General Trends
Musings that don't refer to any particular race.
Read more...The above table able shows the fate of the Festival favourites since we went to 28 races in 2016. In 2024 the amount of whingeing about the uncompetitiveness of the Cheltenham Festival reached record levels. Sir AP McCoy amongst other fine racing luminaries seem to daily want to vent...Read more...Tom Segal - Racing Post 2020 - The Secrets Of Pricewise '...a factor I have been banging the drum on for about 30 years now - and still I'm amazed to hear punters say they don't consider it an important factor - is jockeys. It's as if many punters think horseracing is like motor racing in that...Read more...In 2024 exactly 200 of the 367 total Festival runners were trained in Ireland or 54%. In 2022, 217 of the total 404 runners came from Emerald Isle trainers or again, 54%. 2022, the first time over half of the total fields had travelled. In 2023, 438 competed at the Festival. People say we have no...Read more...Willie Mullins has trained 103 Festival winners. 23rd February 2022 on Sporting Life.com - “I dread it because of the expectation from everyone that we’re going to have half-a-dozen winners and really going over there we’re looking for just one winner to get us off the mark. One year we didn’t...Read more...HANDICAP CHASES - NOVICES (This might be different now since you need the four runs to qualify.) - Last year three of the four handicap chases went to novices, Chianti Classico, Unexpected Party (a second season) and Inothewayyurthinkin (what a plot!) 2023 Angels Dawn, the only novice to win one...Read more...WHERE DO THE WINNERS COME FROM? DUBLIN RACING FESTIVAL - Cheltenham winners from those that ran at the DRF that season. 2018 - 63 runners - 8 winners. Footpad, Samcro and Relegate doubling up. The other to win in March were Bleu Berry, Farclas, Delta Work, The Storyteller and Rathvinden....Read more...RACING POST 2024 FESTIVAL TIPPING REVIEW. Tom Segal and Paul Kealy remain amongst the most influential tipsters in the UK and Ireland because their views change prices. Even at Cheltenham. Their influence has been maintained with the introduction of the RP Youtube tipping programme 'In The Know...Read more...AGE IN CHAMPIONSHIP RACES. RUNS THAT SEASON BEFORE Grade 1 attempt. R,F,U,P or B last time out? WHICH SIRES? 1st or 2nd last time out? AGE IN CHAMPIONSHIP RACES - Real class will usually bury stats. Constitution Hill/Bula? This century 205 horses have contested the four championship races this...