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All 15 DRF races covered for your listening and punting pleasure. Let's just hope they pass the inspection on Saturday morning!

We have some strong fancies, particulalry in the Spring Juvenile, the 2m handicap chase and the Irish Gold Cup itself for the Saturday. Then on Sunday we're confident we've found the winner of the mares handicap hurdle, just as we did on our first visit to the DRF back in 2019, along with the Leopardstown Handicap Chase, the mares bumper and the Irish Champion hurdle!

Enjoy,

Ben & Bruno

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Well there's little doubt this is one of the best Cheltenham Trials Days in recent memory and SURELY we will have at least one Festival winner on show tomorrow, if not more. We get stuck in to 8 races, including one which is one of the best pointers to Festival success of any race, anywhere in recent history!

What a day to look forward to.

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Ben & Bruno

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Hello again Antepost fiends!

We're back for our second of this season's Antepost Angle series and this time we're completing the novice hurdle set with the Mares Novices Hurdle and the Triumph Hurdle, along with the Champion Bumper too (which surprisingly yielded a strong antepost fancy).

The mares race has not been one for favourites (nor are we convinced this year will be different), so is there value now or is it better to wait for value on the day, or both? We discuss. The Triumph is fascinating with new additions to the scene post-Christmas and one or two very highly touted horses yet to show themselves but possibly running over the next two weeks. We create a shortlist of those and give more than a nod to the importance of the Grade 1 at the Dublin Racing Festival. Which we also do in the context of the Champion Bumper, a race that has often been won in recent seasons by a DRF bumper winner.

As ever, the plan with this series is to help create a shortlist of horses for the big races in March. We believe it's not always about taking the value now but about taking a position on a horse or group of horses early enough so we can be nimble as the markets develop in the coming weeks. Horses may shorten after the DRF but they can shorten more in the days following so early movers can be rewarded!

Enjoy!

Ben & Bruno

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It's the end of the working week and spirits are in the sky, as are hopes of a cracking mid-January weekend of jumps racing from Ascot and Windsor. This week we're focusing on Ascot's Clarence House Chase meeting card, including some excellent racing away from the flagship Grade 1.

We pick out a couple of strong fancies in the handicaps and Mr AI himself is back from his winter cyber break with his selections, including a bold nap!

Enjoy.

Ben & Bruno

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Hello there racing fans.

We're excited to bring back our heralded and successful Cheltenham Festival Antepost Angle series with the first episode of this season looking ahead to the Supreme, Turners and Albert Bartlett Novices hurdles.

We start with the 2 miler and work our way up, as we think that trainers do when they have a good novice!

There's no getting away from it, it's a far murkier picture than it can often be in these markets at this stage of the season and even last week's Ballymore Novices Hurde at Naas left us with more questions than answers. So is it right to be playing now or are we likely to have good fields and big prices available on the day?

We discuss and help you find a shortlist to keep a close eye on over the coming weeks, particularly during the Dublin Racing Festival which should be perhaps more informative than ever.

Enjoy!

Ben & Bruno

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Happy New Year THP-ers!

Wer'e back after the break and ready to get stuck in to Warwick's Classic Chase card this Saturday which, with a bit of luck, looks as though it will GO AHEAD after a week of weather watch.

What it lacks a bit in quality it certainly makes up for in the punting value to be had and we help you find a few for your shortlist, including a 26/1 double!

We hope you enjoy the show and the racing this weekend. Kempton looks good too.

Ben & Bruno

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Yes, we understand that 86 minutes is probably too long for a podcast. However, this episode doesn't just skim the surface. We get deep into the detail of each of the Grade 1s across both Boxing/St Stephen's Day and the 27th December with the Welsh Grand National thrown in for good measure. 8 races. Expert analysis. Seeing the wood for the trees, the objective.

We had fun doing this one and hope you enjoy listening.

Thanks for doing so and Merry Christmas!

Ben & Bruno

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After a couple of weeks off we're refreshed and excited to be back to get stuck into a great card at Ascot for their Christmas meeting, including the Grade 1 Long Walk Hurdle and some cracking handicaps.

Let's see if we can boost the Christmas coffers, as the old cliche goes!

Enjoy,

Ben & Bruno

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