Ian @ WaywardLad
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Long-term #horseracing blogger (since 2010) commenting on the UK horseracing scene
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That Juddmonte International doesn’t look too shabby now. An Arc winner, Irish Champion Stakes winner, 2nd in L’Opera and a Listed win for the pacemaker! Ombudsman and Danon Decile not run since.
Phenomenal run by Wise Approach at Newmarket #horseracing
Danny Tudhope has 1st ride for Haslam in 13 years on Beaujolais Nouveau at Ripon in the 3:25 - interesting! Especially as Tudhope has a 25% strike rate at 6f (26w 99r) in past year. #horseracing I'm on at 16's ew (4-places)
@go4know.com Everton picked up Grealish instead
Hmm, wonder if @evertonfc.com would be a good fit?
Son Heung-min announces departure from Tottenham as he seeks ‘bit of change’ after decade at club
@go4know.com this is a great formline. The top sprinters have been super consistent.
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CAMBRIDGESHIRE ante-post piece, with 66s and 16s pokes of note, for the
AKBets
site. Contains some general ante-post v day-of race betting thoughts in the intro; tips.akbets.co.uk/tony-calvin-...
TONY CALVIN: CAMBRIDGESHIRE ante-post piece, with 66s and 16s pokes of note
tips.akbets.co.uk
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FRIDAY's ITV racing early stats and info - notable overnight absences (at least 4), balloted out horses, going and stick readings etc, 1st-time headgear; pace maps with draws attached and trainerform; tips.akbets.co.uk/tony-calvin-...
TONY CALVIN: FRIDAY – early stats and information
tips.akbets.co.uk
I disagree. When buying Argos, Sainsbury's acquired the prestigious Habitat brand for virtually nothing.
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He’s a lying cunt, crime is down. So what’s his agenda? These non dom twats evade paying tax to the country that gave them everything.

Worse still are the plastic patriots that believe these traitors, more interested in vandalising our infrastructure and displaying their bigotry.
If Jim Ratcliffe wore 10 real £40,000 Rolex's on each arm, and they all got stolen, and he went into London every single day.

It would take him 5,000 days, 13.7 years, and 100,000 Rolex's to pay back the £4bn he has dodged in taxes.
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In decades to come, there will be many books written about how European states with well over 500 million people and an economy more than 20 times the size of Russia and approx equal to the USA, end up a group of sad bystanders in the making of their own destiny.
I'd welcome any thoughts and banter on today's #horseracing
#horseracing
Newbury 3:35 SPY CHIEF 8/1 ew
Newbury 3:00 LEADMAN 13/2 ew
Newmarket 2:05 BINHAREER 5/2
Newbury 1:50 PINHOLE 9/4 (odds have moved)

Good luck!
Finally, the 7-furlong h'cap at 3:00pm at #Newbury is a cracker - Classic & Cracking Gold are both on my alert list, but they maybe beaten by LEADMAN. He was impeded early LTO, si=o ignore that. Before that, his win on 11July is top form, and a repeat will see him hake this. Odds of 13/2, ew wager
#horseracing
Newbury 3:35 SPY CHIEF 8/1 ew
Newbury 3:00 LEADMAN 13/2 ew
Newmarket 2:05 BINHAREER 5/2
Newbury 1:50 PINHOLE 9/4 (odds have moved)

Good luck!
Finally, the 7-furlong h'cap at 3:00pm at #Newbury is a cracker - Classic & Cracking Gold are both on my alert list, but they maybe beaten by LEADMAN. He was impeded early LTO, si=o ignore that. Before that, his win on 11July is top form, and a repeat will see him hake this. Odds of 13/2, ew wager
Back to #Newbury for the next selection: another improving 3yo in the 3:35 Group 2 Hungerford Stakes over 7-furlongs, it's SPY CHIEF. The ground and trip will suit him, and he could make-all the running in this. Plenty of 8/1 so if you fear him being caught late, there's scope for an ew wager.
Finally, the 7-furlong h'cap at 3:00pm at #Newbury is a cracker - Classic & Cracking Gold are both on my alert list, but they maybe beaten by LEADMAN. He was impeded early LTO, si=o ignore that. Before that, his win on 11July is top form, and a repeat will see him hake this. Odds of 13/2, ew wager
Back to #Newbury for the next selection: another improving 3yo in the 3:35 Group 2 Hungerford Stakes over 7-furlongs, it's SPY CHIEF. The ground and trip will suit him, and he could make-all the running in this. Plenty of 8/1 so if you fear him being caught late, there's scope for an ew wager.
Next up is another rapidly improving 3yo, BINHAREER in the 2:05pm at Newmarket. This horse looks like being Group 3 ability at 6-furlongs, so racing off OR87 in this handicap should be a formality for him. There's plenty of 5/2 available #horseracing
Back to #Newbury for the next selection: another improving 3yo in the 3:35 Group 2 Hungerford Stakes over 7-furlongs, it's SPY CHIEF. The ground and trip will suit him, and he could make-all the running in this. Plenty of 8/1 so if you fear him being caught late, there's scope for an ew wager.
Next up is another rapidly improving 3yo, BINHAREER in the 2:05pm at Newmarket. This horse looks like being Group 3 ability at 6-furlongs, so racing off OR87 in this handicap should be a formality for him. There's plenty of 5/2 available #horseracing
There's some great #horseracing today. No blog from me, but here's a few thoughts. The opening race at Newbury at 1:50pm should go to the improving 3yo PINHOLE. It's difficult to see any of his 5 rivals being capable of beating him. Odds of 2/1 are available.
Next up is another rapidly improving 3yo, BINHAREER in the 2:05pm at Newmarket. This horse looks like being Group 3 ability at 6-furlongs, so racing off OR87 in this handicap should be a formality for him. There's plenty of 5/2 available #horseracing
There's some great #horseracing today. No blog from me, but here's a few thoughts. The opening race at Newbury at 1:50pm should go to the improving 3yo PINHOLE. It's difficult to see any of his 5 rivals being capable of beating him. Odds of 2/1 are available.
There's some great #horseracing today. No blog from me, but here's a few thoughts. The opening race at Newbury at 1:50pm should go to the improving 3yo PINHOLE. It's difficult to see any of his 5 rivals being capable of beating him. Odds of 2/1 are available.
He definitely saw potential that nobody else did, and I reckon the horse has a bit more to come.
I might have to keep an eye on the horses owned & trained by Mr SC Williams #horseracing
Last night at #Chepstow my selection (Salamanca City) was 2nd to Crowd Quake: a horse winning for the 6th time in 8 races this season. Trainer, Mr SC Williams, gave the horse a real "Barney Curley" style intro: debut in a 2-mile NHF race, then 3 races over 5-furlongs to race off OR45. #horseracing
Last night at #Chepstow my selection (Salamanca City) was 2nd to Crowd Quake: a horse winning for the 6th time in 8 races this season. Trainer, Mr SC Williams, gave the horse a real "Barney Curley" style intro: debut in a 2-mile NHF race, then 3 races over 5-furlongs to race off OR45. #horseracing
Hope you don't mind this chit-chat, it keeps your valuable information service in the eyes of #horseracing fans
I haven't seen one of these since I was a lad, 50 years ago.