August Series 2026 Picks

Saturday August 15th Bet 2 of 4

We are placing two batches of £1.15 ew Lucky 15s with two selections in the first race Newbury 1.55 the other four selections are in each set of bets, so overall spend on the day £345.

Selections and approximate odds below:

Newbury 1.55: HUCKLESBROOK 12/1 : RHYTHM N HOOVES 4/1 A decent start with a winner at 4/1 backed into 7-2fav and Hucklesbrook 3rd at 12-1, just behind Hypnotized at 15/2.

Perth 2.50: SUMMERGROUNDS 13/2 was backed into 5-1 and finished third behind winning fav Follow Charlie at 7-2.

Ripon 2.55: GRANT WOOD 6/1 drifted to 13-2 and a head 6th, so just out of the places as Woodstock at 11-2 beat Mark’s Choice at 16-1.

Ripon 3.25: KODIAC THRILLER 11/1 drifted to 16-1 and a disappointing 9th as Royal Zabeel at 17-2 won under Jason Watson.

Newbury 3.42: SAN JOSE 8/1 not the run we wanted with Tom Marquand booked and 4th place when paying three places – Gambling Man at 5-1 won.

Saturday August 8th Bet 1 of 4

We are placing a batch of £2.30 ew combination Lucky 15s so spend on the day £345 – we have 86 memberships in this syndicate.

Selections and approximate odds below:

Ascot 1.35: BOLO NEIGHS 9-2 blew the start and did well to run on into 5th. Meanwhile, where it mattered Tuco Salamanca at 4-1 beat Gold Star Hero at 20-1 with Fandom at 5-1 in third.

Ascot 2.10: HERMETIC 5-1 drifted to 8-1 and had every chance, but swallowed up in the last 250 yards. Stablemate Dancing In Paris at 17-2 won cosily from Shrimp Shady 11-10fav with Mountain Road at 10-1 just nutting our lad on the line for third by a head.

Newmarket 2.30: SANBONA WARRIOR 2-1 drifted to 11-4 and finished 4th, so a major disappointment as Eabha at 15-2 beat Mysterious Times 6-5fav leaving out lad out of the frame.

Haydock 3pm: RUMBA NUMBA 22-1 was a massively unlucky 4th. Calendar Girl 13-2 beat Pacific Mission at 12-1 with Fallen Angel 11-8fav just ahead of our girl.

Ascot 4.30: EBT’S GUARD 5-1 drifted to 17-2 and another 4th on the day – not a great start to this Series, so things can only get better. Crown Board at 10-1 beat 7-2jfs Bullet Point and Ozat.