Antony Michael takes a look at the five biggest and most audacious gambles in horse racing history. 1 – Barney Curley: “Nobody will win as much on horse racing in 100 years”. Notorious gambler and former racehorse trainer Barney Curley features in the top two spots on our list of the biggest gambles in racing history, positions he earned by staging two audacious stings on the bookmakers. Curley’s first perfectly executed coup took place at Bellewstown on 26th June 1975, in wh

Antony Michael takes a look at the five biggest and most audacious gambles in horse racing history. 1 – Barney Curley: “Nobody will win as much on horse racing in 100 years”. Notorious gambler and former racehorse trainer Barney Curley features in the top two spots on our list of the biggest gambles in racing history, positions he earned by staging two audacious stings on the bookmakers. Curley’s first perfectly executed coup took place at Bellewstown on 26th June 1975, in wh

14:00 Chepstow We start in a Maiden Fillies’ Stakes, the first race on the Chepstow card. All eight runners look likely to run on this drying ground. Sirajiah looks the one to be with here. William Haggas’ filly shaped nicely on debut and finished second behind Whatdoiwantthatfor, who had already got a run under her belt. Richard Hannon’s filly was beaten on debut by Besharah and was more recently third to the same horse in a Group 3 contest at Ascot. She is now rated 101 sug

14:00 Chepstow We start in a Maiden Fillies’ Stakes, the first race on the Chepstow card. All eight runners look likely to run on this drying ground. Sirajiah looks the one to be with here. William Haggas’ filly shaped nicely on debut and finished second behind Whatdoiwantthatfor, who had already got a run under her belt. Richard Hannon’s filly was beaten on debut by Besharah and was more recently third to the same horse in a Group 3 contest at Ascot. She is now rated 101 sug

14:00 Chepstow We start in a Maiden Fillies’ Stakes, the first race on the Chepstow card. All eight runners look likely to run on this drying ground. Sirajiah looks the one to be with here. William Haggas’ filly shaped nicely on debut and finished second behind Whatdoiwantthatfor, who had already got a run under her belt. Richard Hannon’s filly was beaten on debut by Besharah and was more recently third to the same horse in a Group 3 contest at Ascot. She is now rated 101 sug

15:40 Lingfield We start with a Class 5 Handicap for stayers over 2m. At the moment we have the ‘dead eight’ going to post. The Cashel Man is an improving three-year-old for David Simcock and is looking to complete a hat-trick after two big field handicap wins. In his latest outing he beat The Twisler, who has gone onto to finish a respectable 8th in Queens Vase at Royal Ascot. He shaped liked this step-up in trip would suit with how he swoops late to challenge and to win. In

15:40 Lingfield We start with a Class 5 Handicap for stayers over 2m. At the moment we have the ‘dead eight’ going to post. The Cashel Man is an improving three-year-old for David Simcock and is looking to complete a hat-trick after two big field handicap wins. In his latest outing he beat The Twisler, who has gone onto to finish a respectable 8th in Queens Vase at Royal Ascot. He shaped liked this step-up in trip would suit with how he swoops late to challenge and to win. In

15:40 Lingfield We start with a Class 5 Handicap for stayers over 2m. At the moment we have the ‘dead eight’ going to post. The Cashel Man is an improving three-year-old for David Simcock and is looking to complete a hat-trick after two big field handicap wins. In his latest outing he beat The Twisler, who has gone onto to finish a respectable 8th in Queens Vase at Royal Ascot. He shaped liked this step-up in trip would suit with how he swoops late to challenge and to win. In

17:10 Perth We start up at Scotland in a Class 4 Handicap Hurdle where ten runners are going to post. This is a race where there could be some good value on offer. Tangolan has his second run for Fergal O’Brien after being runner-up over this distance last time. The winner that day was Russian Royale, who has won since then. He should handle this ground after finishing second two years ago on firmer ground at Roscommon however he’s hard to trust considering his record since t

17:10 Perth We start up at Scotland in a Class 4 Handicap Hurdle where ten runners are going to post. This is a race where there could be some good value on offer. Tangolan has his second run for Fergal O’Brien after being runner-up over this distance last time. The winner that day was Russian Royale, who has won since then. He should handle this ground after finishing second two years ago on firmer ground at Roscommon however he’s hard to trust considering his record since t

17:10 Perth We start up at Scotland in a Class 4 Handicap Hurdle where ten runners are going to post. This is a race where there could be some good value on offer. Tangolan has his second run for Fergal O’Brien after being runner-up over this distance last time. The winner that day was Russian Royale, who has won since then. He should handle this ground after finishing second two years ago on firmer ground at Roscommon however he’s hard to trust considering his record since t

15:15 Hamilton Park We start our day’s previews with a wide open affair over twelve furlongs. Graham Lee won this card twelve months ago and has a very strong case to go in again on More Mischief; she impressed when making her handicap debut last month and even though she only finished second that day she seemed to have more to give so this longer trip looks to suit. The trainer Jim Goldie also won this race last year with Graham Lee and looks to have a real danger to More Mi

15:15 Hamilton Park We start our day’s previews with a wide open affair over twelve furlongs. Graham Lee won this card twelve months ago and has a very strong case to go in again on More Mischief; she impressed when making her handicap debut last month and even though she only finished second that day she seemed to have more to give so this longer trip looks to suit. The trainer Jim Goldie also won this race last year with Graham Lee and looks to have a real danger to More Mi

15:15 Hamilton Park We start our day’s previews with a wide open affair over twelve furlongs. Graham Lee won this card twelve months ago and has a very strong case to go in again on More Mischief; she impressed when making her handicap debut last month and even though she only finished second that day she seemed to have more to give so this longer trip looks to suit. The trainer Jim Goldie also won this race last year with Graham Lee and looks to have a real danger to More Mi

16:20 Newcastle The race directly after the Northumberland Plate is a handicap ran over 1m2f and features a couple of interesting runners from a betting perspective and from a value viewpoint too. The first one to consider is Interconnection that Martin Harley takes the ride on. The horse ran a creditable race at York the last day over a couple of furlongs further and you would have to think this drop back in trip will suit as he stayed on but was headed by a horse with a tou

16:20 Newcastle The race directly after the Northumberland Plate is a handicap ran over 1m2f and features a couple of interesting runners from a betting perspective and from a value viewpoint too. The first one to consider is Interconnection that Martin Harley takes the ride on. The horse ran a creditable race at York the last day over a couple of furlongs further and you would have to think this drop back in trip will suit as he stayed on but was headed by a horse with a tou

16:20 Newcastle The race directly after the Northumberland Plate is a handicap ran over 1m2f and features a couple of interesting runners from a betting perspective and from a value viewpoint too. The first one to consider is Interconnection that Martin Harley takes the ride on. The horse ran a creditable race at York the last day over a couple of furlongs further and you would have to think this drop back in trip will suit as he stayed on but was headed by a horse with a tou

15:15 Beverley We start our day’s previews with a Class four handicap over nine furlongs. Tin Pan Alley comes here seeking a hat-trick after two good wins over course and distance this month but he’s been raised thirteen pounds overall for both them wins and the step up in class may just be beyond him to gain that hat-trick today. Miss Lucy Jane seems to come good at this time of year; she completed a double over course and distance back in July last year and hasn’t been disg