If the focus was on events at Ascot during Champions Day, the substantial number of young racegoers at Stratford didn't notice: another example of the power of social media promotion by the...
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October's a busy month as we hurtle toward the end of our season, and contrary to usual practice, ground conditions are less favourable than mid-summer, at a time of year when Jumps trainers are...
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Stratford has always been a course to embrace innovation, and the latest manifestation of this was our twilight fixture on Saturday: not quite afternoon, not quite evening, to work around the...
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On a delightful balmy evening, 42 runners filled all bar one race to each-way betting, but close finishes were missing among some authoritative winners. It was not a day when the judge was put...
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Just three National Hunt fixtures have taken place since the August two week break, and one could be forgiven for thinking owners and trainers has misread their calendars as a miserly 33 runners...
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A crowd bedecked in their best finery races for our best attended day of the year - Ladies Day, enjoyed bright sunshine and warm weather that made up for somewhat light in runners that attracted...
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It's commonly overlooked in racing that a day at the races is inexpensive family entertainment given that admission for under 16s is free, in contrast to other major sports like football, cricket...
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Blind faith in Dan Skelton allowed punters at Stratford's evening fixture, the second meeting in 2 days, to send each of 6 Skelton- trained horses off favourite, hoping a current 50% strike rate...
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It was a rare day as layers left Stratford smiling with not a single favourite scoring amidst a sequence of small fields that left backers scratching their heads in search of a winner. Once again,...
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