http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=32256 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 08:05:00 EDT Sat, 11 Sep 2010 08:04:00 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com My view is that draw analysis is largely unfashionable because it is considered to be a difficult or time-consuming process. Not many people want to spend their days chained to a computer logging the stall numbers of the top three finishers in every race and I don’t blame them at all. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5648203 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5648203 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:53:00 EDT It must be very hard trying to live up to the achievements of a tremendously talented older sibling, but that is just the task that has been facing Kauto Star’s four-year-old half-brother Kauto Stone since he set foot on a racecourse in his native France, writes Elliot Slater. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5597210 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5597210 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:33:00 EDT Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 US Horse of the Year and darling of the American racing scene, has been sensationally retired only days after posting an impressive track workout ahead of an intended bid to land the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic at Churchill Downs in five weeks time, writes Elliot Slater. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5562208 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5562208 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:27:00 EDT Zoffany, 10/1 horse betting ante-post favourite for next year’s 2000 Guineas, is set to place his lofty reputation on the line in a high quality renewal of the Group 1 Bolylesports.com Vincent O’Brien National Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday, writes Elliot Slater. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5515264 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5515264 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:42:00 EDT Many of the leading contenders for the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 3rd are well known to the racing public both in Australia and much further afield, but one name that has likely slipped under the radar of European racing fans is the four-year-old gelding Linton, a useful miler who is being trained to step http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5503813 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5503813 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 08:05:00 EDT A warm spell less than a week before the opening day of Doncaster's four-day St Leger fixture has persuaded clerk of the course David Williams that it is prudent to turn on the taps to stake the sting out of the ground, writes Elliot Slater. Williams suggested that at present the going on the Town Moor circuit http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5494767 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5494767 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:40:00 EDT The man who has already landed an astounding 12 Melbourne Cup's with 11 horses, (Think Big won the race in both 1974 and '75), has a number of live contenders once again for the 'race that stops a nation'. Cummings currently has eight horses entered at the initial stage for the Grade 1 two-mile handicap http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5485438 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5485438 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:05:00 EDT Leading online Bookmakers Blue Square yesterday presented trainer Henry Cecil with a special rose bush to mark the back-to-back wins of Midday in the 2009 and 2010 renewals of the Blue Square Nassau Stakes. The rose, appropriately named, Twice in a Blue Moon http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5456423 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5456423 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:10:00 EDT Starspangledbanner, the star European sprinter of the 2010 campaign so far, is amongst 23 horses entered for the Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes and York Ebor festival betting later this month, writes Elliot Slater. After blitzing his rivals at Royal Ascot in the Golden Jubilee Stakes in mid-June, Aidan O'Brien's http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5422175 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5422175 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:59:00 EDT Tuesday's highlight is the King's Stand Stakes, the second race on the card, which features some of the fastest horses anywhere in the world. The race has taken on an international flavour in the past decade with three of the last five winners being trained in Australia and the other two in France and Spain. Spread bettors http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5217074 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5217074 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:53:00 EDT SP spread sellers have done well, by and large, in this race in recent times. Since Cecil's Ramruma won the Oaks in 1999, six favourites have obliged and only one horse bigger than 13/2 has won in that time. However, that was a big shock when Look Here won at 33/1 in 2008. There has been an interesting pattern http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5206020 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5206020 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:52:00 EDT Lookin at Lucky and Sidney's Candy may be factors in the race but with their post positions they are vulnerable favorites. What that means is that you should be looking for a horse that can handle the muddy track and win at a nice price. Horses that might fit that bill are Super Saver (15-1), Devil May Care (10-1), Mission http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5111577 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5111577 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:52:00 EDT With Ballydoyle starting to get into top gear, the signs are promising that the son of Montjeu will develop into a high class three-year-old. However, the 13/8 favourite for the first colts' classic is going to have to be on the top of his game to resist Elusive Pimpernel, who was the highly impressive winner of the http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5084489 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5084489 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:52:00 EDT Unlike most other major races, when it comes to betting on the John Smith's Grand National sometimes it's best to tackle the challenge with more than one string to your bow. That's why I'm suggesting three horses to consider for the world's greatest steeplechase, writes Elliot Slater. Even though Venetia Williams' http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5048254 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5048254 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:51:00 EDT One of the clichés regularly trotted out to help hype a sporting event is the tag 'unmissable'. Well, with regard to the 2010 Dubai World Cup, the power of the Emirates PR and marketing machine has ensured that the $10 million race will be genuinely hard to miss! In addition to being covered by the dedicated racing http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5013935 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5013935 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:51:00 EDT The 2010 Royal Ascot meeting will be no different. On the opening day of the there are two juvenile contests, the Coventry Stakes and the Windsor Castle Stakes. The six furlong Coventry Stakes, a Group 2 event, is often won by a high quality horse. Recent victors included Canford Cliffs, Henrythenavigator, Art Conoisseur and Statue of Liberty http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5013848 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=5013848 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:18:00 EDT The 2007 Grand National winner Silver Birch is a long shot for the Cross Country Chase, and the 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War of Attrition, currently on offer at around 20/1 for Aintree, is to take on the cream of the staying hurdlers in the World Hurdle on the third day of the meeting. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4997426 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4997426 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:45:00 EDT It can sometimes be dangerous to read too much into statistics, but since the development of Royal Ascot racecourse (completed 2006), there appears to have been something of a bias in favour of horses drawn near the stands rail in the annual cavalry charge that is the Royal Hunt Cup, writes Elliot Slater. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4994689 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4994689 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:20:00 EDT Razor Royale did his Aintree chances no harm whatsoever with a tremendous effort under Paddy Brennan to resist last year's winner Nacarat by a neck, despite making a mistake at the final fence. Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies, looking for his third John Smith's Grand National victory after Earth Summit and Bindaree http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4981328 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4981328 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:49:00 EDT There are some punters who like to look no further than those at the head of the Grand National betting list, while others are more daring and look for a horse with a chance at longer odds. Last year 100/1 winner Mon Mome proved there is value to be had in the Grand National, if only you can find it, writes Elliot Slater. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4963789 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4963789 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:27:00 EDT JP McManus has put a tremendous amount of money into jumps racing and reaped the rewards with a hatful of major successes, but until now the John Smith's Grand National has managed to elude him. Don't Push It, might just be the horse to bring the popular Irishman his first success in the race, writes Elliot Slater http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4962675 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4962675 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:46:00 EDT The best betting race this week promises to be the Racing Post Chase at Kempton on Saturday. Despite having a limited history (first run 1988), the race has a tremendous history, with the 1990 running arguably providing Desert Orchid with his greatest career success. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4948156 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4948156 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:10:00 EDT Only a short-head separated the pair at the line with Tricky Trickster just getting the nod, but to many people Niche Market's bold effort in taking on Denman from the start gave him the moral victory. He was three lengths clear jumping the last, but the duel with the McCoy-ridden star eventually took its toll and he faded ever so slightly allowing http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4921887 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4921887 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:10:00 EDT The winner of Grade 1 chases at Punchestown and Leopardstwon, as well as the 2008 Welsh Grand National, Jim Dreaper's nine-year-old has just fallen short of the very highest class in recent outings. He finished fifth in Haydock's Betfair Chase and most recently fourth in the Lexus Chase, behind What A http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4887963 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4887963 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:53:00 EDT The Arctic weather of late has meant few clues have come our way in the quest to get a grip of the formbook and assess the chances of the respective candidates for April's 2010 John Smith's Grand National, writes Elliot Slater. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4842965 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4842965 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:52:00 EDT Petit Robin did a demolition job of some useful horses at Newbury first time out last season, which saw him emerge as a serious contender for top honours. Second in the Desert Orchid at Kempton last year, he was firmly put in his place by Master Minded http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4840622 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4840622 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:48:00 EDT Apart from the likes of Persian War and Make A Stand, who won the Newbury race before going onto Champion Hurdle success a month later, the race has also produced two Champion Hurdle winners this century - Rooster Booster and http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4833158 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4833158 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:19:00 EDT The victory of Dream Alliance in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow during the holiday period was a triumph over adversity for both the winning horse and rider Tom O'Brien, writes Elliot Slater. Philip Hobbs' eight-year-old gelding will now http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4806775 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4806775 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:48:00 EDT However, the roll of honour features a mixture of the top class - Burrough Hill Lad, Playschool, Carvill's Hill, Master Oats and Notre Pere - together with Grand National winners Rag Trade, Corbiere, Earth Summit, Bindaree and Silver Birch http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4701994 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4701994 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:24:00 EDT The market at the start of the week is headed Harry Tricker. Trained by Gary Moore, who has a good record in these two-mile handicap hurdles, the five-year-old boasts a good level of recent http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4701842 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4701842 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:17:00 EDT Atouchbetweenacara has been lightly races in recent times, running just once since December 2008. But, what a run that was. Running off a mark of 129, the Aidan Coleman ridden gelding http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4662962 andy@sportingways.com Horse Race Betting http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4662962 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:06:00 EDT Reported to have come on for the Haydock run, Kauto Star will line up at the Sunbury track on the 26th as a rightful odds on chance to win his fourth King George. He possessed an awesome blend of http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4662728 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4662728 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:09:00 EDT The Champion Hurdle is one of the most open ante-post markets for the 2010 Cheltenham Festival, but that could all change after the International Hurdle Cheltenham this Saturday (3.05 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4662716 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4662716 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:13:00 EDT