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Leading horse racing advisor Andrew Mount is a regular contributor to the the Racing Post, Racing Post Weekender, Racing & Football Outlook, GG.co.uk, William Hill Radio and Racing Post TV. His systems-based approach to betting has unearthed several winners and big-priced placed horses already this week and he shares his bets for Sunday October 17th below. Register with SBK now and get a £20 risk free bet if the first wager loses via their new customer offer refund bonus. Andrew was among the winners again on Saturday with 7-2 Ffos Las scorer File Illico and he has two selections in Ireland on Sunday: NAAS 1.10 – SCEOLAN (system – sire Churchill second-time out 2yos) Progeny of Churchill have a poor record on their debuts, with just one winner from 49 qualifiers for a loss of £43.00 to...

Racing advisor Andrew Mount is a regular contributor to the the Racing Post, Racing Post Weekender, Racing & Football Outlook, GG.co.uk, William Hill Radio and Racing Post TV. His systems-based approach to betting has unearthed several winners and big-priced placed horses already this week and he shares his Saturday insights below. Register with SBK now and get a £20 risk free bet if the first wager loses via their new customer offer refund bonus. It’s Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday October 16th but Andrew turns his attention to the supporting meetings with value selections at Catterick, Ffos Las, Leopardstown, Market Rasen and Wolverhampton: FFOS LAS 2.15 – FILE ILLICO (system – chase debutants under top weight in handicaps) Horses who avoid novice/beginners’ chase company and ins...

QIPCO British Champions Day on Saturday, 16 October comes with ITV Racing tips from major betting industry pundits. The Ascot Champions Day has six races on its card. What are the selections from ITV Racing tipsters though? Followers of Tony Calvin tips will be pleased that he’s back with ITV Racing tips today for British Champions Day. Both he and the regular ITV Racing tipsters have selections throughout the card for one of the most important meetings of the autumn. Ascot Champions Day begins with the Long Distance Cup over 2m (1:25), but are any of the ITV Racing tips with recent Prix du Cadran hero Trueshan? Alan King’s horse loves soft ground and those conditions may not be present in Berkshire. ITV Racing tipsters have a tough task finding the winner of the 6f Champions Sprint Stakes...

Ffos Las Racecourse stages its most famous race, the 2m Welsh Champion Hurdle (4:35), on Saturday, 16 October. Located in the west of the Principality, the track often has deep ground but not this year. Changes to Ffos Las fixtures including this limited handicap hurdle saw the date and distance of the race altered for the 2016-17 season. The Welsh Champion Hurdle moved from late January or early February to this middle of October slot then. Previous Ffos Las results saw the race contested over 2m 4f, but this event is now about two miles. When looking at trends, only the last five Welsh Champion Hurdle winners are really relevant as a result. Since the alterations to Ffos Las races were made, each successful horse in this took it after a summer break. Four of the last five Welsh Champion ...

William Buick and his bid to win the UK Flat Jockeys Championship 2021 from Oisin Murphy goes down to the final day, British Champions Day. Retained by powerful global owners Godolphin, Buick has enjoyed a number of rides outside the Charlie Appleby operation in Newmarket during recent weeks and months. Murphy, a two-time winner of the British Flat Jockeys Championship himself, rode a double at Haydock on Friday ahead of the Ascot finale that puts him three ahead of his rival. There are more William Buick rides on British Champions Day than Murphy mounts on the card. Trailing 153-150 going into the final day of competition, the Flat Jockeys Champions odds heavily favour the Irishman completing his hat-trick. This is because of a paucity of fancied runners for both riders. Murphy has made h...

It’s Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday October 16th and leading horse racing expert Andrew Mount highlights good betting opportunities in SpreadEx’s winning distance and favourites markets.  Register an account at SpreadEx and get a £20 Free Bet to use on today’s racing. There are some key differences between this form of gambling and placing regular fixed odds bets. Get the calls right and punters could win big, but the potential to lose money can be much higher. Intrigued? Then check out this how to spread bet on horse racing guide: [embedded content] On Friday, Andrew’s recommendation to buy winning distances at Fakenham at 47 showed a very healthy profit after the market made up at 75.25 lengths. Horse Racing Betting Tips for Saturday October 16th ASCOT One of the most popular ma...

Racing advisor and pundit Andrew Mount is regular contributor to the Racing Post, Weekender, Racing & Football Outlook, GG.co.uk, William Hill Radio and Racing Post TV. His stats machine has been working overtime to unearth several gems for Friday’s racing. Register with SBK now and get a £20 risk free bet if the first wager loses via their new customer offer refund bonus. Andrew was among the winners again on Thursday with Anner Castle (5-1 from 15-2) and also enjoyed a place return from Fort Maddox Brown (third at 22-1).  He has six statistical betting angles to exploit at Redcar, Fakenham, Dundalk and Newcastle and Dundalk on Friday: REDCAR 1.00 – FLASH BETTY (system – Redcar 5f-1m low-draw pace) Redcar’s straight course (races over 5f-1m) typically favours low-drawn prominent ...