DAQMAN on Thursday

Thursday 4 September Is it a Daqman scoop? The £2million coup by an unstoppable team that’s happening before your very eyes. Yes, it’s a Daqman banker: he’s going for his ninth winning nap out of 10 today at Salisbury. And there are two Daqman super lays to add to his current score of 17 out of 21. The BHA should launch an inquiry over team tactics by the Hannon yard that has landed a £2million bonanza in prizemoney this season. You see there are two Richard Hannons, both highly skilled professionals and, just when you expect to see one of them at the races, the other one turns up. Surely we must be told how they have been allowed to masquerade as one trainer and amass 133 winners, 51 more than any other stable, and almost as many as Johnston and Stoute put together. Shouldn’t other trainers be allowed a doppelganger? Just look at their scandalous methods: two runners in each of two EBF fillies’ races; they want Moore on one, a Fortune on another, and two cunningly ridden in a name they’ve concocted (Richard). No wonder Hannon-Hannon have had 66 juvenile winners, precisely double anyone else’s score. The Racing Post has quoted Team Hannon as saying that they think a lot about Ballyalla (3.15 Salisbury). The paper said it was Richard speaking but, as you now know, I can see past this devilish disguise. Even the owner is listed under two names, Denis Barry, but your eagle-eyed columnist is not fooled: one at a time please! Hannon-Hannon has just one runner (shum mishtake, shurely) in the 2.10 and I hear that Bouvardia can win it for Henry Cecil: the Oasis Dream filly has been working with Honest Quality and Midday lately and should step up on her debut run. I’m opposing the Hannons again in the race for novice colts (2.40): Akhenaten – the Egyptian pharaoh spirit – should rule over these: he is one of the leading two-year-olds with Channon (not Hannon) and ran better than the form suggests on the debut when badly in need of experience. He has shown enough at home with the likes of Orizaba and Fantastic Dubai to suggest he is good enough to win cosily at this level. Channon can land a cheering double via Silca Chiave (4.20): she has shown signs of late that she is coming back to form and has slipped down the ratings to a very interesting mark. The Pivotal filly has worked well with Majestic Roi and the rain-softened ground is just what she needs. The Persian Punch race (5.20) is won by younger horses, unless trained by David Elsworth: Persian Punch himself was nine (2002) and Wunderwood seven (2006). The ‘Elzie’ tradition in this one may continue with Balkan Knight having the edge on Regal Flush. At Warwick, La Adelita (3.55) carries maximum stakes; she has impressed at home since a decent debut and will love the ground and trip. I’m going for a double of lays on morning-paper favourites today: in the 4.05 Redcar, I’m opposing Strawberry Moon after her six consecutive places without winning and siding with Minnola in the same race; she’s impressing on the gallops, working just in front of three-time summer winner, Filligree. And at Great Leighs, my bismarck goes on French Riviera (8.50), notoriously one-paced at home and on the track.
TODAY'S BETS
BET 4pts win BOUVARDIA (2.10 Salisbury) BET 4pts win AKHENATEN (2.40 Salisbury) BET 4pts win BALLYALLA (3.15 Salisbury BANKER 10pts win LA ADELITA (3.55 Warwick) LAY to win 10pts STRAWBERRY MOON and BET 4pts win MINNOLA (4.05 Redcar) BET 2pts win and place SILCA CHIAVE (4.20 Salisbury) BET 4pts win BALKAN KNIGHT (5.20 Salisbury) LAY to win 10pts FRENCH RIVIERA (8.50 Great Leighs)
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