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After the dizzy heights of Cheltenham it’s back to slightly more mundane fare at Ffos Las on Saturday afternoon, but don’t let that put you off trying to bag a couple of winners.
In the 2m 0-135 Handicap Chase at 4.15pm Wheels Up can continue his consistent streak in the hands of crack 3lb conditional Richie McLernon.
The galloping Welsh track will suit him down to the ground, and after he won going away at Newbury a fortnight ago I expect him to be too good for the opposition here despite a 6lb rise.
Later in the day at 4.50pm the 3m Chase can fall to Quattrocentro for the Peter Bowen stable – he’s won on both visits to the track and will relish the decent ground.
Back them both to win.
Good luck!
Posted 2 days ago
Tags: bet, bets, betting, channel 4, ffos las, quattrocentro, saturday 20th march, tips, tom lee, wheels up
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At the end of day two the bookmakers definitely took a 2-0 lead over punters, leaving them on the ropes and in desperate need for a few winners on the final two days of the 2010 Cheltenham Festival. Tom has got five selections for us on Thursday, which will hopefully help us get us back in the game ahead of the all important final day on Friday.
Thursday’s Cheltenham Festival tips:
1.30 – Jewson Novices’ Novices’ Handicap
Dave’s Dream (each way) @ 12/1 with Paddy Power.
Tom predicts that the ‘well weighted’ Dave’s Dream can make the frame at 12/1 with the ground and trip to his liking and continute the good run of form at the Festival for the Henderson yard.
2.40 – Ryanair Chase
Poquelin (win) @ 7/2 with Bet365, Ladbrokes and William Hill.
Tom is siding for the trustry Nicholls and Walsh partnership for this one. He is one of the rising stars at Ditcheat and has been improving all season before being put away for this race after December’s course and distance success.
3.20 – Ladbrokes World Hurdle
Bet 1 – Lie Forrit (each way) @ 50/1 with Bet365.
Bet 2 – Powerstation (both each way) @ 40/1 with Bet365.
Although he think Big Bucks will win, Tom is happy to swerve the short price favourite in this one and after the first two days, who can blame him? Instead, he has plumed for two seperate each way bets on Lie Forrit and Powerstation in the hope they can run in to a place at generous odds.
4.00 – Byrne Group Plate
Watch My Back (each way) @ 8/1 with Bet365 and Paddy Power.
Following a win at Doncaster in December, Watch My Back has been put away with this race in mind by his shrewd trainer, Ferdy Murphy. and Tom thinks the yard who saddled Poker De Sivola to victory in Wednesday’s National Hunt Steeplechase cna score again in this race.
Posted 4 days ago
Tags: 18th march, 2010, byrne group plate, Channel 4 Racing, cheltenham festival, dave's dream, jewson novices hurdle, ladbrokes world hurdle, lie forrit, poquelin, powerstation, rte, ryanair chase, thursday, tip, tips, tom lee, watch my back
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Day One wasn’t a bad start for Tom’s Cheltenham tips. Yesterday’s selections yielded four seconds and a winner, which meant followers lived to fight another day, albeit somehwat unluckily with the first three beaten by a cumulative winning distnace of less than one length. Bookies certainly to a 1-0 lead in the bookmakers v punters battle at Prestbuty Park on the whole but let’s hope Tom can pick up where he left off and Tuesday with his Wednesday Cheltenham Festival tips.
Read Tom’s Full Day Two Cheltenham Preview and Tips
1.30 – 140th Year Of The National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup
Mobaasher each-way @ 12/1 with Ladbrokes and Sportingbet.
Tom predicts that this useful ex-Paul Nicholls runner who is versatile in terms of both going and trip, and is still improving over fences, has a great chance of making the frame off level weights with the field given he’d only be conceeding weight to just three of today’s rivals if this was a handicap. It is also encouraging that current trainer, Venetia Williams, claims that Mobaasher is her best chance of a winner at the Festival.
2.05 – Neptune Investment Management Novices’ Hurdle
Quel Esprit (win) @ 7/2 with Bet365 & Paddy Power
Fourth in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham last year, this Willie Mullins inmate has made the transition to hurdling and Tom passes on the strong word that connections fancy him to win this and with Ruby Walsh doing the steering who can argue?
2.40 – RSA Chase
Punchestowns (win) @ 11/4 with William Hill.
Tom has been hugely impressed with Punchestowns on his two starts as a Novice Chaser and even goes as far as to suggest he could be a future Champion in the making and takes the Nicky Henderson runner to beat the other market principles of which he raises question marks about.
3.20 – Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase
Kalahari King each-way @ 9/2 with bet365, Paddy Power or Ladbrokes.
Tom is happy to take on strong favourite Master Minded in this race, question whether the Paul Nicholls runner will be able to recapture the form which has seen him land this race for the last two years. With this in mind, his selection is Kalahari King who has Cheltenham form in the bag and made a winning return at Doncaster last month and coupled with promising noises from connections, this Ferdy Murphy runner makes a solid each-way claims.
4.00 – Coral Cup
Mamlook each-way @ 20/1. Take advantage of 5 places with Paddy Power.
Tom predicts that Mamlook will relish in this race given his love of big field handicaps. He has been in good form recently and a big run can be expected at a handsome price.
5.15 – Weatherbys Champion Bumper
Drumbaloo each-way @ 15/2 with bet365 who are paying 4 places.
This selection for the final race of the day has been subject to support in recent weeks and Tom think the James Lambe runner can make the from for each way backers with Choc Thornton in the saddle.
Posted 4 days, 13 hours ago
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Tom’s full preview and tips for Day One of the 2010 Cheltenham can be read at Betting Directory’s dedicated Cheltenham Festival siter site – Tom’s Day One Cheltenham Preview.
Below is a summary of the tips for each of the six races on the opening day.
Good Luck!
1:30 – Spinal Research Supreme Novices’ Hurdle
Get Me Out Of Here (each way) @ 5/1 with Bet365 and William Hill
2.05 – Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase
Somersby (win) @ 4/1 with Ladbrokes and Victor Chandler
2.40 – William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase
The Package (each way) @ 13/2 with Sportingbet
3.20 – Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle
Bet 1 – Go Native (win) @ 9/2 with Ladbrokes or Wiliam Hill
Bet 2 – Khyber Kim (each way) @ 8/1 with Victor Chandler or Paddy Power
4.00 – Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (Cross Country)
Garde Champetre (win) @ 9/4 with Sportingbet or William Hill
4.40 – David Nicholson Mares’ Hurdle
Quevega (win) @ 2/1 Bet365, Ladbrokes and William Hill
Posted 5 days, 23 hours ago
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The noble Lord Oaksey, possibly the nicest man in racing, could be set for a memorable afternoon at Cheltenham as the strapping Carruthers lines up in the Gold Cup trial now known as the Argento Chase at 2.35pm.
Once a mainstay of Channel 4 Racing Lord Oaksey has been a tireless campaigner for the Injured Jockeys’ Fund for a number of years, and there’s no doubting who’ll get the biggest cheer of the day if seven year old Kayf Tara gelding Carruthers can stick his big head in front up the Cheltenham hill.
The absence of Denman (he goes for the Aon Chase at Newbury in a couple of weeks) will have disappointed the racecourse executive, but as long as the weather doesn’t strangle another keenly anticipated fixture (Clerk Simon Claisse tells me it’s forecast to be minus five tonight) they’ll be packing the stands at Prestbury Park for a meeting the crowds love.
You can’t get a hotel room for love nor money in Cheltenham tomorrow night, although depressingly my old pal Lord Culcheth will be in attendance and has already secured a duplex penthouse for the night in the town centre.
Expect the usual cougar hunting antics to be on display as he preys on any unsuspecting boozed up potential victims.
Back to the Argento though and the chances of headline selection Carruthers. He really appeals given that tissue favourite Madison Du Berlais has never been seen to the best of his sizeable ability here at Cheltenham.
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Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Tags: argento chase, bet, bets, carruthers, channel four, cheltenham, festival trials, horse racing tips, saturday 30th january, tom lee
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It may be a new year but some things never change: a Nicky Henderson treble at Southwell as the Nottinghamshire track staged an innovative all weather bumper card on Wednesday, Paul Nicholls’ horses being overbet and exploited by cunning bookmakers (have a look at Fistral Beach at Kempton on Saturday for a prime example!), a mass exodus of the racing fraternity to Barbados at this time of year, and Lord Culcheth, who regular readers will know is a permanent disaster waiting to happen, and has now been laid low by a cougar related virus.
But praise be! We’ve finally got a break in the weather and some decent turf action to get stuck into, and not before time…..it’s seemed like an eternity, so make up for it by having a few quid on top weight Duc De Regniere in the williamhill.com Lanzarote Hurdle (2.45pm Kempton).
The class horse in the race he shoulders top weight for a reason, but Nicky Henderson has wisely opted to give the very capable David Bass the leg up, with the added attraction of a 7lb claim.
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Posted 2 months ago
Tags: duc de regniere, kempton, lanzarote hurdle, paul nicholls, reblis, saturday 16th january, tip, tom lee
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If you’ve had your fill of rowing relatives, chocolate mousse, party poppers & atrocious television then get yourself to Kempton Park on Boxing Day for a cracking card that could turn out to be one of the great days of a really enjoyable NH season.
Shovelling cash on Kauto at 8/13 for a fourth King George isn’t my idea of fun, he should win and I dearly hope he does, but Deep Purple could turn out to be a huge improver and I expect a far better show from Imperial Commander than he put in last year, he might be the each way bet at 7/1, but I’ll swerve that in favour of a headline bet in the Christmas Hurdle.
Compare the best Boxing Day free bets from leading Bookmakers
Binocular can be a Boxing Day stocking filler by bouncing back to his best in the williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle.
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Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Tags: bets, betting, boxing day, channel 4, christmas hurdle, hore racing, kempton, king george, live, odds, tip, tips, tom lee
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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 4 months, 1 week ago
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All eyes on Santa Anita for this weekend's tips
Two great days racing from the sun-drenched Los Angeles suburb of Santa Anita involving a typically strong European challenge are just around the corner, and to celebrate I’ll be enjoying the LA weather from the comfort of the somewhat more inclement surroundings of Doncaster.
Put the violin away though and get stuck in to to the best bets across the 14 race card.
Racing UK and At the Races are showing the whole thing, and on Friday night I can pass on a strong word for American trainer Jonathan Sheppard’s four year old filly Informed Decision in the Filly & Mare Sprint over seven furlongs on the Pro-Ride surface (11.02pm).
Latest Breeders Cup Filly & Mares Sprint Betting
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Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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There might only be five going to post for this year’s running of the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Saturday, 2.55pm), but that does nothing to dampen my excitement about a race which traditionally signals the changing of the guard, as the Flat draws to a close and the Jumps season enters full swing.
It’s a race which has been kind to me on the punting front too, and last year this column nailed Evan Williams’ State Of Play as he got up to chin Wetherby specialist Ollie Magern in a thriller.
This year Vale Of Glamorgan handler Williams relies on eight year old Halling gelding Deep Purple, and there’s a lot to like about his chances as he tackles a trip in excess of two and a half miles for the first time ever.
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Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Tags: ayr, bets, channel 4, Charlie Hall Chase, deep purple, evan williams, my petra, odds, scottish grand national, tamarinbleu, tips, tom lee, wetherby
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