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Jan 31, 2025 Betting Blog - Guides, Tips and Bookmaker Offers

Dublin Racing Festival Day 1 Tips, Predictions and Race by Race Preview

The 2025 Dublin Racing Festival gets underway on Saturday 1st February and our tipster Ciaran Murphy has picked out his DRF betting tips for each race on the Leopardstown Day 1 card. We get underway at 1.15pm and the last…

Ciaran Murphy

Jan 30, 2025 Betting Blog - Guides, Tips and Bookmaker Offers

ITV Racing Tips for Saturday 31st January from Sandown, Musselburgh and Leopardstown

1:25 Sandown The first race from Sandown is a novice handicap hurdle over 2m4f. The horse I like is DE KINGPIN (3/1). The Ben Pauling trained 6 year-old is on an upward curve and given the fact he’s only had 5…

Henry Gibbs

Jan 24, 2025 Betting Blog - Guides, Tips and Bookmaker Offers

ITV Racing Tips for Saturday 25th January from Cheltenham & Doncaster

1:15 Cheltenham The opener is the Grade 2 Triumph Hurdle trial over 2m1f. I think EAST INDIA DOCK (8/13) is a worthy favourite here. I was impressed with how he powered up the hill here at Cheltenham when we last seen him…

Henry Gibbs

Jan 21, 2025 Betting Blog - Guides, Tips and Bookmaker Offers

Supreme Novices Hurdle 7/1 Ante-post Betting Tip – Cheltenham Festival 2025

The traditional curtain-raiser to the Cheltenham Festival, the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle kicks off the four-day feast of racing at Prestbury Park on Tuesday 11 March with another top-class renewal of the extended two-mile contest. Famous for its’ ‘Cheltenham Roar’ which…

Brian Healy

Jan 17, 2025 Betting Blog - Guides, Tips and Bookmaker Offers

ITV Racing Tips for Ascot and Haydock on Saturday 18th January

1:40 Ascot The first race from Ascot is a Grade 2 Mares Hurdle ran over 2m. It is hard to get away from KARGESE (4/7) in this who brings top class juvenile form to the table from last season. She chased home…

Henry Gibbs

Jan 16, 2025 Betting Blog - Guides, Tips and Bookmaker Offers

ITV Racing Tips for Friday 17th January from Windsor and Market Rasen

1:25 Market Rasen The first race from Market Rasen is a Veterans Handicap Chase over an extended 2m5f. I like NOCTE VOLATUS (9/2) in here for the Tom Lacey yard. He’s started the season in arguably career best form. He won his first two…

Henry Gibbs

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