Racing Trends and Stats expert Ben Aitken (from Narrowing The Field) is on hand to give you a stats based look at the 2023 Perth April Festival (26th-28th April)… The Punchestown Festival will take up most of the Racing talk this week but Perth hold their own spring Festival from Wednesday to Friday, the meeting always one that is well attended by racing fans North of the border as well as further afield. Due to the clash with The Punchestown Festival it looks likely that leading Perth Festival trainer Gordon Elliott won’t have any runners over the three days of the Perth meetin ..read more

Racing Trends and Stats expert Ben Aitken (from Narrowing The Field) is on hand to point you in the right direction for the 2023 Scottish Grand National meeting… Ayr’s Scottish Grand National Meeting is always a richly contested affair, with a diverse gathering of raiders making the trip from south of the border and across the Irish Sea seeking to plunder as many of the valuable prizes on offer as they can from the clutches of the ‘home team’. In recent years at the meeting it has very much been those southern raiders where it has paid to concentrate your betting efforts on, wit ..read more

Racing Trends and Stats expert Ben Aitken (from Narrowing The Field) is on hand to highlight the vital big race trends for the 2023 Cheltenham Festival… THE CHAMPION HURDLE takes centre-stage on day 1 of the Festival, a race that has thrown up some strong trends over the last 15 years. The following set will help you narrow this year’s field when looking to find the strongest trend players for the 2023 renewal… 15/15 officially rated 157+ 15/15 had 2, 3 or 4 starts in the current season 15/15 won 1 of their last 3 starts 14/15 won or were beaten no more than 4 lengths last time out CONSTITUTIO ..read more

Scottish racing expert Alan Thomson is on hand to mark your card and give you the best Scottish racing tips for each meeting at Ayr, Hamilton, Kelso, Musselburgh and Perth. NAKEETA (5.18) won the concluding 1m 5f handicap with such authority 12 months ago that he is fancied to dish out a repeat dose on the opening day of the Western Meeting at Ayr. Iain Jardine’s veteran was formerly a high-class handicapper, scooping the 2017 Ebor Handicap, and has been running back into a bit of form in lesser company, chasing home Land Of Winter at Ripon last month. Last year, Nakeeta was always travelling ..read more

Scottish racing expert Alan Thomson is on hand to mark your card and give you the best Scottish racing tips for each meeting at Ayr, Hamilton, Kelso, Musselburgh and Perth. CALLIOPE (3.25) bids to follow-up last year’s success in the opening 2m 2f handicap hurdle at Kelso. She won’t find it easy under the steadier of 12st 2lb but looked in rude health when scoring at Cartmel 18 days ago. ZAFAR (4.00) scored under Abbie McCain at Uttoxeter and lost little in defeat when a close second at Bangor last month. Donald McCain’s gelding has most to fear from ex-Irish Cardboard Gangster. ON A PROMISE ..read more

Racing expert Alan Thomson is on hand to mark your card and give you the best racing tips for the big races on ITV.   THE ITV cameras cover Sunday’s Sky Bet-sponsored card at Haydock and EMARAATY HERO (6.55) can serve it up to 12 rivals in the concluding 2m handicap. Grant Tuer’s gelding is on a hat-trick following victories at Musselburgh and York, and goes unpenalised for his latest clear-cut triumph in an apprentices’ handicap on the Knavesmire. That success came on good to firm ground, so a weather watch is advised. Top weight Snowalot has been in consistent form for James Ferguson an ..read more

Scottish racing expert Alan Thomson is on hand to mark your card and give you the best Scottish racing tips for each meeting at Ayr, Hamilton, Kelso, Musselburgh and Perth. RAVENSCRAIG CASTLE (5.20) has an outstanding chance in the 2m Sky Bet Musselburgh Gold Cup on Sunday. Iain Jardine has an improving young stayer on his hands and following successes at Carlisle and Ayr in July, Ravenscraig Castle took his form to a new level when a close-up third behind Valley Forge and Moshaawer in the Class 2 Melrose Handicap at York. He races off a 5lb higher perch over this longer trip but should prove ..read more

Racing expert Alan Thomson is on hand to mark your card and give you the best racing tips for the big races on ITV. MOJO STAR (3.35) is trading at attractive each-way odds to upset odds-on favourite Hurricane Lane in the Cazoo St Leger at Doncaster. Richard Hannon’s colt chased home Adayar in the Epsom Derby, with Hurricane Lane more than three lengths adrift in third. Hurricane Lane turned that piece of form on its head when landing the Irish Derby at the Curragh, but things didn’t go according to plan for Mojo Star, hampered at a crucial stage when the pace quickened before plugging on into ..read more

Scottish racing expert Alan Thomson is on hand to mark your card and give you the best Scottish racing tips for each meeting at Ayr, Hamilton, Kelso, Musselburgh and Perth. LINE OF DESCENT (7.20) can send favourite backers home happy by mopping up the 1m 6f finale at Musselburgh. Simon Crisford’s three-year-old was always in control when making all the running in a Hamilton maiden last time, having chased home Thousand Oaks on his previous start at Newmarket. He can make a winning handicap debut, possibly at the expense of Arch Moon, fitted with cheek-pieces for the first time. Brian Ellison’s ..read more

Racing expert Alan Thomson is on hand to mark your card and give you the best racing tips for the big races on ITV. RAZZLE DAZZLE (1.40) landed the odds in great style at Newmarket a fortnight ago and Richard Hannon’s colt looks a bit of value in the 7f Listed Flying Scotsman Stakes at Doncaster on Friday. Godolphin’s Noble Truth was a disappointing fourth behind 25-1 outsider Royal Patronage in the Acomb Stakes at York but still rates a danger along with impressive York maiden winner Hoo Ya Mal, representing Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy. Hannon has another smart juvenile on his hands in AR ..read more