Morning all,
First of all, apologies for my absence this weekend. It looks like I missed a lot of decent racing, but family comes first. But we're back in the swing of things now, although a dreary Monday card is not the most exciting thing to get us rolling.
There's not a lot of quality out and about, although the all weather action looks like it could throw up a surprise or two. With that in mind, I've gone for a couple of horses are a big price, where I deem it reasonable that they could run into a place.
Here's the full list, good luck with your picks today
30-11
Wolverhampton
12.55 With Hindsight 7/2
1.25 Reckless Ambition 18/1
1.55 Effusive 12/1
2.30 Weld Al Khawaneej 5/1
3.00 Rosenbaum 13/8
3.30 Secret Sinner 9/1
4.05 Your Gifted 7/1
Plumpton
1.10 Act of Supremacy 9/1
1.40 Violet Dancer 1/4
2.10 Tambura 7/2
2.40 My Lord 10/3
3.10 Eastern Witness 4/1
3.40 Midnight Tune 2/1
Kempton
2.20 Vastly 12/1
2.50 Walaa 8/1
3.20 Hawk Moth 15/2
3.50 Shaan 11/1
4.20 Pure Fantasy 6/1
4.50 Elusive Guest 16/1
5.20 Loyalty 18/1
5.50 Noverre To Go 10/1
Monday 30 November 2015
Friday 27 November 2015
Reds Racing Tips 27-11
Morning All,
The day got off to a great start yesterday with eight winners from the first eleven races over jumps, but it sadly petered out after that. A dismal effort with the all weather action saw the earlier profits melt away and the day ended in the red. My main selection for the day Cartwright improved, but no where near enough to win and I think it's time to give up on that one. (Watch it bolt up next time!)
Two good jumps cards from Doncaster & Newbury and a lesser one from Musselburgh followed by two evening cards from Wolverhampton and Dundalk later one. I haven't had a look at the last two yet, but I'll add the selections for them to the bottom of here.
Here's today's selections, good luck with your picks
27-11
Doncaster
12.15 Night In Milan 11/2 Tracker
12.45 Lowcarr Motion 11/2
1.20 Enchanted Garden 4/1
1.55 Innocent Touch 7/2
2.30 Go Long 12/1
3.05 Present Flight 3/1
3.35 Meribel Millie 3/1
Newbury
12.25 Copain De Classe 9/4
12.55 Rouge Et Blanc 9/1
1.30 Sykes 7/2 Nap
2.05 Maximiser 7/2 NB
2.40 Howlongisafoot 7/1
3.15 Champers On Ice 9/4 Tracker
3.45 West Approach 10/1 Tracker
Musselburgh
12.35 Bracing 7/2
1.10 Near to Tears 8/1
1.45 The Backup Plan 7/2
2.20 Kings Folly 8/1
2.55 Carters Rest 8/1
3.25 Sammy B 12/1
Wolverhampton
4.10 Lady Kheleyf 14/1
4.45 Falsify 9/2
5.15 Bogsnog 6/1
5.45 Zebs Lad 7/4
6.15 Champagne Ceri 5/2
6.45 Alfajer 5/1
7.15 Idol Deputy 4/1
7.45 Manolito 11/4
Dundalk
5.35 Victorious Secret 5/2
6.05 Danz Gift 9/4
6.35 Ringside Humour 6/1
7.05 Empresario 8/1
7.35 Honor Oak 4/1
8.05 Twobeelucky 7/2
8.35 Stamp of Authority 7/2
9.05 Reckless Lad 3/1
The day got off to a great start yesterday with eight winners from the first eleven races over jumps, but it sadly petered out after that. A dismal effort with the all weather action saw the earlier profits melt away and the day ended in the red. My main selection for the day Cartwright improved, but no where near enough to win and I think it's time to give up on that one. (Watch it bolt up next time!)
Two good jumps cards from Doncaster & Newbury and a lesser one from Musselburgh followed by two evening cards from Wolverhampton and Dundalk later one. I haven't had a look at the last two yet, but I'll add the selections for them to the bottom of here.
Here's today's selections, good luck with your picks
27-11
Doncaster
12.15 Night In Milan 11/2 Tracker
12.45 Lowcarr Motion 11/2
1.20 Enchanted Garden 4/1
1.55 Innocent Touch 7/2
2.30 Go Long 12/1
3.05 Present Flight 3/1
3.35 Meribel Millie 3/1
Newbury
12.25 Copain De Classe 9/4
12.55 Rouge Et Blanc 9/1
1.30 Sykes 7/2 Nap
2.05 Maximiser 7/2 NB
2.40 Howlongisafoot 7/1
3.15 Champers On Ice 9/4 Tracker
3.45 West Approach 10/1 Tracker
Musselburgh
12.35 Bracing 7/2
1.10 Near to Tears 8/1
1.45 The Backup Plan 7/2
2.20 Kings Folly 8/1
2.55 Carters Rest 8/1
3.25 Sammy B 12/1
Wolverhampton
4.10 Lady Kheleyf 14/1
4.45 Falsify 9/2
5.15 Bogsnog 6/1
5.45 Zebs Lad 7/4
6.15 Champagne Ceri 5/2
6.45 Alfajer 5/1
7.15 Idol Deputy 4/1
7.45 Manolito 11/4
Dundalk
5.35 Victorious Secret 5/2
6.05 Danz Gift 9/4
6.35 Ringside Humour 6/1
7.05 Empresario 8/1
7.35 Honor Oak 4/1
8.05 Twobeelucky 7/2
8.35 Stamp of Authority 7/2
9.05 Reckless Lad 3/1
Thursday 26 November 2015
Reds Racings Tips 26-11
Morning all,
A good day yesterday as my main tip for the day, Clondaw Cian came home victorious at Fontwell. His jumping wasn't always the smoothest, but he kept finding more on the run in and finished well clear of second. He travelled strongly throughout and will remain on my one to watch list for the future.
Over to today's racing and we've got no less than five cards to work our way through. Willie Mullins is rolling out some more interesting types over in Ireland, but most of them are hot favourites and it's hard to see value in there from a betting angle. The same applies to the best looking card of the day at Newbury, where the feature race at 2.10 could be won by any of them. The most eye catching selection on my list will probably be Cartwright in the 1.55 at Southwell. I'm convinced there's a good horse in there somewhere. He got away poorly on both his starts and looked pretty green still last time out. He's stepping up in trip to a mile and considering he's finished pretty well on both his previous starts, he may stand a chance at some improvement here. At 33/1 I'm going to have a little punt each way
Today's selections in full, let me know how you get on.
26-11
Southwell
12.15 Cascadia 11/8
12.45 Tarando 6/1
1.20 Judicial Enquiry 6/1
1.55 Cartwright 33/1
2.30 Ada Misobel 9/2
3.05 Je T'Aime Encore 14/1
3.35 Be Royale 11/4
Thurles
12.20 Shaneshill 1/4
12.50 Kilcrea 4/1
1.25 Petit Mouchoir 2/7
2.00 Royal Caviar 7/4
2.35 Sizing Scorpion 7/2
3.10 Daneking 6/4
3.40 Cadawil 6/1
Newbury
12.30 Modus 8/13
1.00 Russe Blanc 13/2
1.35 Unowhatimeanharry 8/13
2.10 Native River 10/1
2.45 Fourth Act 9/1
3.15 San Benedeto 9/4
3.50 Onthewesternfront 4/1
Taunton
12.40 Exemplary 6/1
1.10 Mister Miyagi 10/11
1.45 Tokyo Javilex 13/2
2.20 Royalraise 6/1
2.55 Dazinski 9/2
3.25 Ballyegan 3/1
4.00 Seymour Legend 5/1
Chelmsford City
4.10 Ms Eboracum 6/1
4.40 Investiture 11/2
5.10 Auntinet 2/1
5.40 Zio Gianni 9/2
6.10 Harlequin Rock 14/1
6.40 Guishan 7/2
7.10 Peeps 5/2
7.40 Supersta 13/8
A good day yesterday as my main tip for the day, Clondaw Cian came home victorious at Fontwell. His jumping wasn't always the smoothest, but he kept finding more on the run in and finished well clear of second. He travelled strongly throughout and will remain on my one to watch list for the future.
Over to today's racing and we've got no less than five cards to work our way through. Willie Mullins is rolling out some more interesting types over in Ireland, but most of them are hot favourites and it's hard to see value in there from a betting angle. The same applies to the best looking card of the day at Newbury, where the feature race at 2.10 could be won by any of them. The most eye catching selection on my list will probably be Cartwright in the 1.55 at Southwell. I'm convinced there's a good horse in there somewhere. He got away poorly on both his starts and looked pretty green still last time out. He's stepping up in trip to a mile and considering he's finished pretty well on both his previous starts, he may stand a chance at some improvement here. At 33/1 I'm going to have a little punt each way
Today's selections in full, let me know how you get on.
26-11
Southwell
12.15 Cascadia 11/8
12.45 Tarando 6/1
1.20 Judicial Enquiry 6/1
1.55 Cartwright 33/1
2.30 Ada Misobel 9/2
3.05 Je T'Aime Encore 14/1
3.35 Be Royale 11/4
Thurles
12.20 Shaneshill 1/4
12.50 Kilcrea 4/1
1.25 Petit Mouchoir 2/7
2.00 Royal Caviar 7/4
2.35 Sizing Scorpion 7/2
3.10 Daneking 6/4
3.40 Cadawil 6/1
Newbury
12.30 Modus 8/13
1.00 Russe Blanc 13/2
1.35 Unowhatimeanharry 8/13
2.10 Native River 10/1
2.45 Fourth Act 9/1
3.15 San Benedeto 9/4
3.50 Onthewesternfront 4/1
Taunton
12.40 Exemplary 6/1
1.10 Mister Miyagi 10/11
1.45 Tokyo Javilex 13/2
2.20 Royalraise 6/1
2.55 Dazinski 9/2
3.25 Ballyegan 3/1
4.00 Seymour Legend 5/1
Chelmsford City
4.10 Ms Eboracum 6/1
4.40 Investiture 11/2
5.10 Auntinet 2/1
5.40 Zio Gianni 9/2
6.10 Harlequin Rock 14/1
6.40 Guishan 7/2
7.10 Peeps 5/2
7.40 Supersta 13/8
Wednesday 25 November 2015
Reds racing tips 25-11
Morning all,
Not a great day yesterday, but I managed to find a couple of winners. Today's racing doesn't look bad at all, some competitive races and some nice horses out on show. My eyes will mainly be towards the Fontwell 12.40 where Clondaw Cian makes his debut over hurdles. An impressive bumper winner at this venue in testing conditions last time out, he should enjoy the conditions once again today. Before that, he was second to Copper Kay, who was an impressive winner at the Cheltenham Open meeting. Hopefully he can follow up over jumps for the first time.
Due to work commitments, I haven't had chance to look to the evening cards, but I'll try and get my selections up for them as the day goes on.
Today's selections are below, let me know how you fare
25-11
Lingfield
12.00 Beauty Night 25/1
12.30 Pinstripe 11/1
1.00 Field Of Dream 1/1
1.30 Athenian Garden 8/1
2.00 Birdie Queen 8/1
2.35 Swing Easy 11/1
3.10 Putaringonit 7/1
3.40 Moon Eyes 9/2
Fontwell
12.40 Clondaw Cian 9/4
1.10 Degooch 9/4
1.40 Showboater 15/8
2.10 Join The Navy 5/1
2.45 Matrow's Lady 6/4
3.20 Sporting Milan 2/1
Wetherby
12.50 Return Flight 6/1
1.20 Run Ructions Run 9/2
1.50 Goldslinger 4/1
2.25 Grey Life 9/2
3.00 Turtle Cask 4/1
3.30 Miss Yeats 7/1
Kempton
4.15 Shinelikeadiamond 9/4
4.45 Dubawi Light 2/1
5.15 Pike Corner Cross 6/1
5.45 The Commendatore 8/11
6.15 Miro 4/5
6.45 Osipova 13/2
7.15 Lancelot Du Lac 15/8
7.45 Daniel Thomas 8/1
Dundalk
6.05 Virile 12/1
6.35 Cafe Nervosa 16/1
7.05 Kodiac's Back 3/1
7.35 Zig Zag 5/4
8.05 Facade 4/9
8.35 Chatterton 8/1
9.05 Brosnan 10/1
Not a great day yesterday, but I managed to find a couple of winners. Today's racing doesn't look bad at all, some competitive races and some nice horses out on show. My eyes will mainly be towards the Fontwell 12.40 where Clondaw Cian makes his debut over hurdles. An impressive bumper winner at this venue in testing conditions last time out, he should enjoy the conditions once again today. Before that, he was second to Copper Kay, who was an impressive winner at the Cheltenham Open meeting. Hopefully he can follow up over jumps for the first time.
Due to work commitments, I haven't had chance to look to the evening cards, but I'll try and get my selections up for them as the day goes on.
Today's selections are below, let me know how you fare
25-11
Lingfield
12.00 Beauty Night 25/1
12.30 Pinstripe 11/1
1.00 Field Of Dream 1/1
1.30 Athenian Garden 8/1
2.00 Birdie Queen 8/1
2.35 Swing Easy 11/1
3.10 Putaringonit 7/1
3.40 Moon Eyes 9/2
Fontwell
12.40 Clondaw Cian 9/4
1.10 Degooch 9/4
1.40 Showboater 15/8
2.10 Join The Navy 5/1
2.45 Matrow's Lady 6/4
3.20 Sporting Milan 2/1
Wetherby
12.50 Return Flight 6/1
1.20 Run Ructions Run 9/2
1.50 Goldslinger 4/1
2.25 Grey Life 9/2
3.00 Turtle Cask 4/1
3.30 Miss Yeats 7/1
Kempton
4.15 Shinelikeadiamond 9/4
4.45 Dubawi Light 2/1
5.15 Pike Corner Cross 6/1
5.45 The Commendatore 8/11
6.15 Miro 4/5
6.45 Osipova 13/2
7.15 Lancelot Du Lac 15/8
7.45 Daniel Thomas 8/1
Dundalk
6.05 Virile 12/1
6.35 Cafe Nervosa 16/1
7.05 Kodiac's Back 3/1
7.35 Zig Zag 5/4
8.05 Facade 4/9
8.35 Chatterton 8/1
9.05 Brosnan 10/1
Tuesday 24 November 2015
Reds Racing Tips 24-11
Morning all,
An excellent day yesterday, with winners tipped at 16/1 and 14/1. The second of them, Lady of Longstone, put in an impressive performance running off the front and then finding more under pressure to keep of any challengers to win by six lengths. The most impressive performance of the day however, came from Vaniteux who utterly destroyed what looked like a decent field. Jumping stylishly, he went on to win by nearly 20 lengths. His price for the Arkle was swiftly cut on the back of that display and it was easy to see why. It wasn't all fun for Nicky Henderson though, as Polly Peachum was upset in the Mares Hurdle and beaten by Morello Royale for the in-form Colin Tizzard.
Looking forwards to today's action and the cupboard is a bit bare. Halo Moon should have the beating of all his rivals in the 1.30 at Lingfield and I've napped him accordingly, while Amenable is probably the best horse in a terrible race in the 3.40 at Southwell. He's also the only one proven to stay the distance and he would be my next best.
Here's the full list for today, good luck with your selections.
24-11
Southwell
12.10 Le Deluge 13/2
12.40 What She Could Be 9/4
1.10 Good Trip 4/9
1.40 Lady McGuffy 3/1
2.10 Miss Giler 11/4
2.40 Deep Resolve 9/1
3.10 Meebo 25/1
3.40 Amenable 10/1 NB
Sedgefield
12.20 Snowed In 10/3
12.50 Ryedale Racer 11/8
1.20 Seventeen Black 7/1
1.50 Wot A Shot 11/2
2.20 Tomorrow's Legend 6/1
2.50 Veroce 14/1
3.20 Storm Forecast 4/1
Lingfield
1.00 Pennywell 11/2
1.30 Halo Moon 5/2 NAP
2.00 Alberta 5/2
2.30 Minstrels Gallery 5/1
3.00 Vikekhal 7/1
3.30 Royal Plaza 7/1
An excellent day yesterday, with winners tipped at 16/1 and 14/1. The second of them, Lady of Longstone, put in an impressive performance running off the front and then finding more under pressure to keep of any challengers to win by six lengths. The most impressive performance of the day however, came from Vaniteux who utterly destroyed what looked like a decent field. Jumping stylishly, he went on to win by nearly 20 lengths. His price for the Arkle was swiftly cut on the back of that display and it was easy to see why. It wasn't all fun for Nicky Henderson though, as Polly Peachum was upset in the Mares Hurdle and beaten by Morello Royale for the in-form Colin Tizzard.
Looking forwards to today's action and the cupboard is a bit bare. Halo Moon should have the beating of all his rivals in the 1.30 at Lingfield and I've napped him accordingly, while Amenable is probably the best horse in a terrible race in the 3.40 at Southwell. He's also the only one proven to stay the distance and he would be my next best.
Here's the full list for today, good luck with your selections.
24-11
Southwell
12.10 Le Deluge 13/2
12.40 What She Could Be 9/4
1.10 Good Trip 4/9
1.40 Lady McGuffy 3/1
2.10 Miss Giler 11/4
2.40 Deep Resolve 9/1
3.10 Meebo 25/1
3.40 Amenable 10/1 NB
Sedgefield
12.20 Snowed In 10/3
12.50 Ryedale Racer 11/8
1.20 Seventeen Black 7/1
1.50 Wot A Shot 11/2
2.20 Tomorrow's Legend 6/1
2.50 Veroce 14/1
3.20 Storm Forecast 4/1
Lingfield
1.00 Pennywell 11/2
1.30 Halo Moon 5/2 NAP
2.00 Alberta 5/2
2.30 Minstrels Gallery 5/1
3.00 Vikekhal 7/1
3.30 Royal Plaza 7/1
Monday 23 November 2015
Weekend Review - Betfair Chase & Mullins Stars
The Weekend Review
By Red
Red looks back on the weekend action, a marvellous performance by Cue Card and casts an eye over the return of Willie Mullins' superstars.
What a thrilling performance. That's all you can say about it really. Cue Card rolled back the years and returned to peak form with an impressive performance to claim the Betfair Chase. Not to toot my own horn, but in my preview on Friday, I'd pointed out that Cue Card could well be back to his best and he didn't disappoint. He travelled superbly and jumped really well. There was one mistake five out and I thought that had cost him the race, but he came back without any apparent effort. He reeled in Silviniaco Conti, who was disappointing and seemed to lack fitness. It must be a big thrill for Colin Tizzard to see his star back to his best. A wind operation seems to have been biggest factor in Cue Card's rejuvenation and he's shortened dramatically in the betting for the King George.
The favourite for that race before the weekend was Vautour and the JLT winner made his seasonal reappearance at Ascot. He won but his one and three quarter length victory was far from impressive. He ran from the front as is his style, but his jumping was nowhere near his JLT efforts. He continuously jumped out to the left and made a mistake at the 11th that nearly cost him the race. But he recovered and managed to put enough distance between him and his challenger Ptit Zig to win. But if I was an ante-post backer (which I'm not for what it's worth) I'd be worried. I know the target will be at Cheltenham and he'll not be fully tuned up just yet, but it doesn't look great for the KG. Kempton is another right-handed track and jumping out to left there will cost him. Equally, there are concerns over his ability to stay the distance. While there were no signs at Ascot that would prevent him from staying, the step up to three miles will test his stamina.
But if Mullins is concerned about Vautour he didn't show it. And any nightmares on Saturday were quickly belayed on Sunday when Douvan put in an impressive jumping performance around Navan on his chase debut. Although he was never really challenged and it was little more than a run around, his price for the Arkle quickly shortened on the back of his display. Later on the card, Augusta Kate followed up her 23 length victory from last time out to win by seven lengths this time.
Back at Ascot on Saturyday, Rock On Ruby put strong performance under pressure to win the Grade 2 Ascot Hurdle, followed by Dresden winning the two mile chase in a slow motion finish. Other eye catchers were Vieux Lion Rouge, running on strongly to win the last race on the card at Haydock, Our Kaempfer was travelling strongly when he was brought down and Baradari claimed the spoils in the Fixed Brush Hurdle. Irving finally, made the most of a mistake by Top Notch two from the finish to assert on the run in. Nicky Henderson's horse will come on for the run though and if it comes up very soft for the Fighting Fifth, he should have a good chance
By Red
Red looks back on the weekend action, a marvellous performance by Cue Card and casts an eye over the return of Willie Mullins' superstars.
What a thrilling performance. That's all you can say about it really. Cue Card rolled back the years and returned to peak form with an impressive performance to claim the Betfair Chase. Not to toot my own horn, but in my preview on Friday, I'd pointed out that Cue Card could well be back to his best and he didn't disappoint. He travelled superbly and jumped really well. There was one mistake five out and I thought that had cost him the race, but he came back without any apparent effort. He reeled in Silviniaco Conti, who was disappointing and seemed to lack fitness. It must be a big thrill for Colin Tizzard to see his star back to his best. A wind operation seems to have been biggest factor in Cue Card's rejuvenation and he's shortened dramatically in the betting for the King George.
The favourite for that race before the weekend was Vautour and the JLT winner made his seasonal reappearance at Ascot. He won but his one and three quarter length victory was far from impressive. He ran from the front as is his style, but his jumping was nowhere near his JLT efforts. He continuously jumped out to the left and made a mistake at the 11th that nearly cost him the race. But he recovered and managed to put enough distance between him and his challenger Ptit Zig to win. But if I was an ante-post backer (which I'm not for what it's worth) I'd be worried. I know the target will be at Cheltenham and he'll not be fully tuned up just yet, but it doesn't look great for the KG. Kempton is another right-handed track and jumping out to left there will cost him. Equally, there are concerns over his ability to stay the distance. While there were no signs at Ascot that would prevent him from staying, the step up to three miles will test his stamina.
But if Mullins is concerned about Vautour he didn't show it. And any nightmares on Saturday were quickly belayed on Sunday when Douvan put in an impressive jumping performance around Navan on his chase debut. Although he was never really challenged and it was little more than a run around, his price for the Arkle quickly shortened on the back of his display. Later on the card, Augusta Kate followed up her 23 length victory from last time out to win by seven lengths this time.
Back at Ascot on Saturyday, Rock On Ruby put strong performance under pressure to win the Grade 2 Ascot Hurdle, followed by Dresden winning the two mile chase in a slow motion finish. Other eye catchers were Vieux Lion Rouge, running on strongly to win the last race on the card at Haydock, Our Kaempfer was travelling strongly when he was brought down and Baradari claimed the spoils in the Fixed Brush Hurdle. Irving finally, made the most of a mistake by Top Notch two from the finish to assert on the run in. Nicky Henderson's horse will come on for the run though and if it comes up very soft for the Fighting Fifth, he should have a good chance
Reds Racing Tips 23-11
Morning all,
Bit later than normal and yesterdays review will be in with the weekend review, so we'll jump straight into today's racing. Not a lot of racing on today, but some decent races in prospect, both from Kempton and on the All Weather at Chelmsford. Looks like we'll have some competitive fields and it's been difficult to make selections.
Here's my picks for today, good luck if you're following.
23-11
Kempton
1.05 Theos Charm 5/1
1.35 Qewy 13/2
2.10 Polly Peachum 2/5
2.45 Sew On Target 13/2
3.15 Lady of Longstone 14/1
3.45 Paddy's Runner 3/1
Ludlow
1.20 Un Prophete 16/1
1.50 Round Robin 6/1
2.20 Jayo Time 16/1
2.55 Sky Watch 11/2
3.25 Ordensritter 2/1
3.55 Scales 6/1
Chelmsford City
2.00 Soldier In Action 15/8
2.35 Fighting Temeraire 13/8
3.05 Realize 10/1
3.35 Shipyard 9/1
4.05 Feng Shui 6/1
4.35 Flashman 9/2
5.05 Markabah 13/2
Bit later than normal and yesterdays review will be in with the weekend review, so we'll jump straight into today's racing. Not a lot of racing on today, but some decent races in prospect, both from Kempton and on the All Weather at Chelmsford. Looks like we'll have some competitive fields and it's been difficult to make selections.
Here's my picks for today, good luck if you're following.
23-11
Kempton
1.05 Theos Charm 5/1
1.35 Qewy 13/2
2.10 Polly Peachum 2/5
2.45 Sew On Target 13/2
3.15 Lady of Longstone 14/1
3.45 Paddy's Runner 3/1
Ludlow
1.20 Un Prophete 16/1
1.50 Round Robin 6/1
2.20 Jayo Time 16/1
2.55 Sky Watch 11/2
3.25 Ordensritter 2/1
3.55 Scales 6/1
Chelmsford City
2.00 Soldier In Action 15/8
2.35 Fighting Temeraire 13/8
3.05 Realize 10/1
3.35 Shipyard 9/1
4.05 Feng Shui 6/1
4.35 Flashman 9/2
5.05 Markabah 13/2
Sunday 22 November 2015
Reds Racing Tips 22-11
Morning All,
After yesterday's bumper card, today's fare is a little bit disappointing. At least we have got Douvan's first run over fences to look forward to, but at the offered odds, it's not one to back. Navan probably has the most interesting card, with a few other of Willie's potential stars getting a run around as well.
Yesterday was all about Cue Card. What a performance that was. He really does seem back to his best and as I predicted in the preview blog on Friday evening, his best was too good for Silviniaco Conti. Meanwhile over at Ascot, Vautour was less than impressive. He only narrowly managed to beat Ptit Zig, despite getting five pounds from his rival. But having said that, he looked very rusty and his jumping was nowhere near his slick JLT effort. Assuming he comes on for the run, he's still a Gold Cup contender. The question remains about his stamina, but Mullins has shown time and again that he gets the best out of his horses and he's not too bothered about the trip. The King George on Boxing Day will be very interesting though. Cue Card back to his best, Vautour, Don Cossack, perhaps Coneygree will run as well. And I wouldn't rule Conti out all together either. He's got past form and despite his loss on Saturday, he's still a very good horse.
Here's today's selections, good luck and let me know how you do
22-11
Navan
12.40 Potters Point 1/1
1.10 Moylisha Tim 12/1
1.40 Loyalty Card 10/3
2.10 Douvan 1/7
2.40 Tulsa Jack 8/1
3.10 Fine Theatre 12/1
3.40 Augusta Kate 4/6
Exeter
1.00 Theatre Goer 9/2
1.30 Houston Dynimo 4/1
2.00 Dawson City 28/1
2.30 Hi Bronco 7/1
3.00 Swincombe Toby 5/2
3.30 Winged Crusader 7/1
4.00 Legion d'Honneur 4/1
Uttoxeter
1.20 Tara Flow 5/4
1.50 Minellaforlunch 11/8
2.20 On The Right Path 9/1
2.50 King of Glory 3/1
3.20 Pure Science 9/2
3.50 Shaky Gift 1/1
After yesterday's bumper card, today's fare is a little bit disappointing. At least we have got Douvan's first run over fences to look forward to, but at the offered odds, it's not one to back. Navan probably has the most interesting card, with a few other of Willie's potential stars getting a run around as well.
Yesterday was all about Cue Card. What a performance that was. He really does seem back to his best and as I predicted in the preview blog on Friday evening, his best was too good for Silviniaco Conti. Meanwhile over at Ascot, Vautour was less than impressive. He only narrowly managed to beat Ptit Zig, despite getting five pounds from his rival. But having said that, he looked very rusty and his jumping was nowhere near his slick JLT effort. Assuming he comes on for the run, he's still a Gold Cup contender. The question remains about his stamina, but Mullins has shown time and again that he gets the best out of his horses and he's not too bothered about the trip. The King George on Boxing Day will be very interesting though. Cue Card back to his best, Vautour, Don Cossack, perhaps Coneygree will run as well. And I wouldn't rule Conti out all together either. He's got past form and despite his loss on Saturday, he's still a very good horse.
Here's today's selections, good luck and let me know how you do
22-11
Navan
12.40 Potters Point 1/1
1.10 Moylisha Tim 12/1
1.40 Loyalty Card 10/3
2.10 Douvan 1/7
2.40 Tulsa Jack 8/1
3.10 Fine Theatre 12/1
3.40 Augusta Kate 4/6
Exeter
1.00 Theatre Goer 9/2
1.30 Houston Dynimo 4/1
2.00 Dawson City 28/1
2.30 Hi Bronco 7/1
3.00 Swincombe Toby 5/2
3.30 Winged Crusader 7/1
4.00 Legion d'Honneur 4/1
Uttoxeter
1.20 Tara Flow 5/4
1.50 Minellaforlunch 11/8
2.20 On The Right Path 9/1
2.50 King of Glory 3/1
3.20 Pure Science 9/2
3.50 Shaky Gift 1/1
Friday 20 November 2015
Reds Racing Tips 21-11
Evening all,
A bumper Saturday card to look forward to, with a few big races at Haydock as well as the return as a few of Willie Mullins' stars. For a full preview, check out the previous post to the blog.
Friday's selections did not perform brilliantly and a number of places were unable to cover the losers. Minella Rocco was one of the disappointments, while Kilcrea Vale was going well until he fell. The two other tracker horses, Welsh Shadow and Doctor Phoenix both claimed wins, so it wasn't all bad. Tomorrow sees three tracker horses going, Vautour, Our Kaempfer and Top Notch. All three should have a very good chance of winning, although Our Kaempfer will have the hardest task in a big field.
Saturday's selections are below, good luck and let me know how you get on
21-11
Lingfield
11.45 Long Island 7/4
12.15 Olympic Runner 2/1
12.50 Race Day 11/2
1.25 Emperors Warrior 7/1
2.00 Etaad 4/1
2.35 Somethingthrilling 5/4
3.10 Burning Thread 6/1
3.45 Indastar 7/1
Huntingdon
12.00 Carinena 9/4
12.30 Be On Time 3/1
1.05 Bilzic 5/1
1.40 Abricot De L'Oasis 5/2
2.15 Foundation Man 7/1
2.50 Snowball 3/1
3.25 The Fugitive 6/1
Haydock
12.10 New Street 15/2
12.40 King of the Wolds 7/1
1.15 Gunner Fifteen 9/4
1.50 Top Notch 13/8
2.25 Our Kaempfer 14/1
3.00 Cue Card 3/1
3.35 Toby LeRone 9/2
Ascot
12.20 Mad About The Boy 14/1
12.55 Parish Business 5/1
1.30 Smart Talk 3/1
2.05 Vautour 2/5
2.40 Brother Tedd 13/8
3.15 Fago 11/2
3.50 Behind The Wire 6/1
Gowran
12.25 Footpad 4/11
1.00 Gunnery Sergeant 4/1
1.35 Stone Hard 7/4
2.10 Balofilo 6/1
2.45 Tennis Cap 5/1
3.20 Roi des Francs 5/2
3.55 Swantykay 12/1
Wolverhampton
5.45 Space Artist 7/1
6.15 Sadie Babes 7/2
6.45 Dose 11/2
7.15 Weybridge Light 12/1
7.45 Patriotic 9/1
8.15 Wink Oliver 7/1
8.45 Hartford Starts 6/1
9.15 Magnolia Ridge 8/1
A bumper Saturday card to look forward to, with a few big races at Haydock as well as the return as a few of Willie Mullins' stars. For a full preview, check out the previous post to the blog.
Friday's selections did not perform brilliantly and a number of places were unable to cover the losers. Minella Rocco was one of the disappointments, while Kilcrea Vale was going well until he fell. The two other tracker horses, Welsh Shadow and Doctor Phoenix both claimed wins, so it wasn't all bad. Tomorrow sees three tracker horses going, Vautour, Our Kaempfer and Top Notch. All three should have a very good chance of winning, although Our Kaempfer will have the hardest task in a big field.
Saturday's selections are below, good luck and let me know how you get on
21-11
Lingfield
11.45 Long Island 7/4
12.15 Olympic Runner 2/1
12.50 Race Day 11/2
1.25 Emperors Warrior 7/1
2.00 Etaad 4/1
2.35 Somethingthrilling 5/4
3.10 Burning Thread 6/1
3.45 Indastar 7/1
Huntingdon
12.00 Carinena 9/4
12.30 Be On Time 3/1
1.05 Bilzic 5/1
1.40 Abricot De L'Oasis 5/2
2.15 Foundation Man 7/1
2.50 Snowball 3/1
3.25 The Fugitive 6/1
Haydock
12.10 New Street 15/2
12.40 King of the Wolds 7/1
1.15 Gunner Fifteen 9/4
1.50 Top Notch 13/8
2.25 Our Kaempfer 14/1
3.00 Cue Card 3/1
3.35 Toby LeRone 9/2
Ascot
12.20 Mad About The Boy 14/1
12.55 Parish Business 5/1
1.30 Smart Talk 3/1
2.05 Vautour 2/5
2.40 Brother Tedd 13/8
3.15 Fago 11/2
3.50 Behind The Wire 6/1
Gowran
12.25 Footpad 4/11
1.00 Gunnery Sergeant 4/1
1.35 Stone Hard 7/4
2.10 Balofilo 6/1
2.45 Tennis Cap 5/1
3.20 Roi des Francs 5/2
3.55 Swantykay 12/1
Wolverhampton
5.45 Space Artist 7/1
6.15 Sadie Babes 7/2
6.45 Dose 11/2
7.15 Weybridge Light 12/1
7.45 Patriotic 9/1
8.15 Wink Oliver 7/1
8.45 Hartford Starts 6/1
9.15 Magnolia Ridge 8/1
Weekend Preview - Betfair Chase
The Weekend Preview
By Red
Red looks forward towards the big races at Ascot and Haydock, including the BetFair Chase and the return of Vautour.
It's the Betfair Chase this weekend, but before we address the race itself, let's look at the pressing issue here. Why on God's Earth are there only five runners lining up for this? It's a Grade One with the potential of a million pound bonus for crying out loud! It's really disappointing to see and it shoots down the potential of the Triple Crown before it's even started. Because no offense to any of these, but they are not going to win the Gold Cup at Cheltenham, are they? I know Haydock is not the best track when it gets soft and I suppose some of the top class horses will prefer better ground, but why are there no Irish entries? Why have they all gone for the Hennessy? It must be disappointing for the Jockey Club as well, having dangled this carrot, for only five runners to take part. Anyway, rant over, let's get down to the business.
As I said, only five declared for the main event at Haydock on Saturday, including previous winners Silviniaco Conti and Cue Card. All these five will know each other pretty well, and they'll have run against each other a fair few times. If you look at the form against each other, Conti should come out on top. The only blip on his record is finishing behind Holywell in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham and we know that Conti doesn't go well there. Holywell will probably want firmer ground and I'm quite happy to discount him for this. I think he's more of a spring horse and this will be too muddy for him. The other two, both for David Pipe, are Ballynagour and Dynaste. Like Holywell, they were both behind Cue Card in the Charlie Hall Chase and although they will like the ground, I think they will both struggle to beat Conti and Cue Card. Paul Nicholls has a terrific record in this race, with both Conti and Kauto Star in the past and that will be part of the reason why his horse is the favourite.
But I fancy CUE CARD to overturn the odds. Why? Because at his height, he was a better horse than Conti has been. And he ran very well in the Charlie Hall, suggesting that getting back to his best is not beyond him. And if he does, then he will be a tough nut to crack. At 3/1 (best odds) I'd much rather be on Cue Card, than on Silviniaco Conti at 5/6 (best odds).
Elsewhere on the card, the Fixed Brush Hurdle (2.25) is a tricky contest, but Our Kaempfer could go pretty well for Noel Fehily and Charlie Longsdon. Before that in the 1.50 Top Notch will return for Nicky Henderson and his only defeat comes courtesy of Peace and Co at the Festival and he could go well here. Finally in the 12.40 keep an eye out for King of the Wolds for Malcolm Jefferson, who is an interesting running.
Meanwhile over at Ascot, Vautour makes his re-appearance and even if he isn't fully tuned up, he should have too much for this field. Ptit Zig is a horse I really rate, but having to concede five lbs to Vautour will be a neigh on impossible job and I fancy Willie Mullins' superstar to win this. In the following race, Brother Tedd could well shock Rock On Ruby. The former has already just taken the scalp of Silviniaco Conti in a hurdles race and although that was only a tune up for the latter, he was impressive nonetheless.
On Sunday Douvan and Augusta Kate are out over at Navan and both should be well supported. Douvan is a fascinating recruit to chasing and with him already being the hot favourite for the Arkle, he'll be well watched by a lot of people.
By Red
Red looks forward towards the big races at Ascot and Haydock, including the BetFair Chase and the return of Vautour.
It's the Betfair Chase this weekend, but before we address the race itself, let's look at the pressing issue here. Why on God's Earth are there only five runners lining up for this? It's a Grade One with the potential of a million pound bonus for crying out loud! It's really disappointing to see and it shoots down the potential of the Triple Crown before it's even started. Because no offense to any of these, but they are not going to win the Gold Cup at Cheltenham, are they? I know Haydock is not the best track when it gets soft and I suppose some of the top class horses will prefer better ground, but why are there no Irish entries? Why have they all gone for the Hennessy? It must be disappointing for the Jockey Club as well, having dangled this carrot, for only five runners to take part. Anyway, rant over, let's get down to the business.
As I said, only five declared for the main event at Haydock on Saturday, including previous winners Silviniaco Conti and Cue Card. All these five will know each other pretty well, and they'll have run against each other a fair few times. If you look at the form against each other, Conti should come out on top. The only blip on his record is finishing behind Holywell in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham and we know that Conti doesn't go well there. Holywell will probably want firmer ground and I'm quite happy to discount him for this. I think he's more of a spring horse and this will be too muddy for him. The other two, both for David Pipe, are Ballynagour and Dynaste. Like Holywell, they were both behind Cue Card in the Charlie Hall Chase and although they will like the ground, I think they will both struggle to beat Conti and Cue Card. Paul Nicholls has a terrific record in this race, with both Conti and Kauto Star in the past and that will be part of the reason why his horse is the favourite.
But I fancy CUE CARD to overturn the odds. Why? Because at his height, he was a better horse than Conti has been. And he ran very well in the Charlie Hall, suggesting that getting back to his best is not beyond him. And if he does, then he will be a tough nut to crack. At 3/1 (best odds) I'd much rather be on Cue Card, than on Silviniaco Conti at 5/6 (best odds).
Elsewhere on the card, the Fixed Brush Hurdle (2.25) is a tricky contest, but Our Kaempfer could go pretty well for Noel Fehily and Charlie Longsdon. Before that in the 1.50 Top Notch will return for Nicky Henderson and his only defeat comes courtesy of Peace and Co at the Festival and he could go well here. Finally in the 12.40 keep an eye out for King of the Wolds for Malcolm Jefferson, who is an interesting running.
Meanwhile over at Ascot, Vautour makes his re-appearance and even if he isn't fully tuned up, he should have too much for this field. Ptit Zig is a horse I really rate, but having to concede five lbs to Vautour will be a neigh on impossible job and I fancy Willie Mullins' superstar to win this. In the following race, Brother Tedd could well shock Rock On Ruby. The former has already just taken the scalp of Silviniaco Conti in a hurdles race and although that was only a tune up for the latter, he was impressive nonetheless.
On Sunday Douvan and Augusta Kate are out over at Navan and both should be well supported. Douvan is a fascinating recruit to chasing and with him already being the hot favourite for the Arkle, he'll be well watched by a lot of people.
Reds Racing Tips 20-11
Morning All,
Bit of a mixed bag yesterday, but a four-timer at Wincanton and a few winners elsewhere kept us in decent shape. There was a few good performances out on track, but none more so than Sir des Champs. Having been off the track for over 600 days, he took his time to settle into a rhythm, but then showed an impressive boost of speed to reel in a deficit of fifteen or so lengths on the home straight, before settling back onto the bridle and cruise home. It was an impressive performance, from a good horse, but all this talk of a Gold Cup challenge is a bit premature. Yes, he ran well, but he didn't exactly beat a lot in this field. And you can't imagine him reeling in something like Coneygree or Vautour in that fashion. His next run out will be interesting to see though.
Today kicks off meetings, with both Ascot and Haydock staging races today and tomorrow. A preview for tomorrows races will appear on the blog later today and I'll look ahead to the Betfair Chase and the other races on the cards. For today though, there's no less than four of my tracker horses out on display. At Haydock, Doctor Phoenix has a tough task in a three runner field in the 1.20. All three have chances, but I think he can give a good account. In the 1.55, Welsh Shadow has benefitted from a couple of non-runners to make his task a bit easier and his second to Yanworth last time out, looks even better now. In the 2.30, Minella Rocco will make his chase debut. He looks the part, but he won't get it all his own way in another strong looking three-runner field. Finally at Ascot, Kilcrea Vale returns to action for Nicky Henderson and he should have no problems in this field.
Here's the selections for today, good luck and let me know how you got on!
20-11
Haydock
12.50 Shades of Midnight 11/1
1.20 Doctor Phoenix 7/4
1.55 Welsh Shadow 8/11
2.30 Minella Rocco 4/5
3.05 Wade Harper 7/2
3.40 Du Soleil 3/1
Ascot
1.00 He's A Charmer 3/1
1.30 El Namoose 15/8
2.05 Kilcrea Vale 4/11
2.40 Tenor Nivernais 3/1
3.15 Sands Cove 8/1
3.50 Cloonacool 5/1
Wolverhampton
4.15 First Rebellion 8/1
4.45 Jaiyana 6/5
5.15 All For The Best 4/1
5.45 Haweeya 4/1
6.20 Zauffaly 14/1
6.50 Testa Rossa 10/1
7.20 Ready 10/1
7.50 Manolito 11/4
Dundalk
5.35 Medicean El Diablo 9/2
6.05 Sors 4/1
6.35 Pincode 8/1
7.05 Bridle Path 10/3
7.35 Sea of Blue 6/1
8.05 Ondamoura 4/1
8.35 Red Words 11/2
9.05 Reckless Lad 8/1
Bit of a mixed bag yesterday, but a four-timer at Wincanton and a few winners elsewhere kept us in decent shape. There was a few good performances out on track, but none more so than Sir des Champs. Having been off the track for over 600 days, he took his time to settle into a rhythm, but then showed an impressive boost of speed to reel in a deficit of fifteen or so lengths on the home straight, before settling back onto the bridle and cruise home. It was an impressive performance, from a good horse, but all this talk of a Gold Cup challenge is a bit premature. Yes, he ran well, but he didn't exactly beat a lot in this field. And you can't imagine him reeling in something like Coneygree or Vautour in that fashion. His next run out will be interesting to see though.
Today kicks off meetings, with both Ascot and Haydock staging races today and tomorrow. A preview for tomorrows races will appear on the blog later today and I'll look ahead to the Betfair Chase and the other races on the cards. For today though, there's no less than four of my tracker horses out on display. At Haydock, Doctor Phoenix has a tough task in a three runner field in the 1.20. All three have chances, but I think he can give a good account. In the 1.55, Welsh Shadow has benefitted from a couple of non-runners to make his task a bit easier and his second to Yanworth last time out, looks even better now. In the 2.30, Minella Rocco will make his chase debut. He looks the part, but he won't get it all his own way in another strong looking three-runner field. Finally at Ascot, Kilcrea Vale returns to action for Nicky Henderson and he should have no problems in this field.
Here's the selections for today, good luck and let me know how you got on!
20-11
Haydock
12.50 Shades of Midnight 11/1
1.20 Doctor Phoenix 7/4
1.55 Welsh Shadow 8/11
2.30 Minella Rocco 4/5
3.05 Wade Harper 7/2
3.40 Du Soleil 3/1
Ascot
1.00 He's A Charmer 3/1
1.30 El Namoose 15/8
2.05 Kilcrea Vale 4/11
2.40 Tenor Nivernais 3/1
3.15 Sands Cove 8/1
3.50 Cloonacool 5/1
Wolverhampton
4.15 First Rebellion 8/1
4.45 Jaiyana 6/5
5.15 All For The Best 4/1
5.45 Haweeya 4/1
6.20 Zauffaly 14/1
6.50 Testa Rossa 10/1
7.20 Ready 10/1
7.50 Manolito 11/4
Dundalk
5.35 Medicean El Diablo 9/2
6.05 Sors 4/1
6.35 Pincode 8/1
7.05 Bridle Path 10/3
7.35 Sea of Blue 6/1
8.05 Ondamoura 4/1
8.35 Red Words 11/2
9.05 Reckless Lad 8/1
Thursday 19 November 2015
Reds Racing Tips 19-11
Morning all,
Yesterday was a pretty fruitful day, with two 10/1 winners and a couple more at lesser odds for a total profit of 22 points! The most impressive performance however came from a horse that I'd opposed in Bristol de Mai who romped home by a large margin over my pick Karezak. He looks like one to keep on side, that's for sure.
A bumper day of racing today, with no less than five meetings to get our teeth stuck into. The one I'm most looking forward to is the Thurles meeting, where Willie Mullins is rolling out some stars old and new to keep an eye on. The two best bets for the day for me are San Benedeto at Wincanton and Varsovian at Lingfield. Both are in decent form, have benefitted from a recent run and should go well again today.
Good luck with your selections and let me know how you got on
19-11
Lingfield
12.10 Sahalin 13/2
12.40 Vroom 12/1
1.10 Toffee Apple 22/1
1.40 Doctor Serena 7/1
2.15 Fallen For A Star 2/1
2.50 Varsovian 7/2 NB
3.20 Leonard Thomas 4/1
3.50 Automotive 7/1
Thurles
12.25 Moyle Park 11/10
12.55 Sir Des Champs 11/8
1.25 Just Cause 15/8
1.55 Myska 2/5
2.30 Copy Print 9/2
3.05 Lake Field 7/1
3.35 Fulham Road 4/11
Market Rasen
12.30 Barney Dawn 10/3
1.00 Down Time 7/1
1.30 Cloudy Bob 4/1
2.05 Clondaw Banker 15/8
2.40 Silver Shuffle 7/1
3.10 Ride On Time 13/8
3.40 Scarteen 4/1
Wincanton
12.50 Distracted 11/4
1.20 Very Intense 9/4
1.50 San Benedeto 7/2 NAP
2.25 Alder Mairi 5/4
3.00 Blue Buttons 1/1
3.30 Whataknight 7/2
4.00 Hope's Wishes 15/8
Chelmsford City
4.20 Hold On Magnolia 4/1
4.55 Sun'aq 7/4
5.30 Dissent 4/1
6.05 Cricklewood Green 12/1
6.40 Greenside 13/8
7.10 Thermal Column 9/2
7.40 Galileano 4/1
Yesterday was a pretty fruitful day, with two 10/1 winners and a couple more at lesser odds for a total profit of 22 points! The most impressive performance however came from a horse that I'd opposed in Bristol de Mai who romped home by a large margin over my pick Karezak. He looks like one to keep on side, that's for sure.
A bumper day of racing today, with no less than five meetings to get our teeth stuck into. The one I'm most looking forward to is the Thurles meeting, where Willie Mullins is rolling out some stars old and new to keep an eye on. The two best bets for the day for me are San Benedeto at Wincanton and Varsovian at Lingfield. Both are in decent form, have benefitted from a recent run and should go well again today.
Good luck with your selections and let me know how you got on
19-11
Lingfield
12.10 Sahalin 13/2
12.40 Vroom 12/1
1.10 Toffee Apple 22/1
1.40 Doctor Serena 7/1
2.15 Fallen For A Star 2/1
2.50 Varsovian 7/2 NB
3.20 Leonard Thomas 4/1
3.50 Automotive 7/1
Thurles
12.25 Moyle Park 11/10
12.55 Sir Des Champs 11/8
1.25 Just Cause 15/8
1.55 Myska 2/5
2.30 Copy Print 9/2
3.05 Lake Field 7/1
3.35 Fulham Road 4/11
Market Rasen
12.30 Barney Dawn 10/3
1.00 Down Time 7/1
1.30 Cloudy Bob 4/1
2.05 Clondaw Banker 15/8
2.40 Silver Shuffle 7/1
3.10 Ride On Time 13/8
3.40 Scarteen 4/1
Wincanton
12.50 Distracted 11/4
1.20 Very Intense 9/4
1.50 San Benedeto 7/2 NAP
2.25 Alder Mairi 5/4
3.00 Blue Buttons 1/1
3.30 Whataknight 7/2
4.00 Hope's Wishes 15/8
Chelmsford City
4.20 Hold On Magnolia 4/1
4.55 Sun'aq 7/4
5.30 Dissent 4/1
6.05 Cricklewood Green 12/1
6.40 Greenside 13/8
7.10 Thermal Column 9/2
7.40 Galileano 4/1
Wednesday 18 November 2015
Reds Racing Tips 18-11
Morning all,
It was close, but not quite there yesterday at Lingfield, with four places out of eight races, but a couple of decent price winners on the other cards saw a small profit returned. A few disappointing performances though, especially Southfield Vic, who jumped poorly.
Today we see two horses from my tracker running, in Yanworth and Hollies Pearl and both should have a good chance of winning. Over at Fairyhouse, Willie Mullins brings out a few nice types to keep an eye out and there's a pretty strong card at Kempton in the evening. Something for everyone you might say. Today's meeting at Hexham has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track and generally unfavourable conditions. It might be hard work at the other meetings as well, so keep that in mind when you make your selections for today.
Here's mine, good luck with your picks and let me know if you're following.
Fairyhouse
12.30 Open Eagle 5/4
1.00 Up For Review 9/4
1.35 Ash Rowe 8/1
2.10 Westerner Point 5/2
2.45 Balnagon Boy 10/1
3.15 Rightville Boy 6/1
3.45 Small World 9/2
Warwick
12.40 Bonobo 16/1
1.10 Sceau Royal 2/5
1.45 Hollies Pearl 5/6
2.20 Karezak 15/8
2.50 Yanworth 2/5
3.20 Arthamint 5/4
3.50 Miss Fleming 5/2
Chepstow
12.50 Mixchievious 4/1
1.20 Vic De Touzaine 5/1
1.55 Sunshine Buddy 3/1
2.30 Smart Exit 13/2
3.00 Precious Ground 7/2 NAP
3.30 Paddy The Stout 15/2
4.00 Pobbles Bay 10/3
Kempton
4.25 Tyrsal 7/1
4.55 My Best Song 6/1
5.25 War Story 6/1
5.55 Enreaching 6/1
6.25 Prediliction 2/1
6.55 Very Special 8/1
7.25 Moonrise Landing 10/1
7.55 Syncopate 13/2
It was close, but not quite there yesterday at Lingfield, with four places out of eight races, but a couple of decent price winners on the other cards saw a small profit returned. A few disappointing performances though, especially Southfield Vic, who jumped poorly.
Today we see two horses from my tracker running, in Yanworth and Hollies Pearl and both should have a good chance of winning. Over at Fairyhouse, Willie Mullins brings out a few nice types to keep an eye out and there's a pretty strong card at Kempton in the evening. Something for everyone you might say. Today's meeting at Hexham has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track and generally unfavourable conditions. It might be hard work at the other meetings as well, so keep that in mind when you make your selections for today.
Here's mine, good luck with your picks and let me know if you're following.
Fairyhouse
12.30 Open Eagle 5/4
1.00 Up For Review 9/4
1.35 Ash Rowe 8/1
2.10 Westerner Point 5/2
2.45 Balnagon Boy 10/1
3.15 Rightville Boy 6/1
3.45 Small World 9/2
Warwick
12.40 Bonobo 16/1
1.10 Sceau Royal 2/5
1.45 Hollies Pearl 5/6
2.20 Karezak 15/8
2.50 Yanworth 2/5
3.20 Arthamint 5/4
3.50 Miss Fleming 5/2
Chepstow
12.50 Mixchievious 4/1
1.20 Vic De Touzaine 5/1
1.55 Sunshine Buddy 3/1
2.30 Smart Exit 13/2
3.00 Precious Ground 7/2 NAP
3.30 Paddy The Stout 15/2
4.00 Pobbles Bay 10/3
Kempton
4.25 Tyrsal 7/1
4.55 My Best Song 6/1
5.25 War Story 6/1
5.55 Enreaching 6/1
6.25 Prediliction 2/1
6.55 Very Special 8/1
7.25 Moonrise Landing 10/1
7.55 Syncopate 13/2
Tuesday 17 November 2015
Reds Racing Tips 17-11
Morning all,
A decent day yesterday, helped by some of the selections drifting from their morning prices to grab us a couple extra quid with best odds. A few nice types as well, the likes of Vinciaettis and Afjaan out on show. In other news elsewhere, Coneygree may have to miss the Hennessy, which will make it a fascinating contest. At the same time, only seven were entered for the Betfair chase, with no runners coming over from Ireland, sadly. I guess the million pound bonus is irrelevant to most owners, or they feel they could never win all three. But you have to give yourself a chance, surely?
For Tuesday, the Irish meeting at Wexford has been abandoned due to waterlogging, which is a shame as I believe Willie Mullins' Min was set to make his eagerly anticipated debut there. Back over in the UK, there's three meetings, two over jumps and one on the all weather and the Lingfield card looks pretty decent with some nice horses out on show and some long odds for some of them!
Here's today's selections, good luck if you're following
17-11
Lingfield
11.40 Strictly Carter 9/1
12.10 Always Welcome 7/2
12.40 Kalkrand 13/2
1.15 Showtime Star 11/1
1.50 Starlit Cantata 7/1
2.20 Ortac Rock 11/2
2.55 Catalinas Diamond 12/1
3.25 Candesta 9/2
Southwell
12.25 Dixie Bull 5/2
12.55 Shah of Persia 3/1
1.30 Mustmeetalady 7/4
2.00 Theredballoon 11/4
2.35 Mondo Cane 8/1
3.05 Yes I Did 10/3
3.35 Willoughby Court 5/2
Fakenham
13.05 Jumpandtravel 9/4
1.40 Ballydague Lady 1/1
2.10 All But Grey 2/1
2.45 Southfield Vic 2/5
3.15 Oscar Jane 15/8
3.45 Galuppi 4/1
A decent day yesterday, helped by some of the selections drifting from their morning prices to grab us a couple extra quid with best odds. A few nice types as well, the likes of Vinciaettis and Afjaan out on show. In other news elsewhere, Coneygree may have to miss the Hennessy, which will make it a fascinating contest. At the same time, only seven were entered for the Betfair chase, with no runners coming over from Ireland, sadly. I guess the million pound bonus is irrelevant to most owners, or they feel they could never win all three. But you have to give yourself a chance, surely?
For Tuesday, the Irish meeting at Wexford has been abandoned due to waterlogging, which is a shame as I believe Willie Mullins' Min was set to make his eagerly anticipated debut there. Back over in the UK, there's three meetings, two over jumps and one on the all weather and the Lingfield card looks pretty decent with some nice horses out on show and some long odds for some of them!
Here's today's selections, good luck if you're following
17-11
Lingfield
11.40 Strictly Carter 9/1
12.10 Always Welcome 7/2
12.40 Kalkrand 13/2
1.15 Showtime Star 11/1
1.50 Starlit Cantata 7/1
2.20 Ortac Rock 11/2
2.55 Catalinas Diamond 12/1
3.25 Candesta 9/2
Southwell
12.25 Dixie Bull 5/2
12.55 Shah of Persia 3/1
1.30 Mustmeetalady 7/4
2.00 Theredballoon 11/4
2.35 Mondo Cane 8/1
3.05 Yes I Did 10/3
3.35 Willoughby Court 5/2
Fakenham
13.05 Jumpandtravel 9/4
1.40 Ballydague Lady 1/1
2.10 All But Grey 2/1
2.45 Southfield Vic 2/5
3.15 Oscar Jane 15/8
3.45 Galuppi 4/1
Monday 16 November 2015
Weekend Review - The Open & Punchestown
The Weekend Review
By Red
After an exciting weekend of racing, including the Open at Cheltenham and a two-day event at Punchestown, we look back at some of the key performances and news to have come out of the weekend.
We start with day one of the Open meeting at Cheltenham on Friday. The heavily backed favourite La Vaticane could not land the opener and instead it was Keel Haul who hijacked the prize. He looked to struggle, but came on with a late surge to rally and keep on for the win. More of That was impressive in the second and never really had to work for it on his chase debut. He ran up the hill strongly and will be one to keep an eye out for later in the year. The most impressive performance of the day came from Shantou Village and he went straight into my tracker after bursting clear of his rivals in the Grade Two hurdle. Neil Mulholland was very pleased with his charge and so he should be. The cross country race was always likely to see a Nina Carberry and Enda Bolger combination as the winner, but Carberry gave superb ride to Josies Orders, having to cling on at times to beat Any Currency into second. The horse I was most impressed by however was Valadom. Yes, he weakened toward the end and was lucky that Dogora got rid of Katie Walsh to run into a place, but considering he was taking a massive step up in trip (over a mile further than he'd run before), he coped with it admirably. A Hare's Breath landed a massive punt having been 25/1 the night before, but backed into 4/1 by the time they went off in the penultimate race. Nine Carberry was back in the winners enclosure for the last with Knock House just holding on from Foxbridge by a neck.
Day two was the day of the Paddy Power Gold Cup and Ian Popham claimed a big race win on Annacotty and he was cheered home by the crowd and his peers after a long injury lay-off. There were quite a few in with a chance at the last, but Popham's charge stayed on strongest to win the valuable prize. A few of the more touted horses were disappointing, with the likes of Monetaire and Kings Palace finishing down the field. There were a few upsets all day, with Wolf of Windlesham winning the opener at 12/1 and top weight Vincente beating off Un Temps Pour Tout in the second. Sausolito Sunrise was made to work for it, but just managed to hold off Upswing in the third to give Richard Johnson his first winner of this years meeting (he went on to claim to more to be leading jockey). I didn't see the other races, so I'll skip them, although it sounds like Copper Kay is one to keep an eye on.
Over in Ireland on Saturday, Gitane Du Berlais was unable to carry top weight to victory under Ruby Walsh and instead it was the inconsistent Whiteout who claimed the Mares Hurdle. Outlander followed that up with a victory in the Beginners Chase for another Mullins winner, but On His Own was disappointing in the Risk of Thunder Chase, which went to Quantativeeasing instead. But the two most impressive performances there came in the last two races. Marakoush made all to win by 12 lengths over a spread out field in the penultimate hurdles race while Our Duke showed a great turn of foot from half a mile out to win by 21 lengths. I'll be keeping an eye on both those two runners to see what they can do.
Finally to Sunday's racing and the biggest shock of the weekend. Faugheen lost his unbeaten record as stablemate Nichols Canyon proved to good in the Morgianna Hurdle. I'm still not sure what to make of the performace by the Machine and Willie Mullins seems equally baffled. "That worked out completely different from the way they worked on Tuesday. Faugheen left Nichols for dead - maybe he left his race behind? I don't know." Still, the winner ran well and we'll be seeing more of him. Sizing John continued his strong start to chasing with an easy win and later on the card, both Steel Wave and Conal recovered from mistakes to win their hurdles races. Mullins had another couple of smart horses winning at Cork, Bleu et Rouge and Bellshill and both are worth keeping an eye on.
The biggest cheer of the day though, came after the Schloer Chase, where old favourite Sprinter Sacre made the most of favourable conditions to win in impressive fashion. It's still hard to say if he's back to his old self, but it was a pretty good run and credit to Nicky Henderson for rejuvenating his star. Henderson had earlier taken the opening race on the card with Altior beating of the challenge of Maputo. The latter ran impressively, but was reported lame after the race and seems to have been retired. Garde La Victorie battled on gamely to claim the second in testing conditions and he will probably want ground that is a bit better. Teenage Harry Cobden then rode Old Guard to a win in the Greatwood Hurdle, beating some really nice types and he must've had quite a day!
All in all it was a great weekend of racing and hopefully it bodes well for the rest of the winter.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them at the bottom of here, or hit me up on twitter @redgameracer
By Red
After an exciting weekend of racing, including the Open at Cheltenham and a two-day event at Punchestown, we look back at some of the key performances and news to have come out of the weekend.
We start with day one of the Open meeting at Cheltenham on Friday. The heavily backed favourite La Vaticane could not land the opener and instead it was Keel Haul who hijacked the prize. He looked to struggle, but came on with a late surge to rally and keep on for the win. More of That was impressive in the second and never really had to work for it on his chase debut. He ran up the hill strongly and will be one to keep an eye out for later in the year. The most impressive performance of the day came from Shantou Village and he went straight into my tracker after bursting clear of his rivals in the Grade Two hurdle. Neil Mulholland was very pleased with his charge and so he should be. The cross country race was always likely to see a Nina Carberry and Enda Bolger combination as the winner, but Carberry gave superb ride to Josies Orders, having to cling on at times to beat Any Currency into second. The horse I was most impressed by however was Valadom. Yes, he weakened toward the end and was lucky that Dogora got rid of Katie Walsh to run into a place, but considering he was taking a massive step up in trip (over a mile further than he'd run before), he coped with it admirably. A Hare's Breath landed a massive punt having been 25/1 the night before, but backed into 4/1 by the time they went off in the penultimate race. Nine Carberry was back in the winners enclosure for the last with Knock House just holding on from Foxbridge by a neck.
Day two was the day of the Paddy Power Gold Cup and Ian Popham claimed a big race win on Annacotty and he was cheered home by the crowd and his peers after a long injury lay-off. There were quite a few in with a chance at the last, but Popham's charge stayed on strongest to win the valuable prize. A few of the more touted horses were disappointing, with the likes of Monetaire and Kings Palace finishing down the field. There were a few upsets all day, with Wolf of Windlesham winning the opener at 12/1 and top weight Vincente beating off Un Temps Pour Tout in the second. Sausolito Sunrise was made to work for it, but just managed to hold off Upswing in the third to give Richard Johnson his first winner of this years meeting (he went on to claim to more to be leading jockey). I didn't see the other races, so I'll skip them, although it sounds like Copper Kay is one to keep an eye on.
Over in Ireland on Saturday, Gitane Du Berlais was unable to carry top weight to victory under Ruby Walsh and instead it was the inconsistent Whiteout who claimed the Mares Hurdle. Outlander followed that up with a victory in the Beginners Chase for another Mullins winner, but On His Own was disappointing in the Risk of Thunder Chase, which went to Quantativeeasing instead. But the two most impressive performances there came in the last two races. Marakoush made all to win by 12 lengths over a spread out field in the penultimate hurdles race while Our Duke showed a great turn of foot from half a mile out to win by 21 lengths. I'll be keeping an eye on both those two runners to see what they can do.
Finally to Sunday's racing and the biggest shock of the weekend. Faugheen lost his unbeaten record as stablemate Nichols Canyon proved to good in the Morgianna Hurdle. I'm still not sure what to make of the performace by the Machine and Willie Mullins seems equally baffled. "That worked out completely different from the way they worked on Tuesday. Faugheen left Nichols for dead - maybe he left his race behind? I don't know." Still, the winner ran well and we'll be seeing more of him. Sizing John continued his strong start to chasing with an easy win and later on the card, both Steel Wave and Conal recovered from mistakes to win their hurdles races. Mullins had another couple of smart horses winning at Cork, Bleu et Rouge and Bellshill and both are worth keeping an eye on.
The biggest cheer of the day though, came after the Schloer Chase, where old favourite Sprinter Sacre made the most of favourable conditions to win in impressive fashion. It's still hard to say if he's back to his old self, but it was a pretty good run and credit to Nicky Henderson for rejuvenating his star. Henderson had earlier taken the opening race on the card with Altior beating of the challenge of Maputo. The latter ran impressively, but was reported lame after the race and seems to have been retired. Garde La Victorie battled on gamely to claim the second in testing conditions and he will probably want ground that is a bit better. Teenage Harry Cobden then rode Old Guard to a win in the Greatwood Hurdle, beating some really nice types and he must've had quite a day!
All in all it was a great weekend of racing and hopefully it bodes well for the rest of the winter.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them at the bottom of here, or hit me up on twitter @redgameracer
Reds Racing Tips 16-11
Morning all,
Back at work on a Monday, but hopefully we can find some winners in the afternoon to lift our spirits. Sunday saw the return to form of Sprinter Sacre as he bombed up the hill like the Sprinter of old. Great to see him back and well done Nicky Henderson for keeping the faith. Over in Ireland there was a shock as Faugheen lost his unbeaten record, unable to catch Nichols Canyon. I'm still undecided if Faugheen was bad or Nichols Canyon was good, but I'm sure Rich Ricci will have been scratching his head as his superstar crossed the line. It makes the festival in March already a bit more exciting.
Back to today's action and there's a decent card at Plumpton and another few nice types in action as Leicester as well. On the All Weather at Wolverhampton, Afjaan is back in the 425 and I reckon that'll be a hot race with a few nice horses in it.
Good luck as always
16-11
Leicester
12.45 New Venture 6/4
1.15 Dynamic Ranger 6/4
1.45 Bus Named Desire 9/2
2.15 Watt Broderick 8/1
2.45 Stephanie Frances 10/11
3.15 Larkhall 10/3
3.45 Flashjack 7/1
Plumpton
1.00 Brave Jaq 1/1
1.30 Violet Dancer 3/1
2.00 The Green Ogre 9/2
2.35 Maria's Choice 2/1
3.05 Loughton Park 6/1
3.35 Vinciaettis 11
Wolverhampton
1.55 Nietzsche 8/1
2.25 Royal Pearl 3/1
2.55 Rum Swizzle 5/1
3.25 Moon Eyes 3/1
3.55 Valmina 8/1
4.25 Afjaan 11/10
4.55 Cornelious 9/2
5.25 Yorkindred Spirit 11/2
Back at work on a Monday, but hopefully we can find some winners in the afternoon to lift our spirits. Sunday saw the return to form of Sprinter Sacre as he bombed up the hill like the Sprinter of old. Great to see him back and well done Nicky Henderson for keeping the faith. Over in Ireland there was a shock as Faugheen lost his unbeaten record, unable to catch Nichols Canyon. I'm still undecided if Faugheen was bad or Nichols Canyon was good, but I'm sure Rich Ricci will have been scratching his head as his superstar crossed the line. It makes the festival in March already a bit more exciting.
Back to today's action and there's a decent card at Plumpton and another few nice types in action as Leicester as well. On the All Weather at Wolverhampton, Afjaan is back in the 425 and I reckon that'll be a hot race with a few nice horses in it.
Good luck as always
16-11
Leicester
12.45 New Venture 6/4
1.15 Dynamic Ranger 6/4
1.45 Bus Named Desire 9/2
2.15 Watt Broderick 8/1
2.45 Stephanie Frances 10/11
3.15 Larkhall 10/3
3.45 Flashjack 7/1
Plumpton
1.00 Brave Jaq 1/1
1.30 Violet Dancer 3/1
2.00 The Green Ogre 9/2
2.35 Maria's Choice 2/1
3.05 Loughton Park 6/1
3.35 Vinciaettis 11
Wolverhampton
1.55 Nietzsche 8/1
2.25 Royal Pearl 3/1
2.55 Rum Swizzle 5/1
3.25 Moon Eyes 3/1
3.55 Valmina 8/1
4.25 Afjaan 11/10
4.55 Cornelious 9/2
5.25 Yorkindred Spirit 11/2
Saturday 14 November 2015
Reds Racing Tips 15-11
Evening all,
A good day's racing on Saturday, with Annacotty winning the Paddy Power and a few impressive performances elsewhere on the card. It was not a great day our my predictions though. Hopefully Sunday's racing will be a bit more profitable. It's the final day of the Open meeting at Cheltenham and there's also another good card at Punchestown with Faugheen set to make his reappearance.
But we stick to Cheltenham for the main write-up. The ground was pretty testing on Saturday and with more rain expected on Sunday, I've gone on the assumption that the ground may deteriorate further and it may get softer. With that in mind, I'm going to give Altior and Maputo a miss in the opener. Both will fare better on firmer ground, whereas Mister Miyagi has both course form and form on softer ground. Dan Skelton's charge will have to step up in grade, but with help from the conditions, he could be the one to be on at a bigger price.
In the second, Garde La Victoire is the obvious choice and while I'm reluctant to oppose him, I find it hard to back him at the odds. I'd rather go for El Namoose at a big price. He's got form on soft ground and gets four lbs from the other proven soft ground peformer Fox Norton. Add that to the drop back in trip and we should at least have a horse with an each way chance.
Race number three is the Schloer Chase and sees the return of Sprinter Sacre. I really hope that he is back to his best, but I can't back him after his disappointing end to last season. Instead, I fancy Somersby, who goes well fresh and although he's not won for two years, he will appreciate conditions. Either way, I can't see Mr Mole winning this, conceding weight all round.
The feature race is the Greatwood Hurdle and nineteen are declared for this, not making it any easier. Nabucco will be a short price, but too much give in the ground will not be helpful for him. I'm not seeing why Mick Jazz is as short at 7/1, but maybe I'm missing something here. With this many runners, I'm always tempted to take two against the field and my two in this case would be Days of Heaven and Bidourey. Both have form on softer ground and although not at their best last time out, they remain with potential. At double figure odds, they're worth an each way shot. There's been plenty of money for Renneti, who was 25/1 earlier in the week, but is now as short as 8/1 and in this big a field, that's not for me.
It doesn't get any easier in the penultimate race with a grand total of twenty-four runners declared. Again, we'll take two against the field and I'll side with Skylander, who comes back to Hurdles after winning over fences and has some form on softer ground. Another with similar credentials and a big price is Valid Point, Ryan Hatch takes a useful three lbs off and he's off a fair mark here to run a decent run.
We end the Open and hopefully three days of good racing with a bumper over two miles. Chap looks an interesting runner, but preference has to go to the hot favourite Waterlord. John Ferguson's runner has racked up three wins, in impressive fashion, and will be well fancied to follow up here. At a bigger price, keep an eye out for Aurillac, who won over C&D last month and if they let him get another easy lead, he may sneak away.
Please keep the weather in mind with your Cheltenham selections and good luck with it all.
15-11
Cheltenham
1.00 Mister Miyagi 7/1
1.35 El Namoose 20/1
2.10 Somersby 5/1
2.40 Days of Heaven 16/1
Bidourey 16/1
3.15 Skylander 20/1
Valid Point 22/1
3.50 Waterlord 7/2
Punchestown
12.35 Rupert Lamb 10/3
1.05 Sizing John 1/2
1.40 Unic De Bersy 10/1
2.15 Faugheen 2/9
2.45 Conal 5/1
3.20 Steel Wave 5/1
3.55 Babbling Stream 5/2
Fontwell
12.45 General Girling 5/4
1.15 Impulsive American 6/1
1.50 Regal Flow 8/1
2.25 Canicallyouback 7/2
2.55 Emerging Force 4/1
3.30 Titans Approach 10/3
4.00 Lady From Geneva 3/1
Cork
12.55 Bleu et Rouge 8/11
1.25 Belshill 2/7
2.00 Ice Cool 25/1
2.30 Kerrieonvic 12/1
3.05 Nickname Exit 7/4
3.40 Pairofbrowneyes 2/1
4.10 Danali 5/1
A good day's racing on Saturday, with Annacotty winning the Paddy Power and a few impressive performances elsewhere on the card. It was not a great day our my predictions though. Hopefully Sunday's racing will be a bit more profitable. It's the final day of the Open meeting at Cheltenham and there's also another good card at Punchestown with Faugheen set to make his reappearance.
But we stick to Cheltenham for the main write-up. The ground was pretty testing on Saturday and with more rain expected on Sunday, I've gone on the assumption that the ground may deteriorate further and it may get softer. With that in mind, I'm going to give Altior and Maputo a miss in the opener. Both will fare better on firmer ground, whereas Mister Miyagi has both course form and form on softer ground. Dan Skelton's charge will have to step up in grade, but with help from the conditions, he could be the one to be on at a bigger price.
In the second, Garde La Victoire is the obvious choice and while I'm reluctant to oppose him, I find it hard to back him at the odds. I'd rather go for El Namoose at a big price. He's got form on soft ground and gets four lbs from the other proven soft ground peformer Fox Norton. Add that to the drop back in trip and we should at least have a horse with an each way chance.
Race number three is the Schloer Chase and sees the return of Sprinter Sacre. I really hope that he is back to his best, but I can't back him after his disappointing end to last season. Instead, I fancy Somersby, who goes well fresh and although he's not won for two years, he will appreciate conditions. Either way, I can't see Mr Mole winning this, conceding weight all round.
The feature race is the Greatwood Hurdle and nineteen are declared for this, not making it any easier. Nabucco will be a short price, but too much give in the ground will not be helpful for him. I'm not seeing why Mick Jazz is as short at 7/1, but maybe I'm missing something here. With this many runners, I'm always tempted to take two against the field and my two in this case would be Days of Heaven and Bidourey. Both have form on softer ground and although not at their best last time out, they remain with potential. At double figure odds, they're worth an each way shot. There's been plenty of money for Renneti, who was 25/1 earlier in the week, but is now as short as 8/1 and in this big a field, that's not for me.
It doesn't get any easier in the penultimate race with a grand total of twenty-four runners declared. Again, we'll take two against the field and I'll side with Skylander, who comes back to Hurdles after winning over fences and has some form on softer ground. Another with similar credentials and a big price is Valid Point, Ryan Hatch takes a useful three lbs off and he's off a fair mark here to run a decent run.
We end the Open and hopefully three days of good racing with a bumper over two miles. Chap looks an interesting runner, but preference has to go to the hot favourite Waterlord. John Ferguson's runner has racked up three wins, in impressive fashion, and will be well fancied to follow up here. At a bigger price, keep an eye out for Aurillac, who won over C&D last month and if they let him get another easy lead, he may sneak away.
Please keep the weather in mind with your Cheltenham selections and good luck with it all.
15-11
Cheltenham
1.00 Mister Miyagi 7/1
1.35 El Namoose 20/1
2.10 Somersby 5/1
2.40 Days of Heaven 16/1
Bidourey 16/1
3.15 Skylander 20/1
Valid Point 22/1
3.50 Waterlord 7/2
Punchestown
12.35 Rupert Lamb 10/3
1.05 Sizing John 1/2
1.40 Unic De Bersy 10/1
2.15 Faugheen 2/9
2.45 Conal 5/1
3.20 Steel Wave 5/1
3.55 Babbling Stream 5/2
Fontwell
12.45 General Girling 5/4
1.15 Impulsive American 6/1
1.50 Regal Flow 8/1
2.25 Canicallyouback 7/2
2.55 Emerging Force 4/1
3.30 Titans Approach 10/3
4.00 Lady From Geneva 3/1
Cork
12.55 Bleu et Rouge 8/11
1.25 Belshill 2/7
2.00 Ice Cool 25/1
2.30 Kerrieonvic 12/1
3.05 Nickname Exit 7/4
3.40 Pairofbrowneyes 2/1
4.10 Danali 5/1
Friday 13 November 2015
Reds Racing tips 14-11
Evening all,
Bit earlier than normal but Saturday's selections are here. Day two of the Open meeting at Cheltenham and the feature race, the Paddy Power Gold Cup, looks a decent race. Some nice types racing on the entire card, in fact and there's a good card in Ireland as well.
Friday's racing displayed a few nice types around Cheltenham. More Of That and Shantou Village were both pretty impressive, especially the latter, bounding away up the hill in impressive fashion. The cross country race was an attritional affair, with Valadom running impressively off the front and nearly making it all the way. I mentioned him in Friday's blog and hopefully a few of you got on at the each way price. Double W's also ran into a place at big odds, but unfortunately no winners at Cheltenham.
Saturday's opener is a small field Grade 2 Hurdle with only five runners, but it's a competitive affair, but Oceane might able to make the step up. He's performed well on the flat and that experience might help him on the run in. The second race only features one extra runner, but it's no less quality wise. Vincente might struggle, conceding weight to all others. David Pipe and Tom Scudamore won this last year and French Champion Hurdler Un Temps Pour Tout may well have the scope to claim this, assuming he takes to the bigger obstacles. The third race on the card is a Grade Three chase and Sego Success has the benefit of a recent run out and ran well at the Festival here in March before making a mistake. The feature race is the Paddy Power Gold Cup and there's a few here with chances. Monetaire hasn't got much weight to carry compared to some of his rivals and although his form figures aren't special, he was second at the Festival and gave a good account of himself that time. At a bigger price and a lot more weight, Sound Investment might give you a good run for you money as well. The three o'clock could go the way of Morito Du Berlais at a big price. He won the next race on the card last year and Harry Cobden takes a useful seven pounds, which may just see him home. Milan Bound will be a big threat though. The penultimate race has a few recent winners in it and Western Way won't lack for fitness. His form figures look pretty good and although he will need a career best, he could step up to the plate. The final race is a bumper and there will be plenty of interest in the two Mullins runners of which Snag List looks a promising type. He breezed up at Gowran last time out and is one to keep an eye out for.
All selections are below and good luck to every one.
14-11
Cheltenham
12:40 Oceane 7/4
1.15 Un Temps Pour Tout 5/4
1.50 Sego Success 9/1
2.25 Monetaire 12/1
3.00 Morito Du Berlais 16/1
3.35 Western Way 10/1
4.05 Snag List 4/1
Punchestown
11.55 Sports Barrow 5/2
12.25 Gitane Du Berlais 1/1
1.00 Outlander 13/8
1.35 Dromnea 11/2
2.10 Definite Earl 8/1
2.45 Quantativeeasing 5/2
3.20 Beau Mome 8/13
3.55 Avenir D'une Vie 5/4
Lingfield
12.15 Race Day 6/5
12.50 Courier 5/1
1.25 Fast Sprite 5/2
2.00 Revolutionist 9/4
2.35 Medicean Man 8/1
3.10 Fire Fighting 9/1
3.45 Fitzwilliam 8/1
Wetherby
12.20 Bedale Lane 11/8
12.55 Never Up 8/1
1.30 Snapping Turtle 5/1
2.05 A Vous De Moi 13/8
2.40 Bollin Ace 11/10
3.15 Hartside 14/1
3.50 Itstimeforapint 4/1
Uttoxeter
12.30 Athou Du Nord 16/1
1.05 April Dusk 2/5
1.40 Go Conquer 3/1
2.15 Hillview Lad 10/1
2.50 Benny's Well 5/1
3.25 Meadow Cross 6/1
4.00 Call To Order 8/11
Wolverhampton
5.45 King of Swing 11/2
6.15 You're Cool 3/1
6.45 Hidden Trearures 10/1
7.15 Ripoll 1/1
7.45 City of Ideas 3/1
8.15 Nineteenth Hole 33/1
8.45 Call Me Crockett 7/1
9.15 Thermal Column 2/1
Bit earlier than normal but Saturday's selections are here. Day two of the Open meeting at Cheltenham and the feature race, the Paddy Power Gold Cup, looks a decent race. Some nice types racing on the entire card, in fact and there's a good card in Ireland as well.
Friday's racing displayed a few nice types around Cheltenham. More Of That and Shantou Village were both pretty impressive, especially the latter, bounding away up the hill in impressive fashion. The cross country race was an attritional affair, with Valadom running impressively off the front and nearly making it all the way. I mentioned him in Friday's blog and hopefully a few of you got on at the each way price. Double W's also ran into a place at big odds, but unfortunately no winners at Cheltenham.
Saturday's opener is a small field Grade 2 Hurdle with only five runners, but it's a competitive affair, but Oceane might able to make the step up. He's performed well on the flat and that experience might help him on the run in. The second race only features one extra runner, but it's no less quality wise. Vincente might struggle, conceding weight to all others. David Pipe and Tom Scudamore won this last year and French Champion Hurdler Un Temps Pour Tout may well have the scope to claim this, assuming he takes to the bigger obstacles. The third race on the card is a Grade Three chase and Sego Success has the benefit of a recent run out and ran well at the Festival here in March before making a mistake. The feature race is the Paddy Power Gold Cup and there's a few here with chances. Monetaire hasn't got much weight to carry compared to some of his rivals and although his form figures aren't special, he was second at the Festival and gave a good account of himself that time. At a bigger price and a lot more weight, Sound Investment might give you a good run for you money as well. The three o'clock could go the way of Morito Du Berlais at a big price. He won the next race on the card last year and Harry Cobden takes a useful seven pounds, which may just see him home. Milan Bound will be a big threat though. The penultimate race has a few recent winners in it and Western Way won't lack for fitness. His form figures look pretty good and although he will need a career best, he could step up to the plate. The final race is a bumper and there will be plenty of interest in the two Mullins runners of which Snag List looks a promising type. He breezed up at Gowran last time out and is one to keep an eye out for.
All selections are below and good luck to every one.
14-11
Cheltenham
12:40 Oceane 7/4
1.15 Un Temps Pour Tout 5/4
1.50 Sego Success 9/1
2.25 Monetaire 12/1
3.00 Morito Du Berlais 16/1
3.35 Western Way 10/1
4.05 Snag List 4/1
Punchestown
11.55 Sports Barrow 5/2
12.25 Gitane Du Berlais 1/1
1.00 Outlander 13/8
1.35 Dromnea 11/2
2.10 Definite Earl 8/1
2.45 Quantativeeasing 5/2
3.20 Beau Mome 8/13
3.55 Avenir D'une Vie 5/4
Lingfield
12.15 Race Day 6/5
12.50 Courier 5/1
1.25 Fast Sprite 5/2
2.00 Revolutionist 9/4
2.35 Medicean Man 8/1
3.10 Fire Fighting 9/1
3.45 Fitzwilliam 8/1
Wetherby
12.20 Bedale Lane 11/8
12.55 Never Up 8/1
1.30 Snapping Turtle 5/1
2.05 A Vous De Moi 13/8
2.40 Bollin Ace 11/10
3.15 Hartside 14/1
3.50 Itstimeforapint 4/1
Uttoxeter
12.30 Athou Du Nord 16/1
1.05 April Dusk 2/5
1.40 Go Conquer 3/1
2.15 Hillview Lad 10/1
2.50 Benny's Well 5/1
3.25 Meadow Cross 6/1
4.00 Call To Order 8/11
Wolverhampton
5.45 King of Swing 11/2
6.15 You're Cool 3/1
6.45 Hidden Trearures 10/1
7.15 Ripoll 1/1
7.45 City of Ideas 3/1
8.15 Nineteenth Hole 33/1
8.45 Call Me Crockett 7/1
9.15 Thermal Column 2/1
Reds Racing Tips 13-11
Morning All,
Edit: AW selections added
Yesterday was a great result with a few big price winners going in at 20/1, 8/1 and 7/1, thanks to best odds. I've said this before, but it's really worth going with a bookie who does this (and most of them do) as it can make you a few extra quid along the way.
Friday the 13th today, but I hope it's lucky for some. The Open meeting kicks off at Cheltenham, but there's some decent racing elsewhere too and hopefully we can find some winners. Hexam will be a tricky race in the conditions, but the sun is coming out here up North, so maybe it'll dry out a bit more.
The feature of today is at Cheltenham and there's a couple of big fields to get stuck into each way. We start off with a trappy race in the first and you could make a case for about eight or nine of them. Lough Kent should give a good account for Nicky Henderson though and will be the selection. In the 1.40, I'm not convinced by More of That. As De Mee has race fitness after running at Chepstow last month and ran pretty well in that and will be the pick. The 2.15 is a Grade 2 race and despite only having four runners will be an interesting contest. They all have form, but Champers On Ice might just make the most of receiving 7lbs from Penglai Pavillion and is the selection. The 2.50 Cross Country race is another big field and again, there's a number that could make the grade here. My eye however has fallen on Any Currency who loves it at Cheltenham and will give a good account. Of the outsiders, Valadom is an interesting runner. Massive step up in trip, but he looked pretty good on his recent win at Worcester. Loose Chips is another who could do well and runs for the in-form Charlie Longsdon. The penultimate race is a 2m handicap hurdle and Double W's might run a good race at a big price. Wasn't beaten far last time out at Ayr and looks a good jumper. Finally in the last race of the day, I'm going to take a gamble on Mia's Anthem. Three wins this season including the last two and although another rise in the weights, he stamped his authority on the race last time to win by five lengths.
Here's the full list of selections. I'll stick the AW meetings for tonight on the bottom of this later on. Good luck all.
13-11
Cheltenham
1.05 Lough Kent 8/1
1.40 As De Mee 4/1
2.15 Champers On Ice 5/2
2.50 Any Currency 9/1
3.25 Double W's 16/1
4.00 Mia's Anthem 16/1
Lingfield
11.50 Swilly Sunset 5/1
12.20 Summer Chorus 10/11
12.55 Virginia Celeste 7/1
1.30 Oakley Girl 5/1
2.05 Tuco 9/4
2.40 Jammy Guest 4/1
3.15 State of the Union 5/1
3.50 Salient 7/1
Hexham
12.40 Absolute 4/1
1.15 Forward Flight 5/2
1.50 Elusive Theatre 3/1
2.25 Tikkandemickey 6/1
3.00 The Squinty Bridge 2/1
3.35 Egret 9/4
Wolverhampton
4.15 Jolly Red Jeanz 11/2
4.45 Virile 5/1
5.15 Shamahan 9/1
5.45 Young John 6/1
6.20 Cartwright 40/1
6.50 Across The Stars 4/6
7.20 Cabal 25/1
7.50 Cahar Fad 5/1
Dundalk
6.05 Danz Gift 5/1
6.35 Nice And Dandy 5/2
7.05 Zoravan 11/4
7.35 McGuigan 6/4
8.05 High Focus 8/1
8.35 Storm Away 10/1
9.05 Ringside Humour 6/1
Edit: AW selections added
Yesterday was a great result with a few big price winners going in at 20/1, 8/1 and 7/1, thanks to best odds. I've said this before, but it's really worth going with a bookie who does this (and most of them do) as it can make you a few extra quid along the way.
Friday the 13th today, but I hope it's lucky for some. The Open meeting kicks off at Cheltenham, but there's some decent racing elsewhere too and hopefully we can find some winners. Hexam will be a tricky race in the conditions, but the sun is coming out here up North, so maybe it'll dry out a bit more.
The feature of today is at Cheltenham and there's a couple of big fields to get stuck into each way. We start off with a trappy race in the first and you could make a case for about eight or nine of them. Lough Kent should give a good account for Nicky Henderson though and will be the selection. In the 1.40, I'm not convinced by More of That. As De Mee has race fitness after running at Chepstow last month and ran pretty well in that and will be the pick. The 2.15 is a Grade 2 race and despite only having four runners will be an interesting contest. They all have form, but Champers On Ice might just make the most of receiving 7lbs from Penglai Pavillion and is the selection. The 2.50 Cross Country race is another big field and again, there's a number that could make the grade here. My eye however has fallen on Any Currency who loves it at Cheltenham and will give a good account. Of the outsiders, Valadom is an interesting runner. Massive step up in trip, but he looked pretty good on his recent win at Worcester. Loose Chips is another who could do well and runs for the in-form Charlie Longsdon. The penultimate race is a 2m handicap hurdle and Double W's might run a good race at a big price. Wasn't beaten far last time out at Ayr and looks a good jumper. Finally in the last race of the day, I'm going to take a gamble on Mia's Anthem. Three wins this season including the last two and although another rise in the weights, he stamped his authority on the race last time to win by five lengths.
Here's the full list of selections. I'll stick the AW meetings for tonight on the bottom of this later on. Good luck all.
13-11
Cheltenham
1.05 Lough Kent 8/1
1.40 As De Mee 4/1
2.15 Champers On Ice 5/2
2.50 Any Currency 9/1
3.25 Double W's 16/1
4.00 Mia's Anthem 16/1
Lingfield
11.50 Swilly Sunset 5/1
12.20 Summer Chorus 10/11
12.55 Virginia Celeste 7/1
1.30 Oakley Girl 5/1
2.05 Tuco 9/4
2.40 Jammy Guest 4/1
3.15 State of the Union 5/1
3.50 Salient 7/1
Hexham
12.40 Absolute 4/1
1.15 Forward Flight 5/2
1.50 Elusive Theatre 3/1
2.25 Tikkandemickey 6/1
3.00 The Squinty Bridge 2/1
3.35 Egret 9/4
Wolverhampton
4.15 Jolly Red Jeanz 11/2
4.45 Virile 5/1
5.15 Shamahan 9/1
5.45 Young John 6/1
6.20 Cartwright 40/1
6.50 Across The Stars 4/6
7.20 Cabal 25/1
7.50 Cahar Fad 5/1
Dundalk
6.05 Danz Gift 5/1
6.35 Nice And Dandy 5/2
7.05 Zoravan 11/4
7.35 McGuigan 6/4
8.05 High Focus 8/1
8.35 Storm Away 10/1
9.05 Ringside Humour 6/1
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