The Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes, run over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards at Doncaster, looks a particularly trappy contest this year, despite just eight runners. Nevertheless, we’ve analysed the recent trends in the oldest British Classic in an
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The Betfred Sprint Cup, run over 6 furlongs at Haydock Park, promises to be as competitive as ever, but we’re hoping that recent trends in the race can help us to zone in on likely winners. Ideally, what we’re looking
The Beverley Bullet Stakes, run over 5 furlongs, is the highlight of the season at the East Yorkshire racecourse. If recent trends are to be believed, what we’re looking for, this week, is a horse that: is drawn in single
The Betfred Ebor may be the betting highlight of the fourth and final day of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival, but the Betfred Melrose Stakes (2.35), run over the same 1 mile 6 furlongs as the Ebor, but open
This week, in a break from routine, we’ve chosen to analyse recent trends in the Betway Grey Horse Handicap (2.15) at Newmarket on Saturday. As the name suggests, the 6-furlong contest is something of a novelty insofar as it’s restricted
The Stewards’ Cup, run over 6 furlongs, is the most valuable handicap run during the Goodwood Festival, with £250,000 in guaranteed prize money. It’s also the most competitive, with a maximum field of 28 runners going to post, so we
The Newsells Park Stud Stakes, registered as the Aphrodite Stakes, is run over 1 mile 4 furlongs on the July Course at Newmarket and open to fillies and mares only. The race has been won by some decent performers in
The Old Newton Cup, run over 1 mile 4 furlongs at Haydock, is one of the oldest and most prestigious races of the season at the Newton-le-Willows track. Like all the other so-called “Heritage” handicaps, it’s invariably well contested and
The Northumberland Plate, run over 2 miles 19 yards at Newcastle, was once the main feature of a holiday period for local mineworkers as is still affectionately known as the “Pitmen’s Derby”. The race will be run for the last
The Diamond Jubilee Stakes, run over the final 6 furlongs of the straight mile at Ascot, is the feature race on the final day of the Royal meeting. As part of the ‘Global Sprint Challenge’, the race has proved popular