UK Racing Blog

**chachi** · 08-26-10, 01:06 AM

Yesterday went relatively well, today's blog highlights my thoughts on the card today at Lingfield ...

**chachi** · 08-26-10, 01:14 PM

Today went well, 4 winners and 4 places out of my mentions in the six races, one winner at 16/1 ...

**chachi** · 08-27-10, 12:38 AM

Today's blog covers the evening racing at Hamilton tonight, hopefully can continue my good run this week.

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/blog/26995-uk-racing-27-aug-10-hamilton.html

**chachi** · 08-27-10, 02:23 PM

4 places and 5 winners out of 6, and pretty sure it would have been six winners had the damn stewards taken the blindfold off Mandarin Spirit before they opened the gates

Below is tonight's blog with my thoughts on tomorrow's card at Bath, hope today's picks helped some of you

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/blog/27052-uk-racing-28-aug-10-bath.html

**chachi** · 08-30-10, 07:08 AM

Yesterday was brilliant (if anyone saw it with the outage)

6 winners out of 6 plus 4 places, including forecast in the first and winner + both places in the second ...

Today's writeup is about the card at Ripon ...

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/

**u21c3f6** · 08-30-10, 09:16 AM

I am not familiar with UK racing. Are there any major differences between racing in the US as compared to the UK?

Joe.

**chachi** · 08-30-10, 09:28 AM

Not really no, excepting there is no win/place/show ... its either to win or to place, with a place being finishing 2nd or 3rd (or only 2nd in a 6 horse race, or sometimes 4th as well if 20 odd are running ) and you have multiple betting methods:

- you can bet at fixed odds before the off
- you can take the official industry-wide fixed starting price at the off
- you can get in on the tote/pool for those odds
- or you can back or lay the horses at an exchange

Just think as if you are either betting "to win" or "to finish 2nd/3rd" to keep it simplest.

**chachi** · 09-01-10, 02:10 AM

Had some site access issues with the forums past few days so been stuck using a proxy, but have kept the blog going and yesterday managed two forecasts, 3 winners and 7 places out of the seven races.

Today's blog will cover this afternoon's activity at Lingfield, in the midst of finishing it and will be published shortly.

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/

**joeyp1222** · 09-01-10, 08:01 AM

Originally posted by chachi

Had some site access issues with the forums past few days so been stuck using a proxy, but have kept the blog going and yesterday managed two forecasts, 3 winners and 7 places out of the seven races.

Today's blog will cover this afternoon's activity at Lingfield, in the midst of finishing it and will be published shortly.

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/

good luck today

**chachi** · 09-01-10, 08:12 AM

Thanks ... you as well

**u21c3f6** · 09-01-10, 09:02 AM

Originally posted by chachi

Not really no, excepting there is no win/place/show ... its either to win or to place, with a place being finishing 2nd or 3rd (or only 2nd in a 6 horse race, or sometimes 4th as well if 20 odd are running ) and you have multiple betting methods:

- you can bet at fixed odds before the off
- you can take the official industry-wide fixed starting price at the off
- you can get in on the tote/pool for those odds
- or you can back or lay the horses at an exchange

Just think as if you are either betting "to win" or "to finish 2nd/3rd" to keep it simplest.

Can I assume that there must be arb opportunities by some combination of fixed, tote and exchange wagers?

Joe.

**chachi** · 09-01-10, 09:11 AM

Sometimes btw the fixed odds and exchange but the firms do cut/raise their fixed odds as the day goes on ... tote odds are only a guesstimate until post-off no different than the pool in the states.

I meant fixed odds in the sense that the price on your ticket when you place your bet is what you are paid out, even if the horse goes from 4/1 at time of backing to below even money at the off, not that the price does not change all day.

**chachi** · 09-01-10, 11:55 AM

All done for today ... 7 races, 5 winners, 7 places on the day.

I do unashamedly accept any sort of SBR points and/or moneybooker donations from those who appreciate this

**chachi** · 09-01-10, 12:19 PM

thanks u21 ... hope you find the UK racing interesting

Tomorrow's writeup will be on the card at Epsom.

**chachi** · 09-02-10, 02:24 AM

Today's coverage of Epsom now posted ... good luck to us all

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/

**chachi** · 09-03-10, 03:29 AM

Today's coverage will be a review of the afternoon card at Musselburgh. Yesterday was 3w/6p in the six races.

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/blog/27643-uk-racing-03-sep-10-musselburgh.html

**chachi** · 09-03-10, 11:38 AM

Not too bad today, 5 winners (one at 16/1) and 4 places ...

Tomorrow's writeup will feature the afternoon card at Kempton.

Best of luck the rest of today with your betting

**chachi** · 09-04-10, 07:28 AM

Today's card at Kempton ... http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/blog/27...0-kempton.html

**chachi** · 09-04-10, 12:44 PM

Fugging brilliant ... 5 winners, 6 places and a pair of forecasts today

**chachi** · 09-05-10, 06:56 AM

Today's writeup covers the afternoon card at Worcester. Good luck to everyone today ...

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/blog/27812-uk-racing-05-sep-10-worcester.html

**chachi** · 09-05-10, 01:48 PM

Another good day, and featured on the front page of SBR today as well ... thanks Willie !

**chachi** · 09-07-10, 06:10 AM

Yesterday the weather NR'd out a handful of my selections, so only 2 winners and 7 places amongst the bunch.

Today's coverage is of the afternoon card at Sedgefield.

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/blog/27971-uk-racing-07-sep-10-sedgefield.html

**chachi** · 09-08-10, 05:55 AM

4 winners and 6 places yesterday but if I hadn't wussed out would have been 5 and 5 ...

Today's writeup covers the afternoon card at Epsom Downs

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/blog/28056-08-sep-10-epsom-downs.html

**loyd** · 09-08-10, 08:32 AM

didn't find any us book that offer uk racing.

**chachi** · 09-08-10, 08:36 AM

I'm not in the States (nor the UK for that matter) so not sure ...

jw · 09-08-10, 08:55 AM

Originally posted by loyd

didn't find any us book that offer uk racing.

.. almost all of the horse specific betting sites offer UK racing .. youbet, twinspires etc ....

**chachi** · 09-08-10, 09:03 AM

Thanks JW - not up to speed on what's on offer over there ...

**joeyp1222** · 09-08-10, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by loyd

didn't find any us book that offer uk racing.

youbet.com takes them and shows the races

**chachi** · 09-08-10, 10:17 AM

of course they do

**chachi** · 09-08-10, 11:42 AM

Have to check when I get back home but think I managed four winners and seven places in the six races today

**chachi** · 09-09-10, 07:57 AM

Yesterday worked ok, four winners and seven places in six races.

Again unfortunately wussing out turned a fifth winner into just a place, and wussing out on the forecast in the second cost me that as well.

Today's writeup is again about Epsom Downs.

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/blog/28158-09-sep-10-epsom-downs.html

**loyd** · 09-09-10, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by chachi

of course they do

i was talking about the major ones like bodog, betjamaica, betphoenix...

**chachi** · 09-09-10, 02:49 PM

you really need a racing speciality site for coverage of the UK nags outside the UK excepting Canbet and Centrebet, and I would not recommend Canbet to anyone anymore so ...

**chachi** · 09-10-10, 07:48 AM

two winners and nine places yesterday, today's writeup is on Doncaster

http://chachi.mysbrforum.com/blog/28255-10-sep-10-doncaster.html