In this week's Gold Nuggets, I show you how to use our awesome Query Tool to drill down into a race's history in search of profiles, patterns and, heck let's say it, trends! I've used the example of the Thyestes Chase, a high class extended three-mile handicap which often throws up a Grade 1 performer […]
In this week's third instalment of Gold Nuggets, I show you how to: - get a head start with your big race ante-post betting - use Query Tool to get specific with draw and pace insights - get an instant feel for how well a horse has performed in its recent races - have fun […]
The opening day of the 2022 Cheltenham Festival can boast four Grade 1 contests, with the undisputed highlight of that quartet being the Champion Hurdle. Run over an extended two miles, the Champion Hurdle is the ultimate test of speed and agility and its roll of honour is a veritable who's who of the great […]
It's been a while, but Clock Watcher is back. A (very occasional) series, Clock Watcher aims to highlight a few horses that, according to the sectional data published on this site, produced noteworthy performances and may be underrated - for the time being - going forwards. Exactly a year ago, I published this Clock Watcher […]
Week 2 of Gold Nuggets and, wouldn't you just know it, the racing is pants. That makes trying to identify interesting horses and angles tricky. In spite of that, I've a staying chaser with a jockey worth noting, a fit and versatile flat 'capper whose last run can be readily forgiven, a wide drawn pace […]
With just two months to go until the Cheltenham Festival 2022, thoughts begin to turn to those high class clashes, none more so perhaps than the Blue Riband itself, the Cheltenham Gold Cup. A number of contenders that ran over the Christmas and New Year period are slated to head straight to Cheltenham so now seems […]
In this first in a new series of videos and blog posts, I'll be looking at various elements of Geegeez Gold in search of a value approach, and maybe a value winner or two along the way as well. Today's episode focuses on the importance of heavy ground form; and run style at a couple […]
It is with the usual trepidation that I share what follows, fully cognisant that not all receive such things in the spirit with which they are intended. However, regular readers will know how important I believe it is to 'walk the talk', which is why I have begun to share my betting P&L on an […]
It's a new year. Happy New Year! Reasons to be cheerful in the wider world are that, while that pesky Omicron variant of the dreaded Covid virus is spreading like warm butter on hot toast, its implications are - so far - less brow-furrowing. That hopefully means we can crack on with life's more engaging […]
It's the end of another year: 2021 wasn't quite as tumultuous as 2020, but it was nearly! As we close out the year with further uncertainty hanging in the air, thank the deities for that supreme inconsequence, horse racing. Here at geegeez.co.uk we continue to support our industry-leading data service, Geegeez Gold, with thought-provoking editorial […]
Ask a racing trainer or jockey, or a professional bettor, which is the best all-weather track in Britain and they'll likely tell you Lingfield or Kempton or perhaps Newcastle or even Chelmsford. What they won't say is Southwell. But all that looks about to change with the debut this tea time of the Rolleston venue's […]
The final upgrades to Geegeez Gold for 2021 can be seen strutting their stuff in the video below... or for those who prefer words and pictures, I've outlined them on this page beneath the vid 👇 The headlines: - Profiler gets charts! - Profiler gets PRB!! - Full Results get sexier sectional charts!!! - Proximity […]
This week we're upgrading, energising and otherwise invigorating our daily email offering. If you've been receiving our daily digests to this point you'll have enjoyed one click access to all the latest news stories at around 11am each morning. Well, all that's about to change, in a good way! From any day now, your email […]
Every year, geegeez.co.uk produces a companion guide to the Breeders' Cup, called the Breeders' Cup Compendium. It's packed full of stats, trends, course info, pace maps, odds, video form, and form analysis. This year, the Compendium is free to Geegeez Gold subscribers The guide is produced in stages, like a restaurant that brings the food […]
Exactly ten years ago, I wrote a blog post entitled "Today I Am 40", which you can read here should you be so inclined. Being mathematically astute, you will have figured out that a full decade has since passed and I am now marking the milestone (millstone?) that is fifty. 40 was a largely pleasurable […]
