Archive for the ‘Racing’ Category

Tuesday January 18, 2011 00:49

New Fractional Odds

Posted by slipperytoad as Racing

HISTORY was made at Plumpton on Monday when Here's The Key finished third in a novice hurdle to become the first horse in Britain to be returned at odds of 13-5. The price is among 11 new fractional odds with which punters and bookmakers will need to...

Thursday September 2, 2010 22:23

All Weather Racing – Making It Pay

Posted by slipperytoad as Racing

While searching for some pace info on Dundalk Racecourse, found some very useful comments on the Irish Boards Forum 1. Treat Southwell form in isolation. Remember that Southwell form is the only all weather track that has a Fibresand surface and...

Saturday December 26, 2009 18:29

Holiday Bets Soughted!

Posted by slipperytoad as Racing

I was not planning to have a flutter today. Typically racing is too competitive during the festive period. However, I was prompted to try a sneaky treble via a Betfair promotion on Kauto Star. So, Kauto as the banker in a £12 treble...

Thursday May 21, 2009 13:55

Rebranding Racing

Posted by slipperytoad as Racing

"If racing were a publicly quoted company, after that announcement the share price would have fallen 30 per cent." Been meaning to write-up my thoughts on this subject for a while now. Motivated into action as a result of reading this article and...

Sunday May 10, 2009 21:00

Great Leighs Back on Track

Posted by slipperytoad as Race Course, Racing

Great Leighs could be under new ownership by the end of next week after the joint administrators confirmed a buyer for the track has been found. Further details cane be found here.. Hold your horses though; the course still requires a licence from...

Saturday May 2, 2009 10:44

I Feel the Need for Speed

Posted by slipperytoad as Personalities, Racing

It’s a rare event for me to watch “The Morning Line” on Channel 4 for reasons I won’t go into here. During the program, the ex Ballydoyle stable jockey Kieran Fallon was interviewed and asked to comment on today’s 2000 Guineas. Given his...

Friday February 6, 2009 12:07

Racing Chilled Out!

Posted by slipperytoad as Racing

"The clerk of the course states that the going has changed to powdered with 10 feet snow drifts on the stands rail" Even the so called “All Weather” tracks are having a hard time of coping with the cold snap and recent deluge of snow. I bet...

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Sunday November 6, 2011 03:47

Southwell Redux

In the next of my blog posts which tries to yield profitable pointers for the All Weather venues in the UK and Ireland, lets cast our eye over at...

Sunday October 16, 2011 11:04

Oktoberfest Bath

Mr X, an old work colleague and I are attending the final meeting of 2011 at Bath. Obviously bets a plenty as we all like a punt During the...

Tuesday October 11, 2011 10:00

Over to the Dark Side

Finally succumb to Mr X's suggestion that I should open an account [ad#Google...

Sunday September 25, 2011 11:02

Dundalk Redux

In the second of my "Redux" series I focus my favourite racecourse, Dundalk Dundalk was only opened in August 2007 and therefore the normal course...

Tuesday September 20, 2011 22:53

Wolverhampton Redux

This is the first of many posts where I try to provide helpful punting hints and stats for the All Weather courses of Lingfield, Southwell, Kempton,...