A (Not So Serious) Beginner’s Guide to the Betting Ring
The betting jungle is a wonderful place. A gathering of independent businesses, colourful characters and people united by a shared […]
Turnover on Racing is Down But It’s Up in The Ring – Why is that happening and What does it tell you?
For as long as I can remember, people have been declaring that the betting ring is finished. “The game’s gone,”
Racing Needs You: A Personal Plea to Stand Up for the Sport as the Jumps Season Begins
I’ve spent most of my life standing in betting rings, often in the rain, taking bets on horses that I’m
What Is a Bookmaker’s Pitch — and Why Can One Be Worth Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds?
People often ask what it means when an on-course bookmaker says they own a “pitch”. They usually assume it means
Peter Bowen: Little Newcastle, Always Waining and a racing dynasty
Last updated 10 September 2026. Career record verified against published racing sources. Peter Bowen has trained at Little Newcastle since
Christian Williams: the trainer who works his horses on the beach
Last updated 10 September 2026. Career record verified against published racing sources. Christian Williams trains on a beach. Ogmore Farm
Rebecca Curtis: the Pembrokeshire trainer behind a National treble
Last updated 29 September 2026: Welsh Grand National date corrected. Career record verified against published racing sources. Rebecca Curtis trains
World Darts Championship: winners, dates and the Welsh at Ally Pally
Last updated 8 September 2026. Dates and results verified against the PDC and Alexandra Palace. For a fortnight every winter,
Ben Jones: the Carmarthen jockey who won the King George
Last updated 8 September 2026. Career details verified against published racing records. Ben Jones won the King George VI Chase
James Bowen: the youngest jockey to win the Welsh Grand National
Last updated 8 September 2026. Career details verified against published racing records. James Bowen holds a record that will take
Sean Bowen: the champion jump jockey from Pembrokeshire
Last updated 8 September 2026. Career details verified against published racing records. Sean Bowen is the best jump jockey in
Ffos Las Racecourse: the course, its history and what runs there
Last updated 29 September 2026: Welsh Champion Hurdle detail corrected. Course details verified against published racing records. Ffos Las is
Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse: the course with no grandstand
Last updated 8 September 2026. Course details verified against published racing records. Bangor-on-Dee is the north Wales racecourse, and the
Chepstow Racecourse: fixtures, the Welsh Grand National and the festival
Last updated 29 September 2026: Welsh Racing Festival running order and the 2026 Welsh Grand National date corrected from Chepstow
Betting terms explained: an A-Z glossary
Betting has its own vocabulary, and a lot of it is never explained to you. Some of it is technical,
Multiple bets explained: Lucky 15, Yankee, Heinz and the rest
Trixie, Yankee, Lucky 15, Heinz, Goliath. The names sound like a pub quiz round, and the maths behind them puts
Best Odds Guaranteed explained: what BOG actually gets you
Best Odds Guaranteed, BOG for short, is one of those pieces of betting shorthand that gets advertised everywhere and explained
Betting explained: your questions answered
Betting has a language of its own, and most of it gets explained badly. These are plain answers to the
Each-way betting explained: what it costs and what it pays
Each-way is the bet that confuses more newcomers than any other, and it’s the one you’ll hear shouted loudest in
Royal Ascot 2027: dates, the big races and how to watch
Last updated 8 September 2026. Dates and enclosure details verified against Ascot Racecourse’s published information. Five days in June when
Grand National winners, records and the 2027 date
Last updated 12 August 2026. Winners and dates verified against official race records and Aintree’s published schedule. One race stops
Cheltenham Festival 2027: dates, Gold Cup winners and Wales at the festival
Last updated 12 August 2026. Dates and winners verified against the Jockey Club and official race records. Four days in
Welsh Grand National winners: every winner since 1949
Last updated 29 September 2026: 2026 race date corrected from Chepstow Racecourse. Winners verified against official race records. The Welsh
Family Firms, Fair Odds, Four Days and Why Cheltenham Matters so much to On-Course Bookmakers
New to the festival? Start with our Cheltenham Festival guide: the dates, the Gold Cup winners and Wales’ festival story.
A Small Bookmakers View Of A Big Problem For Racing
Two pence on a pint, twenty pence on a packet of fags. That’s how I remember budgets growing up. This
Time To Start Again With Starting Prices?
It doesn’t take a genius to know the world changed after Covid—and so did the betting landscape. As an online and on-course bookmaker who has lived and breathed betting and the betting ring for most of my life, I’ve felt that change more than most
North Wales Lower League Fixtures
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 JD CYMRU NORTH Bangor 1876 v Prestatyn Town SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 JD CYMRU NORTH (2 pm)Caersws v
Gatland A Goner With Interim Replacement Announced
Warren Gatland’s second tenure as head coach of the Wales rugby team has come to an abrupt end amid a
Warren Gatland . . . The Roman Underdog Who Needs a Gladiator’s Comeback
By Graham Thomas Nothing quite sums up the state Wales have reached as their status with the bookmakers ahead of
Cardiff City can use FA Cup Glory as Championship Fuel
By Graham Thomas Omer Riza insists Cardiff City will give the FA Cup their full respect and attention when they
