Coral enhancing odds to 4th place)A competitive 2 mile handicap at 2.20 and a few from big yards, I think ...
Read More →Navan 2.10
20 Jan 2018
Navan 2.10 9 Wee Small Hourse @ 10/1 / 10 Glenabo Prince @ 10/1(1/2 point each way each horse - ALL Bookies go odds to 4th and BETFRED go odds to 5th)Two unexposed horses from Elliott (Swingbridge) an...
Read More →Chepstow 3.20
19 Jan 2018
Good MorningChepstow 3.20 10 Wood Yer @ 12/1 (generally) + 11 Astigos @ 20/1 (generally)(back both 1/2 point each way + note Tricast Perm suggestion)A slog in the mud over 3 miles Class 4. Greyed A go...
Read More →Ludlow 3.45
18 Jan 2018
Ludlow 3.45 4 Vinegar Hill - 1/2 point each way @ 9/1 (PP + BV)A 3 mile handicap hurdle and likely the Course will resemble a ploughed field by this stage of the afternoon.Likely therefore that proven...
Read More →Market Rasen 1.00
17 Jan 2018
Market Rasen 1.00 12 Red Danaher @ 8/1 / 8 What a Diva @ 16/1(1/2 point each way each horse and if you can use SkyBet who enhance place odds to 4th!)Our Going Stick analysis at Market Rasen indicates ...
Read More →Ayr 2.15
15 Jan 2018
Ayr 2.15 7 Another Mattie @ 16/1 / 4 Rowdy Rocher @ 10/1 - both each wayA Hurdle Race (Handicap Qualifier) over an extended 3 miles in mud, the market leader looks vulnerable at this price although th...
Read More →Kelso 12.40
14 Jan 2018
Kelso 12.40 3 Call Me - 1/2 point each way @ 100/1 (see specific staking plan / tricast)I like to look deep at any relevant Point 2 Point form in this type of race for some potential value; the bottom...
Read More →Catterick 2.35
11 Jan 2018
Catterick 2.35 1 Gonalston Cloud - 1 point each way @ 9/1 (WH / BV / Sky)the obvious starting point is the Sue Smith Trained I JUST KNOW; we had the winner in this last year with oneof her's who finis...
Read More →Ludlow 3.00
10 Jan 2018
Ludlow 3.00 5 Goohar @ 10/1 + 2 Gorky Island @ 8/1 (both 1/2 point each way)A marathon trip and it could be that GOOHAR has been laid out for this race by local Trainer Henry Daly.It has enough form i...
Read More →Wincanton 2.05
26 Dec 2017
Wincanton 2.05 1 Krakatoa King @ 9/2 / 4 Regal Flow @ 11/1A fair dollop of rain overnight and we have clarified that Going will be Heavier than advertised. The trip of 3milesand 2 furlongs will theref...
Read More →Uttoxeter 12.00
22 Dec 2017
Uttoxeter 12.00 8 Filatore - each way @ 25/1 (BV + PP)This is one of only a few competitive NH Handicaps today and the striking aspect having studied every horsein the race is the fact that most of th...
Read More →Exeter 3.45
21 Dec 2017
Exeter 3.45 3 Point N Shoot @ 8/1 - (1/2 point e/w - odds to 4th currently)The market leaders Gonnabegood and Market Road are a bit short price wise in the marketand neither look bomb proof to me off ...
Read More →Navan 1.35
17 Dec 2017
Placespotter - Thurles 1.35 3 Cappacurry Zak @ 8/1 / 14 Simple Steps @ 9/1(1/4 point each way with all Bookies odds to 4th and SkyBet odds to 5th)Clearly stamina is going to be key in heavy Goin...
Read More →Cheltenham 3.40
15 Dec 2017
Cheltenham 3.40 1 Shantou Bob - 1 point each way @ 14/12 Champers On Ice @ 6/1 / 5 Rockys Treasure @ 7/1 - both 1/2 point each way (back with either PP/BV/Sky - who go odds to 4th place)11 runners and...
Read More →Taunton 3.50
14 Dec 2017
Taunton 3.50 5 Sahara Haze @ 9/1 / 2 Limoncello @ 16/1 - both 1/2 point each wayI think by 3.50 as well as being dark it could be very heavy and cut up Going. I just can't be having the Gary Moore hor...
Read More →Monday 11th December
11 Dec 2017
Good MorningThe meetings at Fontwell and Southwell (AW) are on, the meeting at Musselburgh is abandoned.I think a bigger issue today could be transport, especially those Stables based in the South and...
Read More →Sandown 3.30
09 Dec 2017
Sandown 3.30 8 Benbens @ 14/1 / 1 Southfield Theatre @ 12/1 (BV + Sky to 4th)BENBENS and SOUTHFIELD THEATRE are sporting bets in a competitive London Nation at 1/2 point each way each;BetVictor and Sk...
Read More →Friday 8th December Patent Bet
08 Dec 2017
The Patent I looked at a few races today and a few things jumped off the page at me!In the 1.35 at Exeter BILLY DUTTON is on an incredibly lenient mark; missed last year after a bad fall at Cheltenham...
Read More →Clonmel 2.00
07 Dec 2017
Clonmel 2.00 10 Secret Approach - 1/4 point each way @ 16/1 (see specific notes)I will have a win saver on the likely favourite ALI BIN NAYEF as it looks the class horse in the race and has no fears a...
Read More →Southwell 1.50
05 Dec 2017
Southwell 1.50 3 Tara View @ 7/1 / 5 Some Kinda Lama @ 9/1 - both 1/2 point each way4 Nautical Nitwit @ 16/1 - 1/4 point each way (Lads/Coral/SkyBet odds to 4th - see very specific notes)----------A C...
Read More →Sunday 3rd December
03 Dec 2017
PLACESPOTTER - 1/4 point each way eachCarlisle 2.25 9 BASFORD BEN @ 12/1 Carlisle 3.00 3 HARTFORTH @ 14/1 Both will appreciate the heavy ground. both have form at this trip and b...
Read More →Limerick 3.35
01 Dec 2017
Limerick 3.25 8 Capture The Drama @ 25/1 - each way(Ladbrokes + Coral go odds to 4th place )A winner in Ireland yesterday and I pan to target any decent big field handicaps over the sea that are NOTst...
Read More →Thurles 3.25
30 Nov 2017
Thurles 3.25 12 Erkindale Lady @ 10/1 / 8 The Church Gate @ 10/1 (both 1/2 point each way - all Bookies odds to 4th place)I think the trip here in genuine winter Going will find a few out in this mode...
Read More →Wetherby 2.30
29 Nov 2017
Wetherby 2.30 2 Only Orsenfoolsies - 1/2 point each way @ 12/1 (Ladbrokes / Coral / Skybet pay enhanced odds to 4th place)----The weather looks key and the trip could stretch a few of these is tu...
Read More →Monday 27th November
27 Nov 2017
Daily UpdateThere is racing today at Kempton and Ludlow over the Jumps, the meeting at Ayr was abandoned at an early stage due to waterlogging.We managed to find the 1st at 12/1 and the third at 16/1 ...
Read More →Sunday 26th November
26 Nov 2017
Good MorningExeter 12.55 6 Minella Gathering - 1/2 point each way @ 11/2Exeter 1.25 10 Quinto @ 7/1 / 8 Abbeygrey @ 16/1 - 1/2 point each way eachNavan Troytown 2.35 - 3 Mala Beach @ 9/1 / 20 Whatarey...
Read More →Chepstow 3.30
22 Nov 2017
Chepstow 3.30 9 Gardiners Hill - 1/2 point each way @ 16/1I (as Placespotter); in the absence of any tips with enough confidence from the other Tipsters today, though was drawn to the 3.30 at Chepstow...
Read More →Cheltenham 3.00
19 Nov 2017
Cheltenham 3.00 6 Elgin @ 16/1 (BV/Sky) / 16 William H Boney @ 14/1 (generally)(already advised to SP2A Daily/Elite Members 1 The New One @ 14/1 Sky - odds to 6th at 7pm last night)(1/2 point each way...
Read More →Carlisle 4.25
26 Oct 2017
Carlisle 4.25 2 Carrigdhoun - 1 point each way @ 10/1I am very keen on CARRIGHDOUN . The horse has excellent Course and Course and Distance form overthis trip and slightly shorter, it's wins are on sl...
Read More →Exeter 4.20
24 Oct 2017
Exeter 4.20 8 Wells Gold - 1/2 point e/w @ 11/1 / 5 Scrumpy Boy - 1/2 point e/w @ 10/1An intriguing Handicap Hurdle for mostly younger developing types over just shy of 22 furlongs. Hard to ruleout Ed...
Read More →Newcastle 5.15
19 Oct 2017
Newcastle 5.15 2 Hallstatt @ 11/2 / 10 Jan Smuts - 1/2 point each way @ 12/1I am kicking myself for missing a 16/1 winner from the Mackie yard yesterday as it is one you know welike to follow. We tipp...
Read More →Nottingham 3.35
18 Oct 2017
Placespotter - Nottingham 3.35 2 EMPRESS ALI @ 8/1 / 8 AWAKE MY SOUL @ 14/1 - both 1 point e/w(**All Bookies go 1/4 odds to 3rd place except SKYBET 1/5th Odds to 5th place**) (*SkyBet have best o...
Read More →Musselburgh Monday 16th October
16 Oct 2017
Having decided today is one to treat with extreme caution, I set about finding something "left field" to have a small bet on that I could back up with some sound form logic, I did not expect to find t...
Read More →Chepstow Sunday 15th October
15 Oct 2017
PLACESPOTTER - Chepstow 3.25 2 Loose Chips @ 11/1 / 7 Potters Cross @ 10/1 (Lads/Coral/PP odds to 4th)(Have 1/2 point each way on both horses) I love these "veteran races" and this brings togethe...
Read More →York 5.35
13 Oct 2017
York 5.35 16 Lagenda @ 14/1 / 6 Qeyaadah @ 12/1 - both 1/2 point each way (SkyBet odds to 5th - all others to 4th)A very competitive 7 Furlong handicap and a number as you would imagine with good chan...
Read More →Ludlow 3.00
11 Oct 2017
Ludlow 3.00 6 Belmount - 1 point each way @ 6/1 / 13 By The Broadwalk - 1/4 point e/w @ 10/1(SkyBet go odds to 4th place in this race) I love Ludlow, regularly attend and always look at the same ...
Read More →Hexham 5.20
06 Oct 2017
Placespotter - Hexham 5.20 8 Court Baloo @ 8/1 / 3 Bescot Springs @ 12/1 (1/2 point each way each horse)A trip just shy of 3 miles on Good to Soft, possibly soft Going, I can find no indication of muc...
Read More →Kempton Park Tuesday 3rd October
03 Oct 2017
Kempton 8.40 3 Iballisticvin @ 10/1 / 1 Victors Bet @ 28/1 (1/2 point e/w each - Lads/Coral to 4th place)Kempton 9.10 7 Elusive Cowboy @ 20/1 (1/2 point each way - Lads/Coral to 4th place)I've grown m...
Read More →Stratford 3.00
02 Oct 2017
Placespotter - Stratford 3.00 2 Astrum - 1 point each way @ 7/1(see also write up re Water Willow @ 40/1)ASTRUM ticks pretty much every box here for me today, The Trainer is in very good form; the hor...
Read More →Epsom 4.20
01 Oct 2017
Epsom 4.20 4 Whinging Willie - 1 point each way @ 14/1The logic - a 12 furlong (Derby Course and Distance) race for Apprentices, where Course form and Jockey ability andknowledge of the venue, will be...
Read More →Redcar 4.10
27 Sep 2017
Redcar 4.10 1 Bronze Beau @ 25/1 / 11 Ayresome Angel @ 16/1 (1/2 point e/w - odds to 4th)The more I looked at this race the more I noticed one imbalance that favoured a specific horse;it is speculativ...
Read More →Beverley 3.15
26 Sep 2017
Beverley 3.15 3 Navarone @ 10/1 / 1 Intense Style @ 10/1 (1/2 point each way each)The 3.15 over just short of a mile at Beverly intrigued me as I started off by looking at proven Course performers lik...
Read More →Daily Tip Message Update Sunday 24th September
24 Sep 2017
Good Morning There are a couple of NH meetings today at Plumpton and Uttoxeter and a meeting at Naas in Ireland.It is all very moderate fare and very early in the UK NH season if we now consider ...
Read More →Newbury 5.05
22 Sep 2017
Newbury 5.05 4 Balmoral Castle @ 25/1 (WH/B365/PP) / 5 Grapevine @ 11/1 (generally) - 1/2 point e/w each horseA competitive handicap over 10 Furlongs with a number of unexposed 3 year olds; any of who...
Read More →Ayr 2.10
21 Sep 2017
Ayr 2.10 1 Finn Class @ 12/1 / 2 Strong Steps @ 16/1 (1/2 point each way each - Lads/SkyBet odds to 4th)A mile at Ayr on soft Going takes some getting and I am therefore looking for proven form in the...
Read More →Redcar 3.25
19 Sep 2017
Redcar 3.25 5 Silvery Moon @ 8/1 / 2 Finn Class @14/1 (1/2 point each way both)There are 10 runners in the mile race at 3.25 on soft Going and a tight competitive field, I narrowedmy selections down t...
Read More →Doncaster 1.20
14 Sep 2017
Doncaster 1.20 4 Khelman - each way @ 11/1 (WH/Lads) / 10 Kenny The Captain @ 4/1(Lads + Coral + PP + Sky do guaranteed odds to 4th place so use if you can)A 6 furlong Handicap for Lady Riders, most o...
Read More →Brighton 4.55
11 Sep 2017
Brighton 4.55 11 Ronni Layne @ 8/1 / 10 Queen Beatrice @ 11/1 (1/2 point e/w each Lad/Coral/Skybet - odds to 4th)The 4.55 is a low grade 3 year old Handicap over 1 mile. There are 14 runners and as by...
Read More →Curragh 2.00
10 Sep 2017
Curragh 2.00 1 Raucous @ 10/1 / 3 Al Qahwa @ 16/1 - each way (Lads / B365 / Coral / PP odds to 5th)The recent trend over 6 furlongs at The Curragh has been to favour those drawn High; at that end of t...
Read More →Kempton 3.15
09 Sep 2017
Kempton 3.15 5 Georgian Bay @ 12/1 / 13 Golden Wedding @ 16/1 (both e/w odds to 4th place)I remain convinced and somewhat vindicated recently that a high draw here is not a disadvantageany more, indee...
Read More →Newcastle 2.15
08 Sep 2017
Newcastle 2.15 1 Hallstatt - each way @ 12/1 (Lad/Coral odds to 4th)- the 2 mile trip here takes some getting and one horse I always want onside in such racesis HALLSTATT; he is well handicapped despi...
Read More →Sandown 4.45
02 Sep 2017
Sandown 4.45 1 Golden Wedding - 1/2 point each way @ 12/1 / 4 Lady Perignon - 1 point win @ 7/1Although disappointing in 2 runs this year the form of a couple of runs last season, and the factthat the...
Read More →Catterick 3.20
30 Aug 2017
Catterick 3.20 6 Johnny Cavign - 1 point each way @ 9/1In what looks a very competitive Sprint the low draw and handicap mark of JOHNNY CAVIGN jumped off the page a little. A winner last year ove...
Read More →Curragh 4.20
27 Aug 2017
IRISH CAMBRIDGESHIRE - Curragh 4.20 2 Hibou - 1 point each way @ 8/127 So You Thought - 1 point each way @ 12/1 (Lads/Coral)(SkyBet go odds to 6th / Lad/B365/Coral/PP - odds to 5th)The draw bias ...
Read More →Friday 25th August
25 Aug 2017
Good MorningThere are a few angles today in terms of price and probability that I have looked at myself that you may wish to consider.The Nunthorpe at York 3.35 sees the eagerly awaited clash between ...
Read More →Worcester 5.30
23 Aug 2017
Worcester 5.30 7 Owen Na View - 1/2 point each way @ 20/1The Fergal O'Brien yard is in great shape and seemingly continuing to progress they run a very nicetype in the 8.00 Aristocracy but that's a sh...
Read More →Bath 5.10
19 Aug 2017
Bath 5.10 6 Essaka - each way @ 10/1 (PP) 8/1 (generally) - odds to 4thYou can follow a horse "off a cliff" and ESSAKA is in last chance saloon, but he keepsrunning well and just finding bad luck in r...
Read More →Yarmouth 6.30
17 Aug 2017
Yarmouth 6.30 4 Stosur - each way @ 10/1They have had some fair amounts of rain at Yarmouth overnight and could be more to come; thatwill suit STOSUR who seems to handle anything and with Trainer Gay ...
Read More →Beverley 5.15
16 Aug 2017
Beverley 5.15 4 Peterhouse @ 11/2 / 3 Modernism @ 22/1 (BV+Sky or 16/1 generally)The 5.15 is a race over a mile and a half and includes what look like regressive older horses and a fewprogressive 3 ye...
Read More →Nottingham 7.55
15 Aug 2017
Nottingham 7.55 6 Keanes Point - each way @ 20/1 (Lads + Coral - odds to 4th)I have started to focus on biorhythms and actually encouraged all of the Tipsters to do the same,some will understand the r...
Read More →Wolverhampton 7.20
14 Aug 2017
Wolverhampton 7.20 8 Pivotman @ 20/1 / 3 Pensax Boy @ 18/1 (both each way)In a race dominated by 2 well bred Newmarket based 3 year olds from powerful yards; it is a riskto take them on, but both Pens...
Read More →Haydock 1.55
12 Aug 2017
Haydock 1.55 6 William Hunter - 1 point each way @ 7/1The trip over 12 furlongs in Good to Soft Going with a bit of rain about will stretch the staminaof a few of these unless something gets an easy l...
Read More →Brighton 5.15
11 Aug 2017
Brighton 5.15 5 Essaka - 1 point each way @ 14/1 (WH) @ 10/1 generally (see notes)I can't resist ESSAKA here, last 2 runs at Bath have in my opinion been set up to gethere on preferred better Going on...
Read More →Leicester 2.30
08 Aug 2017
Leicester 2.30 4 Soaring Spirits @ 5/1 / 3 East Coast Lady - each way @ 9/1I think high is the place to be drawn here when the rain comes down, both selections have proven form with "soft" in the...
Read More →Bath 6.05
04 Aug 2017
Bath 6.05 7 Silvericca @ 8/1 / 3 Waseem Faris @ 12/1 (1/2 point each way each)It is Good to Soft Going and a dry day and some strong winds should see the racing on genuine Good to Soft Going. Tha...
Read More →Nottingham 5.40
03 Aug 2017
Nottingham 5.40 6 Our Cilla @ 100/30 / 10 Nothing Compares - each way @ 11/1 (1/2 pt each)Our Cilla ticks every box for me in terms of current form and ability to handle the conditions butNothing Comp...
Read More →Goodwood Wednesday 2nd August
02 Aug 2017
Good MorningHere is the plan for today; we will offer here thoughts on 2-3 horses at Goodwood later on the Card by which time weanticipate Soft at best; probably soft to Heavy and we will focus on hor...
Read More →York 8.00
28 Jul 2017
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Read More →Bath 2.40
26 Jul 2017
Bath 2.40 10 Essaka - each way @ 25/1A 6 furlong Class 5 sprint at Bath, it is usually Good or Firm here but a lot of rain overnightand more this morning; should turn it Good to Soft or Soft. They don...
Read More →Saturday 22nd July
22 Jul 2017
HelloThere are many who may think of me as a sentimental aging old git; I have always worn my heart on my sleeveand never been afraid to hide my feelings and emotion and the events of yesterday at Hay...
Read More →Wednesday 19th July
19 Jul 2017
Placespotter - Sandown 7.05 10 A Sure Welcome @ 15/2 / 9 Beeceepee @ 16/1 - both each way(Ladbrokes / Coral / SkyBet go odds to 4th and please use them if possible)Placespotter - Uttoxeter 4.40 Sweepi...
Read More →York 4.55
14 Jul 2017
York 4.55 3 East Street Review @ 9/1 / 8 Coolfitch @ 14/1 (1/2 point each way each horse)I always think that unless you have extremes of ground here that middle to low is thebest draw, they tend to fi...
Read More →Thursday 13th July
13 Jul 2017
Newmarket 4.35 1 Monsieur Joe @ 16/1 + 12 Compas Scoobie @ 7/1 (all Bookies go odds to 4th place and SkyBet offer odds to 5th place) 1/2 point e/w each horse. Carlisle 4.20 12 Whipphound @ 7/1 + ...
Read More →Pontefract 3.40
11 Jul 2017
Pontefract 3.40 2 Courier - each way @ 16/1 (BOG at 14/1 + asap)COURIER is a stand out for me in this race as the weather forecast is for heavy and sustained rain at the trackall morning. This promine...
Read More →Thirsk 3.30
05 Jul 2017
Thirsk 3.30 7 Clear Spring @ 9/1 / 6 Giant Spark @ 16/1 - both each wayWe all have our favourite horses and CLEAR SPRING is one of mine, last May it was a very confident tip when winning at 25/1. We s...
Read More →Chepstow 8.10
04 Jul 2017
Chepstow 8.10 9 Ring Eye @ 16/1 / 5 Miskin @ 14/1 both each way (Lads/Sky go odds to 4th place)A mile and a half at this Course specialists track gives me an angle to look at Course form and als...
Read More →Windsor 9.00
03 Jul 2017
Windsor 9.00 1 Fit For The Job @ 6/1 / 12 Its How We Roll @ 16/1 (Lads/Coral/Skybet odds to 4th)a mile trip at Windsor and a competitive little heat although I do think there is some deadwoodin here. ...
Read More →Uttoxeter 3.30
02 Jul 2017
Placespotter - Uttoxeter 3.30 18 Optimistic Bias @ 10/1 / 13 Henllai Harry @ 10/1(all bookies go odds to 4th place - Paddy Power/SkyBet go odds to 5th place)The standout race, especially when you take...
Read More →Carlisle 3.00
28 Jun 2017
Carlisle 3.00 14 Tamayuz Magic @ 18/1 / 6 Multielle @ 25/1 - 1/2 point each way each (WH/Lad/Sky still to 4th)A mile and a half will take some getting in deteriorating ground here and whilst I fear th...
Read More →Beverley 5.30
27 Jun 2017
Beverley 5.30 12 Minty Jones @ 10/1 / 8 Mercers Row - @ 40/1 - 1/2 point each way each (Lad/Coral/Sky to 4th)I am banking on the Going being Good to Soft at least by race time, forecast indicates that...
Read More →Royal Ascot 5.35
24 Jun 2017
Royal Ascot 5.35 12 Qewy - each way @ 6/1 / 11 Montaly each way @ 10/1 (PP/BV/SkyBet odds to 4th)firstly a few have queried where I have been, a couple of weeks ago I had a verydodgy spell of health a...
Read More →York 3.30
16 Jun 2017
York 3.30 13 Sakhees Return @ 11/1 / 4 Bertiewhittle @ 16/1 each way (all Bookies odds to 4th / SkyBet to 5th)It is no secret that York is my favourite track, great Course, fantastic facilities,...
Read More →Newbury 3.40
15 Jun 2017
Newbury 3.40 3 Dubai Secret @ 11/1 / 4 Wind In My Sails @ 14/1 - both each way (Lad/Coral/Skybet - odds to 4th)The straight mile at Newbury is a classic test of horse and jockey, you need tactical spe...
Read More →Worcester 3.50
14 Jun 2017
Worcester 3.50 3 Over The Air - each way @ 8/1 (Lads/Coral go odds to 4th)"OVER THE AIR" ran a very promising race here 11 days ago, ran a place after an extended lay off and many will knowthat we hav...
Read More →Updated Placespotter Results from inception in 2010 to date
12 Jun 2017
When we launched the NEW SP2A Website in August 2016 we archived a lot of data from our inception in 2010.The vast majority of Tipping Services; appear and then vanish within 12 months; or are "morphe...
Read More →Ripon 8.05
07 Jun 2017
Good AfternoonPlacespotter - Ripon 8.05 1 Scrutineer @ 10/1 / 3 Shared Equity @ 8/1 - 1/2 point each way eachThere is clear evidence that the best place to be drawn at Ripon is either very high (margi...
Read More →Tuesday 6th June
06 Jun 2017
Chepstow 3.30 2 Cinquenta Pasos - each way @ 10/1 / 4 Sir Billy Wright - each way @ 8/1 (BOG asap)A 6 furlong sprint in the mud at Chepstow is anything but a sprint, can turn in to a real slog;especia...
Read More →Monday 5th June
05 Jun 2017
Placespotter - Thirsk 3.30 6 Compton Park - 1/2 point win @ 5/1 / 10 Oh James - 1/2 point each way @ 20/1 ( BOG asap)Placespotter - Thirsk 4.00 4 Sunnua - 1 point each way @ 14/1 (odds to 4th BOG asap...
Read More →Friday Evening Patent
02 Jun 2017
Small Unit Patent for tonightBath 6.50 8 Trick Of The Light e/w @ 4/1Bath 7.50 13 Burauq e/w @ 16/1 (odds to 4th)Doncaster 7.30 13 Ballymore Castle e/w @ 12-14/1----Very hard to assess this rain, it's...
Read More →Epsom 2.35
02 Jun 2017
PLACESPOTTER - Epsom 2.35 1 Remarkable - win @ 10/3 / 5 Spring Offensive - each way @ 9/1 (SkyBet go odds to 4th place and prices for BOTH horses)A competitive Handicap of just over a mile. The market...
Read More →Evening Patent Tuesday 30th May
30 May 2017
Newton Abbot 7.20 2 Sheer Poetry @ 12/1 (odds to 4th)Newton Abbot 6.50 6 Sweetoothtommy @ 8/1Wolverhampton 6.10 3 Cruisetothelimit @ 14/1-----I've had a look through the Cards at Wolverhampton an...
Read More →Pontefract 6.30 and Lucky 31 suggestion
26 May 2017
Placespotter - Pontefract 6.30 CHISWICK BEY - each way @ 16/1 (Corals)see below for full explanation and enhanced odds news + Lucky 31) There are some tracks where the perceived and factual draw ...
Read More →Catterick 3.30
25 May 2017
Catterick 3.30 1 Secret Missile - each way @ 6/1 (BV/Sky)There are some horses that seem to try their best not to win despite obvious ability and Isuppose you could put SECRET MISSILE in to that categ...
Read More →Newbury 2.35
19 May 2017
Newbury 2.35 5 Clear Spring - each way @ 6/1I personally took over the Placespotter mantle at the corresponding Newbury meeting last season and that daywas supremely confident of a 25/1 shot in t...
Read More →York Wednesday 17th May
17 May 2017
Good MorningYork2.20 12 Cosmeapolitan - each way @ 16/1 / 16 Innocent Touch - each way @ 20/1(Sky odds to 6th / Lads/Coral odds to 5th) - Placespotter tip2.55 18 Udontdodou - each way @ 7/1; 4 Muntada...
Read More →Chester 1.50
12 May 2017
Chester 1.50 4 Ice Slice @ 9/1 / 5 Gabriels Kaka @ 12/1 - both each way (Paddy Power odds to 4th)I will again go against a hot Newmarket trained favourite who may find this track and environmenttoo mu...
Read More →Chester 3.00
11 May 2017
Chester 3.00 1 Masham Star @ 12/1 / 4 Mutawathed @ 5/1 - both each way (Sky go odds to 4th)I am reluctant always to side against Gosden and Dettori but to my thinking Via Egnatiais that rarity here, a...
Read More →Chester 3.00
10 May 2017
Chester 3.00 1 Sir Maximillian - each way @ 4/1 (SkyBet go odds to 4th)it is too easy to get sucked in by the draw bias here but in this race the evidence thata low draw is a huge advantage is compell...
Read More →Newmarket 1.55
07 May 2017
PLACESPOTTER - Newmarket 1.50 1 Frontiersman - each way @ 5/1 (Paddy Power)I am very keen on FRONTIERSMAN and think the 5/1 with PADDY POWER is an excellent each way steal type of punt to nothing, you...
Read More →Goodwood 2.40
06 May 2017
Goodwood 2.40 16 Medburn Dream @ 18/1 / 1 Suzis Connoisseur @ 14/1 (odds to 4th)"I always try to visualise a race here and a low draw can be a big advantage to any horsewho can ping the stalls and get...
Read More →Yarmouth 3.25
02 May 2017
Placespotter - Yarmouth 3.25 6 Smoky Hill - each way @ 8/1PLACESPOTTER - A race that sees the turf return of our SP2A Racing Club horse Sexy Secret; he wonover Course and Distance here last year and d...
Read More →Huntingdon 5.45
28 Apr 2017
Huntingdon 5.45 1 Laugharne @ 12/1 / 8 Buckontupence @ 20/1 - both each wayLaugharne is one of the few in this race with proven form at the trip on Good to Firm ground;he carries notional top weight, ...
Read More →Epsom 3.50
26 Apr 2017
Epsom 3.50 5 Innocent Touch - each way @ 9/1 (WH/B365)"I always look at Course form at Epsom as it is such a unique track. That's not to say a newcomercan't win here but you never know how a horse wil...
Read More →Hexham 2.25
25 Apr 2017
Placespotter - Hexham 2.25 10 Miss Conway - each way @ 8/1 (PP)"Miss Conway won over Course and Distance last June off a markof 78 and has run well since but slightly in the grasp of the handicapper. ...
Read More →Ayr 2.40
21 Apr 2017
Placespotter - Ayr 2.40 2 Prarie Town - each way @ 8/1 (WH/B365/PP)Ayr 2.40, I'd like to take on the Skelton trained favourite, he couldbe anything and may win this with ease but he seems a bit quirky...
Read More →Cheltenham 3.50
19 Apr 2017
Placespotter - Cheltenham 3.50 9 Azure Fly - (1 point each way @ 8/1 WH/B365/Sky)PLACESPOTTER - " The Going puts me off Spookeydookey who may be one to watcheven yet this summer if it ...
Read More →Haydock 2.40
15 Apr 2017
"the more I looked at this race the ore the 2 selections looked reallysolid each way options, despite being double figure prices. FINGERONTHESWITCH in particularhas good form here, over the Hurd...
Read More →Kelso 2.10
10 Apr 2017
Placespotter - Kelso 2.10 5 Landecker @ 7/1 + 3 Lough Derg Jewel @ 12/1 (BV/SkyBet)Placespotter -: A good test over 2 miles and 7 furlongs on Good ground and a few were very seriously considered, Magg...
Read More →Placespotter -: Huntingdon 4.20 5 Giveitachance - each way @ 6/1 (Paddy Power) / Placespotter -: Ludlow 5.30 8 River Of Intrigue - each way @ 6/1 (Generally)
03 Apr 2017
Placespotter -: I've been waiting a long time for GIVEITACHANCE to have some decentground, it has won twice over Course and Distance and Huntingdon is a bit of a specialiststrack, those wins off 95 an...
Read More →Placespotter - Doncaster 2.25 4 Another Touch - each way @ 14/1 - (Sky - odds to 6th / others to 4th)
01 Apr 2017
ANOTHER TOUCH ticks every box for me. Fahey farms any straight track handicap at Doncaster;his string are usually primed and ready to run, the horse has every draw option from the middledrawn in ...
Read More →Placespotter - Sedgefield 2.10 1 Fresh By Nature @ 10/1 / 3 Snapping Turtle @ 8/1 - both 1 point each way
29 Mar 2017
The opener at Sedgefield is over an extended 3 miles plus and with a few showers about is likely to beon ground that is Good to Soft. These are pretty exposed types at a low level so proven Course and...
Read More →PLACESPOTTER - Newbury 1.50 8 Shotavodka @ 4/1
25 Mar 2017
We have National Hunt racing today at Bangor On Dee; Kelso; Newbury; Stratford On Avon and Thurles and the AW today is at Lingfield and Wolverhampton. The issue though is again"field sizes" as if you ...
Read More →Placespotter - Exeter 4.50 3 Bacchanel @ 9/2
21 Mar 2017
The 3 mile + trip in the 4.50 at Exeter will take some getting; a lot of rain yesterday and the Going will be a littlemore testing thatn advertised. BACCHANEL showed improved for at Warwick last ime a...
Read More →Placespotter - 3.30 Cole Harden - each way @ 8/1 (William Hill)
16 Mar 2017
Placespotter -: "taking on Unowwhatimeanharry a horse I love is tantamount to heresy surely, the horse looks impregnable and has no chinks in his armoursurely?. Well may be he does hav...
Read More →PLACESPOTTER - Cheltenham 5.30 Close Brothers Chase (RaceBets odds to 5th / all others to 4th) 16 Gold Present - each way @ 12/1 (PP/BV) 17 Two Taffs - each way @ 10/1
14 Mar 2017
The closing race is one where it is possible to find a few strategically placed and possibly ahead of the Handicapper, both Gold Present and Two Taffs have provenstamina; potential and scope and are n...
Read More →Placespotter - Hereford 2.15 1 Ballyrock - each way @ 20/1 (generally)
11 Mar 2017
Placespotter -: There are some times when you see a profile and form of a horse and really fancy it and then get totally put off by the price, are you seeing somethingthat is not there, or something o...
Read More →Placespotter - Doncaster 1.50 3 Monfass - each way 16/1 (PP + BV) 14/1 (Generally)
03 Mar 2017
Placespotter "I don't often go for Novice races due to the lack of form but an always onthe look out for something that jumps off the page at you. There could be one here with MONFASS. At first glance...
Read More →Placespotter - Musselburgh 3.00 8 Improved - each way @ 15/2
01 Mar 2017
"There is a competitive field of 10 here and the obvious starting point is the fact thatit is a track that can suit prominent runners but that those who run prominently can sometimes go off too fast. ...
Read More →Placespotter - Taunton 2.00 1 Oscar Jane - each way 7/1 (odds to 4th)
21 Feb 2017
Placespotter - "Good appears in the Going description here and although it is a bit early yet inthe next week or so we may have to start dusting down the "spring going" form book. A lot of these lower...
Read More →Placespotter - Sandown 4.15 6 Willoughby Hedge - each way 10/1
17 Feb 2017
PLACESPOTTER -: a decent 3 mile Chase at last and a lot of focus will be on the top pair, Cogry is back over fences having won over hurdles, a talented horse but one you have to watch from behind a cu...
Read More →No specific Tips - see small suggested Patent for those desperate for a small punt
14 Feb 2017
Good MorningI don't like to have "no tip" days but neither will I ever have days when we "tip for the sake of it".There is National Hunt Racing today at Ayr and Fakenham, a significant number of the r...
Read More →Placespotter - Bangor On Dee 3.20 3 Barton Gift 12/1 / 7 Saroque 6/1 - both each way
10 Feb 2017
Placespotter -: not often you get to tip a horse BARTON GIFT you've met and got to know well,due to our Racing Club association with the Spearing stable, I have met this old boy a few t...
Read More →See below for suggested Patent at Sedgefield (if 2nd inspection is passed)
06 Feb 2017
The Meeting at Lingfield (NH) has been abandoned due to waterlogging and the NH Fixture at Sedgefield is subject to a 2nd Inspection at 9.30am due to Frost and the other meeting is an All Weather Fixt...
Read More →Placespotter - Sandown 3.00 1 Mr Mix - each way 10/1 (generally) (Paddy Power go odds to 4th!)
04 Feb 2017
I considered the 3.00 at Sandown for The Elite tip but went to Musselburgh instead; itis a messy race and hard to work out what is really unexposed and what has the real form,the added issue is that m...
Read More →Placespotter - Wincanton 3.10 1 Tornado In Milan 12/1 / 4 Sirop De Menthe 16/1 - both each way
02 Feb 2017
In the hope Wincanton is on I prefer the proven form in the mud at the trip of a coupleof the more "exposed" runners and both TORNADO IN MILAN + SIROP DE MENTHE are well handicapped enough to have a s...
Read More →Placespotter - Hereford 3.00 9 Mountainous 9/1 / 2 Firebird Flyer 12/1 - both e/w
01 Feb 2017
"The race at Hereford will be a slog in the mud and although Goodtoknow is a worthy favourite theprice is short and I'm not sure is well handicapped. Stablemate Mountainous is slowly coming tohand, as...
Read More →Placespotter - Doncaster 12.50 6 Alf N Dor 12/1 / 11 Get Rhythm 9/1 - each way (odds to 4th)
28 Jan 2017
There has been some significant rain overnight at Doncaster and the Course cut up quitebadly yesterday despite being advertised as "good"; the rain may actually make the surfacebetter and in the 12.50...
Read More →Placespotter - Chepstow 3.20 11 Walk On Al 10/1 (Sky) / 9 Wilton Milan 16/1 (Sky and Paddy Power go odds to 4th place in this race) - both each way
20 Jan 2017
The 3.20 is the feature race a 3 mile Class 4 Chase with some old favourites and somepromising types in competition. The obvious favourite is Allchilledout; he has strong claims on a Course and Distan...
Read More →Placespotter - Wincanton 3.20 3 Sartorial Elegance - each way @ 7/1
19 Jan 2017
The Somerset National is a cracking race and on the form book it is very hard to separateMorney Wood (who we tipped to win last time, Dawson City and Sartorial Elegance; allcame out of the same race a...
Read More →Placespotter - Newbury 2.55 7 Brandon Hill - 5/1/ 8 Wychwoods Brook e/w 16/1 (PP go odds to 4th)
18 Jan 2017
At Newbury the 3 mile Chase at 2.55 again has a favourite who I think is vulnerableat the trip in Potters Corner, BRANDON HILL returned to form with a bang at Warwicklast time, is upped in weigh...
Read More →Placespotter - Plumpton 4.10 6 Clonusker - each way 6/1 (B365)
16 Jan 2017
Finally at Plumpton in the 4.10 (surely it will be dark then??) ; Clonusker is a Course and Distancewinner over a bit further in heavy Going, you can only imagine that parts of the Course willresemble...
Read More →Placespotter - Catterick 2.50 6 Doing Fine NON RUNNER / 10 Alto Des Mottes 11/1 each way / Straidnahanna 9/1 (odds to 4th)
12 Jan 2017
I have gone to Catterick with my "Placespotter" hat on, and whilst it is a very competitive racethere is no getting away from the fact that DOING FINE is the class of the race and with anyluck in runn...
Read More →Placespotter - Hereford 3.20 13 Kapricorne 9/1 / 12 Try It Sometime 16/1 - both each way
11 Jan 2017
In the 3.20 a 26 furlong race over Fences in Heavy Going the obvious starting point is stamina;the other factor few will consider today is "the wind" which is picking up and can suit both holdup horse...
Read More →Lingfield 2.00 5 Desert Joe 9/1 Lingfield 3.00 4 Top and Drop 6/1 Lingfield 3.30 9 Flugzeug 16/1 £1 each way patent covers 3x e/w singles; 3x e/w doubles; 1x e/w treble - total cost £14.00
10 Jan 2017
There is racing today at Lingfield over the Jumps on Heavy, and AW fodder at Southwell and Wolverhampton.All of the Tipsters have studied possible races, we cant find anything of note on the AW specif...
Read More →Placespotter - Doncaster 2.05 1 Phare Isle - each way @ 8/1
09 Jan 2017
The racing today consists of a poor NH Card at Doncaster and two awful AW Cards at Lingfield and Wolverhampton, but one race caught my eye and one horse in particular jumped off the proverbial p...
Read More →Placespotter - Sandown 3.35 6 Chocala 9/2
07 Jan 2017
CHOCALA is from another yard coming nicely in to form (a bit later this time for the King horseswho maybe peaked a bit too early last Autumn 2015); has run two nice races over further; stepback in tri...
Read More →Placespotter - Newbury 3.00 1 Court Minstrel 14/1 (365/BV/SKY) / 8 Royal Guardsman 25/1 (Coral/BV) (Sky Odds to 4th)
31 Dec 2016
I think the 3.00 at Newbury is a very competitive race but there are form reasons to think that the likelyfavourites are particularly well handicapped with stamina to prove at 20 furlongs off a likely...
Read More →Daily + Elite - Boxing Day tips message + Tip suggestions
26 Dec 2016
Wetherby 1.50 1 BlaklionMarket Rasen 2.20 3 Fill The PowerSedgefield 2.45 9 Western BreezeWincanton 3.25 9 Bears RailsKempton 3.45 3 Big Chief Benny (suggested small Unit Lucky 31 - s...
Read More →Bangor On Dee - 12.35 6 High Aspirations Guns 16/1; 1.05 9 Nail M 8/1 3.10 8 Diego Suarez 11/1 -: 50p each way Patent - costs £7.00 - possible return of £800.00
22 Dec 2016
We have National Hunt Racing today at Bangor On Dee and All Weather Cards at Chelmsford and Wolverhampton.It is the final day of racing in the Mainland before the usual short pre-Christmas break ...
Read More →Placespotter - Catterick 12.20 3 Donnas Pride 5/1
13 Dec 2016
The opener at Carlisle is a long Distance amateur Hurdle race and the obvious one isthe front runner Danceintothelight. It has a great chance BUT it will take some excellentpace judgement from the ine...
Read More →FFOS LLAS - 1.15 OLD SALT 14/1 2.20 BINGO D'OLIVATE@ 11/2 (Corals) 3.20 FINISH THE STORY 8/1 - 50p each way Patent costs you £7.00
12 Dec 2016
Good MorningIt was nice to get back in tot he winners enclosure yesterday after 3 quiet days, even when you know thatit is not realistically possible to tip winners every day, the longer you go withou...
Read More →Placespotter - Lingfield 1.40 11 Wood Yer - each way 7/1
10 Dec 2016
WOOD YER is clearly a very talented if fragile horse, the fact they have come here indicatesthat they think the horse is ready to run and win and probably will then want to put him awayfor the spring,...
Read More →Placespotter - Warwick 1.55 8 Bears Rails 9/2
08 Dec 2016
BEARS RAILS looks attractively priced at 9/2, allowing you to play as a "win" or aneach way saver. The field is interesting in that many of them really need further thanthe 3 miles, most of them proba...
Read More →Placespotter - Hexham 1.15 3 Smugglers Stash 9/2
07 Dec 2016
SMUGGLERS STASH looks an each way shot to nothing at 5/1 - 9/2, a progressive and improvinghorse who should enjoy the trip and the mud and gets the nod over another progressive type (The Bishop) who m...
Read More →Huntingdon 12.30 1 Muthabir - each way 8/1 (Lads) 6/1 (generally)
04 Dec 2016
At Huntingdon in the opener MUTHABIR looks very well handicapped despite top weight;and the booking of Richard Johnson caught my eye. I think it will revolve around the provenform of Demographic, uppe...
Read More →Patent, covers 3x e/w singles; 3x e/w doubles; 1 x e/w treble and I would suggest stakes limited to no more than a tenner in total - absolute maximum! Ludlow 1.40 Muckle Roe 5/1 Ludlow 3.10 Thats Gonna Sting 15/2 Plumpton 2.30 Orthodox Lad 20/1
28 Nov 2016
A very poor day of racing today in terms of quality and quantity with a couple of Class 5 Handicaps having the only really decent field sizes so just a very small stake suggestedPatent, covers 3x e/w ...
Read More →Placespotter - Newbury 2.10 5 UknowhatImeanharry - each way 6/1
25 Nov 2016
UKNOWHATIMEANHARRY was an Elite tip last week, he was withdrawn in the race won by Kruzhlinin on account of the bottomless ground. This looks like an eminently sensible"plan b" for his seasonal reappe...
Read More →see Daily Blog for detailed Lucky 63 Tip suggestions = 63 bets at 10p e/w costs £12.60
24 Nov 2016
Taunton 1.45 MOSS ON THE MILL(race fit, won last time out; could be leniently treated as idled on run in, trainer in formand horse ideally suited to sharp right handed track with uphill finish @ 13/2&...
Read More →Placespotter - Chepstow 4.05 3 One Cool Scorpion - each way 10/1 (odds to 4th)
16 Nov 2016
ONE COOL SCORPION looks excellent each way value at Chepstow at 10/1 withodds to 4th place. Has been in tougher races than this and its Course and Distancewin last season bodes well. Bold Conquest and...
Read More →Nottingham 2.50 4 Zealous each way at 20/1 (B365) 16/1 generally
26 Oct 2016
The 2.50 at Nottingham is a competitive Class 4 handicap over just over a mile;sadly with 15 runners, odds to 3rd and not 4th place. As you would expect at thistime of year there are a number of tired...
Read More →Placespotter - Carlisle 3.55 9 Settledoutofcourt - 1/2 point each way at 16/1
20 Oct 2016
I think there is going to be a lot of pace in the Carlisle race and the Going lookssure to be soft, bordering heavy in places. The conundrum is how fit some of these are and as always in this type of ...
Read More →Ascot Special - Daily/Elite combined - Saturday 15th October
15 Oct 2016
2.00 9 Twilight Sun - 6/1 generally2.35 4 Journey - 7/1 generally3.45 1 Fascinating Rock - 6/1 generally4.25 1 GM Hopkins - 8/1 generallyWe suggest either an accumulator Lucky 15 bet for a sensible un...
Read More →Placespotter - Nottingham 3.50 5 Emerald at 12/1 / 3 Hit The Jackpot at 20/1 (1/2 point each way each horse)
12 Oct 2016
Finally to Nottingham and a decent handicap at 3.50 over 10 furlongs. I have to admitI was a bit stumped on this one with three horses standing out, the fact that one of them(Storm Rock) was declared ...
Read More →Placespotter 3.45 11 Get Knotted at 8/1 / 13 Hoofalong both e/w at 20/1 (odds to 4th)
08 Oct 2016
I have put my Placespotter hat on again after a bit of a break, largely as I wasfocussing so much time on The Holy Grail Project. That is now launched andalthough there is a lot to do still, there is ...
Read More →Placespotter - Ascot 4.15 13 Iffranesia - each way @ 16/1 (Lad/B365/PP/BV) BOG asap
01 Oct 2016
IFFRANESIA is a Course and Distance winner at Ascot, has a high draw which is nota negative and should be in with a shout off this mark but with some top of the groundhorses in contention, every ...
Read More →Placespotter - Pontefract 3.25 1 Off Art @ 11/1 (RaceBets) 9/1 (generally) - each way
15 Sep 2016
I have put my Placespotter hat on for the day and one that jumped off the page at me wasOFF ART in the 3.25 at Pontefract. Another horse down in Class and in my opinion back upat its best trip today, ...
Read More →Daily Tips for today - available now
15 Sep 2016
Good MorningWe have selections today from Work Watcher and The Advisor at Ayr and Placespotter at Pontefract - online now in The Members Paddock and sent by e-mail and sms to Daily Tip subscribers by ...
Read More →Placespotter - Bath 2.40 6 Fitzwilly @ 9/1 (generally) - each way
11 Sep 2016
FITZWILLY is a bit of a favourite of mine with a few nice wins at nice odds over the years, I amalways interested when he runs off a mark of 75 or lower and with some cut in the ground andafter some r...
Read More →A Day to pay respect!
11 Sep 2016
Fifteen years ago today I lost several good friends and former colleagues.They were working in New York in a Building I had visited just 2 weeks before 11/9/20012996 people died that day, over 6,000 w...
Read More →Tips at Bath + The Curragh today
11 Sep 2016
We have tips today from Placespotter and Bath and Work Watcher at The Curragh - available from 9.15am in the Members Paddock
Read More →Ante Post - St Leger - Saturday 10th September
10 Sep 2016
I rarely bet ante-post but have been tracking/following a specific Tipster for a while, he will be one ofthose we follow in our "HOLY GRAIL" project - details of which I outlined to all current and re...
Read More →Placespotter - Redcar 2.50 3 Kenny The Captain @ 13/2 / 7 Mercers Row @ 11/1 - each way
06 Sep 2016
KENNY THE CAPTAIN is both due a win and on a very nice mark, the ground and drawlook ideal and he looks very solid place (at least) material. I can't ignore Mercers Rowthough as a year ago he was...
Read More →Selections today from myself; Work Watcher and Barry Nicholls
06 Sep 2016
There are selections today from myself and Work Watcher at Redcar and from Barry at Worcester and all will be available in The Members Paddock at 9.30am
Read More →Todays Lucky 31 - Monday 5th September
05 Sep 2016
Lucky 31 Accumulator - suggested 10p each way stake costs £6.20Brighton 2.00 3 SymposiumBrighton 4.00 1 Lord ReasonBrighton 4.30 10 The Greedy BoyWindsor 2.50 8 Peak HillWindsor 4.50 5 Fast and ...
Read More →Poor day of racing so just a "fun Lucky 31 today"
05 Sep 2016
A poor day of racing in variable and uncertain conditions, so a "fun Lucky 31" will be available in The Members Paddock for Daily Tip Members from 9.00am
Read More →PLACESPOTTER Haydock 4.30 2 Cymro - 1 point each way @ 14/1 Haydock 4.30 8 Gabriels King - 1 point each way @ 14/1
01 Sep 2016
The 4.30 race revolves around a solid form yardstick in SNOANO a favourite of ourswho may just be suffering from a string of solid runs, it has chances here but twocurrently unfancied runners have ver...
Read More →A selection at Haydock today
01 Sep 2016
I have had a good look at the 4.30 at Haydock, a very competitive handicap but I think I have found some outstanding each way value - selection an analysis will be online in The Members Paddock ...
Read More →Placespotter -: Ripon 6.45 5 Shipyard - each way @ 8/1 (a tip, news of a well handicapped Course specialist and a potential "plot horse too)
30 Aug 2016
With some fairly small fields and moderate fare today, I focussed on two decent handicaps; the 3.10 at Epsom and the 6.45 at Ripon. The Epsom race is the harder of the two to fathomas there are some p...
Read More →One selection today from Placespotter at Ripon
30 Aug 2016
We have just the one selection today from Placespotter at Ripon and it will be available in The Members Paddock at 9.00amWe also have some handy "inside information" about a very well handicapped Cour...
Read More →Curragh 5.00 CANARY ROW + HASANOUR - 1/2 pt e/w @ 16/1 (Lad/365/CORAL/PP/Sky go odds to 5th place)
28 Aug 2016
There will be no tips tomorrow - Bank Holiday Monday - our usual Bank Holiday Monday break;and today we will focus on just the one race the Irish Cambridgeshire at The Cu...
Read More →One tip today from The Curragh
28 Aug 2016
A quiet day today for the Daily Tipsters - one selected race at The Curragh and selections available in the Members Paddock at 8.30am
Read More →PLACESPOTTER - Ffos Llas 5.05 4 Shore Step - each way @ 10/1 (1 point each way)
26 Aug 2016
Very rare for me to venture in to deepest Wales, a track I have been to and it is an outstandingset up, created by Dai Walters, and I do feel sorry for him, a fantastic gesture, lovely location,BUT; i...
Read More →A rare tip at Ffos Llas
26 Aug 2016
I will venture to a beautiful part of deepest wales today for a 10/1 shot I have been waiting for! It will be updated in The Members Paddock at 9.20am
Read More →Lucky 63 - Thursday 25th August
25 Aug 2016
There is racing today at Leicester; Musselburgh and Wolverhampton on the Flat and atFontwell and Sedgefield over the Jumps and Irish action at Bellewstown and Tipperary.There are a few hors...
Read More →Placespotter - Musselburgh 3.00 4 Adams Ale @ 7/1 / 3 Fast Act @ 16/1 - each way
24 Aug 2016
I have had a look at the big Sprint at Musselburgh at 3.00, a lot of conflictingform lines and many have chances, however, a high draw is an advantage here andearly pace can often deliver a win, in th...
Read More →A detailed look an tip in the 3.00 at Musselburgh
24 Aug 2016
The 3.00 at Musselburgh looks a competitive Sprint and I have 2 strong fancies in the race looking to make a nice net profit.My analysis and tips are online in the Members Paddock from 9.40am
Read More →Kempton 6.20 10 Zlatan - 1 point each way @ 10/1 - please also note Lucky 31 option following tip explanation
22 Aug 2016
Zlatan looks excellent value at 10/1, bearing in mind that his jockey is making a concertedbid to be champion Jockey and his Trainer, Ed De Giles is milking low grade races like this.Crowley is not a ...
Read More →I have a selection at Kempton this evening
22 Aug 2016
I have a runner at double figure odds (as at 9am) running at Kempton this evening who I confidently expect to be very competitive. The selection will be available in The Members Paddock from 9.0...
Read More →PLACEPOTTER - York 1.55 1 Barsanti @ 5/1
19 Aug 2016
BARSANTI is the class option in the opening race and with the Yard having a big race winneron Wednesday, and an upturn in the form of other recent runners, fears of a virus in the Yard seem to be...
Read More →My York Banker bet of the week - runs today
19 Aug 2016
A very well handicapped horse who looks a "cut above" its rivals on top form.The tip will be in The Members Paddock at 9.40am
Read More →Windsor 7.30 race analysis + tip
15 Aug 2016
PLACESPOTTER - Windsor 7.30 4 Rosies Premier - each way @ 6/1The big race at Windsor is the Class2 six furlong sprint at 7.30; as you may know the SP2A Racing Clubhas horses with John Spearing and his...
Read More →A little "information" can go a long way.
15 Aug 2016
The last time I had a little bit of inside information about this horse it bolted up at 25/1, the only inside information I have had all season and totally genuine. The Trainer in question tells me th...
Read More →Southwell 5.35
14 Aug 2016
Placespotter - Southwell 5.35 5 Vital Evidence - each way @ 13/2 The closing race at Southwell is a nice little race, Deserter is a warm favourite and understandably;it may though just be in the ...
Read More →A tip at Southwell this afternoon
14 Aug 2016
I have a selection running over the jumps at Southwell this afternoon, it will be online in The Members Paddock area at 9.30am
Read More →Placespotters - new place
03 Aug 2016
Hi, it's Ian here, AKA your SP2A Owner and Mr Elite Service (on a Saturday).I have adopted the "Placespotter" mantle since mid May and not done too badly so far. My aim is to apply my "Elite Service" ...
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