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Horse Racing Highlights – 8th January

By Lightspeed Stats •  Updated: 01/08/25 •  6 min read

Today’s highlights from our extensive horse racing database, to help you find trading opportunities. If you’d like to create a complete trading strategy using these and many more strategy rules, then backtest it to see how it performs in real life, click here:

Today’s Highlights

Newcastle 13:03

Blinky
	Has won at distance
Startling
	Has won over course & distance combo

Newcastle 13:33

Percy Willis
	Has won over course & distance combo
Humble Spark
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
	Has won at course
Show No Fear
	Likes to lead (Pace rating = 10)
	Has won at course

Taunton 13:45

Gris Majeur
	Dobbed in 8 of last 10 runs
Commanding View
	Moved down a class since LTO
Any Biscuits
	Beaten Fave LTO
	Moved up a class since LTO
It's Easy
	Moved up a class since LTO

Newcastle 14:33

Rhythm N Hooves
	Has won over course & distance combo
Al Farabi
	Moved down a class since LTO
Mondammej
	Beaten Fave LTO
	Has won over course & distance combo
Sugar Hill Babe
	Dobbed in 8 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 8 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved down a class since LTO
Dark Kestrel
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
Our Absent Friends
	Dobbed in 8 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 6 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
Strong Johnson
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved up a class since LTO
Parisiac
	Has won at distance
	Moved up a class since LTO

Taunton 14:45

Frere D'armes
	Moved down a class since LTO
	Market mover - Price drifted 46% since last night
Take All
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
	Moved down a class since LTO
	Market mover - Price drifted 60% since last night
Angels Breath
	Moved down a class since LTO
	Market mover - Price steamed -42% since last night
Fil D'Ariane
	Likes to lead (Pace rating = 12)
	Moved down a class since LTO
Flagrant Delitiep
	Moved down a class since LTO
Rewritetherules
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
Somptueux
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Moved down a class since LTO

Newcastle 15:03

Powerful Response
	Has won at course
	Moved down a class since LTO
Kalikapour
	Likes to lead (Pace rating = 10)
	Moved down a class since LTO
Parish Councillor
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
	Has won at course
Russian Virtue
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved down a class since LTO
Annandale
	Has won at course
Sandret
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved down a class since LTO
Burglar's Dream
	Moved down a class since LTO
Dundory
	Moved down a class since LTO

Taunton 15:15

As Fast As Wind
	Market mover - Price steamed -43% since last night
Getmetothemoon
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
Lady Caro
	Likes to lead (Pace rating = 12)
	Market mover - Price drifted 75% since last night
Sawpit Sienna
	Has won over course & distance combo
Flowering
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Moved down a class since LTO
Clear Storm
	Moved down a class since LTO

Newcastle 15:33

Red Maids
	Trobbed in 6 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
Beattie Is Back
	Has won over course & distance combo
King's School
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
Starliner
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
Barnaby
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Market mover - Price steamed -50% since last night
Petra Celera
	Dobbed in 8 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 6 of last 10 runs
	Has won at distance
	Moved up a class since LTO
William Dewhirst
	Beaten Fave LTO
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved up a class since LTO
Alreet Cha
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved up a class since LTO
	Market mover - Price drifted 33% since last night
Homer Stokes
	Has won at distance

Newcastle 16:03

Ahamoment
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved down a class since LTO
Wyvern
	Has won at course
Rebecca's Girl
	Likes to lead (Pace rating = 10)
	Beaten Fave LTO
	Has won over course & distance combo
Drafted
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved down a class since LTO
Tasever
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
	Has won at course
Drakeholes
	Has won over course & distance combo
Pallas Lord
	Dobbed in 8 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 6 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved down a class since LTO
Keep Me Stable
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
Marcello Si
	Has won over course & distance combo

Kempton 17:00

Crazy Maisie
	Moved down a class since LTO
Galactic Glow
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
	Moved down a class since LTO
Iftikhaar
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
Largo Bay
	Has won at course

Kempton 18:30

Tyger Bay
	Has won over course & distance combo
Above
	Has won at distance
Hierarchy
	Has won at distance
Grenham Bay
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
First Company
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
Mighty Gurkha
	Has won over course & distance combo
Big R
	Has won over course & distance combo
Roach Power
	Has won at distance
Runaround Sioux
	Has won at distance
	Moved up a class since LTO
Man On A Mission
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved up a class since LTO

Kempton 19:00

Timetobenice
	Has won over course & distance combo
Monopolise
	Has won over course & distance combo
Clipsham La Habana
	Has won at course
Bernadine
	Has won over course & distance combo
Beauty Generation
	Has won at distance
Profitman
	Trobbed in 6 of last 10 runs
	Moved up a class since LTO
Night Arc
	Has won at distance
Taskheer
	Has won at distance
	Moved up a class since LTO

Kempton 20:00

Robusto
	Trobbed in 5 of last 10 runs
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Market mover - Price drifted 33% since last night
Zoran
	Dobbed in 8 of last 10 runs
	Likes to lead (Pace rating = 10)
	Has won over course & distance combo
	Moved down a class since LTO
Golden Flame
	Market mover - Price drifted 60% since last night
Haaland
	Dobbed in 7 of last 10 runs
	Moved up a class since LTO
Poncho
	Market mover - Price drifted 33% since last night
The Craftymaster
	Moved up a class since LTO
	Market mover - Price drifted 38% since last night
Francesco Baracca
	Has won at course
	Moved down a class since LTO

Glossary

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B
Beaten Fav

Horse was favourite last time out and lost

C
Class Changes

Horse has moved up or down one or more race classes. The lower the class number, the better the class and therefore the stronger the competition

D
Dobbed

DOB = Double Or Bust. Price reduced to the point where the return on your bet is double the initial stake, e.g. a £10 bet gives you £20 return, for £10 net profit

Drifted

Horse price has increased significantly overnight

L
LTO

Last Time Out

S
Steamed

Horse price has shortened significantly overnight

T
Trobbed

TROB = Triple Or Bust. Price reduced to the point where your return is triple your initial stake, e.g. a £10 bet returns £30, for a net profit of £20

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