Again strck down by a claimer with Court of Appeal, but, as said, with a staking plan, and 11/10 price, it was absorbable – Cavendish drifted to 5/1 and still won – Ezdeyaad a non runner, Murcar won , Wild Power unpalced, another shortie ridden by Ruby unplaced, the each way alternative placed, -I got Flight Leader beaten but chose the wrong horse – mine went down to 3 in running allowing for trading but couldn’t hold on to 3rd
The footy treble came in – that’s the 2nd one on the trot which augurs well for the new season.
A poor day all in all yesterday.
305 BEVERLEY
BETTING FORECAST: 11/4 Rosbay, 3/1 Rudry Dragon, 9/2 Nelsons Column, Snowed Under, 8/1 Sudden Impulse, 12/1 Fever, 16/1 Ursis, 25/1 Rain And Shade
SPOTLIGHT VERDICT: It will be disappointing if Snowed Under can’t make an impact against some questionable rivals, but preference is for ROSBAY, who has not been disgraced in either start this year and should appreciate the return to his optimum trip. Rudry Dragon should not be far away, either.
Slight move for Nelsons Column – place only with a bit on the win – the straight 8
CHeltenham is HUNTER CHASE country and not something I want to get involved in.
CHESTER
The Chester May meeting is notorious for the bias of the draw and if this continues then layes can lay based on the draw
145 CHESTER
BETTING FORECAST: 11/8 She´s A Shaw Thing, 9/4 Doncaster Rover, 8/1 White Shift, 10/1 Aspen Darlin, 11/1 Fuaigh Mor, 12/1 Just The Lady, 14/1 Meg Jicaro
SPOTLIGHT VERDICT: SHE’S A SHAW THING (nap) had her already solid-looking form given another boost when Percolator sluiced in at Longchamp on Monday and is taken to beat Doncaster Rover, who has tactical speed and looks sure to run well under Frankie.
Doncaster Rover has 2 ticks for the draw here and the place only option for me
215
BETTING FORECAST: 7/4 Sugar Mint, 3/1 Laughter, 5/1 Sail, 6/1 Queen Of Naples, 10/1 Dancing Abbie, 14/1 Silk Affair, 16/1 Changing Skies, 25/1 Rio Guru, 50/1 Try Me
SPOTLIGHT VERDICT: Barry Hills has enjoyed considerable success in this race and SUGAR MINT, likely to appreciate the step up in trip on drying ground, should go close after her confidence-boosting success at Bath. Laughter is expected to make up into high-class filly this year, even though there are holes aplenty in the form of her soft-ground 2yo success, and there is surely more to come from the likes of Sail and Queen Of Naples
That boy Aiden O’Brien has Sail in this and as 3rd provisional fav should be competitive, again each way
No draw bias here given the distance and relatively small field
315
King Orsichios each way – again 2 ticks for the draw over 5 furlongs should enable us to place at least
220 FAKENHAM
BETTING FORECAST: Evs Rapscallion, 7/2 Dyneburg, 6/1 Baarrij, 8/1 Mr Wiseguy, 14/1 Alberti, Fantasy Legend, 33/1 Darkshape, Ellerslie Lisa, First Frost, Lucky Pearl, 50/1 Aleemdar, Charlie Castallan
SPOTLIGHT VERDICT: Only a few of these hold realistic claims at the weights and the pick of them looks to be RAPSCALLION (nap), who’s been running well in better company, will handle conditions and the first-time booking of Tony McCoy catches the eye
Aleemdar is 16/1 currently – a big stable gamble – at the price worth following each way
FOOTY
2nd winning treble for the system is pleasing but this follows a set of 3 losing ,using loss retrieval – so we are about £62 in the negative (looking at £50 stakes) – another chance today – so choices are the 1/2 , 4/7, 8/15 selections of which I need to chose 2
Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen with one 1/3 or thereabouts in Borussia Monchengladbach – an all German affair tonight
Elsewhere in the footy, it’s Cup games again throughout Europe, and as we have seen Bayern Munich backers at short prices have been clogging up the Samaritan phone lines of late, so I can’t entertain them at all.
GEtafe at home are worth backing for me at 10/11 – they have been superb all season.
The jaded Rangers are 1/4 at home tonight and I expect them to get more than the one point they got at the weekend. |They must be knackered, but if I was paid their wage per week, then I’d find something!
Half time/full time Rangers tonight at home enhances the odds
Lyon face Sedan in the french cup this evening, and another halftime/fulltime for me ( hope they play a strong team – they are at home)
