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Glorious Goodwood Day 1 - The Goodwood Cup

28 Jul, 2025

The 5-day Glorious Goodwood festival kicks off tomorrow and it’s set to be action packed with plenty of top-class racing.The feature race of day 1 is the 15:05 Goodwood Cup, which is a Group 1, 2m race for horses aged 3 years and above. Illinois (5/4) is the strong favourite, followed by Scandinavia (3/1) and French Master (5/1). Sweet William (10/1) and Dubai Future (33/1) were well beaten by Illinois in the Ascot Gold Cup last month.Illinois has posted over 800 on our THM Score in his last 4 runs, with his personal best of 847 coming at Doncaster when...

King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes

26 Jul, 2025

The feature on today’s racecards is the 16:10 at Ascot, the Group 1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes. It’s a 1m4f race for horses aged 3yo+.Despite the small field it’s set to be a cracking race, with Calandagan (5/4) and Jan Brueghel (2/1) the top two of the market. They both faced off last month at Epsom, with Jan Brueghel coming out on top by half a length. Calandagan looked to be making the winning run but Jan Brueghel fought him off valiantly. Continuous (100/1) was also in this race and finished 13 lengths behind after front running...

Today's Racing - EBF Star Stakes at Sandown

24 Jul, 2025

We’ve got listed action in the 15:20 at Sandown today for 2yo fillies. It’s a 7f race and the ground is currently set to be Good. The card is available on today’s racecards, so let’s get stuck in.Starting with our Average Speed Analysis and sorting on the +/- to STD AVG column by fastest to slowest, we can see which horses ran the fastest compared to the THM Standard Average last time out.The top 2 are Hayynah (7/2) and Jennifer Jane (9/1) who ran 1.26kph and 0.87kph faster last time out. Both these speed figures were achieved on Good To...

Who wins the Hackwood Stakes at Newbury?

18 Jul, 2025

It’s pretty slim pickings at the moment while we await Glorious Goodwood, but we do have the Group 3 Hackwood Stakes at Newbury which is available on tomorrow's racecards. It’s a 6f race for horses aged 3 years and above. Top of the market is Regional (2/1), and on official ratings he is 3rd of the field and 2 points behind Kind Of Blue (13/2) and Khaadem (16/1) who are both rated 116. However, Regional does top our THM Score last time out, posting an 806 when finishing 3rd in the 5f King Charles Stakes at Royal Ascot. He has...

Who wins the July Cup?

11 Jul, 2025

Tomorrow brings us the final day of the Newmarket July Festival, with the feature race of the day being the July Cup at 16:35. It's a Group 1 6f race open to horses aged 3 years and above and is one of the most valuable and prestigious sprint races in the world with over £350,000 going to the winner. One of the biggest talking points is the £36,000 supplementation of Notable Speech who has only ever raced over a mile before. He’s the pick of William Buick over stable companion Symbol Of Honour (7/1), and is therefore well fancied in...

Who wins the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket?

10 Jul, 2025

Tomorrow is the 2nd day of the July Newmarket Festival and we have the first Group 1 action – the Falmouth Stakes. It's a 1m race for fillies and mares. The 3 year olds carry 9st0lbs and the 4 year olds carry 9st9lbs.Cindarella’s Dream and January are currently battling it out for favouritism, trading at 9/4 and 5/2. Crimson Advocate is close behind at 3/1, with Running Lion at 10/1 and the other 4 horses at bigger prices. Topping our THM Score last time out is Crimson Advocate, who posted an 812 when winning the Group 2 Duke Of Cambridge...

Who wins the Princess Of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket?

9 Jul, 2025

One of the highlights of the flat racing calendar, the 3 day Newmarket July Festival, kicks off tomorrow with many Royal Ascot runners returning to action and looking to build on their seasons so far. The feature race of day 1 is the Princess Of Wales’s Stakes, a Group 2 race run over 1m4f for horses aged 3 years and older. The 3 year olds carry 8st 10lbs and the 4 year olds carry 9st 8lbs. So let’s get stuck in.The Newmarket track has a long straight, typically giving a fair and honest race, but it does undulate in places...

Hot Trainer Form - 05/07/2025

5 Jul, 2025

Time to check out some hot recent trainer form! To do this we use our visualiser which is available on all racecards. It is the Trainer 14 day win% chart we are interested in. Each point on this chart shows the win% of the previous 14 days for every trainer in the race, so it shows us a really nice rolling average. So here are the standout 14 day trainer win%'s on today's racecards:.Charlie Appleby – 37%Today he has 4 runners: Victory Queen, Ruling Court, Arabian Light and Silent Applause..Roger Varian – 32%Today he has 3 runners: Bobby Bennu, Blast...

Who wins the Coral Eclipse?

4 Jul, 2025

We’re back in Group 1 action tomorrow at Sandown with the Coral Eclipse. It’s a 1m2f race for horses aged 3 years and older. 3 year olds carry 8 stone 13 – Delacroix, Camille Pissarro, Ruling Court and Hotazhell. The 4 year olds, Ombudsman and Sosie will be carrying 9 stone 9.Topping the market is Ombudsman who is now the highest rated flat horse currently in training in the world, with a rating of 128. He’s extremely well fancied and trading at even money after his emphatic performance in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot last month. Starting...

Who wins the Coral Marathon at Sandown?

3 Jul, 2025

Over the next couple of days we have one of the highlights of the Sandown racing calendar, with a mixture of listed and Group action on display. On tomorrow’s racecards there looks to be an interesting contest in the 4.45, the Coral Marathon, with the top 4 of the field closely grouped in the market. It’s a 2 mile race for horses aged 4 years and older.With this being a listed race, all horses in the field will be carrying 9 stone 2 tomorrow, other than Term Of Endearment who has a 5lb mare allowance. So let’s get stuck in...

Who wins the Queen Anne at Royal Ascot?

17 Jun, 2025

The wait is almost over for Royal Ascot, the pinnacle of the British flat racing season. We have 5 days of action-packed racing, the weather is forecast to be glorious and the stage is set for our equine superstars. The opener on day 1 is the Queen Anne Stakes, a Group 1 race for horses aged 4 years+ which is run over a mile. The ground is set to be Good To Firm and the top 4 in the market are Rosallion (2/1), Lead Artist (5/1), Notable Speech (5/1) and Dancing Gemini (6/1).These top 4 all faced off last time...

Tomorrow's Racing - 09/05/2025 - Chester Cup

8 May, 2025

The Chester Cup (15:05), run over a race distance of 2m2f, is one of the most valuable flat racing handicaps of the season and this year's winner is set to scoop a massive £86,632. As such, it's an ultra competitive race and an early season target for many of the long distance specialists. Based on the race history trends, a low draw is preferable and there will undoubtedly be some hard luck stories. Let's dive into our racecards to take a look at some of the main contenders for tomorrow's race.Zoffee (12/1) won the race last year as he edged...

Tomorrow's Racing - 26/04/2025 - Sandown Season Finale

25 Apr, 2025

The jumps season concludes tomorrow at Sandown and the Trainers' championship is going down to the wire. Willie Mullins is sending over a strong battalion of runners and barring upsets looks set to pip Dan Skelton to the title. There's lots of prize money on offer across the card, with a strong mixture of Graded and Handicap action. Let's dive in.Willie Mullins holds a strong hand in the Grade 2 Oaksey Chase (14:25) with Gaelic Warrior (11/8) and Gentleman De Mee (11/2). Both are arriving off the back of victories and season best performances at the Aintree festival. Gaelic Warrior...

Introducing THM Score

22 Apr, 2025

The wait is over! We've been working hard in the background to build our exciting new THM Score and we are proud to announce that it's now ready for action. Our THM Score has been built on an abundance of recent racing data, providing a modelled rating score for every horse in each of its historic races. The higher the score, the better the performance was. THM Score is an industry leading performance indicator which considers a multitude of factors in the score calculation. We can't give you all the details (these are our secrets!), but all of the expected...

Tomorrow's Racing - 04/04/2025 - Aintree Festival Day Two

3 Apr, 2025

Day Two of the 2025 Aintree Festival is headlined by Jonbon (8/15) who takes on a depleted field in the Melling Chase (15:30). It's a redemption mission for Jonbon after his disappointing showing at Cheltenham when a beaten favourite in the Champion Chase. After a farcical start he was always on the back-foot until a shuddering error on the final circuit ended all hope of him tasting Cheltenham Festival glory for the first time. Aintree seems to suit Jonbon much better, he's a perfect 3 from 3 at the Course which includes a win in this race last year. Trainer...