Freelance global horseracing analyst + writer. Winning punter, ATR regular, Fellow RSS, 1st Chair HBF. Likes: data, sport, music, film, wildlife, travel
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"New IFHA Council website traffic analysis of a sample of legal and illegal betting websites popular in the UK which offer horse racing found that the sampled illegal betting websites saw 19 visits from UK users for every 100 seen by legal websites" ifhaonline.org/AibResources/…
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Simon Rowlands retweeted
1/2 HBF representatives including Chair David Williams met Simon Cox, Chair of the BHA on Monday to introduce ourselves and voice punters current frustrations as shown in our 2026 survey (namely affordability checks, restrictions and uncompetitive racing).
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Even though they went slow, that gradient change in the last furlong is something else!
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Melbourne Cup betting rules show UK the way to prevent illegal gambling boom, writes @Greg_Wood_
theguardian.com/sport/2026/n…
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Signing off in style.
Graeme is one of the most innovative minds I have worked with, and a standout in even the classy-but-eccentric world of Timeform.
Will miss his insights (nice of him to give a word up for Prufrock as well, whatever happened to him...)
"Worthy of a rating in Ka Ying Rising territory..."
@jumpspacemaps reflects on the action at Newmarket and the #BreedersCup ⏱️
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Agree with this.
Went quickly enough that, after a brief period of chasing, the pack left him to it. Then reined it in but was still left to his own devices as none of the others wanted to move 1st. Stamina ran out in final 500m but almost pulled it off.
And POL is V GOOD.
My take. Royal didn't stay the 3200m, maybe a fraction fast early but nothing in it. POL is an absolute beast. But everyone lucky that Royal didn't stay. If he did, the jocks would have had their pants pulled down.
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Fascinating race tactically for the Melbourne Cup yesterday.
This is how the principals paced compared to the average splits for 1st-5 finishers in the preceding 5 years, expressed as lengths.
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A look back at the 2026Breeders' Cup with a deeper dive into a few of the races. Data-driven analysis included with a couple of opinions chucked in for future reference at the bottom!
attheraces.com/blogs/tom-col…
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Brilliant to see racing back at @ChelmsfordCRC.
And sectional times and speed data seamlessly back too.
UK racing faces plenty of challenges, but free access to advanced data is worth celebrating.
We're one of only a handful of racing nations with 100% sectional coverage.
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Those of us necessarily watching this on mute could do with a few more captions! #MelbourneCup
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Most exciting race I've seen in a while. Long while. Dancing Brave, Arazi vibes. Moore masterclass.
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he not only has a freakish stride length, he also has a freakish ability to quickly drop or increase his stride rate at a wide range
Andrew Cooper ruined his chance in the Derby and he the lads left an Irish Champion on the table
he could be a real monster next year if kept out
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These, for interest, are the average stride lengths in the final 1f of this year's Breeders' Cup Turf on @AtTheRaces figures. 🐎
Latest (and final for now) Expert Analysis Blog for ATR.
The 2026 Breeders' Cup Debrief, and a sectional debacle at Leicester.
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Latest (and final for now) Expert Analysis Blog for ATR.
The 2026 Breeders' Cup Debrief, and a sectional debacle at Leicester.
attheraces.com/blogs/expert-…
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