DAQMAN on Wednesday

Wednesday 26 November DAQMAN BROKE ALL RECORDS yet again yesterday but is still not satisfied, as he explains in today’s column. FOURTEEN LAYS IN A ROW: He completed 14 consecutive successful lays of mainly morning favourites when Chief Dan George (3rd 7-2) failed over fences at Sedgefield. Then the bubble burst and he starts a new series of lays today. RECORD CENTURY: He finished yesterday spot on 100 winning bets in the last 25 days, beating his previous fastest ton (107 in 27 days). TWO BANKERS:  Today there are two each-way bankers at Kempton Park. The lay is at Wolverhampton tonight.   It’s boom time for Nicky Henderson, who attempts a six-hit at Kempton Park today on the back of 22 places from 38 runners, 11 of them wins, in the last two weeks. They went 305,000 euros for Lord Ragnar (12.30) last year and I take him to beat the brilliantly named Somersby (by Second Empire out of Back To Roost). And French Opera (1.00), who collected in style at Aintree, has schooled impressively since and can make it two for Henderson in the race won last year by hot favourite Boomshakalaka. But Boomshakalaka (3.15), though not even forecast favourite now, could be the best Henderson value on the card this time around. The Anshan gelding was two out of two over fences on the course last season. Forget his performances later on; he goes well fresh and that loss of form means he’s on a handy 131 rating, which has connections bullish. He has been showing up impressively at home and is considered a similar type to Barbers Shop who ran a belter in the Paddy Power. His odds should be good enough to be able to insure your win stake with a place bet. Another each-way banker is I’m Supreme (2.40), getting a stone from Hendersons’s morning favourite, Terramarique: at 5.5 on Betdaq, I’ll do the same split on maximum stakes; half to win, half place insurance. Richard Johnson had the tough decision to desert Tamadot at Chepstow in favour of I’m Supreme. Philip Hobbs’ Supreme Leader lightweight was feeling the effects of a hard season when disappointing at Wincanton at the end of last term but, over the summer, has seriously impressed, looking a very smart chaser in the making. Connections think he’ll be a classy stayer and he’s fit and strongly fancied for today’s reappearance over hurdles off a lenient mark of 106 on a surface to suit. Tamadot (2.15 Chepstow) was third on the reappearance in a much better race – behind Andytown at the Cheltenham Open Meeting – and could be good enough despite a 5lb rise. The favourite, Charles Street, is up 31lb since the start of his three-out of four sequence over 20 and 21 furlongs and is returning to 3m; his form over 23, 24 and 25 furlongs – albeit before he struck form – was 0000343. But Tamadot’s 11st 12lb is still a lot of weight over 3m round Chepstow; only one previous winner has carried more than 11st 6lb., and I might have a pound on comparative outsider Gala Evening; he had a new lease of life on AW early in the year and came back to hurdles with a staying-on third up the steep final gradient at Towcester. Paul Nicholls’ has won the opener five times in five years in its 10 divisions; this year there’s no split and there’s Bensalem, an Alan King Turtle Island gelding with a very decent bumper to his credit. Don’t be a Silly Wupple! Get on Checkerboard (3.00) instead at Wetherby: Howard Johnson has almost as good a current record as Nicky Henderson with 16 placed from 39 starters in the last two weeks. Checkerboard jumped solidly, though unfancied at 12-1, in a race full of winners at Carlisle last month the day before Silly Wupple had a very hard time of it to win at Hexham. I think the one will come on for the run; the other might not forget his in a hurry. Best All-Weather bet is John Gosden’s Enlightened (7.20). The Bahamian Bounty filly has been working nicely with Party Frock - second in a similar race the other day - and this looks a shocking maiden. She gets 5lb from North South Divide who has squandered many similar chances and looked very quirky last time. Enlightened is still lightly raced and improving and the way she has worked of late suggests she should be good enough to win. I’ll play my cards like this: divide the total stake and bid against ‘North South.’ It’s been poor racing this week and to break my century record on a placed horse (albeit at 13.0 on Betdaq) earlier in the week and without a profit on the day yesterday goes against the grain, even though all my other each-way bets which have placed have not counted if they have been less than 8-1. ‘Never satisfied’ is the only way to be when you bet for a living. Watch this space!
TODAY'S BETS
BET 4pts win TAMADOT and 1pt win GALA EVENING (2.15 Chepstow) EACH-WAY BANKER: 5pts win and place I’M SUPREME (2.40 Kempton) BET 6pts win CHECKERBOARD (3.00 Wetherby) EACH-WAY BANKER: 5pts win and place BOOMSHAKALAKA (3.15 Kempton) LAY to win 10pts NORTH SOUTH DIVIDE and BET 6pts win ENLIGHTENED (7.20 Wolverhampton) DAQ MULTIPLES: Lord Ragnar (12.30 Kempton) and French Opera (1.00 Kempton) with Checkerboard and Enlightened, charged to the account as 1pt win doubles.
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