WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS REVIEW
I am Maximus wins the Grand National – again.
The Greyville track was running relatively fast for Saturday’s lucrative stakes races. Final times were correspondingly quick as were the come home sectionals with most of the winners flashing through 400m to finish fractions
Champions Day 2026 Recap
The results on Champions Day 2026 were particularly formful with a succession of favorites winning. Whilst a few were capsized (Gimme a Vodka, One Eye on Vegas, Hazy Dazy) the “script” was followed in
Sha Tin International Day
Asiye Phambili s/s 101+ is hard to resist when she is in the right frame of mind. She has run some smart numbers (103/104) in her career, and she was full value when romping
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Punting on Profile
This week’s handy hint looks at a type of “short form’ analysis that cuts down on the time spent studying the past performances. The idea is to “punt on profile” – choosing a powerful
Brothers Kalunga on the rise
“Everything has a story behind it…” says Martin Kalunga, owner of up-and-coming sprinter, Love In Winter who remains a perfect three from three after beating off Tchaikovsky in a thriller at Kenilworth over the
Tipsters – for bettor, or worse ?
There is an obvious home ground advantage when wagering at your local track. Even reasonably observant casual fans can form sound opinions if they concentrate only on the small group of horses that race
Majorca Stakes 2022 Preview
It may be sacrilege to pick holes in the form of an outstanding filly that has won 9 out of her 11 starts, (including Multiple G1’s) just as the brilliant defending champ of the
Cape Town Met 2022 preview
There is no obvious stand out for this year’s Met and sponsors World Sports Betting are offering prices between 7/2 and 5/1 each of four classy horses proven at Grade 1 level: Durban July
Be real – or go to Rio ?
In last year’s G1 Cape Flying Championships, Brett Crawford’s Run Fox Run held off the late dart of a Justin Snaith’s Rio Querari in a dramatic tussle, and fans are expecting similar excitement in
