Tips
Five wins for Chris Gordon, all of them here at Plumpton, and today he drops back to a 0-105 handicap chase with his stable’s best course specialist clear on the figures. One 2-point Win bet at 13/2.
Like Provision at Southwell on Wednesday, this is a pedigree play — but an easier one to argue. Provision ran a decent race at 40/1 and I’m hopeful of another solid run for our money today.
One flagged today who is worthy of nothing more than a minimal bet, but on pedigree alone he has to have a minor interest at wild odds of 40/1 currently available. He has shown nothing on his latest two starts, but he shown some form of promise under his former handler.
Three consecutive runs where interference has cost him, and the handicapper has eased him 3lbs for the trouble. One each-way bet at Lingfield, backing a course specialist whose recent form figures need forgiving entirely.”
A really moody day of racecards to sift through, with two of the worst betting tracks on the Flat with Newcastle and Leicester. Newcastle I’ve spoken plenty about how tough it can be to bet there, but Leicester is equally tough, if not more so. So, it’s a day of playing safe, with one standout … Read more
Grand National day at Aintree, and for the first time in many years I’ve been absolutely set in a selection from a long way out, and I’m staggered he is still such a big price. Hard to say you’re confident about a bet in the Grand National at the best of times, let alone on such a quiet run we’re experiencing, but I’m adamant he will be bang there with a clear round. Added to the one bet at Aintree is one from the Tracker at Bellewstown, who was a huge eyecatcher last time out.
The full post will go up mid morning, but the four selections are up bright and early on a lengthy night of study. Thursday’s Aintree card really done little to whet the appetite for a bet, but Friday’s card was a sea of green on the betting front, where realistically I could’ve played every race. We go to war with three on the card and then one from Wolverhampton, who is NAP material.
Five flat cards across Catterick, Nottingham, and Kempton. Two solid turf cards to dissect and an all-weather evening session with depth. Plenty of angles surfaced at big prices — the kind of day where the form study earns its keep regardless of results.
It’s Irish Grand National Day at Fairyhouse… The National’s are not ones I look at as betting opportunities whatsoever, but they’re always ones I enjoy watching. Ben Pauling’s The Jukebox Kid is at the top of the betting and looks a live chance, and if Jonjo O’Neill’s Monbeg Genius puts it together he too could have a seriously live chance. It would be great to see the British win the Irish National back-to-back, after Rebecca Curtis trained Haiti Couleurs success last year. They’re the two I’ll be egging on, but my main focus today will be on our one bet at Kempton.
Yesterday just about summed up how the game can play you at times. Three selections, all disappointing, then the only other positive mention on the day wins easily at 6/1. A kick in the teeth. The jockey bookings leapt out on that, and I should’ve played the chance, but hindsight is wonderful. Three today, in hope of a positive turn.