Sandown Park Review


Thursday evenings Brigadier Gerard meeting at Sandown is without doubt the best evening card of the season. There were plenty of clues on offer from the data provided by TPD and for this week’s review, I’ve looked through the data from the 3 Group races on the card. Star Sports Brigadier Gerard Stakes (Group 3) […]
Chester – 31st May









Racing returns to Chester on Saturday afternoon for an 8 race card. All of the key data from TPD for the card can be found on the At The Races Website and we have looked through some of that data to identify some of the better bets on Saturday’s card. /*! elementor – v3.23.0 – […]
Weekly Review 26th May









There’s a German feel to this week’s review of the data from TPD as we look back at the first 2 Classics of the season that were run a week apart at Cologne and Dusseldorf. Both races were won by impressive Fillies and I will start by looking at the victory of Matilda last Sunday, […]
Preakness Stakes 2025









How? That’s the best question to ask when trying to review this year’s Preakness Stakes. How did Journalism get there? Rather than focus on the interference in the straight and what might have happened, I have chosen to look at the data which shows the performance of a remarkable horse. With a furlong to run, […]
Heart of Honor – Preakness Stakes









Jamie Osborne is rolling the big dice with Heart of Honor at Pimlico on Saturday when he takes his chance in the 2nd leg of the American Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. The winner of the Kentucky Derby, Sovereignty, is absent, so there isn’t a Triple Crown bid being made this year. The markets would […]
BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes (G1)









The first all age Group 1 of the season, it was really good to see 9 of the 10 entries stand their ground for the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday. I’ve looked through the data from TPD to provide a detailed profile of all 9-runners, but I’m also going to add the caveat that […]
Chester Review – 12th May – Adam Mills









The Chester May meeting can offer us plenty of clues for the Oaks and the Derby at Epsom next month. With that in mind, here’s a summary of the key data from last week’s feature races and what it could mean for the main contender’s chances in the weeks and months ahead.  2:35 Weatherbys […]
Chester 9th May – Adam Mills









We have reached the final day of the Chester Cup meeting which includes the feature race of the week, the Ladbrokes Chester Cup at 3:05. A 17-runner handicap requires a lot of luck to win, so we will leave that race in today’s preview of the data from TPD. Instead, we have looked at the […]
Chester Preview – Adam Mills









Welcome to the 2025 Chester Cup meeting. Racing returns to the Roudee for 3-days of top class racing that will be live on both ITV and Sky Sports Racing. The week culminates in the Chester Cup on Friday afternoon, but before we get there we have some fascinating races on Wednesday and Thursday. Here is […]
Kentucky Derby 2025 – Adam Mills


Attritional conditions and a strong pace may not have led to a particularly easy spectacle to watch, but with all the cards falling his way, this was a superb performance from Sovereignty. A winning time of 2:02.31 was quicker than Mystik Dan managed on a Fast surface 12-months ago and over a 1.5 seconds quicker […]