Reds Racing Tips 31-08

Morning all,

a great return yesterday for the blog as we kicked off with a 20/1 winner at Goodwood. The two write-ups didn't fare so well at Worcester, both of them being pulled up, but it was still a very healthy 29 points profit returned on a stake of 20. Southwell and Newton Abbot today over jumps, as well as Bath, Lingfield and Carlisle on the flat and Gowran Park over in Ireland.

No great fields at Southwell, but it could be a good day for Brian Hughes. He's got three rides, but it's the two in the 3.20 and 3.50 that should give him the best chance of winning. The 3.20, he rides the favourite Perfect Summer and although very much respected, at the prices, I've gone for Cusheen Bridge at 11/1. He's got some decent hurdles form in the book, including over C&D and he should enjoy coming back to them after falling over fences last time out. In the 3.50, I have gone with the Hughes mount in Doitforjoe. David Dennis' six year old has shown some pretty useful form so far and this looks like a winnable race.

That leaves me with an old favourite over at Newton Abbot, Houston Dynimo for David Pipe and Tom Scudamore. He hasn't hit the form he's showed last year, but his handicap mark continues to tumble and he's now a full twenty lbs lower than his last winning mark. If he decided that today is a going day, he could be very well in of 102.

It's a shame that Ernststavroblofeld looks like a non-runner in the 2.00 at Bath, because he looked an exciting prospect on debut. Nuclear Power is now the hot favourite, but it might be worth chancing Swell Hill. She made a reasonable debut in April, although has been off since then. A repeat of that run should she her go close. Over in Ireland, useful hurdler Rashaan is 2/1 to win over 1m6 on the flat and I'd say he's got a very good chance of doing just that. He's the class act in the race and should be winning this.

Southwell
1.50 Clubs Are Trumps 9/2
2.20 The Tourard Man 4/6
2.50 Tom Wade 5/1
3.20 Cusheen Bridge 11/1 3B
3.50 Doitforjoe 11/4 NAP
4.20 Sand Blast 2/1
4.50 Without Frontier 11/1

Newton Abbot
5.05 Where's Cherry 5/1
5.40 Houston Dynimo 8/1 NB
6.10 Dun Scaith 14/1
6.40 Keltus evs
7.10 My Brother Sylvest 9/2
7.40 Mount Vesuvius 7/2

Others
2.00 Bath - Swell Hill 11/2
7.30 Gowran - Rashaan 2/1

Yesterday's results:

Worcester
4.25 Horace Hazel 7/1 - Pulled up 
5.00 Canicallyouback 7/4 - 3rd
5.30 Sonar De Sivola 12/1 - Pulled up 
6.00 Tour de Ville 7/2 - Won
6.30 Miss Sassypants 6/1 - 4th
7.00 Moonday Sun 15/8 - Won
7.30 Barwick 7/2 - Won

Goodwood
1.50 Desert Water 20/1 - Won
3.35 Sea of Snow 16/1 - 8th
       Camargue 25/1 - 4th

Points Staked: 20
Points Returned: 49.75
Profit: 29.75

Selections are 2 points a win at 9/2 or smaller and 1 point each way at 5/1 or bigger