I am writing this bit pre Hexham so who knows how we've done? What I do know is that I'm in a Premier Inn on the outskirts of Edinburgh...

I love golf. I play at a really nice club. We have two 18 hole courses and a 9 hole. We used to get loads of American visitors but they...

It's late, and as hard as it may be to imagine, I have an all day board gaming session tomorrow. True story. Welcome to your 50s. So...

"Welcome to beautiful Cartmel". The best racecourse announcer in the business. In the ever increasing world of hyperbole he's always...

After yesterday's BHA musings we're back in the more sedate world of a normal betting blog. We've had a long trip back to digs, a decent...

No sooner has the dust settled on the Government white paper, which followed hot(ish) on the heels of 6 race cards in summer initiative,...

I prepared by getting in touch with my feminine side by taking the significantly better half and favourite/only daughter to the Strictly...

As more and more nonsense swills around social media about on course/land based betting "getting away with it" and the "place to be for...

An inordinate amount of time is spent huddling over a phone trying to predict the future. It's difficult. One site tells you one thing,...

CairnBet serious blog alert... The white paper came out on Thursday. I'd like to take a little time to look at the impact, both now and...

Forget Kelso last week, for the last couple of nights we've been graced with actual bookmaking royalty as Pinno brought his tash, his...

For the first time in years we chose to give the Friday of the National meeting a miss. We have a very good number at Ayr on the jumps...

Regular CairnBet follower will know we tend to avoid midweeks like Leeds avoid defending but the promise of good weather, 8 races, plenty...

Others will state, far more eloquently than I can, what happened at Aintree. The only thoughts I would like to add are; 1) Where were the...

Given I am on walks, board games and roasties today this Musselburgh blog will be mercifully short. Your Easter treat from me, if you...

6:15 alarm call and we couldn't face breakfast. A quick check of the Greggs app gave us sausage butty opportunities at either Dunfermline...

Not a betting blog as no work this weekend but there's been a lot of discussion in the press, and even more on Twitter, regarding the...

I mentioned to Andy the idea of contributing a guest publication for his most excellent blog. Speller Racing started on-course in April...

After the roller coaster of Cheltenham with it's big ups, big downs, monstrous swings and gargantuan roundabouts we were back to Kelso...

Regular readers will know the existence of Pap FM in the world of Cairn Bet. More specifically in Kevin's car in the world of Cairn Bet....