Meydan Preview 3rd January 2025 – Adam Mills
Friday sees the first meeting of the new year at Meydan and this looks to be the best card of the season so far. It includes the UAE 2,000 Guineas Trial and the Zabeel Mile which is full of plenty of the stars of the Dubai Racing scene. Here is my preview of a couple […]
Weekly Review 30th December – Adam Mills
There were so many races over the Christmas period that I could have written 20,000 words on the subject and still not covered it all. However, in order to narrow it down for this week’s review I have focussed on the Racing shown on Sky Sports Racing this week, looking at the TPD Data from […]
Weekend Review 23rd December – Adam Mills
It’s a shorter review than usual this weekend, but before we get to the Christmas festivities, it is worth taking a few moments to look at the TPD Data from Ascot and Meydan this weekend, where both Crambo and Measured Time produced career-best performances. Ascot Howden Long Walk Hurdle (G1) Crambo gives Fergal O’Brien another […]
Long Walk Hurdle Preview – Key Form Lines – Adam Mills
The Howden Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot is the last Grade 1 to be run before Christmas. This race has an illustrious history with the likes of Paisley Park, Big Buck’s, Reve de Sivola and Baracouda all with their name on the trophy on multiple occasions since the turn of the century. At 2:25 on […]
Abu Dhabi 15th December
This Sunday saw one of the feature racecards of the entire season at the Abu Dhabi Turf Club, the UAE President Cup meeting. A card with 10,800,000 AED (£2.3m) on offer in prize-money is worth a watch and having looked through the TPD data, there are some interesting angles to this form for the Arabian-breds. […]
Weekly Review 16th December – Adam Mills
This weekend’s racing review includes a look at the return of National Hunt racing to Windsor and some of the early trends from the TPD data. It is hard to draw any firm conclusions from a 7-race card, but there are some key pointers to note about track positioning and how the pace develops. Alongside […]
Meydan Preview 13th December – Adam Mills
We are back at Meydan on Friday evening for an 8-race card that includes the Group 2 Madjani Stakes for the Arabian-breds. As we move closer to the Carnival in the New Year, it is important to keep an eye on the handicap form, but the races for the 2 and 3-year-olds that appeal most […]
Weekend Review – 6-8th Dec – Adam Mills
The weather has played its part in this weekend’s racing review, but the winds of change may be doing more than causing Racing to be cancelled as the British horses began to make their case for festival glory. Here’s a look at some of the data from Sandown on Saturday, with a particular focus on […]
Meydan Preview 6th December – Adam Mills
Friday’s card at Meydan looks very competitive. There are certainly some exciting 3-year-olds on show, most notably the recent Jebel Ali maiden winners Marsoom and Attwaal. Those races should provide some clues for the Carnival races in the New Year, but we do have a Listed Sprint for the older horses and some decent form […]
Weekend Review 30th Nov – Adam Mills
This weekend’s racing was billed as the big clash between Sir Gino and Mystical Power at Newcastle. That didn’t quite transpire as the latter fluffed his lines, but I don’t think that should detract from what was still a Grade 1 performance from the winner. Here is my analysis of this weekend’s highlights from Newcastle […]