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With freezing conditions cutting the sporting calendar to ribbons punters are keeping warm by focusing on the big antepost targets, not least the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle betting, in which it could pay to make an early investment in Khyber Kim to continue his relentless improvement shown in the 2009/10 campaign.
A distant 22nd of 27 in last season’s County Hurdle this isn’t a horse you’d immediately have flagged up as a major player in the two mile hurdling showpiece, but a retun to the track at Prestbury Park in November yielded a facile win in the Greatwood Handicap Hurdle, as Kyber Kim powered up the hill under a light weight to see off Harry Tricker by a couple of lengths.
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Posted 2 months ago
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Update: Bottom weight can come out on top in Haydock feature – Saturday’s tip
Ascot’s fallen victim to the weather but up at Haydock the weather’s been kinder (so far), and 15 are due to go to post for the feature Tommy Whittle Chase at 2.20pm.
At a very fair 12/1 each way the one that really appeals to me is bottom weight Malko De Beaumont, a quirky character from an unfashionable yard.
What is there to recommend him? Well three miles in soft ground certainly seems to bring out the best in him, he’s got literally no weight on his back, and more importantly this is the very race he won off a 2lb higher mark a year ago.
Expect similar tactics this time around as new pilot James Halliday holds him up in the early stages, content to sit and creep nito contention in the latter part of the race.
Also of interest is the fact the blinkers are back on tomorrow: the first time connections reached for the blinds he won at Haydock in December 2007, and since they’ve been overlooked ever since in favour of cheekpieces/nothing perhaps they can prove decisive.
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Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Tags: 18th december, 19th december, Ascot, bet, double, friday, gary moore, harry tricker, ladbrokes hurdle, my lady georgia, saturday, southwell
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The sun’s out, the scene’s set and Cheltenham’s buzzing in anticipation if a truly super Sunday. Today’s card contains a bit of everything – perfect!
With the ground against the odds on favourite in the opener I fancy Irish challenger Fosters Cross to make his mark (1.10pm).
He looked very good in beating Loosen My Load over hurdles at Tipperary in October (Loosen My Load won well here on Friday), before making the switch to fences at Galway, where he handled the stiff uphill finish in style to see off Schelm, conqueror of Paul Nicholls’ Free World at Warwick, earlier in the week.
Fosters Cross will clearly prefer the ground too – snaffle a bit of the 9/4 readily available with totesport, Betfred, Sportingbet or Skybet.
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Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tags: Betfred, Boylesports, cheltenham, connaught chase, david pipe, fosters cross, fred winter, galway, greatwood handicap hurdle, intermediate hurdle, ladbrokes, master minded, paddy power open meeting, paul nicholls, ronaldo des mottes, silk affair, skybet, sportingbet, stan james, tipperary, totesport, well chief
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We’re up and running with a brilliant first day of the Open Meeting in the can at Cheltenham, with Razor Royale bagging the biggie he’s always threatened and Henry de Bromhead’s Loosen The Load staking his claim as a hurdler to follow this season (at over 18 hands he’s going to be some chaser under big weights with a penalty in his novice campaign), followed by banks specialist Garde Champetre stealing the show in the Cross Country race. All that despite the rain.
It’s brilliant being back at Cheltenham with its lively, friendly, knowledgeable crowd, and on Saturday afternoon they can profit from backing Irish raider Northern Alliance in the feature Paddy Power Gold Cup at 2.35pm.
Plenty of positives to recommend this horse with too: in good form this year in all disciplines having being at least placed on the flat, over hurdles and fences in recent times, he took the Guinness Kerry National at the Listowel Festival last time out in the hands of Ruby Walsh, beating a solid yard stick in the shape of veteran Church Island.
Paul Carberry resumes his partnership with the eight year old this time, and this sound jumper who has won three of his seven chase starts can land a major prize here.
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Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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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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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 5 months, 4 weeks 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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Dual Group One winner Ghanaati can make it a hat-trick of top level successes in this afternoon’s BGC Sussex Stakes at 3.25pm (live on C4).
Something of a surprise package when she took the 1,000 Guineas at 20/1 back in May, she stepped up markedly on that by routing them in Royal Ascot’s Coronation Stakes, and with the fillies’ allowance strongly in her favour this afternoon this well made daughter of Giant’s Causeway can see off the colts in this clash of the generations.
Of the opposition the talented Paco Boy faces a tough ask trying to concede 11lbs to our selection, while there’s no way I can entertain backing Rip Van Winkle at prices as short as 11/8 when he too has to give weight (3lbs) to an outstanding filly, but more importantly failed to handle the camber when fourth in the Derby at Epsom – it’s anyone’s guess how he’ll cope with Gooodwood unique undulations.
Ghanaati rates a confident selection at 5/2 with Coral.
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Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
Tags: 2009, bet, betting, cool running, galway, ghanaati, goodwood, odds, roby cimbre, roby de cimbre, wednesday
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Five brilliant days of high class racing kicks off on the picturesque Sussex Downs at 2.10pm today, when we’ll be looking to point you in the right direction of a few winners over the course of the meeting.
The opening Mile Heritage Handicap over 1m 2f sees William Haggas’s talented Alfathaa take his chance againdt some in-form rivals.
Doing all his best work near the finish when a creditable four lengths fifth to Acrostic at Sandown last time over a mile, he’ll be well suited by this step up in trip.
Prior to that, Alfathaa ran an excellent race at Royal Ascot and my feeling is he certainly has a race of this calibre on his radar.
Back him to make the frame at 7/1 with an each way bet with Sportingbet.
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Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Tags: betting, glorious goodwood, gordon stakes, harbinger, horse racing, jj the jet plane, molecomb stakes, monsieur chevalier, racing, tips
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Epsom’s world famous Oaks and Derby fixture attracts racegoers of all shapes and sizes, and they’ll be flooding in in their thousands to witness two days of top class racing.
A field of 13 are scheduled go to post for the Investec Derby (3.45pm, Saturday), and I’m very keen on the chances of Guineas winner Sea The Stars becoming the first horse since Nashwan 20 years ago to do the double.
Immediately after his Newmarket success, big race jockey Mick Kinane said he’d be “some spin in the Derby”, and nothing I’ve seen in between times suggests he can’t follow up now he steps up in trip.
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Posted 9 months, 1 week ago
Tags: best bets, bet, betting odds, bookies, Bookmakers, captain dunne, Channel 4 Racing, epsom derby, epsom oaks, horse racing, john oxx, look here, mick kinane, morning line, offers, phillipina, sea the stars, tips, tom lee
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It’s fair to say the new drainage system is getting a fair workout here at York with the rain bucketing down since 8am, but one of the most talked about horses of the day Warringah can have punters singing in the rain on the Knavesmire by landing the sportingbet.com Jorvik Stakes Handicap at 2.10pm (Friday).
This fella is the subject of great debate on his seasonal debut with the rain falling and a couple of disappointing efforts last term to put behind him, but this four year old son of Galileo is ready to make up for lost time after being gelded after finishing nearly last in the St Leger back in September.
Working like a serious horse, connections believe he could well turn out to be a fair bit better than just a handicapper (an entry in the Irish St Leger suggests exactly that), and with the rain softened going (changed to Good to Soft at the time of writing) unlikely to stop him since he won on exactly that description at Newbury last June, the 9/2 generally available looks a fair price. For added insurance take a guaranteed price with either Paddy Power or Boylesports.
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Posted 9 months, 4 weeks ago
Tags: betting, clowance house, horse racing tips, lockinge stakes, mooakada, newbury, newmarket, oaks, odds, pressing, riggins, sir michael stoute, warringhah, york
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