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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
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With the Jumps season really starting to motor and the Flat still on the march with a fortnight to go there’s a bit of something for everyone this weekend, with racing taking place all over the shop, and Friday’s Doncaster card looks as good a place as any to start.
Upbeat reports from the stable about John Gosden’s Tiger Hill colt Oriental Cat mean he looks worthy of each way support on his debut in division one the 7f maiden at 1.15pm.
An expensive purchase to race in the Princess Haya of Jordan colours he can make the frame in an open looking contest at around 7/1 in the hands of Jimmy Fortune.
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Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Tags: aleron, captain dunne, doncaster, footstepsinthesand, jimmy fortune, Michael Jarvis, neil mulholland, newbury, oriental cat, tim easterby
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A high class double header from Newbury and Ayr is on the cards for Channel 4 viewers this weekend, and at the Berkshire track Brian Meehan’s razor sharp Johannesburg colt Radiohead can leave the opposition trailing in his wake now he steps up to six furlongs in the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at 2.20pm.
Penalised for his Group 2 win at Royal Ascot back in June he has to concede 3lbs to six rivals here, including Mark Johnston’s smart unbeaten Awzaan, plus Richard Hannon’s Doncaster winner Angel’s Pursuit, but the way this fella sees out his races with a potent finishing burst suggests he’ll be even better upped in trip.
His relatives certainly provides plenty of encouragement, not least Johannesburg himself; a winner of the Phoenix Stakes, a Prix Morny and a Middle Park all over six, plus a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile over an extended mile for good measure.
My good mate Emmanuel Denton was convinced he was going to do a ‘Kingsgate Native’ and win the Nunthorpe as a two year old, but although he didn’t win he put in a mighty shift against the older horses in Group 1 company and won plenty of fans in the process, more than enough to suggest a reproduction of that will clinch this providing he stays.
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Posted 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Tags: ayr, bets, betting, channel 4, dubai duty free stakes, free, glass harmonium, horse racing, newbury, radiohead, saturday, sir michael stoute, tips, tom lee, triple aspect, william haggas
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Positively itching to get back on a racecourse after a few days layed up on doctor’s orders this Saturday’s trip to Newbury simply cannot come soon enough, and with it the chance to see the next stage in the rise and rise of William Haggas’s brilliant four year old High Standing in the Shadwell Stakes at 2.20pm.
Making hay of late in handicap company High Standing produced a cracking effort to mow them down in Royal Ascot’s Wokingham Stakes, coming late in the final 75 yards to claim top weight Asset, and this is the day we find out if he really is good enough to make the transition from talking horse to the real deal.
He’s long been spoken of as a potential Group horse running in handicaps, and having finished first or second on his last eight appearances, and in doing so risen to a mark of 105, he’s more than earned a tilt at a decent Group prize.
This’ll be no walk in the park though, with some battle hardened types set to line up, including comeback horse War Arstist (third in the 2008 running of the July Cup), plus Prime Defender, Icelandic and Edge Closer.
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Posted 8 months ago
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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 10 months 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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The sight of Delegator sprinting clear of good horses in Thursday’s Craven Stakes was an enjoyable one if you availed yourself of a bit of 20/1 just a week ago, and readers of this column will rightly be happily anticipating Saturday 2nd May when antepost vouchers for both Mastercraftsman and Delegator go on trial in the 2000 Guineas. Happy days.
Of more immediate concern is this weekend, and with plenty of important business still to be swept up over the sticks, plus increasing momentum for the Flat campaign, there are some decent opportunities.
Nicky Henderson (8 winners & a 22% strike rate over the last fortnight) has enjoyed a fantastic campaign – not least a mountain of winners plus a stellar first and third in the Champion Hurdle, and I’ll be entrusting a few quid to the talents of the master of Seven Barrows as he sends Pepsyrock north of the border to take in Ayr’s Albert Bartlett & Sons Handicap Chase at 4.35pm.
It took a couple of runs for the penny to drop for the six year old French import, but successive wins at Sandown and Newbury marked him down as horse to follow, and he looks like he could well continue his rate of improvement against some thoroughly exposed types who’ve got few secrets from the handicapper.
Fair enough he did get turned over at Kempton last time, but you can make excuses in that he was trying to give lumps of weight away, and more importantly I believe he’d have won despite the weight if the race had been at his preferred trip of two miles.
Even then a clean jump at the last would have probably been enough, and it’s interesting the handicapper responded by sticking him up a pound for being beaten.
Racing with a feather weight in a better race should see him to better effect, and dropping back in trip I expect him to win in the hands of Barry Geraghty.
I’ll be looking forward to getting involved with a couple down at Newbury, and in the absence Sir Michael Stoute’s Spanish Moon in the John Porter Stakes at 2.05pm it’s last year’s winner Royal And Regal who’ll be carrying my cash.
The rain falling here in Newbury last night is right up his street, and having been gelded since we last saw him in action we can fully expect our selection to be well wound up for this.
Lastly, don’t miss the Newbury’s Fred Darling Stakes at 3.10pm. A few unknown quantities in here, and some tall reputations on the line in this recognised 1000 Guineas trial.
Michael Bell’s Sariska could be the one to solve the puzzle – she’s been subject to some interesting support for the Newmarket Classic, supported into a current best price of 16/1, and gave punters plenty of encouragement on her only two year old racecourse outing, winnng a Newmarket maiden which has produced a couple of subsequent winners.
Bell reckons she could be something special, so take an each way interest for tomorrow’s assignment.
Good luck
Saturday’s tips:
7 Pepsyrock 4.35 Ayr (win)
3 Royal And Regal 2.05 Newbury (win)
14 Sariska 3.10 Newbury (each way)
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Posted 11 months ago
Tags: ayr, betting, delegator, form, free racing tip, michael bell, newbury, newmarket, nicky henderson, odds, pepsyrock, racecourse, runners, sariska, scottish grand national, selections, sir michael stoute, spanish moon, tips
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Nicky Henderson’s promising five year old Fiftyonefiftyone can build on a pleasing course and distance second and open his account over hurdles in the Zenergi Maiden Hurdle at Newbury this afternoon (2.40pm).
The penny had clearly dropped when he was only worn down by the decent According To Dick last time, and with nothing of that calibre lurking amongst today’s opposition he can score with the better ground in his favour.
Back him to win the race at 6/5 with bet365.
Posted 12 months ago
Tags: according to dick, bets, fiftyonefiftyone, form, free bets, horse racing tips, newbury, nicky henderson, odds, online betting
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A field of 17 go to post for Newbury’s Gold Cup at 3.10pm on Saturday, and I’m confident Starzaan can make a splash in the feature race at the Berkshire track.
The injury prone 10 year old was a seriously good hurdler and could have gone right to the top had it not been for some lengthy interruptions to his career, but trainer Hughie Morrison has proved adept at bringing him back from a lay-off in the past, and this formerly useful middle distance Flat campaigner (when in the care of Paul Cole) can defy a 10 month absecce to score over fences at Newbury.
Last season’s novice chasing campaign was mighty impressive; from five starts he scored three times, twice at Wincanton and once at Ayr.
His final foray (north of the border back in April) is the one that really caught the eye, beating no less than Noland (subsequent winner of Punchestown’s Grade 1 John Durkan Chase and now rated 165) on merit in Ayr’s Ashleybank Investments Future Champion Novices’ Chase.
That was a brave display where he really had to dig in, and if you also factor in that he’s jumped really well around a test like Wincanton, beating both Possol and Duc Regniere, you have to fancy him to play a lead role in a handicap that lacks strengh in depth at Newbury.
In short I can’t resist backing Starzaan off a mark of 147 carrying 11st 5lb in his handicap debut over the larger obstacles – Tom Scudamore takes the mount and they can see off a mixed bag of opposition.
Perhaps the biggest danger is ring-rustiness after the recent weather interruptions, but he has been working on Kempton’s all-weather surface.
Of the equine opposition, Paul Nicholls has done us a favour by failing to declare Osako D’Airy, Hold Em is consistent but turns out quickly after putting in a big shift to finish fourth in last weekend’s Racing Post Chase, while Ouzbeck has to prove he bears no mental scars after he ended up on the deck in the Pendil at Kempton.
Mr Pointment needs further, while Stan (another who ran at Kempton last weekend) seems to have gone well off the boil since his win at Chelteham on New Year’s Day. Perhaps the biggest danger could be the immensely likeable Jamie Snowden’s Too Forward, who’s got a bit of class and ran really well last time when finishing third to The Sawyer at Cheltenham.
That said, he is 13 years young, and looks vulnerable to those with a better turn of foot, so take Starzaan to win the Newbury Gold Cup. �
Finally this weekend, keep an eye out for Dave’s Dream wherever he polls up. Nicky Henderson’s six year old Anshan gelding is reported to be in great nick and holds entries at Newbury (3.45pm Saturday) and Huntingdon (3.40pm Sunday).
A muscle wastage problem put him out for a whole year, but he was back in winning form in an Introductory Hurdle at Newbury in December, before a mistake put paid to his chances at Ascot last time.
I expect a much bolder showing this weekend.
Good luck!
Tom
Weekend tips:
Starzaan (win) – 3.10 Newbury, Saturday
Dave’s Dream (win) – 3.45 Newbury, Saturday or may run in the 3.40 Huntingdon, Sunday
Posted 1 year ago
Tags: betting, dave's dream, free bet, hughie morrison, huntingdon, newbury, nicky henderson, odds, starzaan, tip, tips
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I’ll be down at Sandown on Saturday where Optimus Maximus looks highly likely to get favourite backers off to a flying start in the Toteplacepot Juvenile Novices’ Hurdle at 1.30pm.
Bred to be a star over hurdles (he’s a half-brother to a couple of horses you’ll remember: Paul Nicholls’ very useful Albuhera, plus Irish and French Guineas winner Bachir) Nicky Henderson’s charge cost an eye-watering €825,000 when snapped up by current connections, and duly obliged at the first time of asking when readily drawing away from a good field in an above-average contest at Newbury a fortnight ago.
There’s still a bit of work to do to redeem his price tag, but Newbury was a start, and at current exchange rates there’s only about another €822,000 to go.
Tomorrow’s price won’t be anything to write home about, but he’s definite banker material for multiples fans, since soft ground holds no fears and he hurdled like a natural at Newbury.
No bigger than 33/1 for the Triumph Hurdle he can enhance his reputation with a cosy success here.�
The second race on the card should also go the way of favourite backers with 2008 Triumph Hurdle winner Celestial Halo set to advertise his Champion Hurdle claims in the Totepool Contenders Hurdle at 2.05pm.
He made a very pleasing return at Ascot last time in the re-arranged Boylesports International, running into the roadblock which is Binocular, but nonetheless performing with distinction in having to make the running, and then finishing well clear of Chomba Womba, Katchit and Crack Away Jack.�
Saturday’s opposition is nothing like as formidable, with Osana likely to need the run, and Afsoun just short of the class necessary to compete at the very highest level.�
They race for a tasty first prize of £31,310 in the Totesport.com Masters Handicap Chase at 3.45pm, and I’ll be having a couple of quid on a young horse on the upgrade in the shape of Jonjo O’Neill’s Can’t Buy Time, who’s definitely one to keep on the right side of.
Creeping up the weights after wins at Southwell, Huntingdon and Ascot, he posted a sound effort in finishing a close third in the Haydock’s Tommy Whittle Chase just before Christmas, and getting in with a handy 10st and the very capable Richie McLernon’s claim a further boost, he’ll be a danger to all on ground he’ll love.
The one to fear could be Nicky Richards’ According To John, off the track for 14 months, but third to Denman in the 2007 SunAlliance. According to connections he’ll need the run but with high-class form in the book he could be one to watch.�
Lastly I had to laugh at the tv coverage of Wigan v Liverpool on Wednesday night, and it’s hats off to whoever chooses the music at the JJB Stadium……new signing Mido slots in the penalty to make it 1-1, cue a bit of music to mark the occasion, what do they play? Walk like an Egyptian. Brilliant! Whoever is responsible deserves a pay-rise. Wigan Chairman Dave Whelan is sure to be reading this so take note. The sight of thousands of pie-eating Wiganers doing the accompanying dance moves is a sight to behold.�
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Good luck!
Tom
Saturday’s Sandown Tips
Optimus Maximus (1:30)
Celestial Halo (2:05)
Can’t Buy me Time (3:45)
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago
Tags: according to john, afsoun, binocular, cant buy me time, celestrial halo, Champion Hurdle, choba womba, crack away jack, jonjo o'neil, katchit, newbury, nicky henderson, optimus maimus, osana, richie mclernon, sandown, triumph hurdle
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If you have cash laying dormant in your betting account due to the recent inclement weather and are itching to have a bet on some proper racing, then you could do worse than have a bet on Mad Max (1:55 Newbury) and Sure Josie Sure (3:45 Necastle) today.
Mad Max is smart Novice Hurdler from the Nicky Henderson yard and picked up where he left off last season (winner of two Bumpers) on his seasonal debut when winning at Ascot in November and can continue his unbeaten run at the Berkshire track today.
Sure Josie Sure is best price 9/4 with Paddy Power at the time of writing and the David Pipe trained runner is expected to be well backed for the Bumper at Newcastle.
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Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Tags: betting, david pipe, free bets, mad max, newbury, newcastle, nicky henderson, odds, sure josie sure, tips, tony mccoy
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