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By Tony Calvin - 13/12/24
TONY CALVIN: 12/1 and 10/1 chances are the bets to be had on Saturday
1.50pm Cheltenham – 10/1 Gemirande may win this sprint handicap Friday’s Cheltenham meeting is/was much…
1.50pm Cheltenham – 10/1 Gemirande may win this sprint handicap Friday’s Cheltenham meeting is/was much…
UPDATE – 10.05am Friday Ground and going stick updates Not a lot to report. The…
This week’s Racing Room podcast features: Frankie Dettori & HMRC (0-8mins) Weekend Racing Review…
The Nyetimber December Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday There is just the one early-closer…
UPDATE 10.15am Kelso – changed to soft ground after the first I’ve had a further…
It was smashy, it was grabby, but Sheffield Wednesday’s last gasp winner at Derby last…
UPDATE 7.30am Saturday Aintree and Chepstow are off, as is Wolverhampton (the latter after an…
This weeks Racing Room podcast features: – Intro & Jack Kennedy’s Broken Legs (0-5mins) –…
The rain is coming, but how much? Looking at the respective weather forecasts this week,…
GROUND UPDATE – 8.15am Saturday A lot of people believe it is no big thing,…
1.55pm Newbury – 7/2 Johnnywho to make a name for himself We can live with…
Context is important. Last week I stuck up Leeds to nil in a game against…
Cooladerry Dust has always been a dog blessed with a serious engine and has been…
With Christmas just around the corner, greyhound punters are being treated early this year with…
GOING UPDATE – 9am Wednesday There is no mention of watering on the BHA site…
This week’s Racing Room podcast features: – This weeks Racing Room podcast features: – Paul Struthers and the…
Greyhounds expert Tony Bullen is back to preview the Eclipse Final at Nottingham this evening.…
John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) Blue Lord: A forgotten horse to an extent…
Swansea City host Leeds United at 3pm on Sunday, live on the box. Will there…
SUNDAY WEATHER UPDATE – we’ve lost Exeter and Cork Cork has been abandoned, as has…
An underwhelming Betfair Chase in Grade 1 terms Let’s be honest here, looking at the…
This week’s Racing Room podcast features: Boxing Chat: Paul v Tyson & Katie Taylor Sunday’s…
UPDATE as of 8.30am Sunday – well done for giving watering details Cheltenham undertook selective…
Tell me it’s the Troytown Chase without telling me it’s the Troytown Chase. Gordon Elliott…
1.45pm Cheltenham – Western Zephyr each-way perhaps – if all eight go UPDATE: The ground…
Three in a row! That is, as you’ll all know, two fewer than Grimsby away…
Poor ITV betting races and there is no denying that In an ideal world, ITV…
This weeks Racing Room podcast features: – US Election Recap (0-5mins) – Match Of The Day &…
Double entries a massive factor again this week I have already dealt with Friday’s ITV…
A warning – though I’ve just added a double-entry update at 2.45pm on Monday I…
Newinn Syd was crowned the Eclipse King in 2023 and the defending champ showed he…
Another winner last week, this time @ 6/1 with the 1-0 Millwall home win over…
Kelso suffering with 11.10am start With 11 ITV races on Saturday, I’ll ditch the pontificating…
Struggling for numbers ITV’s decision to cover Exeter on Friday has ended up as being…
The busy open race schedule continues this weekend with further big competitions kicking off with…
There is ITV Racing from Exeter on Friday, but bookmakers were not overly-keen to price…
This weeks Racing Room podcast features: Stuart Hogg Intro (0-1min) Alastair Down & Derek Thompson Stories (2-11mins) City Of…
GOING UPDATE: 10am Saturday Despite the watering outlined below, the non-runners are beginning to filter…
Fresh off a 9/2 winner in this column last weekend after Finn Azaz scored in…
The Premier Greyhound Racing Classic kicks off at Sunderland on Friday and this year’s renewal…
We probably have to accept watering now as a fact of punting life In an…
This week’s Racing Room podcast features: Constitution Hill (0-2mins) Shark Hanlon (3-4mins) AK Trading…
No Irish, no depth If you want to know how important Irish runners are to…
No Nicholls on a Saturday I’m sure he has had plenty of weekend no-shows before…
The amuse bouche to Sunday’s main course of Arsenal v Liverpool sees Middlesbrough travel to…
Not six foot Down Look, we know it is the opening Cheltenham fixture of the…
Busy week on ITV I wasn’t going to bother with an ante-post piece, as we…
This week’s Racing Room podcast features: Alphonse Le Grande & Harry Stewart-Moore (0-12mins) Death of…
The international break is over, and while that sadly means the Premier League circus gets…
UPDATE at 8.30am on Saturday – Swingalong a bet at 14/1 with AKBets The ground…
This year’s Irish Greyhound Derby might be taking place later in the year than usual,…
This weeks Racing Room podcast features: – Invades: Dave O’Reilly or Lily Philips (0-9mins) – Racing Review (9-17mins)…
Tricky day but there are bets to be had You pretty much have an accurate,…
Two new features in the stats and information section, and news on column I had…
ITV continue to deliver on the live coverage front ITV Racing are not going to…
This weeks Racing Room podcast features: – Horse Racing Bettors Forum Shots Fired (0-7 mins) – Weekend…
“He could smell a Sunday Roast on a Wednesday.” I did have a chuckle when…
The Category One action reaches fever pitch this weekend with The Champion Stakes kicking off…
It’s a good job the weather turned on Wednesday, or else we could have been…
Friday night football is back in The Championship and it doesn’t get much bigger. This…
Tricky weekend domestically – updated information added on 11.45am Wednesday I decided to knock out…
This weeks Racing Room podcast features: – The £44million Ponzi Scheme (0-7mins) – Weekend Review…
UPDATE at 10.50am Wednesday – now is the time for a win-only bet at 33s…
It made sense to hold this column back until later this week for three main…
Weather update The ground is now heavy after 33mm in the past 24 hours. The…
When does the jumps season proper begin? A traditionalist Ireland-based jumps fan will say it…
This week’s Racing Room podcast features: – City Of Troy Gallop – The Tote in…
You won’t need me to tell you that the country has been a touch moist…
It’s unlikely that this week’s episode of ‘The EFL Does MNF’ will attract the global…
Fresh off an 8/1 ante post success at Yarmouth on Wednesday – Tony’s followers are…
I presume the powers-that-be have sidelined the Premier Racing concept. Of course, we didn’t really…
Followers of AK Bets Greyhound Guru Tony Bullen are looking forward to tonight as his…
This week’s The Racing Room Podcast features discussion on: – Sir Keir Starmer: Racing’s Latest…
The good news is that this column won’t be as verbose as Saturday’s – that…
There are two ways are looking at Aidan O’Brien’s often numerical dominance of big races.…
On Monday night a team owned by a Hollywood A-lister and a TV Star travel…
I mentioned yesterday about how Doncaster really shouldn’t be a four-day fixture – it just…
A four-day St Leger meeting is a real push, as surely even diehard Doncaster fans…
This weeks Racing Room podcast features: – Shark Hanlon – Bonking Farriers – Dealing with Losing Runs –…
I wasn’t going to do an ante-post column on Saturday’s racing this week, as four…
The going looks pretty straightforward to call at Haydock and Kempton – good, with a…
IN March 2023, after the Cheltenham Festival, I was asked by someone working on one…
It’s a huge night at Perry Barr on Saturday with the PGR St Leger and…
3.35pm Haydock Weather forecasts can be as reliable and as accurate as my tipping in…
This weeks Racing Room podcast features: – Constitution Hill – The Smoking Ban – The Tote (again) –…
All roads lead to Yarmouth on Wednesday with six competitive heats of the East Anglian…
Saturday’s fields have held up reasonably at the overnight stage, and just as well, as…
A 10/11 winner isn’t much to crow about, but it was nice to put up…
I wouldn’t profess to read or listen to much horse racing content these days –…
The Racing Room squad of Tony, Hugh, Harry and AK are back to discuss…
I appreciate that some – quite a few actually – view my constant focus on…
Select Stayers and Select Stakes previews: Click here to bet on the Select Stayers with…
Punters should be on weather watch at both of the ITV tracks ahead of the…
Tony Bullen has already put his followers into a good antepost position for the Gold…
Staying loyal to horses is almost certainly a net negative, as you become blinded to…
How important can an August Championship fixture be? Very, by the looks of this…
Whisper it quietly, but Wednesday’s feast has given way to Thursday famine. Everyone loves York…
This week’s The Racing Room Podcast discusses a number of topics including Oisin Murphy,…
Now, admittedly, I wouldn’t be a glass half-full type, so I can’t readily recall the…
Newbury’s Group 2 7f Hungerford Stakes has cut up from 13 to seven at the…
The Premier League kicks-off this weekend so, although this will be an EFL column for…
There is a very good reason why a lot of people in racing go on…
The Racing Room squad of Tony, Hugh, Harry and AK are back to discuss all…
I am normally on a break when the Shergar Cup is on, so I had…
The opening weekend of the English Football League is my favourite betting event of the…
Gold Cup & Summer Stayers Classic Ante-Post The buckle between Fromposttopillar and Droopys Clue…
If you were to use a race to illustrate the dominance of Aidan O’Brien, the…
Tony, Hugh, Harry and AK are back to discuss the big talking points in…
There was an amusing exchange between Matt Chapman and Johnny Dineen on X on Tuesday…
In the premiere of The Racing Room podcast, the boys discuss the King George,…
Horses are allowed to be withdrawn because of the going, without repercussions, as long as…
No Aidan O’Brien runners, and no Ryan Moore, at Goodwood on Friday – the jockey…
1.50pm – All 14 like to lead or have raced prominently in recent starts I…
From a betting point of view, there has been something entirely underwhelming about the ITV…
I’d be surprised if many punters looked at the four ITV races at Goodwood and…
Sussex Cup Preview It was always going to be highly likely that Romeo Command was…
It’s a Group 1 Saturday of racing but it is not that interesting from a…
There is very little editorial curiosity and scrutiny about exactly what finances the Tote and…
I thought I may as well issue a brief introduction and scene-setter, as this is…
AK Bets betting for the July Cup Art Power: Seven-year-old scored elusive first Group 1…
Luna looks set to light up the Regency Regency & Sussex Cup ante-post With a…
View the AK Bets betting for the Greyhound Derby Final here and see our specials…
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There are two types of Irish Derby. The Irish Derby with the double-seeking champion from…
Tony Bullen’s enhanced doubles for the Derby and Derby Plate are available to back here
View the market for the first Champion Stakes Semi Final on AK Bets here
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Tony Bullen has a strong inkling for this dog to run the fastest sectional in…
Another day at Royal Ascot, another feature race where it seems punters will have to…
The Checkout, a brand-new podcast that will run alongside the Premier League, with ‘The Voice…
The Checkout, a brand-new podcast that will run alongside the Premier League, with ‘The Voice…
The Checkout, a brand-new podcast that will run alongside the Premier League, with ‘The Voice…
The Checkout, a brand-new podcast that will run alongside the Premier League, with ‘The Voice…
Who will reach the final? This week’s King of the Oche a 6/1 outright winner!…
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His quarter-final best bets and king of the oche selections available now! ???? @Russ180 is…
Russ picks a dark horse on night 13 as well as a quarter-final boosted acca.…
A dark horse and a quarter-final acca, check out the monster prices here. ???? @Russ180…
A dark horse and a quarter-final acca, check out the monster prices here. ???? Ahead…