Data desk

Racing questions, answered with data instead of promises

Everything below is built on the same dataset as our public forward-test record — 3,000+ model picks logged pre-race and settled from official results since April 2026. Every number is checkable.

Can AI predict horse racing?

Yes — about as well as the market can, which is the catch. What machine learning genuinely can and can't do, evidenced by a public record.

Straight answers

How to check if a tipster is legit: the 5-point test

Deleted losers, "advised at" fiction, VIP screenshots — the tricks, and the five verifiable things a genuine record must have.

Consumer defence

Do favourites make money?

3,185 races of data: favourites won 35.1% — and lost 10.4p per £1 doing it. Why winners and profit are different questions.

Glorious Goodwood 2026: the festival hub

28 July – 1 August. The feature races day by day, and a tracked model pick in every race — losses included.