On recent form I won’t be winning the tipster of the month award but things can only get better so here goes with tonight’s words of wisdom. There are only a couple of weeks left in the jumps season but we still have the Punchestown Festival and the Scottish National to come plus the Whitbread Gold Cup or whatever it is called these days. The jumps racing tomorrow comes from Exeter where I am going try a bit of an outsider in the opener at 2.10. Uffa Fox is named after a famous sailor and is trained by Ben de Haan who rode Corbiere to victory in the 1983 Grand National. Uffa Fox will appreciate the going at Exeter and at around 12/1 looks reasonable value.
Another outsider that I considered is Silverburn in the 3.40. He is a full brother to Denman but his form has been a bit sketchy for some time. He could be due a return to form but he prefers soft ground so is unlikely to get his conditions. Apart from Uffa Fox my other selection at Exeter is Express Leader for Paul Nicholls in the 2.40.
At Pontefract the likely favourite in the 2.20 is the cleverly named Tangerine Trees. He is by Mind Games out of Easy to Imagine and if you bought the Beatles Sergeant Pepper album you should appreciate where the name comes from.
Trainer Michael Jarvis has had 2 winners from his last 8 runners and his Gay Mirage is in with a chance in the 2.50. She caught the eye when running on in the closing stages of a Nottingham maiden on her only run at two and she is bred to appreciate this trip or even further.
Another horse with a Beatles connection, Harrison George is on my list to follow at the moment. Although he is set to carry top weight in the 3.20h is trainer Richard Fahey is in tremendous form. He has not previously won over a mile though and on this occasion I prefer the course and distance winner Fastnet Storm.
Fastnet Storm is trained by Tom Tate who also has a fancied runner in the 4.20 in the 4 year old Distant Memories. He is a consistent sort and I would not rule him out but he is best suited by some give in the ground so I would probably avoid him if the ground is unsuitable. Hidden Brief is another that stands out in this race but this one would also not want the ground to be too quick.
At Yarmouth some of the top stables are represented in the maiden at 2.30. The Michael Jarvis trained Towbaat is one to look out for based on her promising run over course and distance last season.
Today’s picture is courtesy of the artist Sally Martin.
Bye for now.
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