Archive for the ‘Coral’ Category
A field of 17 go to post in a fiercely competitive renewal of the Boylesports Gold Cup this afternoon at 2.25pm, and as the headline suggests I’m pinning my hopes on local trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies bagging the big handicap chase with improving seven year old Oscar gelding Razor Royale in the hands of Paddy Brennan.
The fashion of his last appearance, in which he hacked up in an 0-140 Amateur Riders’ Handicap Chase at the Paddy Power Meeting, seeing off nearest pursuer The Sawyer by a distance, puts this likeable type in with genuine each way claims.
His work at home has been outstanding since then, and connections are quietly confident this afternoon.
The handicapper whacked him up 11lbs for his November win and rightly so, but that puts him in with a lovely racing weight of 10st 11lb, and with track, trip and ground to suit it’s little surprise Pricewise has found a home for him this morning.
Be quick and nick some 11/1 with any of Boylesports, Coral or Stan James.
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Posted 3 months ago
Tags: bangor, boylesports gold cup, cheltenham, diamond harry, exeter, haydock, massasoit, nigel twiston-davies, paul nicholls, razor royale, tell massini, the minack, the sawyer
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The sight of the cream of the speed chasing divsion flying over the railway fences and banking right before the stiff uphill finish in front of the packed Sandown Park grandstands means it can only be Tingle Creek day, one of the elite days of the entire season, and a serious thrill for National Hunt devotees the length and the breadth of the nation.
The fact Father Christmas is in reception as you reach the track suspiciously wearing a pair of Nike Air Max and dishing out free mince pies keeps the theme going, and with a small but select field of five heading to post for the feature race at 2.25pm there’s a lot to look forward to, even if you cannot stand those revolting pies.
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It’s a fantastic race, especially since only one of those five can be written off with any confidence, although I’ll definitely be taking on antepost favourite Big Zeb who heads the Irish challenge in the hands of Barry Geraghty.
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Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Tags: big zeb, channel 4, colm murphy, forpaddydeplasterer, morning line, sandown, tingle creek, tips, twist magic, well chief
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Denman is red hot favourite for the Hennessy but I'm opposing him!
A nigh on perfect weekend of sport lies in wait for armchair punters, with two fantastic days racing at Newbury, Newcastle’s Fighting Fifth, a typically strong Hatton’s Grace card at Fairyhouse, plus a mid-table scouse derby, the pivotal top of the table Arsenal v Chelsea game and the small matter of ‘el derbi superclasico’ over in Spain.
I can just picture my great mate Lord Culcheth parked on the sofa glugging his Liebfraumilch from a pint glass, Betfair fired up on his laptop, the 42 inch stolen plasma screen belting out Sky Sports or some obscure hooky Greek satellite channel, mobile at the ready, smug grin on his face as he snuggles up to some leathery old cougar he met while prowling the coat queue or the burger van at 4am that morning, dreaming of a trip to Andalucia with the profits of his punting.
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Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Tags: antepost, Ap McCoy, auxerre, bets, betting, big bucks, binocular, channel 4, denman, evan williams, fairyhouse, football tips, form, hennessy gold cup, newbury, nicky henderson, odds, paris sg, paul nicholls, ruby walsh, State of Play, tips, what a friend
Posted in Bet365, Betfair, Bookmakers, Boylesports, Cheltenham Festival, Coral, Horse Racing, Jumps, Main Events, Market Movers, Sport Betting, VCBet, football, ladbrokes, paddy power, stan james, tips, totesport | No Comments »
It’s very much a case of the best of both world’s this weekend as Newmarket prepare to put on a big show for their Champion Stakes Meeting as the Flat season draws to a close, while at Cheltenham the marmalade and mustard coloured corduroy trouser brigade will be out mob-handed as the National Hunt campaign gathers a healthy head of steam.
There are plenty of heavy hitters on display at both tracks, and we’ll kick off at Cheltenham where Philip Hobbs’ crack hurdler Snap Tie can make the perfect beginning to his chasing career to by taking the WBX.com Novices’ Chase over two miles at 2.55pm on Friday afternoon.
Only five go to post for this £12,000 pot, one of which is stablemate Safari Journey, and although the ground might be a shade quicker than connections would ideally prefer Snap Tie should be able to see off this opposition with a minimum of fuss on the way to sterner tests ahead.
He’s got the ideal physique for the job over the larger obstacles, and distinguished himself last term with a big display in the Christmas Hurdle, alongside tilts at several of the major prizes.
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Posted 5 months ago
Tags: barizan, bets, cesarewitch, channel 4, cheltenham, cheltenham festival, david pipe, dewhurst stakes, dick turpin, emirates airlines champion stakes, evan williams, horse racing, live racing, mamlook, never on sunday, newmarket, philip hobbs, snap tie, tips, tom lee
Posted in Bet365, Bookmakers, Boylesports, Cheltenham Festival, Coral, Flat, Horse Racing, Jumps, ladbrokes, stan james, tips, william hill | No Comments »
It doesn’t matter how you get there, just get there if you can!
At 3.15pm UK time on Sunday afternoon 19 go to post for Europe’s premier all age middle distance prize, and it looks set to be a thriller in the Qatar Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe.
The name on every punter’s lips will be that of ‘The Big Horse’ as they call him in Ireland: Sea The Stars, John Oxx’s Cape Cross superstar colt who’s rattled off Group 1 wins in the Guineas, Derby, Eclipse, Juddmonte and Irish Champion like a star pony at an upmarket gymkhana. He doesn’t win by far, but doesn’t he make it look easy?!
His dam Urban Sea was an Arc winner herself, and this remarkably composed colt could well become only the fifth horse in history to do the Derby/Arc double, joining illustrious company: Sea Bird, Mill Reef, Sinndar and Lammtarra.
There’s a neat symmetry at work as veteran jockey Mick Kinane loves to win the Arc in a year ending with 9 – he took it back in 1989 with Carroll House, and a decade later with Montjeu in ‘99.
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Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
Tags: arc, arc de triomphe, bets, betting, Longchamp, prix de l'arc de triomphe, sea the stars, tips, vision d'etat, youmzain
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Armour went into plenty of notebooks when posting a very promising debut effort at Leopardstown earlier this month, and the Azamour colt can make the journey from Pollardstown, County Kildare to Wolverhampton worthwhile by netting the third race on this evening’s card (6.40pm).
The form of his first spin has worked out well straight away owing to winner Chabal’s excellent effort in the National Stakes, and with Jamie Spencer up he’s confidently expected to justify favouritism.
Back him at 5/4 with Betfred, Coral or Ladbrokes.
Posted 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Tags: armour, tips, wolverhampton
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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, 2 weeks ago
Tags: basaltico, betting, Channel 4 Racing, drunken sailor, galway, goodwood, odds, rte, tip, tips, tom lee
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After studying the Division 2 fixtures this weekend it looks like the majority of matches could be victories for the home sides with the exception of Shrewsbury who have a tricky tie against table toppers Rochdale. The Shrews have dropped off the pace recently and I fancy Rochdale to come away with at least a draw.
