Every selection posted before the off, with the reasoning, the angle and the form reading behind it.
Champion Day. Finally Day One of the Cheltenham Festival is upon us. I'm heading to Prestbury Park bright and early, so a brief post with a full set of selections across every race, with advised stakes how I'm playing the races. A treble across three shorter selections and then five solid Each-Way bets at double-figures.
A decent Wolverhampton card today, where there is one bet which leapt off the page at me for one who has course and distance form miles beyond any of his competitors. Hopefully he can kick for home on the turn in and leave his rivals trailing again.
First tickle in the betting since Tuesday, with focus fully on the upcoming Festival, which I'll be heading to ahead of Tuesday morning. The racecards always take a fair dip in the preceeding days and weeks of the Festival, so it's a muddling time of it, but there is a lovely bet to be had today.
Two bets on the day, both coming on the All Weather at Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton. Two different angles, one being an eyecatcher who went in the tracker last time out, and one looking extremely well handicapped who drops into this grade for the first time.
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 ½pt Each-Way | Southwell ... <a title="Daily Dial #50: Two at Double Digits from Southwell and Wolverhampton" class="read-more" href="https://formdial.com/daily-dial-50-two-at-double-digits-from-southwell-and-wolverhampton/" aria-label="Read more about Daily Dial #50: Two at Double Digits from Southwell and Wolverhampton">Read more</a>
Three each-way plays from Doncaster’s Grimthorpe meeting, focusing on sound jumpers from workable marks in races that should suit their running styles. The All-Weather cards look trappy, so the value lies firmly on Town Moor.
A flurry of runners from the tracker today, and all bar one of the six were of serious interest from a betting perspective. I've ended up going with three, all of which are runners we've followed closely and only one of which owes us. The second selection I couldn't really be keener on.
A very quiet Sunday card was skipped and Monday isn’t much better, but there appears to be an outstanding Each-Way bet at Wolverhampton. He ticks boxes on many fronts – course-and-distance form, jockey booking, below last winning mark and an enormous swing in the weights with a fancied rival.
A short and sharp post today, as I got far too carried away with the cards. Some excellent competitive racing and some cracking races to bet with it. There's a flurry at bigger prices, but pay attention to the points system. The second biggest price is the second best fancy.
With Thursday skipped due to nothing appealing on the betting front, I was hopeful today would offer some fruitful looking opportunities, but I've ultimately been left with just the one play. However, it's a very solid one and one I was surprised to see at such a price.