A quieter day and my focus has turned full tilt onto Cheltenham Festival, which we’re just under a week out from, so there will be a reduction in posts and length of over the next week and a bit. However, two minimum bets today at prices worth playing.
Georgey @ 50/1
Georgey @ 50/1½pt Each-Way | Southwell 16:15
T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | J: Sean Houlihan
Woolridge @ 10/1
1pt Win | Wolverhampton 20:00
T: Scott Dixon | J: Kieran O’Neill
Georgey could be a wildly bad shout on last viewing, where he was pulled up following almost running off into the car park at Hereford. However, with Phillip Hobbs record in Maiden Hurdles and possible excuses, I’ve had to have a tickle at massive odds.
Hobbs last ten in Maiden Hurdles at Southwell read 3213523224, with eight of ten in the frame. Further to that, of the last ten they have had Pulled-Up last time out, six of those have ran into the the money at the next time of asking.
Worth noting that Callum Pritchard reported he had hung badly left throughout that Hereford run and the vet later reported that he had lost his right fore shoe, which would explain his hanging throughout. The yard were in dismal form at the time too, but have really turned a corner and are firing them in all over the now.
Lastly is one for Scott Dixon, which isn’t a yard I often punt, but they have aquired an interesting one from Ireland who looks worthy of following running off the same mark he was given over the water.
His only run in handicap company come off of 65, where he ran 2nd of nine btn 2½ lengths, where the 1st, 4th and 5th all won next time out. As they tend to come over to the UK well treated, I’m surprised the handicapper has allowed him to continue off that same mark here.
He came from a small yard in Ireland, so no reason Scott Dixon can’t have him in at least the same vein of form.
Best of luck with your punting today,
