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Oasis Dream filly Misheer looks like the one to be with in this afternoon’s opener at Doncaster, the Group 2 Polypipe Flying Childers Stakes at 1.35pm.
Wily veteran trainer Clive Brittain drops her back in trip to the minimum distance here after her win over 6f in the Cherry Hinton, a switch which won’t hinder her an ounce according to the man who knows her best.
Previous wins at Yarmouth and York over 5f also point the way, and her only career defeat came when second at Royal Ascot after suffering an interrupted preparation.
She can take this as a stepping stone towards a tilt at the Cheveley Park Stakes – solidly backed overnight on the exchanges the 6/4 with Coral, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power and Sportingbet looks about spot on.
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Posted 6 months ago
Tags: askar tau, bets, betting, chevely park stakes, clive brittain, doncaster, manyriverstocross, misheer, odds, polypipe flying childers stakes, tips, tom lee, york, york ebor
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As my old mate John ‘Scouse Lobster’ Cruces (of Betfred and Talksport fame) frequently likes to remind anyone within earshot ‘it’s a marathon, not a sprint’, a point you’d have done well to remind the dishevelled looking masses pouring out of Ballybrit at the end of a riotous Ladies Day last night, but with three days still to go it’s hats off to anyone braving the wind and rain to make it there for Friday’s evening fixture.
The best bet on the card looks to be Paul Flynn’s in-form Drunken Sailor, bidding to record his first win of the season with conditions to suit in the Arthur’s Day Handicap at 6.50pm.
In finishing second to Aidan O’Brien’s current Ebor favourite Changingoftheguard in the Ulster Derby at Down Royal over 1m 5f he posted an eye-catching display and proved his stamina for the trip.
With Padraig Beggy again in the saddle and taking a valuable 3lbs off a similar effort can prove good enough here.
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Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
Tags: basaltico, betting, Channel 4 Racing, drunken sailor, galway, goodwood, odds, rte, tip, tips, tom lee
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A perfect forecast and six meetings across the country mean it’s time to slap on the Hawaiian Tropic and get fired into the best of this weekend’s racing action, and with the Channel 4 Racing cameras stationed at Goodwood, Haydock and York for an 8-race bonanza, there’s punting opportunities a plenty.
Here at picturesque Goodwood it isn’t quite as hot as the 30 degrees we enjoyed in Rome in midweek, but I don’t mind sacrificing a few degrees when there isn’t a knife wielding Italian attempting to stab you in the backside lurking around every corner and behind every building, although the ageing parking attendant wielding a megaphone in the press car park does look pretty menacing in his fluorescent vest.
On a more serious note, the Sussex track should be applauded for their various initiatives in trying to get more people to come racing – it’s a debate inspired by the much discussed ’Ben or Brian’ saga, and one we’ve been chewing over on the Morning Line the last coupe of weeks – and having got more than 9,000 to their new bank holiday fixture last Monday (many of them first time children) Goodwood are doing at least as well as anyone.
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Posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Tags: bahamian babe, Channel 4 Racing, earlsmedic, free bets, goodwood, haydock, high standing, horse racing tips, morning line, premio loco, shifting star, tom lee, weekend racing, willie haggas, york
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It’s a fair bet that plenty of the boozed up patrons staggering out of a brilliant three day Chester May Meeting won’t be making it much further than the adjacent ancient city walls, but fingers crossed that won’t apply to too many of the Channel 4 Racing team who’ll be hot-footing it in the direction of Gatwick Airport and more specifically, Lingfield Park, for Saturday’s Oaks and Derby Trials at the Surrey venue.
A few names spring to mind of great horses who’ve completed the Lingfield/Epsom colts double, not least High Rise in 1998 (aren’t winning bets always memorable?!), although Teenoso, Slip Anchor and Kahyasi also won the Lingfield Trial before winning the big one.
That said, I’ll be waiting ’til 3.45pm for a bet and the Group 3 totesportbingo.com Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes over 7f for which 10 go to post.
Barry Hills’ is having a week to remember after Ghanaati’s 1,000 Guineas triumph and Daraahem’s success in the Chester Cup, and the veteran trainer could be about to make a return visit to the winner’s podium courtesy of a success for game four year old Royal Applause filly Royal Confidence.
I’m not convinced how much winning this race is going to take, and while previous Group race winner Chantilly Tiffany is sure to attract plenty of interest, I liked the way Royal Confidence beat her at Doncaster’s Leger meeting in September, and fancy her to get her measure once again.
A seven furlong specialist, she was only beaten two and a half lengths in last year’s Guineas, and with Hill’s string in flying she can arrive fast and late to take this en-route to a likely tilt at Royal Ascot’s Group 2 Windsor Forest Stakes.
Up the M1 at Nottingham I’ll also be investing a few shillings in another filly – snappy dresser Alan Berry’s Look Busy, who lines up in the Listed totesport.com Kilvington Fillies’ Stakes at 3.30pm.
Berry hasn’t changed his stinking blue puffa jacket since about 1987, and neither had Look Busy changed her coat when seeing off Crimson Fern in her recent winning seasonal re-appearance. She should improve markedly for that.
Tough as old boots she notched her seventh win inside a year at Bath over 5f just eleven days ago, and now stepping up to 6f Berry wants to take this before trying to land Haydock Park’s valuable Temple Stakes on May 23rd. Don’t be surprised if she heads to the ‘dock with another win under her belt.
Good luck!
Weekend tips:
2 Look Busy (win) 3.30 Nottingham (Saturday)
4 Royal Confidence (win) 3.45 Lingfield (Saturday)
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago
Tags: betting odds, channel 4, derby trials, form, lingfield, morning line, nottingham, oaks trials, runners, tip, tom lee, weekend horse racing tips
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A fiendishly difficult puzzle awaits punters in Epsom’s 20 runner City And Suburban Heritage Handicap, but Jimmy Fortune’s mount Duncan could be the answer in the 10 furlong contest.
Now in the care of the bang in-form John Gosden the four year old was a scorer at Pontefract in the Autumn and is very highly thought of – an each way interest in Blue Square’s 14/1 could pay dividends.
Wednesday’s tip:
2 Duncan (each way) 14/1 Blue Square - 4.15 Epsom
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Posted 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Tags: duncan, epsom, free bets, horse racing tips, john gosden, midweek, tip
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As Ginger McCain will tell you, ‘they put on a great show at Aintree’, and I’m itching to get stuck into what smacks of being a top quality meeting.
Looking towards Thursday’s card there’s a great fillip for one of the Betting Directory team as my bulldog of an editor buys all his clothes from Matalan, and the discount retailer have come to Aintree’s rescue by sponsoring the Grade 1 Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices’ Hurdle at 2.35pm, and it looks a top quality renewal for this valuable pot.
The key stat for this contest involves horses who contested the Triumph Hurdle, and I’m expecting this to be fought out by the horse who carried my cash in March, Walkon (second to Zaynar in this year’s renewal) and Starluck, who was six lengths back in fourth at Cheltenham.
In fact a whopping seven of the last nine winners of this race ran in the Triumph, and I fancy the chances of rookie trainer Alan Fleming’s horse to reverse that Cheltenham form.
Alan King’s Walkon had a hard race in defeat at Cheltenham, and although he looks a cracking chaser in the making, I’m keen to take him on with Starluck now the latter benefits from a return to a flat track together with genuine good ground.
Starluck has plenty of speed from his flat days, and looked really impressive in winning at Huntingdon, Fakenham and Kempton on his way to a creditable fourth at the Festival.
He looked for all the world as if he had the beating of Zaynar off the home turn, but the hill was a bridge too far and he had to settle for fourth.
Aintree is a very different kettle of fish though, and I fully expect him to notch a big race win here.
Thursday’s Aintree tip:
Starluck (win) 2.35 Aintree
Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Tags: Aintree, alan fleming, bbc racing, bet, betting, form, free bets, grand national meeting, horse racing tips, runners, starluck, tip, tips, triumph hurdle form, Zaynar
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Guest tipster and Non League football expert Mark Sale, is back again this week looking to follow up his success last weekend and his midweek double.
With only a handful of games being played in the Blue Square Premier this weekend I’m turning my attention to the F.A Trophy in the hope that we can find a bit of value.
Torquay will find it tough at Conference North high fliers Southport . The Gulls wont relish the five hour camel ride they have in store and I predict Southport to force a draw.
Best odds for the draw is 5/2 with Stan James
Of the other ties, Ebbsfleet should be too strong for Swindon Supermarine and Crawley should get through to the next round with a win at Havant & Waterlooville.
Back both Ebbsfleet and Crawley in a double at Bluesquare who are paying odds of just over 9/4
Saley’s longshot this week goes to Telford who might just cause an upset at Kettering. Telford have assembled a good squad and might have a few more fresh legs than the Poppies who have had some tough games recently. The Telford win can be backed at Coral at odds of 10/3
Good Luck
Saley
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago
Tags: bets, betting, crawley, ebbsfleet, FA Trophy Tips, mark sale, non league football betting, odds, soccer tips, southport, telford, torquay
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