Horse Antepost

The race that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup, takes place at Flemington Racecourse on the first Tuesday of November (1st). As usual there will be a European raiding party heading over to try to ret

The group 1 Qatar Prix Du Cadran takes place at Longchamp on Sunday 2nd October on the supporting card to the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Run over 2M 4F it is one of the major races on the calendar for

The Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe, one of the sporting highlights of the year, takes place at Longchamp on Sunday 2nd October. Generally considered as the most prestigious horse race run on the flat in Eu

The Ayr Gold Cup, which takes place on the Saturday 17th September, is the most valuable sprint handicap run in Europe. Run over 6 furlongs, it has been dominated in recent years by Dandy Nicholls. Ho

The Betfred Ebor Handicap is the showpiece event of York’s four day Ebor festival which starts on Wednesday 17th August. The Ebor meeting was abandoned at York in 2008 season after the track was water

The Phoenix Stakes is the first group 1 race for 2yos run in Britain and Ireland this year. It takes place at the Curragh on Sunday 7th August. The race was formerly run at the now-closed Phoenix Park

The Bluesquare.com Stewards Cup, which takes place on Saturday 30th July, is the big betting race of Glorious Goodwood’s 5-day meeting. It’s run over 6 furlongs and is always a highly competitive affa

The Betfair Summer Double First Leg International is a 7F class 2 handicap which takes place at Ascot on Saturday, 23rd July, on the supporting card of the King George. Trends point towards 4 or 5yo w

The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, run at Ascot on the 23rd July, is one of the highlights on the British Flat horse racing calendar. Run over a mile and a half, it was historically a good

Hello and welcome to an occasional blog on contrarian handicapping. All thoughts/ideas most welcome. Todays selections Lingfield 4.50 LAYLINE 1 POINT E/W AT 16/1 (BPG) RAINES CROSS 1 POIN