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DAQMAN on Sunday

Sunday 31 January DAQMAN  DOUBLE OF LAYS UP: Daqman landed two out of two lays at Cheltenham yesterday when he opposed Doctor Pat (unplaced 5-2) and Madison Du Berlais (unplaced 3-1). There’s another one today. BETDAQ-SPONSORED KEMPTON CARD: Today Daqman concentrates on the six Betdaq-sponsored races at Kempton, finding some big-odds back-and-lay bets this morning. With all races bar the last slow by 30 seconds and more, and starting prices at 100-1, 16-1 and 14-1, I’m inclined not to trust yesterday’s Cheltenham results for festival purposes. What winners in March that we haven’t seen already must present themselves for inspection in the next three weeks, and there will be many a novice short of match practice because of the bad weather. That’s why Ms Knight is being a wise old Hen scratching out a race for Somersby (3.05) at Hereford today. Somersby should win at unbackable odds – famous last words – so I’ll concentrate on the Kempton Betdaq card: 2.25 Kempton (Bet Multiples – Betdaq Auction Maiden): The usual Kempton problem of the wide draws having to tuck in is hardly needed in our calculations in small fields today; until the last that is. All bar Dominium in the opener have experience, but his stable currently has a 50% win-and-place strike-rate, he’s a US-bred dirt colt against modest opposition, and the jockey, Luke Morris, shows a profit of 85 points at the track to a one-point level stake. However, The Strig has improved with every race and Blue Zephyr wasn’t given a hard time on his recent return from injury. 2.55 Kempton (Betdaq Poker Handicap): Betdaq backers reckon there are three picture cards here; the rest can be stacked, despite John Jenkins (Papageno) good form. Texas Queen took a long time to hit the mark and will have to improve on her Wolver maiden win to hold ‘em here. Boogie Waltzer is on a hat-trick mission, with William Carson’s claim negating the rise in rating. But, though I don’t usually follow the bridesmaid – second the last twice, missing out on the big bouquet – R Woody has done enough for me: he has the form round here, beaten little more than two lengths, trying to give 12lb to the prolific Wanchai Whisper – would have received only a pound today had he run -  and he was pipped in the last stride at Lingfield last time out. 3.25 Kempton (Try Betdaq For An Exchange Claimer): Six times a distance winner, Stonecrabstomorrow is effective at this level but Divinsky is six times a course winner. But that’s not the biggest difference between the two: Divinsky’s recent runs have been in handicaps at higher grades and this represents a drop in class. Misaro has also won here but tends to race too freely, while Irish Music is one of those bridesmaids and looks a bit short at 4.0, as I write. Divinsky ran well here on Thursday and I reckon he’s piping hot and can make most of the running today. 3.55 Kempton (betdaq.co.uk. Stakes): This is class 2, and a pity there are so few runners: the front three in the market have all won at this level but, strangely, most of the winning form in each case is over 7f. The tactical answer when a horse has shown stamina over further is to set him alight and play catch me; but it’s anybody’s guess which of the three will try that. One thing you would say on all known form: it won’t be Aeroplane. Yet, though there is no known pace on for this renowned hold-up horse, he is favourite, as I write. Lay. Punters who go only on what they read will answer that Elna Bright was a long way behind Aeroplane here in December and a long way in front of Fathsta at Lingfield 17 days ago, suggesting that Aeroplane has an easy landing in the winner’s enclosure today. But over the six, and with Jim Crowley in the saddle, I would fancy Fathsta, a dual course-and-distance scorer, to race in the van and make his ability to find a bit of speed count against the bridle horse Aeroplane and the 7f-1m horse, Elna Bright. 4.25 Kempton (betdaq.co.uk. Handicap): David Elsworth scored a one-two in a maiden here on Thursday, the day after Mark Johnston slammed in a treble, and Willie Jarvis has hit four winners in a row to make it six from nine so far for the first month of 2010. Hot or what! Cuthbert (3.8 as I write) has made all twice over this trip in little more than three weeks and, as a Johnston horse which has led at some stage of two of his three maidens, Egyptology (5.3) joins him as potential back-and-lays. Highland Quaich and Khanivorous need to step up on their maiden wins but both those were here at Kempton. Blue Lyric and Cuthbert are the only scorers a grade higher, in class 4; again, if course form means anything, Blue Lyric catches that pacemaker. 4.55 Kempton (Bet In Running – Betdaq Apprentice Handicap): Toby Atkinson had the wrong instructions on Erinjay’s debut but the trainer got it right – and so did Toby – when tucking him in behind the leaders and pressing the button a furlong out over CD six weeks ago. It’s a bit of a worry that we haven’t seen him since, but his sire, Bachelor Duke, didn’t have much racing. Very Well Red looks the obvious back-and-lay at 12.5; he led in the final two furlongs, well away despite a wide draw, over CD earlier in the month, and seems almost certain to ‘go for it’ from the rail stall (13) today, offers surely shortening considerably in running. Batchworth Blaise still seems high in the handicap, though Eric Wheeler had a winner the other day and, while Prince Rossi goes well fresh, he could have been better drawn for one who likes to make the running. But Billy Cray will know he has to get him across and, if he does, the 23.0 will be the back-and-lay of the month so far; you must have a nibble early on and hold on to the hungry mouse for a killing if he’s still in front at the business end. Aflaam and Ocean Legend were successful last time out but, at this level, it’s hard to find horses with the physical constitution and mental aptitude to put back-to-back wins together. Alqaahir is the one coming back to peak, and he has a good draw. TODAY'S BETS BET 3pts win R WOODY (2.55 Kempton) BET 4pts win DIVINSKY (3.25 Kempton) LAY to win 3pts AEROPLANE and BET 3pts win FATHSTA (3.55 Kempton) BET 4pts win BLUE LYRIC (4.25 Kempton) BET 2pts win and place ALQAAHIR, plus 1pt win on each (lay at shorter in running) VERY WELL RED and PRINCE ROSSI (4.55 Kempton)
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IRELAND'S EYE on Sunday

Sunday 31 January

IRELAND'S EYE

Though it proved a reasonably bust day in the end yesterday proved an extremely quiet day for us with just the the Grade 3 contest at Cheltenham won by The Sawyer (7-11/2) our only selected race.

It could be a different proposition today as Limerick in Ireland and Plumpton have already passed the weather test with Hereford and Punchestown waiting on late inspections. We will concentrate our efforts on Limerick however where we are siding with two decent priced selections in a maiden hurdle and novice chase who have shown good form ‘between the flags’ while we will be taking on an ex Irish point winner in a novice hurdle at Plumpton.

Terence O’Briens yard have been in fine form in recent months and the Cork handler could be on the mark in the 2-40 at Limerick today – a2m 6f maiden hurdle with the point winning mare Ag Dul Suas (English translation On The Way Up). This daughter of Bob Back made her only point start a winning one when beating more experienced rivals to land a point against her own sex at Dromahane last November. She has been campaigned over shorter trips over hurdles in the interim and on the evidence of her staying on third placing to the vastly experienced Prairie Call over 2m at Thurles a fortnight ago this test could prove the perfect wining medium and with Emmett Mullins claiming a valuable 3lbs she can score the improving The Big Boyo who has finished runner up to two fair sorts over 2m and 2m 2f on last couple of starts for the Pat Colville yard. Ciaran O’Briens Vintage Oak would have collected here over a furlong less last time but for slipping and departing at the last but that was a very slowly run race and the visiting Paddy Aspell ridden 7yo may have to settle for some of the placed money.

Former Irish point winner Ballycracken beat the subsequent Nicky Henderson trained hurdle winner Be There In Five at Nenagh on his second point start and co-incidentally the 6yo is now in the hands of the same trainer and he shaped reasonably well on his start for the yard when fading into third in a Warwick maiden hurdle almost two months ago over 2m 5f. That was a fair effort but the son of Flemensfirth may have to play second best in the 2m 5f novice hurdle at Plumpton this afternoon at 3-45 to the decent dual Fontwell bumper scorer Latin America on his hurdle debut. He should have little trouble over this extended trip on breeding and with the Nick Gifford yard in form the Liam Treadwell ridden 5yo can make a winning hurdling debut here at the expense of the ex point winning mare Evella who demolished a field of her peers in a course and distance mares novice hurdle here on her second start over flights less than a fortnight ago.

Not the strongest of novice chases but the 2m 1f event at Limerick today at 4-10 could fall to the Conor O’Dwyer trained ex pointer Presenting Massey on his third start over the larger obstacles. Though he did ‘bite the dust’ on his debut in this code almost two months ago he did run reasonably well when finishing a modest fifth in a Punchestown 2m 4f novice eleven days ago. Though the Nicky O’Shea ridden 7yo is a maiden under all Rules it must be remembered that he ran the useful subsequent hurdle winner Themoonandsixpence to a length and a half in a Loughrea point almost two years ago. There should be more to come from the Presenting gelding and in a race where there are pleny of questions to be answered by the leaders in the market he can spring a minor surprise here at the expense of Smack That from the in form Rothwell yard who is rated superior to the selection over hurdles but the 8yo couple of efforts in chases to date have not been that inspiring and his record at the track is just passable. Former dual point winner Mr Dominator would prove a danger at bigger odds but he has been disappointing of late and may not be suited by the trip either while Victram was a former decent hurdler on soft ground but he is hardly an improver in the waiting at this juncture.

2-30 PUNCHESTOWN – 3m 4f hc chase

This should prove a stern test today on the forecast ground and we will take 3 against the field here with ROCK DIPLOMAT, lightly raced former pointer Lydon House and High Fidelitay with the first named just getting the narrow vote.

4-00 PUNCHESTOWN – 2m maiden hurdle

In what should develop into a match a tentative vote goes to former pointer PERFECT SMILE who admittedly let us down last time when looking sure to open his account but the Paul Carberry trained 5yo can make amends at the expense of likely favourite Blackstairmountain who could admittedly prove a potent force over flights on his bumper form.

ADVICE
BET 4pt win (nap) AG DUL SUAS 2-40 Limerick
BET 1pt win (savers) THE BIG BOYO and VINTAGE OAK 2-40 Limerick
BET 4pt win LATIN AMERICA 3-45 Plumpton
BET 2pt win (saver) EVELLA 3-45 Plumpton
BET lay BALLYBRACKEN to lose 5pt 3-45 Plumpton
BET 4pt win PRESENTING MASSEY 4-10 Limerick
BET 2pt/1p win (savers) SMACK THAT and MR DOMINATOR 4-10 Limerick

 
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Wednesday's Return was: LOSS 14.68 points

 

IRELAND'S EYE on Saturday

Saturday 30 January

IRELAND'S EYE

It was left to Tony McCoy and Adams Island (11/4-2/1) to ensure we maintained our recent fine run when delivering the former pointer to a clear cut success in a maiden hurdle at Newbury yesterday while saver Presenting Forever (5-9/2) only found one too good in a competitive handicap chase at Doncaster. In our back up service our second choice Giles Cross (6/4) returned to winning ways in a novice chase at Chepstow and another second choice Majaales (4-7/2) only went down narrowly in a Newbury handicap hurdle.
 
Jack frost threatens to prove a spoiler today with three competitive meetings in England and a Fairyhouse card in serious doubt. However Cheltenham, Doncaster and Uttoxeter can still to go ahead as i scribble and there but we will concentrate on Ireland instead where a former point winning mare is taken to land her second Park success in an open looking novice for the fair sex.

Kieran Purcells 7yo Duartin can provide the solution to the 2m 4f hc hurdle at Fairyhouse at 2-40 on ground which suits and though he is unproven over the trip the style of his staying on second to the progressive mare Kylebeg Krystle over 2m 2f at Punchestown ten days ago on his seasonal bow. A winner of a Tralee heavy ground bumper the daughter of Second Empire also finished runner up to the useful Copper Bleu in a bumper subsequently and his penultimate run when just going down to Bar The Rest over 2m 3f at Cork last April entitles him to the utmost respect here. Though he is now 11lbs higher in the ratings he does have the assistance of the capable 7lb claimer Joe Burns to held and he can deliver at the ninth try over hurdles and his fifth handicap run. Course and distance scorer Glendine Lady looks the main danger. She started a well supported second market choice here about three months ago when holding on to beat the favourite Florimund (levels) by a length and a half in a slowish time on heavy. She meets the last named on 5lbs better terms here. Another to consider is the former point runner up Manger Management from the in form Rothwell yard who should appreciate the 1/2m step up in distance here off a low weight on his second handicap start having finished a reasonable fourth over the minimum trip at punchestown a month ago.
 
2007 Dromahane point winner Kind Oscar has added a Punchestown mares maiden hurdle to her resume last year and the lightly raced Ian Hannon trained mare can register at the second try over fences in the extended 2m 5f mares chase at Fairyhouse today at 3-45. Though the 99 rated hurdler meets more highly rated hurdlers here she boast point to point experience and jumped well when taking a fair fourth to Moscova (gave 19lbs) in a Clonmel Grade 3 mares chase on her chase debut some 10 weeks ago. Seven pound claimer Dinny Spillane who guided her to her sole Park victory again takes the reins on the nine year old and she can score from bumper and dual hurdle scorer Oligarth Society who is fitted with blinkers for the first time having posted a modest fifth placing on effectively her chase debut almost two months ago. If the aids have the desired effect the Denis Cullen trained 7yo would pose the main danger to the selection but the 126 rated hurdler Shuil Aris from the Paul Nolan yard probably rates the main threat as the 9yo seems to have returned to something near her best following a lengthy absence and her close second placing to Cara Mara over two miles and four on her chase debut at Fairyhouse on her second start back gives the Sean Flanagan ridden mare decent prospects of adding to her debut bumper win in 2006.
 
2-05 CHELTENHAM – 2m 5f hc chase
 
PRIVATE BE tend to find one too good on most occasions but Phillip Hobbs charge is given a tentative vote to land this good pot at the expense of Exmoor Ranger and The Sawyer here.
 
2-50 DONCASTER – 3m ½ novice hurdle
 
With the Greatrex team in fine form at present it could pay to side with their representative STRATEGIC APPROACH and the Noel Fehily ridden 8yo can beat the ex decent staying chaser Possol and the useful flat winner The Betchworth Kid.
 
ADVICE
BET 4pt win (nap) DUARTIN 2-40 Fairyhouse
BET 2pt/1pt win (savers) GLENDINE LADY and MANGER MANAGEMENT 2-40 Fairyhouse
BET 4pt win KIND OSCAR 3-45 Fairyhouse
BET 2pt win (saver) SHUIL ARIS 3-45 Fairyhouse

 
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Wednesday's Return was: LOSS 14.68 points

 

DAQMAN on Saturday

Saturday 30 January DAQMAN  DOUBLE BANKER DAY: Daqman has two maximum-stakes bets, one each way, on the Cheltenham card which, despite early pessimism, survives with Doncaster the loser to the weather. DOUBLE LAYS DAY: It’s also a day for a double of lays, as Daqman attempts a pair of Double Whammys, where he lays a favourite and backs the winner. It’s a tough day’s racing but, hold a pistolet to my head, and I’ll be buying money in the opener at Cheltenham and watching the rest. However, I think Bouggler is a huge price to place later on, in front or behind Lie Forrit and Time For Rupert. 12.55 Cheltenham: An expensive purchase for the Paul Nicholls winner-factory, having won last time for Nick Williams, Pistolet Noir is a smart prospect who should reveal his Triumph Hurdle potential here. 1.30 Cheltenham: Five Dream has twice been beaten by Pigeon Island, who himself was seen off by Seven is My Number, but is better off at the weights in this. The form of Doctor Pat’s Newbury win has been let down and the hard race that day could have left it’s mark. Plein Pouvoir has hit form at the right time to continue Venetia Williams’ domination of this event  (three wins and a second in five runnings). 2.05 Cheltenham: Seven is My Number is switched to this from abandoned ‘Donny’ whereas this is the ‘proper target’ for Perce Rock, although Tony McCoy fears he has too much weight. At 5.5 the win, my hungry mouse leapt on a superb 2.2 the place Seven Is My Number on Betdaq this morning: can I really get my money back if he is only placed? 2.35 Cheltenham: Novices (Inchidaly Rock) don’t win this, not with Carruthers around anyway: he’s five out of six in small fields. Compare with Madison Du Berlais’s track record of just two thirds from six Cheltenham starts, and you have the makings of a double whammy. 3.10 Cheltenham: Royal Charm is more than useful and Fiulin is an interesting prospect but hurdles-king Henderson seemingly has another one here. General Miller has already shown that he likes the track, which is half the battle at Cheltenham; the other half of the battle is warrior supreme, Tony McCoy. But McCoy reports in his Telegraph column that ‘General Miller is not a natural jumper, however, and that is his biggest downside.’ Back and play: with the worry-beads. 3.40 Cheltenham: Fair Along is back in fine form at home and loves Cheltenham. Lough Derg looks more hard work for McCoy. But is there a Big Buck’s in the field? If anything is to emulate last year’s winner, it must be young and progressive: Lie Forrit has done no wrong – apart from Aintree – but Mr Thriller and Time For Rupert have both improved since his interrupted sequence. Both are held by Katchit if that one gets today’s trip and that’s got to be the clincher in having a bet: the distance. You can only be sure of Time For Rupert (holds Kayf Aramis) and Lie Forrit, though word has it that Bouggler (19.0) will step up all right. TODAY'S BETS BANKER 10pts win PISTOLET NOIR (12.55 Cheltenham) LAY to win 5pts DOCTOR PAT and BET 5pts win PLEIN POUVOIR (1.30 Cheltenham) EACH-WAY BANKER: 5pts win and place SEVEN IS MY NUMBER (2.05 Cheltenham) LAY to win 5pts MADISON DU BERLAIS and BET 5pts win CARRUTHERS (2.35 Cheltenham) BET 2pts win TIME FOR RUPERT and 1pt win and place BOUGGLER, with 1pt (saver) LIE FORRIT (3.40 Cheltenham)
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ED CHAMBERLIN'S Weekend Preview

Saturday 30 January

Join Sky Sports Pundit ED CHAMBERLIN in his regular Weekend Sports Preview below. Simply press play below to tune into Ed's exclusive DAQCAST - covering a whole host of betting opportunities on the DAQ. Ed kicks off this week by looking at the racing at Cheltenham...........

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IRELAND'S EYE on Friday

Friday 29 January

IRELAND'S EYE

On another busy day there are three competitive meetings at Doncaster, Newbury and Chepstow whilst the former fixture presents us with a couple of decent priced ex pointers who are taken to land a competitive handicap novice chase and keenly contested novice hurdles at attractive odds (9.8 and 7.8 on the DAQ at present).

Though our nap Inistioge (8s morn-6/1) could only finish runner up in the mares novice chase at Thurles we did manage a winner from our only other selection at this meeting when Rudi Trucker (7/4) just got home in the hunter chase while at Ffos Las the David Pipe trained Chartreux (5/2) romped home in a maiden hurdle. In the same contest we also managed to land our sole lay of the day when Lady Roberta (4/1) was well turned over in fourth in the same race. Additionally two of our savers Roman Conquest (10-6/1) and Tullintain (9/4-2/1) managed to finish in the money.

Racing opens at Chepstow today with a 2m 1/2f novice hurdle where the former Irish trained Good Old Thyme looks set to go off favourite to land his second career win and follow up his Leicester win for the Dr Newland yard in a 2m 5f hurdle over two months ago. Though the 6yo seemed not to get home over the same course and trip on heavy ground seven weeks ago and the drop in trip could prove beneficial here he may have to play ‘second fiddle’ to the former Irish trained ex Richard Brabazon Nobunaga who scored over 10f on heavy in a flat handicap at Navan and the 77 rated 5yo could prove up to this task on his first start for the Venetia Williams yard.

Novice handicap chases may not always be the way to a profit making day but the Class 3 event at Doncaster today at 2-30 could buck that trend when a former point scorer can land his second victory over the larger obstacles at the third attempt. The lightly raced Charlie Longsdon 7yo beat the subsequent Park winner Flemross to take his point on what was effectively his debut in that sphere at Maralin in 2007 and he has since taken a maiden hurdle on just his second start over flights before continuing that trend with a hard earned and narrow success on second pop over fences over the decent yardstick Ernest Blofeld over 2m 7f on heavy at Uttoxeter over two months ago. That performance proved that the son of Oscar Schindler would get todays trip (won point on fast ground) as the surface was deep last time and though the Richie McGrath ridden gelding has had problems with his wind in the past he should prove capable of passing this test off what looks a reasonable mark. His main dangers look to be two other former Irish point winners in the progressive Iconoclast who is 9lbs higher for landing a similar Kempton contest less than a fortnight ago over todays trip while the expensive Howard Johnson purchase Presenting Forever is open to plenty of improvement having scored a relatively bloodless victory in a Sedgefield over 2m 7f over seven weeks ago.

Ex Timmy Hyde trained Adams Island opened his point account at the fourth time of asking when narrowly scoring at Ballybunion on heavy but now with Rebecca Curtis the 6yo made a fine debut for the yard when beating another former point winner and rival today Crannaghmore Boy with an all the way success at Ffos Las over five weeks ago in a bumper. The Beneficial gelding is clearly on the upgrade and he can land the 3m 1/2f maiden hurdle at Newbury today under Tony McCoy with the step up in distance and softer ground looking likely to prove an asset. Paul Nicholls former English point winner Aiteen Thirtythree looks likely to go off favourite but he ahs questions to answer after a disappointing effort on his hurdle debut and the main danger could come from another former pointer in Back Exit who finished third to Door Boy in his second point start in 2008 and the Phillip Hobbs trained 7yo shaped well when taking third to Possol in a competitive Ascot novice hurdle over 2m 6f over two months ago on his second start over flights.

The closing 2m 3 1/2f novice hurdle at Doncaster at 4-15 pitches together a handful of promising sorts with five former scorers in the line up. The useful dual Southwell bumper winner Double Expresso looks the obvious starting point as the Howard Johnson trained 6yo should be suited by the step up from 2m whilst softer ground should not prove a drawback either. Jessica Harringtons Bostons Angel has scored twice from four starts over flights at 2m on heavy ground and the penalised 6yo now sports blinkers for the first time but he could struggle to give the weight away here on his fifth hurdle start. However the two that we will side with are the Nicky Henderson trained Lord Ragnar who showed decent form in novice events before readily landing a Cheltenham 2m 5f hurdle on his handicap debut almost three months ago and the 118 rated hurdler looks the one to beat here under 3lb claimer Richard Killoran. Nevertheless we will just give the vote to the former Conor O’Donnell trained Ravethebrave who beat a subsequent bumper winner by a wide margin when landing a Donore point on his second point start and the Alan King trained 6yo ran creditably when taking fourth in a Hereford 2m 4f novice hurdle on his debut for the yard almost three months ago. With his stable now striking form the son of of Rashar can beat some more fancied rivals here under Wayne Hutchinson with Lord Ragnar looking the obvious threat.

2-20 CHEPSTOW – 3m novice chase
The Alner trained CONNAK has shaped quite well over fences since returned from a ‘break’ and the course scorer can finally deliver here under Robert Walford with the former pointer Giles Cross looking the obvious danger if none the worse for his last time out fall.

2-40 NEWBURY – 2m 3f hc hurdle
Paul Nicholls SPECIAL OCCASION looks a tricky ride but Ruby Walsh conjured a win from the 6yo last time and the duo can strike again here with blinkers applied for the first time at the expense of the dual course scorer Majaales.

ADVICE
BET 3pt NOBUNAGA 1-10 Chepstow
BET 4pt win OUR HERO 2-30 Doncaster
BET 1pt win (savers) ICONOCLAST and PRESENTING FOREVER
BET 4pt win ADAMS ISLAND 3-15 Newbury
BET 1pt win AIM FOR THE STARS 3-15 Newbury
BET 4pt win (nap) RAVETHEBRAVE 4-15 Doncaster
BET 2pt win (saver) LORD RAGNAR 4-15 Doncaster
 
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Wednesday's Return was: LOSS 14.68 points

 

DAQMAN on Friday

Friday 29 January DAQMAN  SIX WINNING BETS: Daqman was in top form yesterday with race-by-race form figures of 212141011, counting his successful lay, Takajan (2nd 15-8), as a winner and yielding six profitable returns. 6-1 AND 5-1 WINNERS: His best winners were Clever Omneya (won 6-1) and Jack Rackham (won 5-1), which both scored last night in Betdaq-sponsored races at Kempton. NAP UP AT MEYDAN: His sole bet for the opening day at Meydan was to nap Leahurst (won 11-8). Two other UK bets were both beaten a neck, including Bosamcliff (2nd 15-2), robbing him of a spectacular eight wins by a few inches. There are two bankers today in a bid for six maximum-stakes bets in a row, and there’s a horse from Ireland going for a touch at Wolverhampton tonight, but first a few outsiders over the sticks. Layers have probably forgotten that Gavroche Gauguin (1.20 Doncaster) has been well fancied the last twice but are giving him away at 12.0 on Betdaq this morning. Robinson Collonges (1.30 Newbury) is reportedly a classy sort and has schooled exceptionally well, but Tail Of The Bank can be forgiven his fall last time – would have finished no worse than second – and is reckoned an exciting horse in the making: 15.5 offers, as I write. Spit (1.45 Chepstow) appeals at 12.5, with the quirky Nicholls’ runner, Play On Words, favourite but easy to back this morning. You’re So Vain (4.15 Doncaster) you probably think this bet is about you; but the forecast 16-1 shot was already well supported, in to 9.8 on the Daq at the time of writing. Considered the best in a yard with a big future. 1.05 Lingfield: Badly in need of his debut run, Beyond has improved the proverbial ton and works so well on the Al Bahathri that he is expected to take this in impressive style. Cucumber Run, a Champion Bumper contender, is my other banker today, in the last at Newbury. 2.50 Lingfield (Betdaq The Betting Exchange Claimer): Like Avow, himself, his yard is missing strike badly, with 12 placed from the last 18 runners but only two winners; Avow has had three seconds from the last four starts. The blinkers might help Out The Ring but Gay ‘Kelloggs’ doesn’t use them with much discrimination, showing only 6% hits when applying the blinds. Wanchai Whisper holds Anna Galeria on one and Blue Neptune on no fewer than three recent runs, shows a rare consistency at this level – up to class 5, in fact – and there should be no stopping her again unless she’s suddenly gone off the boil. 3.25 Lingfield (betdaqextra.com. Handicap): There are half a dozen front-runners here and beneficiaries of a fast pace should be the old boys, hold-up horses Namir and After The Show. But deleting trainers on the cold list found us winners yesterday and both Herbie Evans (Namir, 71 days) and Rae Guest (After The Show, 108 days) are among four trainers in the race who, in all, have totted up 404 days without a winner. On the other hand, Namir ought to be spot on for this after being beaten only about a length from a very strong pace over CD a fortnight ago. Apart from the two old boys, Ten Down is the only other in the race to have won as high as class 4 and is now 15lb lower than his last winning mark, if you take William Carson’s claim into account: 9.6 on Betdaq, as I write; could bounce back with a good ride. 4.30 Lingfield (Bet Australian Open Tennis - Betdaq Handicap): Clive Brittain is back; he of the soft-shoe, parade-ring shuffle. But Yawary will need a bit more than Mr Nice Guy’s optimism, on all known form. Mattie Salaman’s the punter’s pal, producing a thick wallet from his handicap debutants this term, and with Sweet Avon stepped up a furlong. Novillero looks dangerous down at the foot of the handicap. 5.10 Wolverhampton: Alf Tupper had a blow-out for this, slowly away, in the race won by Sir George on Monday, has stayed over all week, and breezed well on Wednesday morning. Now spot on and in great form, he is strongly expected to collect in this weak claimer which has him high in the official ratings and going for his third CD success: 10.5 on the Daq this morning might turn out to be giving money away. 6.10 Wolverhampton (Bet Super League - Betdaq Handicap): We went for a touch on Fen Spirit when she tried to make all here over CD but was run out of it by the improved Divine Force. I see no Divine Force in this field, though Bajan Tryst is a worry as a winner when fresh and another who likes to set the pace. But Fen Spirit gets a useful 9lb to help her boost the bids at the sales next Thursday: I took 3.55 on Betdaq, with mouse expectancy of an odds-on lay in running, and a bit of insurance on Bajan Tryst. 6.40 Wolverhampton (Bet Premier League Football - Betdaq Handicap): There’s a ‘Rooney’ in a race named after Premier League betting but, with seven course winners, and seven with winning form in its last two starts, there are no tap-ins or open goals here. On recent form over CD, there’s nothing between Radiator Rooney and Know No Fear, whom the handicapper has also closed down with Don Pele; he in turn should now finish dead level with Welcome Approach (fifth in this last year) unless Jake Payne can utilize some or all of his allowance. Yes, it’s a tight one, as 5-1 the field suggests. Adam Kirby’s sole ride of the day is to steer last-time winner Bishopbriggs across from the 12 stall; he should know what he’s doing, since he usually rides Only A Game, whom he manoeuvred to win, racing wide, at Lingfield last month. I can’t have Interchoice Star as a plater giving weight all round, so I had my pound on Royal Envoy, a CD winner who has crashed a stone and more in the handicap in the last 10 weeks: 18.0 on the Daq, as I write. 7.10 Wolverhampton (Bet Multiples - Betdaq Handicap): The selection box for this in the  Racing Post has five of the seven runners tipped: open or what! Yet Dreamwalk, new to AW and with only a place at Kempton last time, and suddenly upped in trip, is clear in the Betdaq market this morning. Shumone knows shumthing, right? Certainly his form looks on a higher level to Sheshall, but Right Option is an out-and-out stayer who goes well fresh, Calculating remains in form and Jeer’s yard has been on a high though this one also steps up markedly in trip. TODAY'S BETS BANKER 10pts win BEYOND (1.05 Lingfield) BET 1pt win and place GAVROCHE GAUGUIN (1.20 Doncaster) BET 1pt win and place TAIL OF THE BANK, and 1pt win (saver) ROBINSON COLLONGES (1.30 Newbury) BET 1pt win and place SPIT (1.45 Chepstow) BANKER 10pts win CUCUMBER RUN (4.25 Newbury) BET 2pts win and place YOU’RE SO VAIN (4.15 Doncaster) BET 3pts win and 2pts place ALF TUPPER (5.10 Wolverhampton) BET 4pts win FEN SPIRIT and 1pt win (saver) BAJAN TRYST (6.10 Wolverhampton) BET 1pt win and place ROYAL ENVOY (6.40 Wolverhampton) DAQ MULTIPLES: 6 x 1pt win doubles Beyond (1.05 Lingfield), with Wanchai Whisper (2.50 Lingfield), Cucumber Run (4.25 Newbury) and Fen Spirit (6.10 Wolverhampton)
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DAQMAN on Thursday

Thursday 28 January DAQMAN  MEYDAN OPENS: The day is marked by the opening of Meydan: Sheikh Mohammed’s personal mirage in the desert near Dubai city becomes reality. A DAY OF 10 BETDAQ SPONSORED RACES ON AW: Meanwhile, Daqman takes you through a day of 10 Betdaq-sponsored races from lunchtime at Southwell to twilight time at Kempton. Billions have been invested in it and billions will be made by the shrewdies who operate there. No, I’m not talking about the banks in the recession but that oasis of luxury, Dubai, that has so far defied all who want to bring her down. We can only stand and stare as the magnificent Meydan opens its golden gates but, as I’m sure you’ll be tempted to do, I’ll throw a shekel at the sheikhs’ paradise – shouldn’t that be dirham? – and have a twlight flutter on Leahurst (7.05). My man says Leahurst has done enough to put himself in the hard-to-beat category for an English success under champion Ryan Moore on the opening night. At home over the sticks, Riskareas (1.15 Warwick) is reckoned an exciting type and is ‘expected’ to continue the Alan King revival. Meanwhile back on the AW…. 1.35 Southwell (Bet Australian Open Tennis – Betdaq Maiden): Cluedo answer to this puzzle of a maiden: Reverend Green in the (form) study with a spanner (in the works). In fact, both Reverend Green and first-time-visored Swell Fellow could murder the favourite Takajan: both have front-run or pulled hard early in the past and are bumper horses used to taking a prominent position, ideal for Southwell. The Betdaq market this morning showed Takajan short (lay and bet then, if he has to come from behind) and Swell Fellow a massive 37.0 (back and lay then, as he’ll shorten dramatically if the visors take effect and he goes to the front). 3.50 Southwell (betdaq.co.uk Handicap): Despite his CD win a week ago, Highland River was a dog on a raft this morning, drifting on a tide of no interest out to 7.0, result perhaps of a sustained run on Criterion, in to 4.5. That may be due to Ian Williams’ current 53% win-and-place strike rate, cemented by the beast’s strong finish over 1m on the course a month ago. However, Criterion put up a similarly flattering display at Kempton earlier and has also been tried at 2m when, surprisingly, he led in the early stages. Two ways of running, fishing for his trip; doesn’t add up to a backable favourite to me. However, another late run is predictable, since Shifting Gold - looking high in the weights - has been freshened up, and is likely to get a move on early. Another rear runner, Charging Indian, could also benefit from the decent pace but he’s well held by Bosamcliff on November form.  Laureldeans Best isn’t out of it, despite failing to lose the maiden certificate, but Strikemaster has shown signs of reluctance. 4.20 Southwell (Bet In Running – Betdaq Apprentice Handicap): I thought the easy winner here three weeks ago, Dontpaytheferryman, would be short but they came for Aaman this morning. He certainly looks the keen-going type who should do well on the course. The handicapper is taking another chance with CD-winner They All Laughed, now 17lb below his last winning mark, and I can see him chasing Spring Breeze, a consistent sort who goes with the pace but lacks a finish, so a prime contender for a Southwell push from the front. With 16 consecutive losers in the last two weeks, Alan McCabe (Jazrawy) is currently in the doldrums and even local-winners vintner Jeremy Glover will find it hard to squeeze any juice out of Red Wine. 4.55 Kempton (Bet African Nations Cup – Betdaq Handicap): This might be a seamless transition from Southwell style if Commandingpresence gets away on the rail but his stable is among six ‘cold trainers’ on the Racing Post list, which includes the trainer of the favourite, Sonhador: S.A. Harris, G.P. Enright, G. Prodromou, H.J. Evans, P Burgoyne, J.J. Bridger. In fact, Commandingpresence was worn down by Equinity (second) over CD a fortnight ago. This is the time of year for Davids Mark – he’s won in January two years running – and Jessica Wigmo, four times a course winner, including in January and February (twice), and down to her last winning mark (15.5 on the Daq, as I write). 5.25 Kempton (Bet Super League – Betdaq Handicap): It’s very rare for outsiders to be too short on Betdaq but Grizedale’s CV tells us he’s won only once here from 35 starts, so you can pencil him in at 34-1 not the 23.0 he’s offered at, as I write. In fact, in pricing up, you have to assess other chances in relation to his, and once again cold trainers make up the greater part (64%) of the field from a 26-day (Ian Wood) and month-long (M. E. Rowland) losing run, through Brisbourne, McInnes and Bridger to Christine Dunnett’s 94 days and beyond to the frozen wastes of H.J. Evans (112 days) and P. Burgoyne (245). Maybe one of those yards will bounce back here but I’m not going to bet on it: I’m going to take my pick in the value area of the remaining stables; they make up to 56% using offers at the time of writing. Reigning Monarch has had no luck with the draw, and Dicey Affair (seemingly holds Imperial Twilight) has done best at Lingfield, so I’ll put my pound on improving Clever Omneya in the hope that Tom Queally can get that bit more out of her that Stephen Craine needed over CD last time out. 5.55 Kempton (Betdaq The Betting Exchange Maiden): Noseda, Elsworth, Chapple-Hyam, Balding, Johnston.. has the Flat started without me? This is as bigger prize as for later handicaps so the mafia’s out in force, as they were last year when Chapple-Hyam beat off Channon, Hannon and Prescott and, just like last year’s winner, his runner, Neduardo, is a runner-up last time out within 10 days of the race. ‘Primed’ is the word I’m looking for. 6.25 Kempton (betdaqextra.com Handicap): Pocket Two (three wins out of six at today’s trip) won this race off 66 two years ago, and Lee Newnes’ allowance takes him a pound below that mark here. But all three past winners have been aged five and six. M’Lady Rousseur fits that bill, won easily over CD last autumn and is the danger to Pocket Two; the absence is a worry but the form of the others makes little appeal. 6.55 Kempton (Bet In Running – Betdaq Handicap): Quinsman is penalized 5lb for last time’s CD win but looks the danger to Eseej, whose front-running style makes him a potential back-and-lay. 7.25 Kempton (Betdaq On 0870 178 1221 Handicap): Clive Cox is in good form, currently with a 40% strike rate, and many of you will fancy front-runner Dens Gift at 4.0 this morning, with a view to saving your stake in running. He’s been runner-up over CD three times on the trot now and that would normally qualify him for a Bismarck from me, but it’s difficult to lay a horse that has much the best form in this grade, unless Snow Bay and Vainglory improve for the surface or Stand Guard bounces back.  7.55 Kempton (Bet In Running Handicap): Diddums is the dog on a raft (out to 11.5) and Dvinsky the one they want (in to 5.4 favourite), as I write. Dvinsky and four-times-a-course-winner Sherjawy are sure to make this a healthy test, and I wouldn’t fancy Hollow Jo to bust a lung again two days running at his age. Jack Rackham has won and been placed three times after an absence and, with that implied here, 6.6 looked like the big getting-out bet, each-way. TODAY'S BETS BET 4pts win (jumps nap) RISKAREAS (1.15 Warwick) LAY to win 3pts TAKAJAN (1.35 Southwell) BET 1pt win and place BOSAMCLIFF (3.50 Southwell) BET 3pts win AAMAN (4.20 Southwell) BET 1pt win and place JESSICA WIGMO (4.55 Kempton) BET 2pts win and place CLEVER OMNEYA (5.25 Kempton) BET 3pts win NEDUARDO (5.55 Kempton) BET 4pts win (nap) LEAHURST (7.05 Meydan) BET 3pts win and place JACK RACKHAM (7.55 Kempton)
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IRELAND'S EYE on Thursday

Thursday 28 January

IRELAND'S EYE

BETDAQ are the chief sponsors on both all weather cards at Southwell and Kempton today while there is an abundance of jumps action in England, Wales and Ireland with good meetings at Warwick, Ffos Las and Thurles respectively. The latter fixture will capture our main attention however and we have an attractively priced selection in a competitive mares chase while a two time hunter chaser is taken to make it a hat trick in the closing hunter chase.

Acapulco (9/10-4/5) finally opened his account over hurdles for us yesterday when beating our next best The Book Thief (9/2) while saver Mr Cracker (5/4-evens) beat our nap Ad Idem (7/2-5/2) in the opener also on the Navan card. Choice Magnanimity (9/4) and saver Prince Of Fire (8/11) were both mugged by Ruby Walsh on Un Hinged in the hurdle on the same card however while Pokfulham (11/2 was not disgraced in taking third in the opener at Musselburgh.

Ffos Las once again stages a fine card this afternoon and once again they have been rewarded by some runners from the Emerald Isle and one of these – Lady Roberta looks set to go off favourite to land the 2m 4f maiden hurdle at 2-30. Gordon Elliotts 108 rated hurdler and bumper scorer has failed to make the breakthrough to date over flights but she has run well in defeat when losing out to a progressive mare in Square Sphere over this trip at Clonmel over a year ago and more recently she made the very useful mare For Bill ‘pull out all the stops’ in a similar contest over that CD over five weeks ago. That last line of form entitles her to maximum respect here but she has yet to register from 9 attempts over hurdles and faces some interesting and potential improving sorts here. The one that gets our vote is the former Louis Archdeacon Dromahane point winner Chartreux who made all to land a Warwick bumper in gutsy fashion almost two months ago and the step up in trip will suit this unbeaten 5yo and he can make a winning hurdles debut here with ground to suit. One who could be worth a win/place saver is the former maiden Irish pointer and Bangor bumper winner Timeshift from the Mickey Hammond yard whose second placing to the subsequent hc hurdle winner Volador with subsequent winner Aldertune back in third in a Chepstow bumper reads well and he can improve for a below par hurdle debut effort some three months ago.

Alan Kings yard are really in hot form at present and Wayne Hutchinson can take advantage of ‘Choc’ Thorntons unfortunate absence by landing a competitive looking 2m 4 1/2f Class 3 novice chase at Warwick at 2-55 with the grey 7yo Bakbenscher. The dual bumper and hurdle winner is far from the finished article over fences to date but the son of Bob Back did score with a degree of ease in the finish when narrowly accounting for the lightly raced but useful Aux Le Bahnn at Wincanton over 2m 5f two months ago on his second chase start and he can make it a double here at the expense of Roman Conquest – winner of a bumper and hurdle (over 2m 4f) but a third fence casualty on his chase debut 10 days ago.

An intriguing Grade 3 chase for mares faces punters at Thurles at 3-55 and in a wide open affair we will be siding with a former point winner here to record her second chase win and her fourth start in this sphere. The mare in question is the Gervan Donnelly trained Maralin point scorer Inistioge who landed a maiden hurdle and a ‘touch’ here a year go over two miles on testing ground. In the meanwhile the daughter of Supreme Leader has improved in each of her three starts over fences and she followed up her gutsy win in a two mile and four novice with a fair third placing to one of todays opponents Cara Mara over the same trip at Fairyhouse and the Robert Power ridden mare is now 5lbs better off for about a four length defeat. Another to enter calculations strongly is the penalised ex point winner Royal Choice who made a fine impression on her chase debut when coming late to beat two of todays rivals Hello Kitty (now 6lbs better off for under 6L) and subsequent scorer Tally Em Up (identical terms) over 2m 1f at Cork on heavy ground almost seven weeks ago. The first named could pose the more dangerous of those two as Leonard Whitmores 9yo has since finished a fine fourth in a competitive Listed chase at Tramore behind The Fonze and boasts a decent record at the track and will be suited by soft ground. Though Rotorua has only the benefit of one outing over fences the 8yo shaped reasonably well there and her best hurdle form would give here prospects of springing a surprise here.

The closing 3m hunter chase at 4-25 at Thurles offers the Jimmy Mangan trained Rudi Trucker a decent chance to make it a hat trick in this grade and follow up his wins in stronger events at Gowran and Fairyhouse last year. A four time point winner the 8yo struck at the second time of asking in fine style at Affane over two months ago and he was still in front when falling about a mile from home in a Down Royal hunter chase at the end of last month won by the top class Agus A Vic. Though that was his second time to fall the son of Rudimentary is normally a sound leaper and 3lb claimer Damien Murphy can guide him to success here at the expense of snug easy Limerick 2m 6f hunter chase winner Tullintain who can confirm the placings here with the runner up and favourite on that occasion Proform Native who is now just 5lbs better off for an eight length defeat. It must be remembered that Roberty Tyners three time point winner was making his chase debut there and the 7yo did beat the subsequent four time track scorer Wolf Moon (rated 129 over hurdles) at the end of 2008 ‘between the flags’ though he did have the advantage in terms of experience on that occasion.

1-25 FFOS LAS – 2m maiden hurdle

Musselburgh bumper winner DEFINITE ALL STAR can score at the second pop over flights for the in form Gordon Elliott yard here following a decent sixth placing in a Leopardstown maiden over this trip (recent big hurdle winner Puyol less than seven lengths in advance in second) and the Jason Maguire ridden 6yo can beat the improving Rebel Dancer here.

2-50 THURLES – 2m hc hurdle

In an open looking handicap a narrow vote goes to one of Liam McAteers two runners the unexposed 5yo MAZARIS who shaped well enough against fair opposition over flights last year and he can spring a minor surprise at the expense of Phillip Rothwells Vinnies Friend who has held his form well since landing a ‘touch’ at Wexford last October over this trip.

ADVICE
BET 4pt win CHARTREUX 2-30 Warwick
BET 1pt win/1pt place (saver) TIMESHIFT 2-30 Warwick
BET lay LADY ROBERTA to win 6pt 2-30 Warwick
BET 4pt win BAKBENSCHER 2-55 Ffos Las
BET 1pt win (saver) ROMAN CONQUEST 2-55 Ffos Las
BET 4pt win (nap) INISTIOGE 3-55 Thurles
BET 1pt win (savers) HELLO KITTY and ROTORUA 3-55 Thurles
BET 4pt win RUDI TRUCKER 4-25 Thurles
BET 3pt win (saver) TULLINTAIN 4-25 Thurles
 
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Wednesday's Return was: LOSS 14.68 points

 

DAQMAN on Wednesday

Wednesday 27 January DAQMAN  GAMBLES COME UNSTUCK: Daqman was in on a series of gambles yesterday but they all came unstuck: Hard Ball (10-1 in to 11-2), Provost (5-1 in to 2-1 fav) and Samizdat (7-2 fav). Daqman’s verdict: Stay on the side of Betdaq value, and you will win in the long run; it’s the only permanently valid law of betting. BETDAQ RACES ANALYSED: More Betdaq-sponsored races at Lingfield today, including a ‘cracking’ handicap at 3 o’clock, but first how to deal with the hot-pot favourites at Huntingdon. The ‘match’, in which a Nicky Henderson hot-pot looked vulnerable, didn’t happen yesterday (Sunnyhillboy withdrawn), but there’s another small-field novice-chase situation involving Henderson at Huntingdon this afternoon. Henry Daly goes for a four-timer in the race: but his Mighty Man (3.20) has Henderson’s Viking Rebel and Charlie Mann’s Sullumo with nothing to lose against the odds-on favourite. However, this is novice-hurdler Viking Rebel’s chasing debut on top of a 643-day absence; and class-4 chaser Sullumo fell last time out. Additionally significant is that both have been steered clear of right-handed tracks; all their success has been left-handed. What is more, twice World Hurdle placed Mighty Man is likely to go off at a rate of knots, intending to expose these flaws of class, lay-off, jumping and track bias. The result surely is that he could become very, very short indeed, and this looks like one of those rare occasions of back-and-lay at odds on (Mighty Man is charged to the account only in Daq Multiples). Mighty Man is 10 now but has only 18 races on his CV, half of which he’s won, for a win-and-place strike-rate of 83%. The only black mark against today’s conditions is the soft ground but he coped with it well enough on his fencing debut at Hereford last month. He’s had time to come on for that and, with Big Buck’s and Co potentially pushing him out of the big hurdle picture, he might even take his chance in the RSA Chase. Another Henderson, Newbury maiden hurdle third, Osric (1.20), has also come on nicely since that day, and has been working very well lately; they’re claiming off Cheshire Prince to close the weights gap, and Action Impact has been well supported this morning. At first glance, a third Henderson ‘match’ seems to be on the cards with Great Reason (1.50) taking on Mille Chief but the betting says: no way; this is a one-horse race, with Mille Chief 1.26. I think this is the reverse of the Mighty Man race, and would be inclined to lay Mille Chief if still that short before the race. There are a couple which could take him on for the lead, and he is prone to lack of fluency in his hurdling. I still think he’ll win but there could well be some offers to bet out with at up to even money and more for the hungry mouse. There are three fair-sized and class-3/4 quality handicaps on an entertaining Huntingdon card, and the man who’s on the past-results record in all of them is Jonjo O’Neill, including with Albertas Run. Rate Of Knots (3.50) looks just the sort of battling mare that Tony McCoy can get the best out of. Ballamusic (2.50) is the each-way choice in the handicap hurdle. 1.30 Lingfield (Bet African Nations Cup – Betdaq Handicap): Peopleton Brook is 10lb higher than for his last handicap win here but he’s won of this kind of rating on turf. However, collateral form involving The Geester, Trip Switch and Elusive Ronnie give the four of them something to find with Hollow Jo. Grand Palace is down 12lb on his winning rating at this time of year in 2009 but his stable is currently out of form. Love You Louis prefers 5f and Amber Sunset 7f. White Shift (16.0 this morning) is my pace-setter; a class-3 winner on turf in the summer, he’s now down in class-6, 16lb lower and ought to be involved on these terms. The grey filly Tanley, a potential improver for a yard with 100% record here, took well to Lingfield at the turn of the year and his return to the track at 12.5 offers this morning grabbed my attention. 2.30 Lingfield (Try Betdaq For An Exchange Claimer): Clear Sailing has become a standing dish here but is up in trip today, and his make-all tail-flashing style may have to be curbed by a bit of hold-up nursing from Paul Doe. Theocritus wins it on official ratings and ran well enough at Dundalk way back to suggest he will cope with the surface here, though he descended to plating class for his recent win and he, too, is up in trip. I’d fancy Fantasy Ride if this were Wolverhampton but the Lingfield horse at this trip is clearly Sunset Boulevard, on the same mark as for one of his five CD successes. 3.00 Lingfield (Bet Asian Handicaps – Betdaq Handicap): A fierce up-front match between Justcallmehandsome and Prince Of Thebes did not materialize here last time but, if the two do get into a duel, Hereford Boy and course-specialist Rapid City should benefit. Hereford Boy let Prince Of Thebes do the hard work before getting up at Kempton recently but there was only a length between them at today’s weights and, as I repeat ad infinitum, horses at this level rarely put back-to-back wins together. So I wasn’t surprised to see Gallantry – back to form and down in the handicap - move into the favourite’s spot on Betdaq this morning. There’s just 0.9 points between the top three in the market, as I write. It’s a cracking little contest and, after the blindfold was removed, I saw that my pin had come down on Prince Of Thebes, while visualizing in my mind a photo-finish of bobbing heads TODAY'S BETS BET 4pts win (nap) OSRIC (1.20 Huntingdon) BET 1pt win and place on each TANLEY and WHITE SHIFT (1.30 Lingfield) BET 3pts win SUNSET BOULEVARD (2.30 Lingfield) BET 2pts win and place BALLAMUSIC (2.50 Huntingdon) BET 3pts win RATE OF KNOTS (3.50 Huntingdon) DAQ MULTIPLES: 4 x 1pt win trebles Osric (1.20 Huntingdon) with Sunset Boulevard (3.30 Lingfield), Mighty Man (3.20 Huntingdon) and Rate Of Knots (3.50 Huntingdon)
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